PROJECTIONS March 2017-May 2017 - Bryn Mawr Film Institute

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

ISSUE 49

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Film and Program Schedule March 2017 — May 2017 BrynMawrFilm.org 610.527.9898

NEW RELEASES

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE Film and Program Schedule March 2017 – May 2017

This section lists some of the newly released films that BMFI hopes to screen. Our goal is to play all of these films, though we can’t guarantee it. Film start dates will be listed on BrynMawrFilm.org as soon as they become available.

Photo Credit: Jauhien Sasnou

Bryn Mawr Film Institute is a membershipbased, non-profit 501(c)(3) center for film exhibition and education. Contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Ticket Prices Visit BrynMawrFilm.org for ticket prices and event information. For group ticket sales (20 or more tickets), visit the Box Office. Become a Member While you do not have to be a member to enjoy films and classes, membership in the non-profit Bryn Mawr Film Institute is the best way to show your support for good films and a cultural landmark. See the back cover for membership information. Theater Rentals The theater auditoriums and Multimedia Room are available for rental and can accommodate a variety of media formats. Detailed information is available at BrynMawrFilm.org. To rent these spaces, please contact Valerie Temple at 610.527.4008 x109 or [email protected].

Published quarterly by Bryn Mawr Film Institute 824 West Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3228 Issue 49 Template: HeleneKrasney.com Layout: Heather Rosenfeldt

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Become a Community Partner BMFI works with Community Partners to create programs that use film to enhance the educational and cultural offerings of each group. Community Partner benefits are structured to fit each organization’s goals and include rent-free use of BMFI theater spaces and meeting rooms, promotional opportunities, teacher education, curriculum consultation, on-site lectures and in-theater field trips, special screenings, film series, and specialized events.

Onscreen and Print Sponsorships Receive recognition for your organization while supporting BMFI. Contact Gina Izzo at [email protected] or 610.527.4008 x110 or visit our website at BrynMawrFilm.org for details.

To learn how your institution, faith community, or your child's school can become a Community Partner, please contact BMFI Director of Education Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., at 610.527.4008 x102 or [email protected].

Monday–Friday before 5:00 pm

Current Community Partners Academy of Notre Dame de Namur The Agnes Irwin School The Baldwin School Bryn Mawr College Cabrini University Haverford College The Hearth at Drexel The Hill at Whitemarsh The Quadrangle The Shipley School Bryn Mawr Film Institute 824 W. Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3228 Theater Hotline: 610-527-9898 Business Office: 610-527-4008 BrynMawrFilm.org [email protected]

Refer to BrynMawrFilm.org for definitive scheduling.

Parking at Bryn Mawr Film Institute Limited visitor parking is available behind the theater. These spots are designated with yellow signs. Please see our detailed parking map at http://brynmawrfilm.org/ visit/parking.php Three- and twelve-hour meters are available in nearby municipal lots. Two-hour metered parking is available along Lancaster Avenue. Monday–Friday after 5:00 pm and Weekends

Free parking is available directly behind the theater and in Bryn Mawr Trust lots adjacent to BMFI, along S. Bryn Mawr Avenue, (except for Diesinger & Dolan spots) and on the other side of Lancaster Avenue. Three- and twelve-hour meters are available in the municipal lots (free after 6:00 pm and all day Sunday). Two-hour metered parking is available along Lancaster Avenue (free after 6:00 pm and all day Sunday). Bryn Mawr Film Institute receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Official registration and financial information for Bryn Mawr Film Institute may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

THE SENSE OF AN ENDING

LAND OF MINE

THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE

UK – 1 hr 48 min – d. Ritesh Batra

Denmark – 1 hr 40 min – d. Martin Zandvliet

USA – 2 hr 6 min – d. Niki Caro

A man haunted by his past (Jim Broadbent) is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life in this drama based on the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Julian Barnes.

Nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, this drama sheds light on a disquieting chapter in Danish history where a group of German POWs were forced to dig up land mines in the wake of WWII.

Based on the bestselling non-fiction book by Diane Ackerman, this incredible true story stars Jessica Chastain as one of the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo in Poland who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

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THEIR FINEST

THE LAST WORD

France/Germany – 1 hr 53 min – d. François Ozon

UK – 1 hr 57 min – d. Lone Scherfig

USA – 1 hr 48 min – d. Mark Pellington

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German woman meets a mysterious Frenchman at the grave of her fiancé in this remake of Ernst Lubitsch’s anti-war drama Broken Lullaby from acclaimed director François Ozon (Swimming Pool).

A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg in this adaptation of Lissa Evans’s 2009 novel Their Finest Hour and a Half directed by Lone Scherfig (An Education).

A retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her (a delightfully cantankerous Shirley MacLaine) enlists a young journalist (Amanda Seyfried) to write her own obituary, resulting in a life-altering friendship.

THE LOST CITY OF Z

YEAR BY THE SEA

NERUDA

USA – 2 hr 21 min – d. James Gray

USA – 1 hr 54 min – d. Alexander Janko

Chile – 1 hr 47 min – d. Pablo Larraín

Director James Gray (Two Lovers) returns with this thrilling true-life drama about British explorer Lt. Colonel Percival Fawcett, who disappeared while searching for a mysterious city in the Amazon in the 1920s.

In this adaptation of the memoir by Joan Anderson, Karen Allen stars as an empty-nester who retreats to Cape Cod for a year by the sea in an attempt to reclaim her life as it was before marriage and children.

After joining the Communist Party, Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (Gael García Bernal) becomes a fugitive in his home country in this drama from Jackie director Pablo Larraín.

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FILM SERIES FILM SERIES Strange Truth

Regular admission applies unless otherwise indicated. This series is made possible by Haverford College’s John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities and Independent College Programs and organized by faculty members Vicky Funari and John Muse. All screenings are free for Tri-Co students, faculty, and staff!

Green on Screen

Selected by Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church’s Environmental Justice Committee, each screening of this series of earth-conscious documentaries will be followed by a thoughtprovoking discussion.

