following the closure of a General Motors auto plant in Moraine, Ohio—the same location that was the subject of Reichart and Steven Bognar’s Oscar winner for Documentary Feature, American Factory (2019) . Union Maids DIRECTED BY: James Klein, Julia Reichert, Miles Mogulescu. WITH: Kate Hyndman, Stella Nowicki, Sylvia Woods. 1976. 48 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP. Plus! A presentation of The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, courtesy of HBO Films. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert. WITH: Popeye Hurst, Kim Clay, Kate Geiger, Kathe Day. 2009. 42 min. USA. Color. English. DCP. The Talented Mr. Ripley Wed, Jul 3 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Executives Branch. A seemingly immature young man insinuates himself into the life of a handsome, charming heir with deadly results in Anthony Minghella’s lavish film version of the first of Patricia Highsmith’s “Ripley” books, previously adapted as the French film Purple Noon (1960). Matt Damon makes a deceptively sympathetic Ripley, supported by an A-list cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and an Oscar-nominated Jude Law. Ripley received additional nominations for its art direction, costume design, Gabriel Yared’s sinuous score, and Minghella’s screenplay. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Anthony Minghella. WITH: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett. 1999. 139 min. USA. Color. English, Italian. Rated R. DCP.
BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS
Bless Their Little Hearts in 35mm Wed, Jun 19 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Directors Branch.
The only fiction feature directed by Billy Woodberry is a low-key drama about a man who is unemployed, living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, struggling to help support his wife and children. Woodberry, a member of the L.A. Rebellion group of Black filmmakers who emerged from UCLA, developed the film as his college thesis, and fellow Rebellion member and 2017 Honorary Oscar recipient Charles Burnett served as the film’s screenwriter and cinematographer. In 2013, the Library of Congress selected Woodberry’s film for preservation in the National Film Registry. DIRECTED BY: Billy Woodberry. WRITTEN BY: Charles Burnett. WITH: Nate Hardman, Kaycee Moore, Angela Burnett, Ronald Burnett. 1984. 85 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Preservation print courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Federico Fellini’s 8 ½ Wed, Jul 10 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Film Editors Branch. Free for Museum Members.
Federico Fellini’s fantastical epic about the personal and creative struggles of a successful film director is one of his most iconic movies, inspiring generations of filmmakers as well as a hit Broadway musical. Marcello Mastroianni plays the auteur Guido Anselmi, who reflects on the women in his life as he struggles to complete his latest film. 8 ½ won Oscars for Foreign Language Film and Piero Gherardi’s black- and-white costume design, and was also nominated for Art Direction (Black-and-White), Directing, and Original Screenplay. Leo Catozzo’s editing elegantly bridges the film’s transitions between past and present, reality and fantasy, life and cinema. DIRECTED BY: Federico Fellini. WRITTEN BY: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi. WITH: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo. 1963. 138 min. Italy/France. B&W. Italian. DCP.
UNION MAIDS
Union Maids Wed, Jun 26 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Documentary Branch.
This tribute to Oscar-winning filmmaker Julia Reichert (1946–2022) pairs two of her Oscar- nominated documentaries. Union Maids (Documentary Feature nominee), directed with James Klein and Miles Mogulescu, tells the story of female participation in the American labor movement through extensive interviews with three veterans of the movement—Kate Hyndman, Stella Nowicki, and Sylvia Woods; Union Maids was added to the National Film Registry in 2022. The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (Documentary Short nominee) examines the human consequences
The Addams Family Wed, Jul 17 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch.
Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld made his feature film directing debut with this hit based
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