Films
Now Playing
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Conversations in Vermont
Directed by Robert Frank
(USA, 1969, 26 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalRobert Frank’s relationship with his children Pablo (1951–1994) and Andrea (1953–1974) is explored in his first overtly autobiographical film.
- Friday, December 8, 2023
- 2 p.m.
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Life Dances On
Directed by Robert Frank
(USA, 1980, 30 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalLife Dances On is composed of delicately balanced, intuitive moments that merge Frank’s mourning of the loss of two people very close to him with filmed portraits of others who share his life, including his family and people on the street in New York City.
- Friday, December 8, 2023
- 2:30 p.m.
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2023 British Arrows
Directed by Various Directors
(UK, 2023, 74 minutes)
Brown Auditorium Theater, Lynn Wyatt TheaterWith brilliant creativity, wry wit, and emotional twists and turns, the British Arrows Awards celebrate the latest creative trends in moving-image advertising.
- Friday, December 8, 2023
- 7 p.m.
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The Right Stuff
Directed by Philip Kaufman
(USA, 1983, 193 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital“Movies Houstonians Love” Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, and Sam Shepard star in this Oscar-winning epic about the race to put the first man on the moon.
- Saturday, December 9, 2023
- 5 p.m.
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Four Daughters (Les filles d’Olfa)
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
(France/Tunisia/Germany/Saudi Arabia, 2023, 107 minutes, in Arabic with English subtitles)
Lynn Wyatt Theater, digitalTunisia’s submission to the Academy Awards is a riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood that reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters.
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Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
(France/USA, 2023, 240 minutes, in English and French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalAcclaimed filmmaker Frederick Wiseman explores the daily lives of the family running renowned French restaurant La Maison Troisgros—which has held three Michelin stars for the past five decades.
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Kid Flicks 1
Directed by Various Directors
(International, 2023, 63 minutes, in Original languages with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalSee a compilation of highlights from the New York International Children’s Film Festival. Kid Flicks 1 is designed for ages 5 to 10.
- Thursday, December 28, 2023
- 11:30 a.m.
- Thursday, January 4, 2024
- 11:30 a.m.
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Kid Flicks 2
Directed by Various Directors
(International, 2023, 82 minutes, in Original languages with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalSee a compilation of highlights from the New York International Children’s Film Festival. Kid Flicks 2 is designed for ages 8 to 13.
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Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
(Finland/Germany, 2023, 81 minutes, in Finnish with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digitalAward-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki makes a masterful return with this timeless, hopeful, and ultimately satisfying love story about the path to happiness of two lonely souls and the numerous hurdles they encounter.
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