Wednesday, March 22, 7:00 pm JASON AND SHIRLEY

Wednesday, April 12, 7:00 pm SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY

2015 – USA – 1 hr 19 min – d. Stephen Winter

2016 – USA – 1 hr 34 min – d. Jon Betz and Taggart Siegel

A fictionalized retelling of Oscar-winner Shirley Clarke’s 1967 film, Portrait of Jason, Stephen Winter’s Jason and Shirley filets the meaty racial, social, and sexual issues raised by the original documentary encounter, ingeniously inverting the gaze of the original: now it’s a black, gay man probing and prodding the white, Jewish woman of privilege and power with his lens.

Although few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds, a crisis has emerged threatening our 12,000 year-old food legacy as 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared in the last century. In this harrowing and heartening story, a group of reluctant heroes—comprised of farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers—band together to defend the future of our food from the chemical companies that control the majority of our seeds.

Filmmaker Stephen Winter will appear for a Q&A following the screening.

Laurie Bachman, Executive Director of Riverbend Environmental Education Center in Gladwyne will lead the post-screening discussion.

Wednesday, March 29, 7:00 pm WHAT NOW? REMIND ME (E AGORA? LEMBRA-ME)

Wednesday, April 19, 7:00 pm SEASONS

2013 – Portugal/Spain – 2 hr 44 min – d. Joaquim Pinto

Portuguese director Joaquim Pinto poetically and candidly chronicles a year of his life as he undergoes experimental treatments for his longtime HIV and hepatitis C infections. This deeply personal documentary mirrors the often mind-altering side effects of his medications, traveling fluidly between past and present, provoking an examination of health, memory, and the passage of time.

2015 – France/Germany – 1 hr 37 min – d. Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud

After traveling the world alongside migrating birds for Winged Migration and diving the oceans with whales and manta rays in Oceans, documentarians Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud focus on the lush green forests and megafauna that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age. Through breathtaking imagery, Perrin and Cluzaud show how the cycle of seasons was established when the ice retreated, forever binding humankind with nature.

Harlow Figa and Sarah Moses, Haverford College's 2016 Flaherty Student Fellows, will moderate a Q&A with filmmaker Nuno Leonel after the screening.

Rev. Alison Cornish, Executive Director at Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light will moderate the post-screening discussion.

DEKALOG 1989 – Poland – 10 hrs – d. Krzysztof Kieślowski

Wednesday, April 26, 7:00 pm THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Made in ten chapters for Polish television, Dekalog focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Drawing its inspiration from the Ten Commandments, this epic deftly grapples with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time. Shot by nine different cinematographers, with stirring music by Zbigniew Preisner and compelling performances from established and unknown actors alike, Dekalog arrestingly explores the unknowable forces that shape our lives.

Tuesday, March 21, 7:15 pm Tuesday, March 28, 7:15 pm Tuesday, April 4, 7:15 pm

2015 – Canada/USA – 1 hr 29 min – d. Avi Lewis

Inspired by Naomi Klein’s non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything, this epic film attempts to reimagine the vast challenge of climate change with seven portraits of communities struggling with the global issue, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands and from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. Through narration, Klein posits an exciting idea: that we can seize the crisis of climate change to transform the current economic system into something radically better.

PARTS 5 & 6 PARTS 7 & 8 PARTS 9 & 10

The post-screening discussion will be lead by Mike Weilbacher, Executive Director for the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.

Festival Screenings Sunday, March 26, 7:00 pm ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL OF PHILADELPHIA: WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW? 2016 – Israel/UK – 1 hr 25 min – d. Barak and Tomer Heymann

Saar Moaz, an HIV-positive gay man, dares to face his homophobic Orthodox family that banished him from the kibbutz 20 years earlier in this humorous and sensitive documentary. Now living in London, Moaz has dealt with his devastating diagnosis by joining the London Gay Men’s Chorus, but still yearns to mend the split of his life spent between two very different worlds.

the 6th annual

Thursday, May 4, 7:00 pm TRI-CO FILM FESTIVAL Free event! Back for a sixth straight year, the Tri-Co Film Festival showcases exemplary film and media work by students at Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore colleges. Highlighting the diversity of media production within the Tri-Co, the program seeks work that demonstrates creativity, craft, and intentionality across a variety of genres and aesthetics.

A dessert reception in the Multimedia Room will follow the movie.

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$15 for general admission, $13 for seniors, $6 for students. Tickets are available at www.iffphila.com.

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CINEMA SELECT

FILM SERIES FILM SERIES Cinema of Dreams: The Films of Steven Spielberg, Pt. 2:

Shown in conjunction with the film course Cinema of Dreams: The Films of Steven Spielberg, Pt. 2 (p.16), each screening will be introduced by the course’s instructor, Andrew M. Karasik.

Watch trailers for and find more information about these films at BrynMawrFilm.org.

Wednesday, April 5, 7:00 pm DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES’ WHITE ALBUM 2016 – USA – 1 hr 30 min – d. Scott Freiman

Saturday, April 29, 1:15 pm SCHINDLER’S LIST 1993 – USA – 3 hr 15 min – d. Steven Spielberg

In this filmed multimedia presentation recorded at Jacob Burns Film Center, composer/producer Scott Freiman transports fans young and old into the Abbey Road Studio with The Beatles as they create their bestselling album, The Beatles (commonly referred to as "The White Album"). Released in 1968, the White Album’s thirty songs span almost every style of music—from hard rock to country to chamber music to avant-garde—and Freiman provides a fascinating look at the revolutionary techniques used during the production of “Revolution,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Blackbird,” and other tracks from the classic album.

During World War II in German-occupied Poland, Austrian industrialist Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) witnesses the persecution of his Jewish workforce by the Nazis and devises a plan to use his munitions factory as a safe haven, shielding 1,100 people from certain death in this amazing true story expertly brought to the screen by director Steven Spielberg.

"It's a Lovely Day", a Yellow Submarine-inspired short from animator Walter Santucci, will screen before the feature film presentation.

This screening is free for all who would like to attend.

Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm NATIONAL BIRD

Saturday, May 6, 1:15 pm SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998 – USA – 2 hr 49 min – d. Steven Spielberg

Opening with a startlingly intense 27-minute sequence depicting the landing at Omaha Beach during the Invasion of Normandy in World World II, this epic drama, for which Spielberg won his second Academy Award for direction, stars Tom Hanks as the captain of a squad of soldiers who are charged with a special mission: locate and bring home a paratrooper (Matt Damon) whose three brothers have all been recently killed in action.

Saturday, May 13, 1:15 pm A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

2016 – USA – 1 hr 32 min – d. Sonia Kennebeck

With unique access to a drone-target analyst and a retired intelligence officer, this in-depth investigation about the U.S. drone war documents two courageous women as they connect with a former NSA analyst and risk backlash as whistleblowers on the drone program. Part of the Indie Lens Pop-Up series, this screening is free for all who would like to attend. Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on the PBS series Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders, and organizations together to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics to family and relationships. Presented in collaboration with:

2001 – USA – 2 hr 26 min – d. Steven Spielberg

Based on the 1969 short story “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long“ by Brian Aldiss, this futuristic drama tells the tender story of David (Haley Joel Osment), a childlike android with the unique ability to love. After Stanley Kubrick acquired the rights to Aldiss’s story in the early 1970s, the film languished in development for years before he handed it off to Spielberg in 1995, who eventually completed the long-gestating project two years after Kubrick’s death.

Saturday, May 20, 1:15 pm MUNICH 2005 – USA – 2 hr 44 min – d. Steven Spielberg

Following Palestinian terrorist group Black September’s assassination of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Prime Minister Golda Meir authorizes a secret mission to hunt down and eliminate the perpetrators of the massacre in this thrilling true story taken from the book Vengeance by George Jonas and written for the screen by esteemed playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America) and Eric Roth (who won a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Forrest Gump).

Wednesday, May 3, 7:00 pm BATMAN & BILL 2017 – USA – 1 hr 33 min – d. Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce

In their new documentary, Philadelphia-based filmmakers Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce (The Art of the Steal) show that Batman’s biggest secret is not his identity as they delve into the fight to win credit for the late Bill Finger, a comic book writer now acknowledged to have co-created the mythic character with Bob Kane. Author Marc Tyler Nobleman, whose book Bill The Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman provided much of the research for the film, will join filmmakers Argott and Joyce for a Q&A following the screening. Main Point Books will have copies of Nobleman's book available for purchase and the author will appear for a signing before and after the screening.

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CINEMA SELECT Wednesday, May 10, 7:00 pm BY SIDNEY LUMET 2015 – USA – 1 hr 43 min – d. Nancy Buirski

Director Sidney Lumet (1924-2011), who made 44 films in the span of 50 years, uses candor, humor, and grace to discuss his prolific career in this never-before-seen interview shot in 2008. Featuring clips from Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, 12 Angry Men, and other classic Lumet films, this fascinating documentary creates an authentic portrait of one of the most accomplished, influential, and socially conscious directors in the history of cinema. BMFI’s Director of Education Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., who served as a consultant on the film and will be teaching a film course, Dogged Defiance: Sidney Lumet (p.18) in June, will introduce the screening. Students who enroll in the course by Monday, May 8, will receive a free ticket to this film.

Thursday, May 11, 7:30 pm THE SECRET CINEMA PRESENTS: TRAILER TRASH The Secret Cinema returns to BMFI with a revival of one their biggest presentations ever, Trailer Trash, a non-stop orgy of rare, original preview “trailers” advertising an off-the-wall slate of films from the 1960s and 70s. Featuring exploitation, sexploitation, science fiction, bikers, horror, rock musicals, bloated big budget bombs and possibly some films that no longer survive in feature form, host Jay Schwartz will present this unique program of trailers, all shown from archival 35mm prints (with several in true IB Technicolor).

Wednesday, May 17, 7:00 pm SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN 1952 – USA – 1 hr 43 min – d. Stanley Donen

As Hollywood makes the tricky transition from silent films to “talkies”, star Don Lockwood’s (Gene Kelly) latest romance gets reimagined as a musical and hits a major snag: the leading lady has a terrible voice! Bursting with breathtaking choreography and iconic, toe-tapping songs, Singin’ in the Rain is frequently described as one of the greatest musicals ever made and established Debbie Reynolds as one of the brightest talents in Hollywood. Courtesy of film preservationist Lou DiCrescenzo, the movie will screen from an original three-strip Technicolor print that was once part of the collection at the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Museum in Las Vegas. Along with a Dark and Stormy cocktail (or mocktail) provided by The Grog Grill, what a glorious feelin' you'll have at this special screening. $15 for general admission, $12 for BMFI members

Wednesday, May 24, 7:15 pm THE INNOCENTS 1961 – UK – 1 hr 40 min – d. Jack Clayton

Based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, this gothic horror classic set in Victorian England stars a haunted Deborah Kerr as a young governess who becomes convinced that spirits are possessing the two children in her charge and decides to help them face and exorcise the spine-tingling specters. Shown in conjunction with a Cinema Classics Seminar (see p.19), The Innocents will be introduced by the seminar’s instructor, Lisa DeNight.

AN INTERVIEW WITH JULIET GOODFRIEND ABOUT HER FUTURE PLANS

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Q. What’s this I have been reading? Juliet is “passing the torch”? Are you retiring from BMFI? A. My plans are to step down from the role of Executive Director, but I am not abandoning BMFI. Far from it. Q. What will you be doing for BMFI in the future? A. I’ll be “minding the mission” as incoming Chair of the Board of Directors, beginning in June when Sam Scott completes his term as Chair. Additionally, I will manage and provide leadership to the Board and act as a liaison between it and the new Executive Director. Concurrently, I will continue to keep a vigilant eye on our programming, being sure that it deeply reflects our mission. And I also hope to be helping overcome the current parking challenges in the town, so that we can have more daytime programs with adequate parking. Q. Will you still introduce films? A. I sure will. And I’ll take tickets as often as possible. It remains my favorite job because I can interact with all of our patrons, one-on-one, though briefly. Q. Who will be the new Executive Director? A. The Board is conducting a nationwide search and I hope we can announce the new ED sometime in the spring. Q. So we can expect BMFI to be the same in the immediate future? A. I fully expect it will be even better. Our recent Strategic Plan confirmed that all our constituencies hope we continue to have the same kinds of programs and activities as we’ve had in the past. The plan endorses that, and also charges us with developing programs for new audiences, as well. Attention to opportunities and respect for current audiences will be the foundation of our future as it has been right along.

