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Le Cinéma Club presents one film every Friday, for one week, for free.

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Le Cinéma Club
2 years
Now showing: FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER a rarely-seen revelation by ROBERT BRESSON Two wayward souls meet on a bridge: a girl who may jump, a boy who may save her. Bresson arranges for them a play of hands, doorways, and audiotape. For 2 weeks on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: MEETING PEOPLE IS EASY, a scrapbook of @Radiohead 's OK Computer tour by GRANT GEE. A grainy collage of media frenzy, riveting concerts & the absurdity of promoting an anti-consumerist album. Presented with @xlrecordings on
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Le Cinéma Club
1 year
Now showing: NOTES ON AN AMERICAN FILM DIRECTOR AT WORK, a moving diary of Martin Scorsese by JONAS MEKAS. Two titans of cinema bond over their shared love of film, invoking Stan Brakhage during joyful conversations on the set of THE DEPARTED.
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Le Cinéma Club
3 years
Now showing: CAPRICE, the splendorous thesis short from JOANNA HOGG, whose @TheSouvenir PART II is now in U.S. theaters.   Lewis Carroll meets Powell and Pressburger as TILDA SWINTON tumbles through the pages of a fashion magazine.   For one week on . @A24
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Le Cinéma Club
10 months
Now showing: THE STORE a holiday shopping trip with FREDERICK WISEMAN A revelatory look at retail filmed in the four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas at the main Neiman-Marcus and headquarters in Dallas, TX. For two weeks on @ZipporahFilms
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LE CINÉMA BOOK CLUB is back! We invited Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Arthur Jafa, Kim Gordon, James Gray, Rachel Kushner, Jim Jarmusch, Amalia Ulman, Dasha Nekrasova, Ottessa Moshfegh, Robert Eggers, Wes Anderson, and many more to send us a film book they love:
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: ONE DAY, PINA ASKED… a spellbinding visual diary of the then-rising German choreographer by CHANTAL AKERMAN Filmed over the course of five weeks, the Belgian auteur follows Pina Bausch on her tireless quest for love. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
2 years
“Images and sounds like people who make acquaintance on a journey and afterwards cannot separate.” ROBERT BRESSON, Notes on the Cinematographer. FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER is screening for another week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Our THE MAKING OF… series starts tomorrow! Five behind-the-scenes documentaries that delve into the magic and chaos that goes into making a film.
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Le Cinéma Club
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“It’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen in my life.” CHRISTIAN PETZOLD on Barbara Loden’s WANDA. The German filmmaker shares 5 films he loves, remembering cinematic glances that have long haunted him & summer movies that inspired his latest AFIRE.
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Le Cinéma Club
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For the next 2 weeks we will celebrate MADELINE ANDERSON – the first known African American female documentarian and a tenacious, compassionate chronicler of racial and labor justice movements. Her INTEGRATION REPORT (1960) screens tomorrow followed by I AM SOMEBODY(1970) on 6/19
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Le Cinéma Club
9 months
Now showing: PIER PAOLO PASOLINI - AGNÈS VARDA - NEW YORK - 1967 Shot in radiant 16mm up-and-down 42nd Street, this four-minute cinematic gem features Pasolini philosophizing while Varda takes in the flickering chaos of NYC in the ‘60s. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
2 years
Now showing: JEAN-LUC GODARD ON THE DICK CAVETT SHOW, a personal tour of the filmmaker’s intellect and personality, every minute devoted to fresh ideas, killer bon mots, and a miniature history of auteurism.  For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
8 years
A piece of advice from Ava DuVernay in THE FEMALE LEAD: A SELECTION OF PORTRAITS by Marian Lacombe playing on ! @ava
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: FORAGERS, a portrait of resistance through a community’s love of collecting wild plants by JUMANA MANNA A look at local foraging practices among Palestinians determined to protect their customs. For one week on in collaboration with @Bidoun .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: THE PLAINS an exacting portrait of modern life shot from the backseat of a car by DAVID EASTEAL  A remarkable debut tracing a friendship over a year’s worth of commutes at peak traffic hour on the outskirts of Melbourne.  For one week on .
