Cinematheque Schedule

United States | 2019 | Matt Tyburski

Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, and Austin Pendleton star in this new indie drama about a NYC “house tuner” who diagnoses the discordant ambient noises—from wind to humming electrical appliances—that adversely affect his clients’ moods. But one particularly difficult case stumps him, prompting him to discover that the mysteries of the soul may be even greater than the mysteries of sound. “A quietly moving portrait of a harmony-obsessed man learning to embrace the dissonances of human...

United States | 2018 | Stuart Swezey

This new documentary relates the untold story of a series of 1980s guerrilla punk and industrial desert happenings in Southern California that are now recognized as the inspiration for Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella. Includes interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Redd Kross, Einstürzende Neubauten, Survival Research Laboratories, Savage Republic, Swans, et al. “Like some bizarre ritual at the end of the world." –L.A. Weekly. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 93 min.

United States | 2019 | Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar

Many have heard the song “Nine to Five” by the great Dolly Parton or seen the 1980 blockbuster of the same name starring Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda. Yet few realize that these two icons of popular culture grew out of a social movement that spanned over 25 years and had a profound impact on women and the American workforce. This illuminating documentary—the latest work in progress by three-time Oscar-nominated Ohio filmmaker Julia Reichert—tells...

Croatia, France, Iran, Qatar, Serbia | 2018 | Ognjen Glavonić

This taut suspense thriller that recalls The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer is set during NATO’s 1999 bombing of Serbia. A truck driver hired for a dangerous mission must navigate a treacherous path across his war-torn country—from Kosovo to Belgrade—to deliver mysterious cargo. “One of the year’s best films.” –RogerEbert.com. Cleveland premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 98 min.

Japan, United Kingdom | 2019 | Takashi Miike

In the unbridled, anarchic new comedy thriller by Japan’s outré and prolific master of genre movies, Takashi Miike, a boxer hooks up with a Tokyo call girl who’s involved in the local drug trade. Pretty soon the two of them are outrunning and dodging yakuza, corrupt cops, and a ruthless female assassin. “A blast.” –Variety. Cleveland premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 108 min.

France, Italy | 1976 | Joseph Losey

Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau star in one of the most successful movie revivals of 2019! (Virtually all shows during its initial two-week NYC run in September sold out!) Set in 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Paris, the film focuses on Catholic art dealer Robert Klein, who makes a comfortable living by buying paintings and sculptures at bargain prices from Jews desperate to flee France. But when he hears of another Robert Klein in...

Japan | 1962 | Akira Kurosawa

In Kurosawa’s comic sequel to Yojimbo (shown in April), Toshiro Mifune’s shrewd, shambling samurai helps a group of idealistic young warriors root out corruption in their clan. Often hailed as Kurosawa’s funniest film, Sanjuro also contains a terrifically exciting climactic showdown and a groundbreaking special effect that stills startles today. With Tatsuya Nakadai and Takashi Shimura. “[Yojimbo’s] equal and one of Kurosawa’s greatest achievements.” –Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic. Scope print! Subtitles. 96...

Jamaica, United States | 2006/2019 | Perry Henzell

The only other film directed by the maker of the 1973 reggae classic The Harder They Come was just released theatrically earlier this year, 13 years after playing a few film festivals. Set in Jamaica (like its famous predecessor), the movie charts the relationship between a white NYC woman who has come to the island to produce a shampoo commercial and the black man she hires to drive her around the scenic countryside in search...