Stokowski, Deems Taylor. 1940. 125 min. USA. Technicolor. English. Rated G. DCP.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
An American in Paris Fri, Oct 11 | 7:30pm | DGT
THE RED SHOES
The incomparable Gene Kelly’s outstanding performance turned the 1928 George Gershwin symphonic poem into a spectacular musical film of the same name—one that garnered eight Academy Award nominations and six wins including Best Picture, Cinematography (Color), Costume Design (Color), and Art Direction (Color). The love story set in Paris is told through vibrant dance numbers choreographed by Kelly. Amplified by the elaborate hues of the set design, costumes, and props, these numbers become truly magical moments through the synergy of motion, color, and sound. DIRECTED BY: Vincente Minnelli. WRITTEN BY: Alan Jay Lerner. WITH: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary. 1951. 114 min. USA. Technicolor. English. DCP.
The Red Shoes in 35mm Fri, Oct 25 | 7:30pm | DGT
In this “visually ravishing masterpiece” (BFI), real- life dancer Moira Shearer makes her film debut as Vicky Page, a ballerina torn between her passion for dance and her adoration of a composer. An adaptation of the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, the film was nominated in five categories including Best Picture, Story, and Film Editing, and won two Oscars: one for the score by Brian Easdale ( Black Narcissus , Peeping Tom ), and another for the dazzling art direction of Hein Heckroth and Arthur Lawson. Vicky’s bright red ballet slippers contrast starkly with her dress, which transforms from pure white to dirty grey as her dance consumes her, reflecting her exhaustion and despair. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. WITH: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann. 1948. 136 min. UK. Technicolor. English. 35mm. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in association with BFI, The Film Foundation, ITV Global Entertainment Ltd., and Janus Films. Restoration funding provided by the Golden Globe Foundation, The Film Foundation, and the Louis B. Mayer Foundation. Print courtesy of The Film Foundation Conservation Collection at the Academy Film Archive.
FANTASIA
Fantasia Thu, Oct 24 | 7:30pm | DGT
The third animated feature released by Disney is still considered the studio’s most experimental work. In Fantasia , a series of eight vignettes set to classical music demonstrate the remarkable potential of feature film animation. The segments range from the lighthearted antics of Mickey Mouse in “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” to the sinister, epic imagery of “Night on Bald Mountain.” Experimental filmmaker Oskar Fischinger’s contributions to the film’s look and feel were tremendously significant, particularly his concept of a visual symphony. The film received two Special Awards from the Academy, both in recognition of its groundbreaking approach to the use of sound and music as a visualized form in motion pictures. DIRECTED BY: Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, Ford Beebe, T. Hee, Norm Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson. WITH: Leopold
CABARET
Cabaret Fri, Nov 1 | 7:30pm | DGT
The second feature from director-choreographer Bob Fosse uses rich color, especially purple, in its depiction of decadent, Weimar-era Berlin. When naïve young Brian Roberts (Michael York) moves into a Berlin boardinghouse in 1931, he is unprepared for his new neighbor—the brash, would-be star Sally Bowles, played by Liza Minnelli in her Oscar-winning
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