LAST CHANCE! MAKE YOUR MARK IN THE LEADING LADIES GALA COMMEMORATIVE BOOK BEFORE MARCH 24! BMFI is producing a Leading Ladies commemorative book filled with Bryn Mawr memories, theater tales, wellwishes and thanks. Submit your fond BMFI memory, your favorite quote from a leading lady, or your thoughts of appreciation for Juliet and add your legacy to this special collection. Quarter-page, half-page, and full-page spaces are now available to purchase online at https://shop.brynmawrfilm. org/collections/special-events. Prices vary according to size. Printed copies of the book will be given to those who purchase a commemorative message and to more than 200 esteemed guests attending the Leading Ladies Gala. The digital version will be available online indefinitely. Print-ready artwork and your company’s advertisement are welcome. Download the Leading Ladies commemorative book specifications for details, or contact Gina Izzo at GIzzo@BrynMawrFilm. org for more information. All messages and ads must be received before Friday, March 24.

This film is screened in association with The Moviegoer, a biweekly feature from Library of America curated by Film Comment’s Michael Sragow where top writers champion memborable films inspired by classic works from LOA. With coupon code BRYNMAWR, BMFI patrons will receive 15% off their purchase of Henry James: Complete Stories 1892-1898 at www.loa.org

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BMFI invites you to celebrate with us and thank Juliet for all she has given to Bryn Mawr and its thriving film community. Now is your chance to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime legacy event. Sponsor the Leading Ladies Gala and take center stage during the event and beyond. Contact BMFI Marketing Manager Gina Izzo at 610.527.4008 x110 or at [email protected] for sponsorship information or to build a unique package for your organization.

On April 22, 2017, we’re raising a glass to Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s founder and president, Juliet Goodfriend, at the Leading Ladies Gala

COCKTAILS IN THE CLOISTER SPONSOR: Bryn Mawr Trust PLATINUM SPONSOR: Harmelin Media VALET SPONSOR:

held at Juliet’s alma mater,

Prudent Management Associates

Bryn Mawr College. After

CENTER SPOTLIGHT SPONSORS:

more than fifteen years as BMFI’s leading lady, Juliet is preparing to pass the torch. Join the Bryn Mawr Film Institute family in an evening of cheers and thanks! Tickets are limited. Online ticket sales will begin on Monday, March 20.

Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors Gloria and Jack Drosdick Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller John H. Hersker Vivian Piasecki The Scott Family The Max and Bella Stein Foundation SUPPORTING ACTRESS SPONSORS:

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Stephanie & Michael Naidoff Suzanne & Ron Naples Jane G. Pepper Marsha & Jeffrey Perelman Helen & David Pudlin Eileen Rosenau Allen Sabinson Lynn & Sam Scott

Judith Shapiro Jennifer & Michael Stein Judith Taylor Elissa Topol & A. Lee Osterman Lyn Wiesinger Rebecca & Rhys Williams Lynn & Paul Yeakel

• Verbal recognition from stage with opportunities to speak and give away materials at the event • Name and logo recognition on a variety of event signage • Recognition on in-theater posters and teaser trailers promoting the Gala

Jaimie and David Field

• Six tickets to the Gala

Tom and Anna Gerrity Stephanie and Michael Naidoff Marsha and Jeffrey Perelman

EVENT CATERING AND ADVISING: Doris & Dana Greenblatt Joanne & Jon Harmelin Tigre Hill Francie Ingersoll & Matt Taylor Julie Jensen & Robert Bryan Judy & Tony Lame Anita & Francis Leto Mary Patterson McPherson

Sponsorship without Gala tickets: $7,000

• Full-page Gala commemorative book ad

Tony Lame Information Unlimited Inc.

Alice Bullitt, Gala Co-Chair Vivian Piasecki, Gala Co-Chair Cindy & John Affleck Anmiryam Budner & Martin Phillips Michael Colleran Gloria & Jack Drosdick Jaimie & David Field Carole Haas Gravagno

P L ATI N U M S P O N SO R $1 0,0 0 0

Alice and Christian Bullitt

Holly and Jack Rutkowski

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S P O N SO R S H I P O P P O RTU N ITI E S

Peachtree & Ward Catering and Events Joey Roberts Event Advisors

C E NTE R S P OTLI G HT S P O N SO R $ 5 ,0 0 0 Sponsorship without Gala tickets: $3,000

• Recognition in all Gala teaser trailers • Half-page Gala commemorative book ad • Four tickets to the Gala

S U P P O RTI N G AC TR E S S S P O N SO R $2 , 5 0 0 Sponsorship without Gala tickets: $1,500

• Quarter-page Gala commemorative book ad • Two tickets to the Gala

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MASTER PROGRAM SCHEDULE March:

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Saturday, 11:00 am Kids Matinee: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1

Saturday, 1:00 pm Exhibition on Screen: I, CLAUDE MONET

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Sunday, 1:00 pm Theater: SAINT JOAN

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Tuesday, 7:15 pm DEKALOG: Parts 5 & 6

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Thursday, 6:30 pm Philosophy on Film—Alain Resnais: The Weight of Time course begins Saturday, 11:00 am Kids Matinee: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 Sunday, 1:00 pm Exhibition on Screen: I, CLAUDE MONET Sunday, 7:00 pm Israeli Film Festival: WHO'S GONNA LOVE ME NOW? Tuesday, 7:15 pm DEKALOG: Parts 7 & 8 Wednesday, 7:00 pm WHAT NOW? REMIND ME

