Caroline Wiess Law Building Films Month of Monday, March 29, 2021-Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence Through May 27, 2024
The MFAH is the first stop on the tour of the monumental exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.
17 May Fri / 2024
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The (Ex)perience of Love (Le syndrome des amours passées)
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Rémy (Lazare Gousseau) and Sandra (Lucie Debay) are unable to conceive a child because they suffer from “Past Love Syndrome,” according to their doctor. In order to be cured, they must sleep once again with each of their former lovers.
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Our Tiny Little Wedding (Notre tout petit petit mariage)
9:15 p.m.—10:45 p.m.Happy couple Lou and Max badly want to adopt a baby. Family, friends, and even the adoption agent show up to take part in an explosion of utterly incredible zaniness.
19 May Sun / 2024
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The Crime Is Mine (Mon crime)
5 p.m.—6:45 p.m.After a struggling actress stands trial for the murder of a lascivious producer in 1930s Paris, she ascends to scandalous stardom. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits—until the truth comes out. Isabelle Huppert appears as a fading silent-film star in François Ozon’s frothy story of murder, romance, blackmail, girl power, and a bit of French film history.
25 May Sat / 2024
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A Brighter Summer Day (Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian)
2 p.m.—6 p.m.Set in early 1960s Taiwan, A Brighter Summer Day is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. This singular masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema is among the most praised, sought-after titles in contemporary film.
30 May Thu / 2024
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Taking Venice
2 p.m.—3:45 p.m.During the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. In 1964, Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends the ambitious curator Alan Solomon to organize the U.S. entry for the Venice Biennale.
31 May Fri / 2024
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Taking Venice
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.During the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. In 1964, Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends the ambitious curator Alan Solomon to organize the U.S. entry for the Venice Biennale.
01 Jun Sat / 2024
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Taking Venice
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.During the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight Communism with culture. In 1964, Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends the ambitious curator Alan Solomon to organize the U.S. entry for the Venice Biennale.
07 Jun Fri / 2024
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Let’s Get Lost
7 p.m.—9 p.m.In the 1950s, Chet Baker’s jazz trumpeting, intimate crooning, and pretty-boy good looks epitomized West Coast cool. When photographer Bruce Weber caught up with him three decades later, time and drug addiction had ravaged Baker’s life and angelic beauty.
08 Jun Sat / 2024
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Elis and Tom (Elis & Tom, só tinha de ser com você)
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.In 1974, one of the prime architects of bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim (Tom), and popular Brazilian singer Elis Regina came together to record what would become one of the most iconic albums in the history of Brazilian music.
14 Jun Fri / 2024
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Space Is the Place
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Calling planet Earth! Jazz on Film is pleased to present a special 50th-anniversary screening of the Afrofuturist classic Space Is the Place. This unique iteration of Ra’s musical concepts and social commentary is a blend of science fiction B-movie, blaxploitation flick, and concert documentary.
