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Directed by John Frankenheimer

USA | 1962 | 126 minutes

In English

RATING: G - General Audiences (all ages admitted)

Synopsis:  The name John Frankenheimer became forever synonymous with heart-in-the-throat filmmaking when this quintessential sixties political thriller was released. Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into becoming a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow POW (Frank Sinatra) who slowly uncovers the sinister plot. In an unforgettable performance, Angela Lansbury plays Raymond’s villainous mother, the controlling wife of a witch-hunting anti-Communist senator with his eyes on the White House. The rare film that takes aim at the frenzy of the McCarthy era while also being suffused with its Cold War paranoia, The Manchurian Candidate remains potent, shocking American moviemaking.

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Directed by Albert Lamorisse

France | 1953/1956 | 74 minutes

RATING:  G - General Audiences (all ages admitted)

Synopsis:  Albert Lamorisse’s The Red Balloon and White Mane rank among the most beloved children’s films of all time. In The Red Balloon, a deceptively simple, nearly wordless tale, a young boy discovers a stray balloon that seems to have a mind of its own. Wandering through the streets of Paris, the two become inseparable, to the surprise of the neighborhood and the envy of other children. Set in the south of France in a near-desert region called La Camargue, White Mane is about a magnificent stallion and leader of a herd of wild horses too proud to let themselves be broken in by humans. Only Folco, a young fisherman, manages to tame him. A strong friendship grows between the boy and the horse, but they must elude the wrangler and his herdsmen to live freely.

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Directed by David Lean

U.K., USA | 1957 | 161 minutes

In English

RATING:  G - General Audiences (all ages admitted)

Synopsis:  David Lean’s epic World War II adventure is set in 1943 in a POW camp in Burma, where the British prisoners are forced by their Japanese captors to build a strategically important railway bridge over the River Kwai. Alec Guinness plays Colonel Nicholson, the by-the-book British commander locked in a fierce battle of wills with Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa), his Japanese counterpart, over the rules of war and the construction of the bridge. To the disbelief of some — including William Holden, as American POW Shears — Nicholson resolves to have his ragged men build the very best bridge possible, in order to bolster their morale and demonstrate the superiority of British character while Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it. Spectacularly produced, the film captured the imagination of the public and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), and Best Director. Even it's theme song, an old WWII whistling tune, the Colonel Bogey March, became a massive hit and The Bride on the River Kwai continues to be one of the most memorable cinematic experiences of all time.

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Aus dem Nichts (original title)

Directed by Fatih Akin

Germany, France | 2017 | 106 minutes

In German with English Subtitles

RATING:  18+ (Suitable for viewers ages 18 and above)

Synopsis:  Critically acclaimed filmmaker Fatih Akin returns with In the Fade, a gripping, edge-of-your-seat contemporary thriller exploring the lengths one woman would go to seek retribution after a brutal terrorist attack. Inspired by shocking real-life events, the film tells the story of Katja (Diane Kruger), whose life is torn apart when her husband and young son are suddenly killed in a bomb attack. A police investigation points to a pair of young neo-Nazis as the key suspects, but when a lack of evidence fails to fully incriminate them, Katja is forced to take matters into her own hands and her hunt for justice begins to take increasingly dangerous and unexpected turns. Winner of the Best Actress award at Cannes 2017, the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and featuring a career-defining central performance from Kruger, In the Fade is a timely and all-too-urgent drama about a woman pushed to the edge as she desperately searches for the answers she believes to be out there.

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Overview:  These wonderful programs feature classic family-friendly films from around the world with selections of terrific laugh-out-loud comedies, magnificent dramas, thrilling adventures and great works of fantasy that are sure to charm and entertain parents, children and audiences of all ages.

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Overview: Experience beautiful and extraordinary classics showcasing works from renowned filmmakers around the world. Each film has been gloriously revived as a cinematic revelation for you to discover through the art of preserving and restoring cinema. These revivals celebrate the many joys of cinema featuring selections of outstanding works of world cinema.

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Overview: Exciting and original storytelling from international filmmakers where you can discover a director’s first or second feature film, fresh styles and challenging ideas in narrative work from around the world. Also included are nonfiction films that explore remarkable stories and issues in the world around us.

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Overview: Exciting and original storytelling from international filmmakers where you can discover a director’s first or second feature film, fresh styles and challenging ideas in narrative work from around the world. Also included are nonfiction films that explore remarkable stories and issues in the world around us.

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Overview:  These wonderful programs feature classic family-friendly films from around the world with selections of terrific laugh-out-loud comedies, magnificent dramas, thrilling adventures and great works of fantasy that are sure to charm and entertain parents, children and audiences of all ages.

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Overview: Experience beautiful and extraordinary classics showcasing works from renowned filmmakers around the world. Each film has been gloriously revived as a cinematic revelation for you to discover through the art of preserving and restoring cinema. These revivals celebrate the many joys of cinema featuring selections of outstanding works of world cinema.

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Smultronstället (Original Title)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Sweden | 1957 | 92 minutes

In Swedish with English Subtitles

Rating: G (General Audiences - all ages admitted)

Synopsis:  One of Ingmar Bergman’s pinnacle works, Wild Strawberries is an intensely moving, highly lyrical drama of affirmation and reconciliation. Victor Sjöström, Sweden’s pre-eminent director before Bergman, gives a memorable performance as Isak Borg, a distinguished professor travelling by car from Stockholm to Lund, where he is to receive an honorary degree. Accompanying him is daughter-in-law Marianne (Ingrid Thulin), whose marriage to Borg’s son Evald (Gunnar Björnstrand) is troubled. A flood of memories, daydreams, and nightmares assails the aging protagonist along the way, forcing him to take stock of his life, confront his shortcomings, and accept his mortality. In tandem with The Seventh Seal, released the same year, Wild Strawberries established the international vogue for Bergman’s cinema.