Cinematheque Film Schedule

Canada, United States | 2018 | Robert Budreau

Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace star in this very entertaining crime film based on the true but absurd 1973 Swedish bank robbery and hostage crisis that gave us the phenomenon of Stockholm Syndrome, whereby victims come to sympathize with their captor. “Funny and agile.” –Hollywood Reporter. DCP. 92 min.

United States | 1977 | George Lucas

This seminal space opera follows Luke Skywalker as he's thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan begins Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire. DCP. 125 min.

United States | 1977 | George Lucas

This seminal space opera follows Luke Skywalker as he's thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan begins Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire. DCP. 125 min.

Italy | 1959 | Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi’s celebrated first feature focuses on two very different individuals—a middle-aged man and an adolescent boy—who spend the winter in the snowy Italian Alps as caretakers of an unfinished hydroelectric dam. Though at first they don’t hit it off, they come to respect and like each other. Scope print imported from Italy! Subtitles. 83 min.

France, Italy | 2018 | Matteo Garrone

The new film from the director of Gomorrah was the most honored Italian film of 2018. It won 10 Italian Oscars (including Best Film, Director, and Screenplay), nabbed the Best Actor prize at Cannes, was Italy’s submission for the American Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and was one of five movies nominated for the Felix Award for Best European Film of 2018. Set in a seaside village, Dogman tells of a meek dog groomer...

France, Italy | 2018 | Matteo Garrone

The new film from the director of Gomorrah was the most honored Italian film of 2018. It won 10 Italian Oscars (including Best Film, Director, and Screenplay), nabbed the Best Actor prize at Cannes, was Italy’s submission for the American Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and was one of five movies nominated for the Felix Award for Best European Film of 2018. Set in a seaside village, Dogman tells of a meek dog groomer...

United States | 1977 | George Lucas

This seminal space opera follows Luke Skywalker as he's thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan begins Luke’s Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire. DCP. 125 min.

Canada, United States | 2018 | Robert Budreau

Ethan Hawke and Noomi Rapace star in this very entertaining crime film based on the true but absurd 1973 Swedish bank robbery and hostage crisis that gave us the phenomenon of Stockholm Syndrome, whereby victims come to sympathize with their captor. “Funny and agile.” –Hollywood Reporter. DCP. 92 min.

South Korea | 2018 | Hong Sang-soo

The new film by prolific South Korean master Hong Sang-soo stars his current muse and lover Kim Min-hee as a writer who frequents a local café in order to eavesdrop on others’ conversations. She then transforms them into art. Or are the customers in the coffeehouse enacting dramas she has already written? Wry experimentalist Hong leaves us guessing—and delighted. “A deceptively potent entry in the [Hong] canon.” –Variety. Subtitles. DCP. 66 min.

France, Hungary | 2018 | László Nemes

The second feature by the director of the Oscar-winning Son of Saul is a lush historical drama and a work of pure cinema. (It evokes the masterpieces of Béla Tarr, Nemes’ former boss.) Set in pre-WWI Budapest, the film follows (quite literally, with long tracking shots) a determined young woman, newly arrived in the city and seeking employment at a high-end millinery shop, as she gradually uncovers, through a labyrinthine series of detours, sinister secrets...

United States | 1980 | Irvin Kershner

The first sequel to the original Star Wars (see 7/5 at 9:00) takes place three years after the destruction of the Death Star. After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda. DCP. 127 min.

United States | 1980 | Irvin Kershner

The first sequel to the original Star Wars (see 7/5 at 9:00) takes place three years after the destruction of the Death Star. After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda. DCP. 127 min.

Italy | 1963 | Ermanno Olmi

This early film by Ermanno Olmi is an underseen gem. A young man agrees to leave Milan and his fiancée to take a better, temporary job in Sicily for 18 months. Thinking separation will be good for their relationship, he soon finds himself lonely and pining for his betrothed. Can this future marriage be saved? Nonprofessional actors enhance the authenticity, beauty, and poignancy of this simple human story. Print imported from Italy! Subtitles. 77 min.

United States | 2018 | David Robert Mitchell

David Robert Mitchell’s movie-mad follow-up to his 2014 horror hit It Follows is a trippy shaggy-dog mystery story set in a Lynchian L.A. When sexy neighbor Riley Keough mysteriously disappears, deadbeat apartment dweller Andrew Garfield goes looking for her—only to stumble upon a vast conspiratorial network of La-La-Land loonies ranging from a dead billionaire and an underground comic book author to a murderous Owl Woman and the inscrutable pop band Jesus and the Brides of...