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Saturday, 1:00 pm Theater: NEWSIES: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Sunday, 10:00 am Talk Cinema

Wednesday, 7:00 pm DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES’ WHITE ALBUM

Saturday, 1:00 pm Ballet: A CONTEMPORARY EVENING

Sunday, 1:00 pm Theater: HEDDA GABLER

Wednesday, 7:00 pm SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY

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Thursday, 7:00 pm NATIONAL BIRD

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Saturday, 1:00 pm Exhibition: THE ARTIST’S GARDEN: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM

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Monday, 6:30 pm Culture Wars on the Riviera: The Cannes Film Festival at 70 course begins

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Wednesday, 7:00 pm SEASONS

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Thursday, 7:00 pm Theater: HEDDA GABLER Saturday, 6:30 pm Leading Ladies Gala

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Tuesday, 7:15 pm DEKALOG: Parts 9 & 10

Monday, 9:15 pm Open Screen Monday

Sunday, 10:00 am Talk Cinema

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Sunday, 1:00 pm Ballet: A CONTEMPORARY EVENING

Sunday, 1:00 pm Opera: MADAMA BUTTERFLY

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Not all of our events are listed here. Visit BrynMawrFilm.org for information about last-minute additions and changes.

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Saturday, 12:30 pm Cinema of Dreams: The Films of Steven Spielberg, Pt. 2 course begins

Saturday, 1:15 pm SCHINDLER’S LIST

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Sunday, 1:00 pm Exhibition: THE ARTIST’S GARDEN: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM

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Monday, noon Film History Discussion Series: 1967 course begins Monday, 9:15 pm Open Screen Monday Wednesday, 7:00 pm BATMAN & BILL Thursday, 1:00 pm Art/Cinema II course begins at the PMA

Thursday, 7:00 pm Tri-Co Film Festival

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Wednesday, 7:00 pm THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

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Thursday, 7:00 pm Theater: TWELFTH NIGHT

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Saturday, 1:00 pm Ballet: A HERO OF OUR TIME

Saturday, 1:15 pm A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Sunday, 1:00 pm Theater: TWELFTH NIGHT

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Saturday, 1:15 pm MUNICH Sunday, 1:00 pm Ballet: JEWELS Monday, 6:30 pm Seminar: Short Attention Span Cinema 2

Wednesday, 7:15 pm THE INNOCENTS

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Tuesday, 6:30 pm Guts, Girls, and Glasses: The Daredevil Genius of Harold Lloyd course begins

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Thursday, 7:30 pm Secret Cinema

Thursday, 7:00 pm Theater: THE CRUCIBLE

Sunday, 1:00 pm Ballet: A HERO OF OUR TIME

Wednesday, 7:00 pm BY SIDNEY LUMET

Wednesday, 7:00 pm SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Wednesday, 6:30 pm Cinema Classics Seminar: THE INNOCENTS

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Thursday, 7:00 pm Theater: ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Saturday, 1:00 pm Theater: THE CRUCIBLE Sunday, 1:00 pm Theater: ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Wednesday, 7:00 pm Theater: JULIUS CAESAR

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Going Gaga Every Wednesday, the early matinee screening is intended for moms (and dads too!) with small babies in tow. These Going Gaga screenings feature one of the films that we are currently showing in the evenings, but theater lighting and volume are slightly altered to provide parents with a more baby-friendly environment.

Film Discussions FREE EVENT

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Ongoing Programs

Tuesday, 6:30 pm Dogged Defiance: Sidney Lumet course begins

BMFI staff or volunteers regularly lead informal discussions of one of the main attraction films currently being screened. The group meets for an hour after selected screenings. No pre-registration is required, and the film to be discussed is noted on BMFI's website several days before the discussion. Free with your ticket stub from the film! Check BrynMawrFilm.org for specific times.

Talk Cinema Talk Cinema offers its subscribers a unique selection of films curated by Harlan Jacobson, a 30-year industry veteran. The series previews innovative, independent, and international films before their release. Screenings are followed by discussions led by distinguished moderators. Day of Show Admission: General Public.............. $20.00 Students with ID............ $10.00

Subscriptions for the current session are available only at TalkCinema.com or by calling 914.737.7654.

Subscriptions (Twelve-film Series): General Public............ $225.00 Students with ID.........$203.00

Sundays at 10:00 am March 5 March 19 April 2

April 30 May 14

Birthday Parties In association with the Saturday Kids Matinee series, Bryn Mawr Film Institute offers birthday party packages (starting at $300) for children aged 2-12. The rental includes tickets to the kids matinee, free popcorn and use of the Multimedia Room or Community Room after the film. Email Info@ BrynMawrFilm.org to inquire about date availability.

Open Screen Monday Contest Attend one of BMFI’s monthly Open Screen Monday events and qualify to win prize money and services! On the first Monday of every month at 9:15 pm, BMFI invites area filmmakers to bring their films of 10 minutes or less to show on the big screen. Admission to each session is free. Beginning in January, all Open Screen Monday attendees (audience members and filmmakers alike) qualify to enter BMFI’s December 2017 film contest, with an awesome prize package awarded for the best film. Sign up today!