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We invited directors, actors, cinematographers, artists, curators, writers, and friends to send a photo of a film book they love. From personal tributes to adaptation projects, here’s the third edition of Le Cinéma Book Club.
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Le Cinéma Club
2 years
Now showing: TRUST, an understated gem of American indie film by HAL HARTLEY ( @PossibleFilms ). A deadpan love story from one of the most idiosyncratic voices to have emerged from the 1990s, as earnest as it is existential. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
5 months
Now showing: RED ROAD a Dogme 95-inspired revenge thriller by ANDREA ARNOLD.  A lonely CCTV operator stumbles upon the face of a man she wishes she could forget in the feature debut by one of the UK’s most exciting auteurs working today. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
1 year
Now Showing: INSTRUMENT, a ragged & hypnotizing collage of the Washington DC punk band Fugazi by JEM COHEN. Filmed and edited collaboratively with Fugazi over a decade, a viscerally handmade portrait of the iconoclastic band and the community that formed around them.
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: LE BONHEUR a deconstructed happily-ever-after by AGNÈS VARDA Through fields of flowers in the idyllic countryside, the French trailblazer breaks down the clichés of love and happiness in a radical parable. For two weeks on .
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Le Cinéma Club
2 years
“The best political film ever, very original and fun. Of course it was a flop: it's difficult to tell the truth and stay alive.” ALBERT SERRA on Warren Beatty’s BULWORTH. The Catalonian provocateur shares 6 films he loves:
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: MY MORNING WITH MAGIC MIKE, a visit to the eccentric home of a legendary underground artist by JOHN WILSON. The HOW TO video diarist travels to San Francisco to interview one of his cinematic idols, Mike Kuchar. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: YASUJIRO OZU's A STRAIGHTFORWARD BOY. A Japanese master's enchanting silent comedy short about a child happy to be kidnapped – so long as his captors are willing to endure his company. Screening with 8 lost minutes restored, this week only on
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: NADJA a vampire film by MICHAEL ALMEREYDA. Awaiting cult status like few others, this '90s horror-comedy gem weaves a dream-like tapestry anchored by pitch-perfect turns from Elina Löwensohn, Martin Donovan & Peter Fonda.   For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: THE TARGET SHOOTS FIRST a time-capsule of the mid-90s music industry by CHRIS WILCHA  An endearing account of work at a Columbia Records division filmed from the perspective of an music-obsessed 20-year-old. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
5 years
LE CINÉMA CLUB is back with a very special opening film: Claire Denis’ KEEP IT FOR YOURSELF (1991), a brilliant, long-lost downtown NY romance from the beloved auteur. And with more surprises in our Journal section... See you at the new !
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: TOKYO DAYS an offbeat tour through Japan’s bustling capital by CHRIS MARKER. To celebrate the release of @TheFilmDesk ’s new book, we’re screening a rare short by the French master that trails cats, owls, and a famous movie-star across the city.
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: CYCLING THE FRAME a rare time-capsule of pre-reunification Berlin by CYNTHIA BEATT Young Tilda Swinton bikes around West Berlin’s 160 km in this daring and whimsical short by the British filmmaker.  For two weeks on .
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Le Cinéma Club
1 year
Now showing: MAKING OF THE VIRGIN SUICIDES by ELEANOR COPPOLA, the behind the scenes of an iconic debut. Sofia Coppola’s early gift for directing is revealed with a caring eye by her mother. Week 1 of our THE MAKING OF… series on .
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Le Cinéma Club
5 years
Now showing: THE KOUMIKO MYSTERY, a beguiling portrait and poetic early work by CHRIS MARKER, shot in the bustling streets of Tokyo during the 1964 Summer Olympics and newly restored. This week only on .
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Le Cinéma Club
10 months
Now showing: PRÉSAGES a profound & paranormal holiday postcard from LA by JOANNA HOGG.  This diary entry from one of Britain’s leading filmmakers probes her cinema’s relationship to ghosts & memories as she preps for a new movie.  For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: WHO IS SONNY ROLLINS? a warm portrait of the saxophone colossus by DICK FONTAINE.  A rare glimpse of Sonny Rollins at a career turning-point made by a cinema vérité pioneer who also filmed James Baldwin and Ornette Coleman. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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#RobertPattinson delivers a magnificent performance in #GoodTime ! The great actor shared with us 5 films he loves: !!