France, Hungary | 2018 | László Nemes

The second feature by the director of the Oscar-winning Son of Saul is a lush historical drama and a work of pure cinema. (It evokes the masterpieces of Béla Tarr, Nemes’ former boss.) Set in pre-WWI Budapest, the film follows (quite literally, with long tracking shots) a determined young woman, newly arrived in the city and seeking employment at a high-end millinery shop, as she gradually uncovers, through a labyrinthine series of detours, sinister secrets...

United States | 1980 | Irvin Kershner

The first sequel to the original Star Wars (see 7/5 at 9:00) takes place three years after the destruction of the Death Star. After the Rebellion’s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda. DCP. 127 min.

South Korea | 2018 | Hong Sang-soo

The new film by prolific South Korean master Hong Sang-soo stars his current muse and lover Kim Min-hee as a writer who frequents a local café in order to eavesdrop on others’ conversations. She then transforms them into art. Or are the customers in the coffeehouse enacting dramas she has already written? Wry experimentalist Hong leaves us guessing—and delighted. “A deceptively potent entry in the [Hong] canon.” –Variety. Subtitles. DCP. 66 min.

United States | 1991 | Nina Menkes

Newly restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, this visually stunning masterpiece by L.A. indie filmmaker and teacher Nina Menkes focuses on an alienated young woman (Tinka Menkes) whose husband has gone missing. Though she works as a blackjack dealer at a glitzy Las Vegas casino and lives at a nondescript desert motel where her violent neighbors fight, she is mostly a laconic, passive figure in a series of stunning, sometimes surreal...

United States | 2018 | Julia Hart

Set in a drought-stricken Midwest a few years from now, this acclaimed, low-budget sci-fi movie tells of three African American women in the same family—a mother, daughter, and granddaughter—who all possess suppressed superpowers that government agents want to harness and exploit. Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars. “Fast Color is ultimately about black women whose power is misunderstood and how they sacrifice their individuality for the greater good…The ending is sublime.” –Washington Post. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 100 min.

United States | 2018 | Julia Hart

Set in a drought-stricken Midwest a few years from now, this acclaimed, low-budget sci-fi movie tells of three African American women in the same family—a mother, daughter, and granddaughter—who all possess suppressed superpowers that government agents want to harness and exploit. Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars. “Fast Color is ultimately about black women whose power is misunderstood and how they sacrifice their individuality for the greater good…The ending is sublime.” –Washington Post. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 100 min.

United States | 1983 | Richard Marquand

The conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy (see 7/5 at 9:00 & 7/12 at 8:30) finds the Empire quickly finishing construction on another Death Star battle station, as an epic battle for the fate of the galaxy approaches. As the Rebels launch their offensive, Skywalker is brought before the Emperor. DCP. 134 min.

United States | 1983 | Richard Marquand

The conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy (see 7/5 at 9:00 & 7/12 at 8:30) finds the Empire quickly finishing construction on another Death Star battle station, as an epic battle for the fate of the galaxy approaches. As the Rebels launch their offensive, Skywalker is brought before the Emperor. DCP. 134 min.

Italy | 1968 | Ermanno Olmi

A philandering advertising executive at the pinnacle of his career suddenly finds his life upended by an unfortunate accident, forcing him to reevaluate his work and values. In this movie, Ermanno Olmi applied his famous empathy and compassion for working proles to the management.class. Color print imported from Italy! Subtitles. 105 min.

United States | 1989 | Al Reinert

Over ten years in the making and, shot for shot, one of the most expensive films ever made, this award-winning assemblage of actual space footage from NASA’s nine lunar missions is an awe-inspiring, mind-expanding, and humbling experience. Culled from over 2000 hours of film, this unforgettable movie for the entire family takes viewers on a composite space journey, from pre-blast off flight checks to post-mission splashdown. Features voiceover narration by actual astronauts and hypnotic music...

United States | 1989 | Al Reinert

Over ten years in the making and, shot for shot, one of the most expensive films ever made, this award-winning assemblage of actual space footage from NASA’s nine lunar missions is an awe-inspiring, mind-expanding, and humbling experience. Culled from over 2000 hours of film, this unforgettable movie for the entire family takes viewers on a composite space journey, from pre-blast off flight checks to post-mission splashdown. Features voiceover narration by actual astronauts and hypnotic music...

United States | 1983 | Richard Marquand

The conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy (see 7/5 at 9:00 & 7/12 at 8:30) finds the Empire quickly finishing construction on another Death Star battle station, as an epic battle for the fate of the galaxy approaches. As the Rebels launch their offensive, Skywalker is brought before the Emperor. DCP. 134 min.

United States | 1991 | Nina Menkes

Newly restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, this visually stunning masterpiece by L.A. indie filmmaker and teacher Nina Menkes focuses on an alienated young woman (Tinka Menkes) whose husband has gone missing. Though she works as a blackjack dealer at a glitzy Las Vegas casino and lives at a nondescript desert motel where her violent neighbors fight, she is mostly a laconic, passive figure in a series of stunning, sometimes surreal...