FREE EVENT: First Monday of every month, 9:15 pm to 11:00 pm

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General Public.......... $20.00 BMFI Members.......... $18.00 Students with ID........$10.00

STAGE ON SCREEN A CONTEMPORARY EVENING

THE TEMPEST

Choreography by Hans Van Manen, Sol León, Paul Lightfoot, Alexei Ratmansky – Music by Benjamin Britten, Max Richter, Ludwig van Beethoven, Leonid Desyatnikov – Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow – Starring the Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps De Ballet – 2 hr 40 min

Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Gregory Doran – Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon – Starring Simon Russell Beale – 2 hr 45 min

Sunday, April 2, 1:00 pm

Thursday, March 9, 7:00 pm

DISNEY’S NEWSIES: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

Sunday, May 21, 1:00 pm

Saturday, May 13, 1:00 pm

JEWELS Choreography by George Balanchine – Music by Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky and Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Performed by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House in London – 2 hr 30 min

Music by Alan Menken – Lyrics by Jack Feldman – Book by Harvey Fierstein – Directed by Jeff Calhoun – Performed on Broadway – Starring Jeremy Jordan

THEATER

Jewels

EXHIBTION ON SCREEN

DANCE

Choreography by Yuri Possokhov – Music by Ilya Demutsky – Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow – Starring the Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps De Ballet – 2 hr 45 min


Thursday, March 16, 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 8, 1:00 pm

A HERO OF OUR TIME

Philip Leslie Hale, Crimson Rambler, 1909-PAFA

Tickets available now at the Box Office and BrynMawrFilm.org

The Tempest. Photo by Topher McGrillis ©RSC


HEDDA GABLER Written by Patrick Marber (based on Henrik Ibsen’s play) – Directed by Ivo van Hove – Performed at the Donmar Warehouse for National Theatre Live – Starring Ruth Wilson – 3 hr 30 min


Thursday, April 20, 7:00 pm

TWELFTH NIGHT

I, CLAUDE MONET

Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Simon Godwin – Performed at the National Theatre in London – Starring Tamsin Greig – 3 hr 30 min

Directed by Phil Grabsky - 1 hr 30 min

Thursday, April 27, 7:00 pm

Using letters and other private writings, I, Claude Monet reveals new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to impressionism but who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

THE CRUCIBLE

Saturday, March 18, 1:00 pm


Written by Arthur Miller – Directed by Yaël Farber – Performed at The Old Vic theater in London – Starring Richard Armitage – 3 hr 38 min

Sunday, March 26, 1:00 pm

Thursday, May 18, 7:00 pm

THE ARTIST’S GARDEN: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM

Saturday, May 27, 1:00 pm

ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

Directed by Phil Grabsky - 1 hr 30 min

Written by Tom Stoppard – Directed by David Leveaux – Performed at the Old Vic theatre in London – Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire, David Haig – 3 hr 20 min

Filmed on location at the Florence Griswold Museum in Connecticut, widely considered the home of American impressionism, and at gardens throughout the United States, this new production is based on the hugely popular exhibition ‘The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement’, curated in 2015 by Anna O. Marley of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Thursday, May 25, 7:00 pm


JULIUS CAESAR Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Angus Jackson – Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon

Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, American impressionism followed it's own path over a thirty-year period, revealing as much about America as a nation as it does about a much-loved artistic movement.

Wednesday, May 31, 7:00 pm

The story of American impressionism is closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. Travelling to studios, gardens and treasured locations throughout the Eastern United States, UK and France, this mesmerizing film is a feast for the eyes.

Sunday, June 4, 1:00 pm

MADAMA BUTTERFLY Music by Giacomo Puccini – Directed by Moshe Leise and Patrice Caurier – Conducted by Antonio Pappano – Performed at the Royal Opera House in London – Starring Ermonela Jaho, Marcelo Puente, Scott Hendricks, Elizabeth Deshong – 2 hr, 45 min

Starting at noon on April 15, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will help celebrate the Philadelphia-area premiere of The Artist’s Garden with a book-signing and raffle in BMFI’s atrium. Before introducing the screening at 1pm, Anna O. Marley, Curator of Historical American Art at PAFA, will sign copies of the exhibition catalog she edited for the 2015 PAFA exhibition. All ticketholders to the screening will also receive an entry in a raffle that includes prizes such as a one-year membership to PAFA and a signed copy of the exhibition catalog.




$20 for general admission, $18 for BMFI and PAFA members, and $10 for students.

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OPERA

Main Point Books will have copies of the book available for purchase at the event.

Madama Butterfly

A proud sponsor of BMFI’s operas

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$100 members; $125 non-members unless otherwise noted. Tuition includes To register, visit BrynMawrFilm.org digital readings; printed or call 610.527.4008 x108copies are $10.

FILM STUDIES Culture Wars on the Riviera: The Cannes Film Festival at 70

Taught by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI and Jenni Drozdek, Manager of Adult Learning, PMA

“Cannes for a director is really a hellish place. Imagine all those critics and savvy audience members ready to jump at your movie and tear it apart—your movie which quite often would be shown for the first time in the world. Those . . . audience members—the likes from The New York Times and Variety—get to see my movie for the very first time, with a sashimi knife at hand to brandish. But then, I must admit, it’s hard to resist Cannes.” As we near its seventieth anniversary edition this May, the Cannes Film Festival has long been the premiere venue to introduce and to reward cutting-edge films from around the globe. A dizzying battle for cultural and commercial capital staged over the course of ten days with distinctively French flair, Cannes has also been the site of indecorous booing and bitter disputes over the awards; geo-political tensions and resentments played out in the artistic arena; and film industry dramas and embarrassing debacles. Our course celebrates this year's Cannes milestone with an exploration of the aesthetic dimensions and cultural politics (internal and international) of the Cannes awards process, especially in comparison to other systems such as the Oscars. Focusing on four winners of the prestigious and sometimes incendiary Palme d’Or prize, we will examine these films on their own terms as art, yet simultaneously reflect on why the Cannes jury picked as it did, and how that selection was received internationally by critics and audiences.

Paris, Texas (1984)

Class meets at BMFI: 4 Mondays, April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Class screenings will take place in the theater whenever possible.

We begin with Francis Ford Coppola’s “other” 1974 classic, The Conversation (USA), as an example of American inroads made at the French festival. We then turn to German director Wim Wenders’s poetic take on American family and alienation, Paris, Texas (West Germany, 1984). In moving to Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon (Austria, 2009), we find a disturbing indictment of authoritarian character in the lead-up to last century’s two world wars; the film’s accolades dredged up long-standing tensions between German and Austrian notions of identity, as well as those nations' competing recollections of their fascist pasts. Lastly, we conclude with Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s unique Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand, 2010), a powerful example of Asian contributions to world cinema that raises important questions about the problematic ways the Cannes festival addresses the world beyond “the West.”