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now Showing: ORNETTE: MADE IN AMERICA, a form-bending journey through the life of a jazz legend by SHIRLEY CLARKE. To kick off our second annual Music Festival, the avant-garde filmmaker launches into Ornette Coleman’s musical cosmos. For one week on
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Le Cinéma Club
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Claire Denis’ long unseen KEEP IT FOR YOURSELF (1991) was transferred from the only known screenable version, this Japanese VHS of FIGARO STORY found on Australian eBay. Watch this wonderful rediscovered NY story until Thursday on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: NOTHING COMPARES a career-spanning look at the incomparable SINÉAD O’CONNOR by KATHRYN FERGUSON. To commemorate the iconic pop star—who passed away 1 year ago today—we present this intimate portrait of an era-defining artist. For one week on
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Le Cinéma Club
2 years
Now showing: NOSFERASTA: FIRST BITE, a psychopolitical-supernatural comedy of horrors by ADAM KHALIL, BAYLEY SWEITZER & OBA This vampirical allegory of racial conquest installs an unlikely immortal at the helm of history. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Following the buzzy Berlinale premiere of her debut feature, THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST, we asked filmmaker/actor Dasha Nekrasova ( @nobody_stop_me ) to share 5 films she loves. Read her thoughts on Claire Denis, Elaine May, and more on our Journal:
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: ENTRETANTO a seductive look at summer by MIGUEL GOMES. A sun-soaked short about an adolescent ménage à trois by a leading figure in contemporary Portuguese cinema. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: HALLELUJAH THE HILLS, a giddy, gorgeous American New Wave classic by ADOLFAS MEKAS. This 1963 feature about best pals in love w/ the same woman was made by “a master in the field of pure invention” – J-L Godard. 2-week holiday run screening at
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: STREETWISE a landmark vérité doc about Seattle’s runaway teens by MARTIN BELL A remarkable work of compassionate filmmaking fueled by its leads’ frank reflections on America’s many injustices.  For one week on
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now Showing: WILL YOU LOOK AT ME by Chinese newcomer SHULI HUANG. An enchanting super 8mm vision of Beijing and intimate self-portrait of a gay man contending with his parents’ disapproval. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
1 year
Now showing: THE YOUNG GIRLS TURN 25 by AGNÈS VARDA, a look back at Jacques Demy’s beloved French musical. The New Wave icon interviews Rochefort’s locals alongside stars Catherine Deneuve and Jacques Perrin in a joyous act of remembrance.
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: THE BRIDEGROOM, THE ACTRESS, AND THE PIMP a short film by JEAN-MARIE STRAUB & DANIÈLE HUILLET. Rainer Werner Fassbinder and co. star in this playful, radical meditation on performance and violence by the iconic duo. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: PACIFIC CLUB by rising Franco-Lebanese filmmaker VALENTIN NOUJAÏM. An archeological dig into the history of a basement nightclub that was also a refuge for Paris’s Arab youth throughout the ‘80s.  For one week on .
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Now showing: FAMILY BUSINESS by CHANTAL AKERMAN. Acting alongside Aurore Clément in this little-known short comedy, the essential Belgian filmmaker visits Hollywood in search of a rich American uncle to finance her next project. For two weeks on
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: A SELF-INDUCED HALLUCINATION a trip down the Slenderman wormhole by JANE SCHOENBRUN Made entirely from YouTube clips, @sapphicspielbrg ’s inquiry into an online myth yields insights about what separates fiction from reality. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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To celebrate our shorts program on @criterionchannl , we present a gem from the @Criterion vault: THE AGE OF SWORDFISH, a poetic ode to Sicilian tradition by VITTORIO DE SETA.   For 2 weeks on .
