Films
Now Playing
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Manhattan Short Film Festival
(2022, 150 minutes)
September 24: Lynn Wyatt Theater | September 25, 29, 30: Brown Auditorium TheaterThe annual Manhattan Short Film Festival showcases the next generation of filmmakers around the world.
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Hold Me Tight (Serre-moi fort)
Directed by Mathieu Amalric
(France, 2021, 97 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterA moving, unpredictable drama about woman on the run from her family, Hold Me Tight keeps you guessing until the final moments.
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One Way or Another (De cierta manera)
Directed by Sara Gómez
(Cuba, 1977, 78 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterThe rocky romance between a teacher and a factory worker plays out against the backdrop of race, gender, and class in Fidel Castro’s Cuba.
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My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario)
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
(Chile, 2022, 83 minutes)
Lynn Wyatt TheaterThis powerful and inspirational new film chronicles the 2019 revolution that exploded without warning in the streets of Santiago, Chile.
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The Black Power Mixtape: 1967–1975
Directed by Göran Olsson
(USA, 2011, 100 minutes)
October 20: Brown Auditorium Theater | October 22 & 27: Lynn Wyatt TheaterInterviews with Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, and other leaders of the Black Power movement highlight a mosaic of images and music from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)
Directed by Ang Lee
(Taiwan/Hong Kong/USA/China, 2000, 120 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterWhen a warrior’s sword is stolen in 19th-century China, the search leads to intrigue, romance, and a mystery man.
- Friday, October 21, 2022
- 7 p.m.
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A Touch of Zen (Xia nü)
Directed by King Hu
(Taiwan/Hong Kong, 1971, 180 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterA fugitive noblewoman at risk of being executed escapes into the wilderness and is joined by a band of Buddhist monks surprisingly skilled in the art of battle.
- Sunday, October 23, 2022
- 2 p.m.
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Three Colors: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu)
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
(France/Poland/Switzerland, 1993, 94 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterBlue—the first film of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors trilogy—follows a woman (Juliette Binoche) devastated by the tragic death of her husband and young daughter.
- Friday, October 28, 2022
- 7 p.m.
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Three Colors: White (Trois couleurs: Blanc)
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
(Switzerland/France/Poland, 1994, 92 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterWhite—the second film of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors trilogy—chronicles the elaborate revenge plot of an immigrant (Zbigniew Zamachowski) in Paris framed for arson by his wife (Julie Delpy).
- Saturday, October 29, 2022
- 7 p.m.
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Three Colors: Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge)
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
(Switzerland/France/Poland, 1994, 99 minutes)
Brown Auditorium TheaterRed—the final film of Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colors trilogy—recounts the story of a runway model (Irène Jacob) in Geneva whose life dramatically intersects with that of a bitter retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant).
- Sunday, October 30, 2022
- 5 p.m.
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