This course looks at comparable and significant changes in the creation and consideration of art and cinema. Gallery visits and film clips will enhance our discussion of the science fiction genre, auteur theory, image composition, and the impact of modernity as represented in the Museum’s collection and world cinema. Join us to explore some of the parallels between the making and study of art and film, and to gain a greater understanding of some of the ways in which we approach creative works.

The Clinch (1928) by Mabel Dwight Class meets at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: 4 Thursdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm BMFI Members: Please call 610.527.4008 x108 for instructions on receiving your tuition discount. To register for this class at PMA, please call 215.235.7469.

Taught by Christopher Long, M.A., Film Critic and Author

Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp may be the best-remembered character of American silent cinema, but Harold Lloyd's indomitable “Glasses” character was a worthy rival. Where the Tramp was the ultimate tragicomic outsider, too strange and singular ever to assimilate, Lloyd's “Glasses” character was the ultimate embodiment of the middleclass American striving to climb the social ladder. He gave cinematic life to this notion by scaling—and dangling from—a high-rise building in his 1923 masterpiece, Safety Last!, terrifying and delighting audiences in one of the most nerve-wracking action sequences ever put on film. Perhaps Lloyd's focus on kinetic “thrill sequences” and the relentless optimism of his signature character explain why he wasn't always fully embraced by intellectuals more receptive to the darker shadings of Chaplin or the deadpan stoicism of Buster Keaton. Regardless, Lloyd was one of the great box-office draws and great film artists of his day, not to mention one of the great athletes; he didn't let a little thing like blowing off his thumb in a promotional shoot keep him from performing most of his own stunts!

Taught by Andrew M. Karasik, Film Producer, 30th Street Entertainment

When exploring the success of Steven Spielberg, his career can almost be separated into two disparate halves. Prior to Schindler's List (1993), Spielberg established himself as a great blockbuster king, creating indelible stories that not only broke box office records, but endure in American culture. Since then, Spielberg's vision has often turned dark, addressing some of the 20th century's most impactful events while forcing audiences to reflect on their own humanity and capacity for both good and evil.

Expanding on the motifs and style of Part 1 of this course, we continue to explore the dreams and nightmares that so saturate Spielberg’s works. He once theorized that movie-going at its heart is like shared dreaming; whether it is to experience the joy of heartwarming tales about aliens and adventure, or to grapple with the horrors of humanity.

The cinema and the visual arts share numerous attributes, including aesthetic considerations of perspective, light, color, and composition. Beyond such matters of form, they are also concerned with genre, authorship, technique, and innovation. Along these lines, there is one rather substantial way in which the two creative forms function similarly: They are both significantly influenced—aesthetically, as well as thematically—by major developments in such areas as politics, cultural criticism, commerce, and technology.

Guts, Girls, and Glasses: The Daredevil Genius of Harold Lloyd

Cinema of Dreams: The Films of Steven Spielberg, Pt. 2

Indeed, Spielberg came to understand why his mentor, Universal Studios President Sid Sheinberg, insisted that he direct Jurassic Park before Schindler's List: because after, he would never be able to direct a summer blockbuster in the same way. But what changed for Spielberg during this production, and how did it come to alter his style so drastically?

To register, visit BrynMawrFilm.org or call 610.527.4008 x108

Art/Cinema II

Taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D., Department of English, Cabrini University

—Bong Joon-ho, director of Snowpiercer

FILM STUDIES

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Class meets at BMFI:

Safety Last! (1923)

Class meets at BMFI: 4 Tuesdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Class screenings will take place in the theater whenever possible.

This course will trace Lloyd's indelible career from his early days making short films as the Tramp-like Lonesome Luke, to the development of his defining “Glasses” character in features such as Safety Last!, the blockbuster smash The Freshman (1925), and Speedy (1928, featuring a cameo by Babe Ruth), through his challenging transition to the sound era. Join us to hear the colorful tale of a true American original who never stopped moving and never stopped looking up.

4 Saturdays, April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm Class screenings will take place in the theater.

In our continued exploration of his genius, we will visit four of Spielberg's most enduring works, all on the big screen—Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan (1998), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), and Munich (2005)—and complete our portrait of the fractured yet glorious career of one of American cinema's greatest auteurs.

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$100 members; $125 non-members unless otherwise noted. Tuition includes digital readings; printed copies are $10.

FILM STUDIES

SEMINARS

To register, visit BrynMawrFilm.org or call 610.527.4008 x108 $25 for BMFI members and $30 for non-members.

Dogged Defiance: Sidney Lumet Taught by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI

In a career that spanned more than fifty years, Philadelphia-born Sidney Lumet defied genre boundaries, resisted Hollywood’s edict of moral simplicity, and silenced the chorus of critics that claimed his best work was behind him when he made 2007’s Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. He directed it all: courtroom dramas (The Verdict); Motown musicals (The Wiz); tales of big-city corruption (Prince of the City); literary adaptations (of work by Eugene O’Neill, Anton Chekov, Agatha Christie, and others); and heist movies (Dog Day Afternoon). Over the course of these and the other forty diverse films on his résumé, Lumet worked with a variety of settings, genres, and source material. Yet, what remained decidedly constant over time was his depiction of, in the words of one film historian, “the quintessential hero acting in defiance of peer group authority and asserting his own code of moral values.” Join us to explore a small but potent sampling of Lumet’s work, including his debut film, 12 Angry Men (1957), as well as Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Network (1976), and learn why he has been called “a master of the morally complex American drama.”

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Class meets at BMFI: 4 Tuesdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Class screenings will take place in the theater.

Taught by Gary M. Kramer, Author and Film Critic

Although they are rarely screened outside of film festivals, short films deserve anything but short shrift. These easily digestible minimovies are often “calling cards” for burgeoning directors who want to showcase their talents in a modest—and modestly budgeted— form. Successful and acclaimed filmmakers ranging from Wes Anderson (1994’s “Bottle Rocket”, 2014’s Grand Budapest Hotel) to Benh Zeitlin (2008’s “Glory at Sea”, 2014’s Beasts of the Southern Wild), as well as countless others, launched their careers in just this way.