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Le Cinéma Club
1 year
Now showing: THE FALL, a faceless mob’s evildoing in a tenebrous forest by JONATHAN GLAZER. An allegory against fascism inspired by Goya’s prints of life during wartime, and a photo of former-President Trump’s sons on a hunting trip. For one week on .
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Now showing: MAKING DO THE RIGHT THING by ST. CLAIR BOURNE a neighborhood comes together for Spike Lee’s breakout film. Interviewing residents from the sidelines of a soon-to-be classic, it’s as much a portrait of production as it is a vital document of a community in transition
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Now showing: FE26, a slipstream of everyday rituals teetering between fact and fiction by KEVIN JEROME EVERSON. A sun-baked report on two copper hustlers trying to make a living in Cleveland, Ohio’s East Side, shot on 16mm, by the prolific American artist.
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LE CINÉMA BOOK CLUB! We invited Josh Safdie, Mati Diop, Ari Aster, Yorgos Lanthimos, Janicza Bravo, Apitchatpong Weerasethakul, Chloë Sevigny, Luca Guadagnino, Garrett Bradley, Léa Seydoux and many more to send us a film book they love:
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: MÉDITERRANÉE a hidden treasure of the French New Wave by JEAN-DANIEL POLLET An extended journey across the Mediterranean coast fueled by philosophical pursuits and unshakeable images.  For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
3 years
Now showing: THE HUMAN SURGE, the vital debut feature from EDUARDO WILLIAMS.   A languid immersion in the textures of 21st-century life, labor, and technology—and the restless desire to escape from them.   For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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“I was thinking about the relationship we have with the past.” Italian visionary ALICE ROHRWACHER discusses her new genre-bending exploration of grief & Etruscan art, starring Josh O’Connor. LA CHIMERA opens in U.S. theaters tomorrow.
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: LES AMIS DE NINON a cheeky romantic adventure by ROSETTE. Two friends decide to invite a bunch of old flings to a birthday party in this farce by the beloved French actress in one of her many collaborations with Éric Rohmer. For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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For one more week on : ASHIK KERIB, a lavish fairytale by SERGEI PARAJANOV, dedicated to Andrei Tarkovsky. In an electrifying mirage, a brave minstrel embarks on a 1,001-night odyssey to earn the hand of his one true love.
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Le Cinéma Club
1 year
Now showing: YEAST a MiniDV odyssey about the pangs of friendship by MARY BRONSTEIN. A piercing study of twenty-something listlessness & a delightful time-capsule of NY’s film scene during the aughts. For one week on in partnership with @mezzaninefilm .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: ANNEA LOCKWOOD / A FILM ABOUT LISTENING, a quietly radical study of an experimental composer by SAM GREEN.  A guided meditation through Lockwood's boundless soundscapes. Headphones strongly encouraged. Week 5 of our Summer Music Festival on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Yup, this is Chris Marker & Agnès Varda dancing on Second Life. Yep, you have only 2 days to catch this rarity on !
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2 years
Now showing: LA VIE DES MORTS, the newly restored, rarely screened debut from ARNAUD DESPLECHIN.   A sprawling portrait of a family tragedy, and an early showcase for Desplechin's exhilarating pathos.   In partnership with @mezzaninefilm . For one week on .
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Now showing: FREE TIME, a summertime city symphony by MANFRED KIRCHHEIMER Working with gorgeous B&W footage he captured over sixty years ago, the American documentarian creates a spellbinding vision of a forgotten NYC. For two weeks on .
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Now showing: SHERMAN’S MARCH a summer trip across the American South by ROSS MCELWEE. This cult classic retraces an infamous Civil War path as the filmmaker looks for love in the wake of a bad break-up. For two weeks on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: THE BOWERY–SPRING, 1994, a community portrait in vivid video strokes by SARA DRIVER. A stroll around the filmmaker’s neighborhood reveals the rich details of a community in the midst of sudden transformations.  For one week on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: VIA DOLOROSA a reassembled archive of a Palestinian revolutionary by ORAIB TOUKAN Uncovering the early films of Hani Jawharieh—a member of the Palestine Film Unit—Toukan focuses on details behind each frame to find "knowledge beyond what the image represents."
