theater, and Ken Russell’s stylish film version brought his own distinctively eccentric vision to the material. Iconic fashion model Twiggy made a charming ingenue in her first leading film role, supported by a droll cast including Broadway legend Tommy Tune and an uncredited appearance by Oscar winner Glenda Jackson. The film’s witty and eye- popping costumes were created by two-time Oscar nominee Shirley Russell ( Agatha , Reds ), a valued collaborator on such Russell classics as Women in Love (1969) and Tommy (1975). DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Ken Russell. WITH: Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian, Bryan Pringle. 1971. 135 min. UK. Color. Scope. English. Rated G. 35mm. Print courtesy of the BFI National Archive. Pather Panchali ( Song of the Little Road ) in 35mm Wed, Nov 6 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Directors Branch. Tasked with creating illustrations for a new edition of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s novel Pather Panchali, Satyajit Ray was so captivated by the story of the Roy family—father Horihor, mother Shorbojoya daughter Durga, baby brother Apu, and widowed aunt Indir—that he became a filmmaker in order to adapt it. The Roys share a tumbledown ancestral home on the rural outskirts of Calcutta (Kolkata), where a distant train’s smoke on the horizon offers a faint trace of the urban world. A timeless family saga, Pather Panchali was shot over three years and is still considered one of cinema’s greatest directorial debuts. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Satyajit Ray. WITH: Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Das Gupta, Subir Banerjee. 1955. 115 min. India. B&W. Bengali. 35mm. Restored by the Satyajit Ray Preservation Project through a collaboration of the Academy Film Archive, the Merchant-Ivory Foundation, The Film Foundation, and the Packard Humanities Institute. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
explores her addiction issues without letting them overwhelm its multi-dimensional portrait of Winehouse as a musical artist and a complicated human being. DIRECTED BY: Asif Kapadia. WITH: Amy Winehouse, Lauren Gilbert, Juliette Ashby, Nick Shymansky. 2015. 128 min. UK. Color. English. Rated R. DCP. The Bad and the Beautiful Wed, Nov 20 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Executives Branch. Charles Schnee won an Oscar for his original screenplay about a talented but manipulative film producer (Kirk Douglas) and his relationships with a star (Lana Turner), a screenwriter (Dick Powell), and a director (Barry Sullivan). Vincente Minnelli directed this witty and insightful behind-the- scenes look at Hollywood, with Douglas nominated for his commanding performance. The film won additional Oscars for its black-and-white art direction, cinematography, costume design, and Gloria Grahame’s touching supporting performance as Powell’s vivacious wife. David Raksin ( Laura ) composed the soaringly romantic score. DIRECTED BY: Vincente Minnelli. WRITTEN BY: Charles Schnee. WITH: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell. 1952. 117 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP.
NETWORK
Network in 35mm Wed, Nov 27 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Film Editors Branch. Free for Museum members. Paddy Chayefsky’s witty screenplay about the excesses of contemporary television seemed larger- than-life at the time of its release, but seen today, it is an uncanny prediction of the modern media landscape. William Holden is the old-school news producer struggling to cope, Faye Dunaway is the exec determined to make waves, and Peter Finch is the anchorman determined to go out in a blaze of glory. The film won Oscars for Chayefsky’s script and the performances of Dunaway, Finch, and Beatrice Straight. Additional nominees included film editor Alan Heim ( All That Jazz ), whose expert editing highlights the remarkable performances while helping the dialogue-driven story feel effortlessly cinematic. DIRECTED BY: Sidney Lumet. WRITTEN BY: Paddy Chayefsky. WITH: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall. 1976. 121 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
AMY
Amy Wed, Nov 13 | 7:30pm | TMT Selected by the Documentary Branch.
Director Asif Kapadia ( Senna ) and producer James Gay-Rees ( Exit through the Gift Shop ) won the Documentary Feature Oscar for this thorough and moving look at the art and tragically short life of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse (1983–2011). Incorporating interviews with her collaborators and loved ones, as well as extensive, rare footage of the star, including home movies, the documentary
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