Special Topic: Philosophy on Film – Alain Resnais: The Weight of Time Sponsored and Presented by the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium

March 23:

LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD (1961)

March 30:

MY AMERICAN UNCLE (1980)

April 6:

WILD GRASS (2009).

Monday, May 22

Seminar: Short Attention Span Cinema 2

Students who enroll in this course by Monday, May 8, will receive a free ticket to BMFI’s May 10th screening of the documentary By Sidney Lumet. Please see page 8 for more information.

The moral weight of human memory will be explored through three films spanning the long career of the distinguished French filmmaker, Alain Resnais (1922-2014). The GPPC brings philosophy into the “public square” in the hope of presenting philosophical perspectives that can enrich your appreciation of these movies. Marc Moreau, Ph.D., (Philosophy Department, La Salle University) will present the series. The films scheduled for discussion are:

"Balcony" (2015)

Wild Grass (2009)

Meets at BMFI: 3 Thursdays, March 23, 30, April 6, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Fee: $30 (underwritten by a grant from the GPPC)

Film History Discussion Series: 1967

Short films may not require the same investment in character development that features do, but viewers’ emotions—from laughter to sadness to discomfort—can be effectively evoked nevertheless. Indeed, short films can be more satisfying than feature films, as they offer a dramatic slice of life, or a simple joke, eloquently told; they are brief, intense snippets of a larger world. A good short film works with quiet efficiency to hook viewers, carry them through the story, and deliver a satisfying payoff; the best shorts prompt us to reassess our conceptions of cinema. This seminar will showcase a handful of contemporary short films that highlight the strengths of the format. Exploring shorts like “You Deserve Everything” (2016), “Balcony” (2015), and “Family Dancing” (2014), among others, will leave students with a greater appreciation of this underestimated format.

Moderated by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI

Join us for a series of discussions covering an array of films that were initially released fifty years ago. We will take a brief tour of international cinema, including stops in France, Czechoslovakia, and the USSR. Films scheduled to be discussed are: May 1:

BONNIE AND CLYDE (Arthur Penn, US)

May 8:

LE SAMOURAÏ (Jean-Pierre Melville, France)

Sessions meet at BMFI:

May 15:

IN COLD BLOOD (Richard Brooks, US)

6 Mondays, May 1 through June 12, noon to 3:00 pm

May 22:

THE FIREMEN’S BALL (Milos Forman, Czechoslovakia)

May 29:

No Discussion

June 5:

THE GRADUATE (Mike Nichols, US)

June 12:

COMMISSAR (Aleksandr Askoldov, USSR)

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

No meeting on May 29 Fee: $100 for members, $125 for non-members (no “a la carte” enrollment)

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Class meets at BMFI: Monday, May 22, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Wednesday, May 24

Cinema Classics Seminar: The Innocents Taught by Lisa DeNight, Discussion Moderator, BMFI

“All I want to do is save the children . . . not destroy them. More than anything, I love children.” Join us for a one-night seminar on Jack Clayton's luminous and relentlessly spooky psychological horror classic, The Innocents (1961). Based on Henry James’ 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw, it tells the tale of a sheltered spinster (played masterfully by Deborah Kerr) who is hired to be a governess for two orphaned children by their emotionally and geographically distant bachelor uncle. Kerr's Miss Giddens is initially charmed by the uncle's august estate and by her two charges, but as time passes, she becomes convinced that snaking through this Eden is a sinister presence, threatening to corrupt the innocence of the children. The film trades Henry James's opulent prose for a ravishing black and white visual palette, courtesy of cinematographer Freddie Francis (The Elephant Man, Sons and Lovers), through whose lens it seems as if there's always a palpable malevolence lurking in the farthest corner of the eye. Truman Capote, who largely wrote the film's script along with playwright William Archibald, is credited for weaving an encroaching Freudian subtext and rich strains of Southern Gothic into this Victorian-set drama. Stir in a heady thematic cocktail of isolation, decadence, and contaminated purity, and you have an unforgettable movie-going experience—one with an ending you'll be dying to discuss. Cinema Classics Seminars offer an entertaining and engaging way to learn more about some of the true classics of world cinema. Students meet in the 2nd floor Multimedia room for an introductory lecture before the film and a guided discussion after the film. The film itself is shown in one of our theaters. Your ticket for the screening, as well as popcorn and a drink, are included with your registration. Seminar meets at BMFI: Wednesday, May 24, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Meets in the 2nd floor Multimedia Room; the film will be shown in the theater at 7:15 pm

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2017 SUMMER FILMMAKING WORKSHOP INFORMATION SESSION Learn more about our 2017 Summer Filmmaking Workshop at this free event. Meet instructor Chris Fusco, see a film from a past workshop, and get further details about this engaging program, now in its ninth year. MONDAY AT 5:30 PM: March 27 WORKSHOP DATES: Mondays-Thursdays, June 26, 2017 to August 3, 2017 (no session on Tuesday, July 4); 10am to 3pm

2017 SUMMER FILMMAKING WORKSHOP Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Write, produce, direct, and edit a film under the guidance of professional media-makers. Collaborate to create a polished script and short film through the experiential process of pre-production, production, and post-production. Get hands-on experience with professional equipment, use current techniques, and learn life and job skills through the inspiring and collaborative process of creating media art. Once made, we'll premiere your film on the big screen at Bryn Mawr Film Institute. Open to rising high school students entering grades 9–12. Space is limited; application required. Fee: $1700 if application received by April 17 (early application deadline); $2000 if application received by May 15 (final application deadline). Limited, need-based scholarships available.

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Film Critics CARRIE RICKEY and SAM ADAMS discussed the best films, the biggest snubs, and the hottest topics of this award show season at the Awards Night Critics Chat. BOTTOM RIGHT:

The Baroness CAROLYN SLOTA and PRISCILLA CONNOLLY were but two of the hundreds of people who attended our holiday screenings of The Sound of Music in costume.

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