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Now showing: BEATRIX a swirling slice of summer by MILENA CZERNOVSKY & LILITH KRAXNER A hypnotic directorial debut by two rising Austrian filmmakers following the rhythms and riddles of a woman stuck at home for the summer. For two weeks on .
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: HUMONGOUS!, a visual poem by AYA KAWAZOE. This daydreamy 16mm meditation on memory and consciousness from a distinctive young Japanese talent was a highlight at 2020's @semainecannes and @TheNYFF . This week only on
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: THE UNSEEN RIVER a riverside reverie by PHẠM NGỌC LÂN A rising Vietnamese filmmaker charts two divergent paths through the Mekong River, reflecting on love, time, and technology. For one week on .
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With his twisty new thriller THE WHISTLERS now in US theaters, Romanian New Wave auteur Corneliu Porumboiu shares with us a list of films he loves – including a “portrait” of Pascale Ogier, and the film that made him want to direct:
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Le Cinéma Club
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“No film has taught me so much about compassion like this film about the life of a donkey.” WIM WENDERS on AU HASARD BALTHAZAR The treasured German filmmaker shared a list of nine films that were relevant to him in making his Oscar-nominated PERFECT DAYS.
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: DIARY OF AN AFRICAN NUN, an unraveling prayer by JULIE DASH.  A test of faith through the rhythms and rituals of the Ugandan mountainside by the groundbreaking Black American director. For one week on .
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Now showing: LES MAINS NÉGATIVES, a turning hourglass of spontaneous poetry by MARGUERITE DURAS. The author and auteur silhouettes a dawning Paris against some of the earliest impressions of humankind upon the Earth.  For one week on .
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“Some films are loved but forgotten the next day; my idea of a perfect film is one that makes you want to make cinema.” CATHERINE BREILLAT The bold French director shares five films she loves, from the incandescence of Bergman, to the bravery of Ōshima.
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Le Cinéma Club
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Now showing: DOUBLE BLIND, a camcorder confessional by SOPHIE CALLE & GREG SHEPHARD On the verge of a breakup, the French artist embarks on a cross-country trip with her lover in a faulty Cadillac. For one week on in collaboration with @mezzaninefilm .
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Le Cinéma Club
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“Best analysis of idiocy of war.” FREDERICK WISEMAN on Jean Renoir’s GRAND ILLUSION. The master documentarian shares five films he considers to be the best of their kind. His latest film MENUS-PLAISIRS LES TROISGROS opens at @FilmForumNYC today.
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Now showing: DISINTEGRATION 93-96, fleet memories of an undocumented childhood from MIKO REVEREZA. In sensory, Mekas-esque montages and monologues, the No Data Plan filmmaker reflects on migrating from the Philippines to the US. For one week on .
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We’re excited to premiere HEAVEN IS STILL FAR AWAY dir. by RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI whose latest feature ASAKO I & II was presented this week in Cannes’ main competition. A 40-min ghostly tale of contemporary Japan, from one of its most talented directors! Now on
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Now showing: UNE SIMPLE HISTOIRE a graceful study of life on the margins by MARCEL HANOUN. The acclaimed playwright Annie Baker—whose filmmaking debut JANET PLANET comes out today—guest-presents this compassionate look at a mother & daughter by an unsung figure in French cinema.
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Claire Denis, one of contemporary cinema’s great iconoclasts, shared five films she loves with commentary on each. Head to our Journal section to see her film list, with her words on Hal Hartley, DEAD MAN and Liz Taylor:
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Now showing: COWBOY IN SWEDEN a psychedelic country musical from the ‘70s by TORBJÖRN AXELMAN.  Iconoclastic pop cowboy Lee Hazlewood croons his way through a broken heart & new encounters in the land of the midnight sun. For one week on .
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“The film that started it all for me. I saw it, unsuspecting, late one night on Channel 4 and it changed everything.” MARK JENKIN ( @Mark_Jenkin ) on Derek Jarman’s THE GARDEN. The British filmmaker shares five films that shifted his perception of cinema.
