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Retrospective

From a Martinican 1983 classic to American indies and a French New Wave masterpiece, these restored screenings (some on 35mm!) give you the rare chance to see past movies anew.


Seen in black and white, a man and a woman walk down a city street while the man smokes.

Breathless À bout de souffle

Jean-Luc Godard  |   France

Jean-Luc Godard’s breakthrough follows small-time crook Michel, who steals a car, murders a policeman, and then reconnects with old flame Patricia in Paris.

French
Crime, Drama
A man stands in the woods, leading a brown cow. Another figure is in the background, out of focus.

First Cow

Kelly Reichardt  |   U.S.

Oregon Territory circa 1820. A taciturn loner and a Chinese immigrant seek their fortunes via a landowner’s prized cow in this brilliant interrogation of Americana.

English
Crime, Drama, Historical

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Spike Lee  |   U.S.

When a powerful music mogul (Denzel Washington) is targeted by a ransom plot, he is forced to fight for his family and legacy while jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.


Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two men stand in a forest next to a stream, wearing backpacks and looking off into the distance.

Old Joy

Kelly Reichardt  |   U.S.

Two old friends reunite for a quietly revelatory camping trip in Kelly Reichardt’s breakout, microbudget portrait of companionship and vanishing ideals.

English
Drama, Road Movie, Social Commentary
A woman stands in a cluttered, art filled workspace, creating a sculpture. Her expression is focused and determined.

Showing Up

Kelly Reichardt  |   U.S.

A sculptor preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends in this vibrant portrait of art and craft.

English
Art, Drama, Women-Centered
Poster of film, an illustrated boy looks up towards the sky with a small row of wooden houses behind him.

Sugar Cane Alley Rue Cases Nègres

Euzhan Palcy  |   France, Martinique

In 1930s French-colonized Martinique, an eleven-year-old boy becomes the hope for his community, and his grandmother will do anything to see his ambitions realized.

French, Creole
Coming of Age, Family Affairs, Historical, Literary Adaptation

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