December 8, 2023–January 3, 2024
Essential Big Screen 2023
During The Cinematheque’s open-house festivities in July, we encouraged patrons to make a modest donation and, in turn, suggest a film they believe has been egregiously overlooked in our programming. Little surprise, your recommendations were top-shelf! In fact, in more than one instance, requests were serendipitously in sync with plans already afoot for 2024 (Jean-Luc Godard, Edward Yang, Tsai Ming-liang, we’re looking at you).
For this year’s “Essential Big Screen” lineup, we’ve decided to sprinkle in three patrons’ picks too good to delay any longer. Thanks to John S. (Hana-bi), Kenny B. (Diary of a Country Priest), and Johanna H. (Glenda Jackson) for your selections and generous support. A medley of must-see classics—featuring works by Terrence Malick, Ozu Yasujiro, King Hu, and Douglas Sirk—round out the remaining program.
To anyone who enjoyed a movie at The Cinematheque in 2023, thank you for supporting us and the work we do. Happy holidays and even happier film viewing.
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List of Programmed Films
Date | Film Title | Director(s) | Year | Country |
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2023-Dec | Days of Heaven | Terrence Malick | 1978 | USA |
2023-Dec | Hana-bi | Kitano Takeshi | 1997 | Japan |
2023-Dec | Raining in the Mountain | King Hu | 1979 | Taiwan . . . |
2023-Dec | Sunday Bloody Sunday | John Schlesinger | 1971 | United Kingdom |
2023-Dec | Diary of a Country Priest | Robert Bresson | 1950 | France |
2023-Dec | All That Heaven Allows | Douglas Sirk | 1955 | USA |
2023-Dec | An Autumn Afternoon | Ozu Yasujiro | 1962 | Japan |