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Now showing: FLORES, an intoxicating, apocalyptic short by JORGE JÁCOME. The Azores are overrun with hydrangeas in this romantic Portuguese riff on the disaster film – mixing documentary & science fiction, beekeeping & queer utopias. This week only on
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6 years
This week, we’re proud to present the online premiere of LIST, a rarely screened half-hour film by the great Korean auteur HONG SANG-SOO. Graceful, playful, funny and profound. For one week only on . Do not miss.
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3 years
“The devil incarnate.” The one and only JOHN CARPENTER ( @TheHorrorMaster ) on William Friedkin’s THE EXORCIST.   With Halloween on the horizon, we asked Carpenter (who else?) to share five horror films he loves:
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4 years
Now showing: BELINDA, by singular French documentarian MARIE DUMORA, who filmed a courageous and spirited young woman living on the margins over the course of 15 years for an epic, raw and moving feature portrait. This week only on #MarieDumora
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1 year
Now showing: PORTRAIT OF JASON, a 12-hour interview at the Chelsea Hotel by SHIRLEY CLARKE. At pioneering filmmaker Shirley Clarke’s penthouse in 1966, the larger-than-life Jason Holliday details his hustles, vocations, and knotty past. For one week on .
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“Gomes is a magician. My favorite film of the last twenty years.” NATHAN SILVER on TABU The prolific NY-filmmaker shares six films he loves. His new film BETWEEN THE TEMPLES is a clever rom-com starring Carol Kane & Jason Schartzman, now in theaters.
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Now showing: ISADORA’S CHILDREN a graceful triptych rooted in memory & movement by DAMIEN MANIVEL Four women encounter Isadora Duncan’s moving dance solo from 1921, “Mother,” in this elegant study of art’s resonance across generations. For one week on .
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2 years
Now showing: DRONE a biting satire on modern military politics by SEAN BUCKELEW ( @SeanBuckelew ). Government agents face a PR-nightmare when a drone named Newton embraces peace and leaves his destructive tendencies behind. For one week on .
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4 years
Now showing: IN THE AIR TONIGHT, a ghost story of 1980s LA by ANDREW NORMAN WILSON ( @aNormanWilson ). A noir-ish narrator recounts the urban legend behind Phil Collins’ superhit, set to haunting transitions from AMERICAN GIGOLO, BLOW OUT, and more. ✈️ .
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2 years
Now showing: SURVIVING YOU, ALWAYS a brain-bending rumination on memory, love and loss by MORGAN QUAINTANCE.  A recollection of teenage troubles reveals forgotten details from a past life in this profound short film. For one week on .
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4 years
Now showing: POINT AND LINE TO PLANE by Canadian rising voice SOFIA BOHDANOWICZ. In this short starring Deragh Campbell, a young woman searches for meaning in loss, coincidence, and the art of Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint. This week only on
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1 year
Now showing: AGE OF PANIC the firecracker debut of this year’s Palme D’Or Winner JUSTINE TRIET Fusing fiction & vérité tactics, Triet charts a French couple’s marital drama against the backdrop of 2012’s presidential election. For one week in the U.S. on
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6 months
Now showing: BILLY a nightmarish close-up of the suburbs by ZACHARY EPCAR.  Inspired by the sudsy ‘90s melodrama 'Melrose Place,' this short experimental horror renders commodity culture itself as a movie monster.  For one week on .
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2 years
Now showing: TRANS, a Floridian prison-break parable by JULIAN GOLDBERGER. A boy outlaw lives on borrowed time in a film critics called The 400 Blows of the ’90s. A dreamlike and dissociative portrait of the American South. For one week on .
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10 months
“I have said it several times but I think it’s important to make a proper Swamp Thing adaptation.” The cinematographer-turned-director SEAN PRICE WILLIAMS spoke to us about making his debut THE SWEET EAST, now playing in NY theaters.
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4 years
Now showing: PROCESS by KAHLIL JOSEPH. Groundbreaking American artist Joseph directs a visual reflection of @Sampha ’s acclaimed album – the singer's story & music combined with stunning, vibrant images shot in Freetown and London. This week only on .
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