Austria, Germany | 2017 | Lukas Feigelfeld

An orphaned young woman is accused of being a witch in this atmospheric folk-horror fable set in a misogynistic, superstition-plagued Alpine village during the 15th century. “A spooky, stylish, spellbinding debut...Combines a constant undertow of creeping dread with a striking avant-gothic visual style…Owes more to David Lynch or Lars von Trier than to more orthodox horror maestros…[A] classy art house chiller.” –Hollywood Reporter. Adults only! Cleveland theatrical premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 102 min.

China, Hong Kong | 2018 | Zhang Yimou

This new period piece marks a glorious return to form for the master director of Raise the Red Lantern and Hero. It has gorgeous bi-chrome cinematography inspired by the Tai Chi symbol and by traditional ink-brush painting. Set during the third century, the film is a complex tale of palace intrigue and geopolitical ambition—in which the body double of a powerful but wounded commander finds himself in a one-on-one showdown with an invincible warrior from...

China, Hong Kong | 2018 | Zhang Yimou

This new period piece marks a glorious return to form for the master director of Raise the Red Lantern and Hero. It has gorgeous bi-chrome cinematography inspired by the Tai Chi symbol and by traditional ink-brush painting. Set during the third century, the film is a complex tale of palace intrigue and geopolitical ambition—in which the body double of a powerful but wounded commander finds himself in a one-on-one showdown with an invincible warrior from...

Austria, Germany | 2017 | Lukas Feigelfeld

An orphaned young woman is accused of being a witch in this atmospheric folk-horror fable set in a misogynistic, superstition-plagued Alpine village during the 15th century. “A spooky, stylish, spellbinding debut...Combines a constant undertow of creeping dread with a striking avant-gothic visual style…Owes more to David Lynch or Lars von Trier than to more orthodox horror maestros…[A] classy art house chiller.” –Hollywood Reporter. Adults only! Cleveland theatrical premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 102 min.

Italy | 1971 |

In Ermanno Olmi’s funny, whimsical fable, a poor, timid loner takes it upon himself to bestow fake titles and custom-made coats of arms to ordinary people who, in his mind, possess a certain nobility. Then the authorities clamp down... “Real Olmi magic.” –Time Out Film Guide. Color print imported from Italy! Subtitles. 105 min.

France | 1961 | Alain Resnais

Alain Resnais’ spellbinding, dreamy classic has sparked discussion and debate for almost six decades! A male guest at a vast baroque mansion tries to convince a woman (Delphine Seyrig) that they had an affair the year before, and that she had promised to go away with him. Penned by Alain Robbe-Grillet, this modernist masterpiece rejects chronological time in favor of a commingling of memory and imagination, past and present, desire and fulfillment. “Hopelessly retro, eternally...

Canada | 2018 | Ron Mann

The new film by veteran documentarian Ron Mann (Comic Book Confidential, Grass) is a behind-the-scenes look at a Greenwich Village institution that seems out of place and out of time in its now-trendy neighborhood. At Carmine Street Guitars, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and a young apprentice build handcrafted instruments out of reclaimed wood for customers ranging from Lou Reed and Bob Dylan to Patti Smith and Jim Jarmusch. “A love letter—to New York, to...

France | 1961 | Alain Resnais

Alain Resnais’ spellbinding, dreamy classic has sparked discussion and debate for almost six decades! A male guest at a vast baroque mansion tries to convince a woman (Delphine Seyrig) that they had an affair the year before, and that she had promised to go away with him. Penned by Alain Robbe-Grillet, this modernist masterpiece rejects chronological time in favor of a commingling of memory and imagination, past and present, desire and fulfillment. “Hopelessly retro, eternally...

Canada | 2018 | Ron Mann

The new film by veteran documentarian Ron Mann (Comic Book Confidential, Grass) is a behind-the-scenes look at a Greenwich Village institution that seems out of place and out of time in its now-trendy neighborhood. At Carmine Street Guitars, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and a young apprentice build handcrafted instruments out of reclaimed wood for customers ranging from Lou Reed and Bob Dylan to Patti Smith and Jim Jarmusch. “A love letter—to New York, to...

China, France | 2018 | Bi Gan

Bi Gan’s stunning follow-up to his breathtaking 2015 debut Kaili Blues (shown in 2016 at the Cinematheque) is China’s biggest arthouse hit of all time. It’s a moody, noir-tinged drama about a loner who returns to his hometown to try to locate a woman from his past who still haunts him. This singular, virtuosic odyssey through space and time, memory and melancholy has been called “the unexpected love child of Wong Kar-wai and Andrei Tarkovsky”...