SATURDAY MORNING CLASSICS, Cinema 21
SATURDAY MORNING CLASSICS
Programmed Exclusively for Cinema 21 by Elliot Lavine
stanley KUBRICK in b&w • 1956 - 1964
A QUARTET OF BRILLIANT FILMS IN EYE-POPPING BLACK & WHITE!
Every Saturday morning at 11am in September.
September 21 - LOLITA (1962)
Vladimir Nabokov adapted (along with uncredited Kubrick) this scorching screen adaptation of his own notoriously controversial novel about the provocative relationship between sexually precocious teenager Lolita and fussy stuffed shirt professor Humbert Humbert, leading to a bizarre array of shocking misadventures leading to all sorts of curious misbehavior. About as far a Hollywood film could go in 1962 without being crucified for it. Starring James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers, Sue Lyon, Marianne Stone. Cinematography by Oswald Morris. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. In B & W. 152 mins.
September 28- DR. STRANGELOVE or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
A blistering cold-war satire that’s every bit as devastatingly hilarious as it was when it was first released sixty years ago. After an insane commanding general launches a premature nuclear attack on Russia, the beleaguered U.S. president must figure out a way to avoid what appears to be an impending global catastrophe. Despite the film’s initial failure at the box office, it has over time become one of the key films of the 1960s, a caustic warning about the capricious dangers of nuclear armament. Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Slim Pickens, Keenan Wynn. Cinematography by Gilbert Taylor. Screenplay by Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George (from his novel, “Red Alert.”) Directed by Stanley Kubrick. In B & W. 93 mins.
IT’S JACQUES-TOBER! FOUR JACQUES!!
A Quartet of Classics all Courtesy of one brilliant Jacques or another!
CINEMA 21 celebrates the month of Jacques-tober In the most cinematically sparkling way!
October 5 - PLAYTIME (1967)
dir. Jacques Tati
We kick things off with the masterful Jacques Tati’s brilliant classic, a beautifully choreographed, nearly wordless comedy about confusion in an age of high technology! The director (again) stars as the befuddled old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, lost and confused in Paris and a hilarious assortment of other lost souls in one of Cinema’s most arresting film comedies, a delightful takedown of a modern, baffling world, with every rectangular inch of its widescreen crammed with eye-popping inventiveness. Starring Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden. Written and directed by Jacques Tati. In Color. 155 minutes. In French, with English subtitles.
October 12 - TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI (1954)
dir. Jacques Becker
Before French cinema became overly fixated on the so-called Nouvelle Vague, directors like Jacques Becker produced films that were, in many ways, tributes to the American crime films of the 40s and 50s. In this tense classic, gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey--who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo, who has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement. A perfect blend of crime, romance, and melodrama—all in the French style. Starring Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Rene Dary, and Lino Ventura. Directed by Jaccques Becker. In Black & White. 96 minutes. In French, with English subtitles.
October 19 - OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
dir. Jacques Tourneur
One of the most enduring film noir classics of the 1940s, this astounding picture remains a haunting elegy to one of Hollywood’s most cherished genres. The son of the great French film director, Maurice Tourneur, Jacques Tourneur was able to infuse his poetically romantic point of view into one of the most hardboiled films ever created. The tragic, fateful story of a private eye tasked with tracking down the beautiful mistress of a notorious gangster, ripples with erotic tension and excitement from its very first frame. Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas. Stunning cinematography from the legendary Nicholas Musuraca. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. In Black & White. 97 minutes.
October 26 - YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (1967)
dir. Jacques Demy
One of the most imaginative and charming French musicals is this brilliant story of Delphine and Solange, two beautiful and talented sisters living in the seaside town of Rochefort with their charming mother. Delphine teaches dance and Solange composes music and teaches piano to young pupils. Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Mixed into all this we find Max, a poet and a painter; Simon, owns a music shop trying to forget a lost love, and a pair of carefree young dancers, looking for love. Everything seems to come together just in time to create one of the most wonderful musical fantasies ever committed to film. Starring real life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, Grover Dale, Michel Piccoli, and Jacques Perrin. Written and directed by Jacques Demy. In Color. 125 mins.