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The World of James Ivory: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (James Ivory, 1990, 35mm, 126 mins)

Paul Newman and an Oscar-nominated Joanne Woodward give “the most adventurous, most stringent performances of their careers” (Vincent Canby) as a well-off couple in ‘30s and ‘40s Kansas City grappling with a changing world. Adapted from the novels of Evan S. Connell, with a supporting cast that includes Blythe Danner, Kyra Sedgwick, Simon Callow, and Robert Sean Leonard. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

Cinemix Film Screening: A Time for Burning

A Time for Burning (Barbara Connell & Bill Jersey, 1967, 35mm, 58 mins)

New print! A Lutheran minister in Omaha attempts to integrate his all-white congregation in this Oscar-nominated documentary. In cinéma-vérité style, it “captures the enduring inflexibility of traditional institutions, and the sustained struggle and personal risk involved in transforming them” (Jared Eisenstat). 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive. Co-presented with the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library as part of Yale’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: Daisies + End of the Art World with guest Alexis Krasilovsky

Daisies (Vera Chytilová, 1966, 35mm, 75 mins)

End of the Art World (Alexis Krasilovsky, 1971, 16mm, 33 mins)

Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: Passages with guest Ira Sachs

Passages (Ira Sachs, 2023, 35mm, 91 mins)

Ira Sachs in person! New print! Set in Paris and told with uncommon intimacy, Passages traces the ebbs and flows of passion and power in intersecting relationships when a married filmmaker begins an affair with a young stranger. “Wise and unusually wounding” (Jon Frosch). Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, and Adèle Exarchopoulos star. In English and French with English subtitles. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

Cinemix Film Screening: New York Ninja with guest Kurtis Spieler

New York Ninja (John Liu/Kurtis Spieler, 1984/2021, 35mm, 93 mins)

Kurtis Spieler in person! A New York TV technician becomes a ninja to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of villain Freddie Cufflinks—but that’s not the real story of this recent re-discovery. When hours of silent, unedited 35mm film shot in the 1980s was found by Connecticut’s Vinegar Syndrome, Spieler assembled the footage, found actors to record dialogue, and discovered what it’s like to make a 1980s ninja movie in 2021. 35mm print from Vinegar Syndrome.

The World of James Ivory: The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day (James Ivory, 1993, 35mm, 134 mins)

The butler of Darlington Hall reflects on what he lost in his years of devoted service, including the chance for love. Adapted from the sublime Kazuo Ishiguro novel, this “subtle, thoughtful movie” (Roger Ebert) earned eight Academy Award nominations. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson lead a cast that includes James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant, and Lena Headey. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

The World of James Ivory: Shakespeare Wallah with guest James Ivory

Shakespeare Wallah (James Ivory, 1965, 35mm, 120 mins)

James Ivory in person! With Bollywood on the rise, vagabond British Shakespeareans tour post-colonial India to dwindling audiences and a growing sense that an era has come to an end. Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, and Madhur Jaffrey form a triangle of lovers at the film’s heart, with a score composed by the great Satyajit Ray. “A breezy and beguiling study, comedy, romance, elegy” (Alan Scherstuhl). 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

The World of James Ivory: Slaves of New York

Slaves of New York (James Ivory, 1989, 35mm, 124 mins)

35th anniversary screening! Based on Tama Janowitz’s tales of the ‘80s downtown art scene, this comedy of manners stars Bernadette Peters as a hat designer juggling professional ambitions, an arrogant younger boyfriend, and a savage rental market. The cult classic’s cast includes Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, Steve Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Tammy Grimes, and Stanley Tucci. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: Chinatown

Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974, 35mm, 130 mins)

50th anniversary screening! New print! Robert Towne’s Oscar-winning screenplay was written with Jack Nicholson in mind, and he gives one of his most lauded performances as private eye Jake Gittes, a pawn in a labyrinthine Los Angeles case of corruption, false identities, and family secrets. Faye Dunaway and John Huston are equally mesmerizing in this unmissable neo-noir masterpiece. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive. Special thanks to Paramount Pictures Corporation.

Cinemix Film Screening: Within Our Gates + Solomon Sir Jones Films with live music by Donald Sosin

Within Our Gates (Oscar Micheaux, 1920, 35mm, 83 mins)

Solomon Sir Jones Films (Solomon Sir Jones, 1924-1928, DCP)

Live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin! African-American life in the 1920s is revealed through the documentaries of Oklahoma’s Solomon Sir Jones and the bold drama Within Our Gates, the oldest known surviving film by an African-American director. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive, DCP from the Beinecke Library. Co-presented with the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library in honor of the centenary of Solomon Sir Jones’s filmmaking career.