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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Sun, Dec 26 | 7:30pm | DGT
Writer-director Jacques Demy pulled off the rare feat of paying homage to the classic tradition of movie musicals while making a groundbreaking work in the form with this melancholy and visually dazzling sung-through musical about the life and loves of a young woman (Catherine Deneuve at her most ach- ingly vulnerable). Michel Legrand earned three Oscar nominations for his music, including for the haunting ballad “I Will Wait for You.”
DIRECTOR: Jacques Demy.
CAST: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel. 1964. 92 min. France. Color. French. DCP.
The Awful Truth
Sun, Jan 2 | 7:30pm | DGT
Unhappily married Irene Dunne and Cary Grant discover only after their divorce— and fighting for custody of their beloved terrier Mr. Smith—that they are meant to be together after all, and work to sabotage their exes’ relationships with their new loves. This classic screwball romantic comedy won Leo McCarey his first Directing Oscar, and helped make Supporting Actor nominee Ralph Bellamy the iconic face of the guy-destined- to-get-dumped.
DIRECTOR: Leo McCarey.
CAST: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D’Arcy.
1937. 90 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP.
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