The Young Girls of Rochefort ( Les demoiselles de Rochefort ) (1967)
SPOTLIGHTS
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of love, loss, family, and home. As a wink toward grand American musicals, the cast features a charismatic George Chakiris ( West Side Story ) and the singular Gene Kelly ( Singin’ in the Rain ), both of whose remarkable talents burst through the screen in quotidian solo numbers and spectacular ensemble choreography. A delicious, pastel-hued daydream with the heart of a classic Hollywood musical, Demy’s light-as-air cinematic treat is best enjoyed in celebration of St. Valentine. Programmed and note by K.J. Relth-Miller. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Jacques Demy. WITH: Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin. 1967. 126 min. France. Color. French, English. DCP. Retro Romantics: An Academy Film Archive Trailer Show in 35mm Fri, Feb 14 | 7:30pm | TMT “The most sparkling sexcapade that ever winked at convention!” Love is in the air and on the big screen, courtesy of the world’s largest collection of movie trailers at the Academy Film Archive. This vintage compendium of coming attractions explores the agony and the ecstasy of arthouse amour, from red-blooded lust and lovelorn lotharios to feverish melodramas and tortured obsessions. Presented entirely on 35mm film, these pre-show entertainments of the last several decades function as miniature films in their own right—many of which haven’t been seen since they originally screened in theaters. Programmed and note by Academy Film Archive Film Preservationists Cassie Blake and Tessa Idlewine. Quotation above from the trailer for PILLOW TALK (1959). Trailers courtesy of the Packard Humanities Institute Collection at the Academy Film Archive. Total program runtime: 70 min.
I n person: Filmmaker and Academy Directors Branch Governor Ava DuVernay and actor David Oyelowo David Oyelowo gives a stirring performance as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this powerful historical drama from director Ava DuVernay. Avoiding the traditional cradle-to-grave approach of Hollywood biopics, DuVernay’s film focuses on Dr. King’s struggle for equal voting rights, culminating in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march. Bradford Young’s sensitive, nuanced cinematography is one of the highlights of the film, a Best Picture nominee that won Original Song for “Glory,” by Common and John Legend. Ten years after the Oscar win, this program will reflect on the legacy of Dr. King, the march, and American biographical filmmaking in a pre-screening conversation with the
filmmaker and members of the cast. Programmed and note by K.J. Relth-Miller.
DIRECTED BY: Ava DuVernay. WRITTEN BY: Paul Webb. WITH: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, André Holland. 2014. 128 minutes. USA. Color. English. Rated PG-13. DCP.
The Young Girls of Rochefort ( Les demoiselles de Rochefort ) Fri, Feb 14 | 2pm | TMT A traveling crew of carnival performers descend on the French seaside town of Rochefort, inspiring new romances and the chance to rekindle old flames. Perhaps the most vivacious film in Jacques Demy’s informal romantic trilogy—which also includes Lola (1961) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)— The Young Girls of Rochefort reunites Cherbourg star Catherine Deneuve with musician Michael Legrand and costume designer Jacqueline Moreau (with Marie-Claude Fouquet) for an uplifting exploration
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