GUYS AND DOLLS
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Guys and Dolls Sat, Apr 27 | 2pm | TMT
Mutiny on the Bounty in 35mm Sat, May 11 | 2pm | TMT
The smash hit Broadway musical—inspired by the humorous short stories of Damon Runyon—became a lavish CinemaScope musical under the direction of Oscar-winner Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( All about Eve ). Marlon Brando was cast as the charming gambler Sky Masterson opposite another entertainment legend, Frank Sinatra, as Nathan Detroit. For his only movie musical, Mankiewicz gave the film a stylized look befitting its stage origins, while Brando sings the classic “Luck Be A Lady.” DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. WITH: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine. 1955. 150 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. DCP.
Two-time Oscar-winner Lewis Milestone ( All Quiet on the Western Front ) directed this lavish remake of the Nordhoff-Hall classic about the 18th century Royal Navy crew who rebelled against their tyrannical commander. Trevor Howard made a restrained, chilling Captain Bligh, while Marlon Brando’s droll performance as Fletcher Christian took a very different approach from the classic heroism of Clark Gable’s portrayal in the 1935 film, emphasizing Christian’s upper-class British background. The film was shot at gorgeous Tahitian locations and earned seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture. DIRECTED BY: Lewis Milestone. WRITTEN BY: Charles Lederer. WITH: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Tarita. 1962. 179 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. 35mm.
THE FUGITIVE KIND
The Fugitive Kind Sun, Apr 28 | 2pm | TMT Based on Tennessee Williams’s 1957 play Orpheus Descending , Sidney Lumet’s drama of drifter Valentine “Snakeskin” Xavier (Marlon Brando) seeking the straight-and-narrow path via a new start in small-town Mississippi could at face value be considered a departure for the director, though only by way of location; the picture’s themes of class divide and social tension are on par with Lumet’s interest in the working-class of 1960s America. Brooding alongside a dynamic Joanne Woodward and the earthy yet defeated Anna Magnani ( Mamma Roma ), Brando delivers another in a series of grounded performances aligned with his well-known off-screen sympathies for social justice issues. DIRECTED BY: Sidney Lumet. WRITTEN BY: Tennessee Williams, Meade Roberts. WITH: Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapleton. 1960. 119 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP.
BURN! (¡QUEIMADA!)
Burn! ( ¡Queimada! ) in 35mm Mon, May 13 | 7:30pm | TMT
Director Gillo Pontecorvo followed his classic The Battle of Algiers (1966) with this epic 19th century Caribbean drama, loosely inspired by real events. Marlon Brando plays Sir William Walker, a British mercenary sent to a Portuguese colony to stir up rebellion among its workers, who finds his loyalties torn between his assignment and the people he is betraying. The project was a particular favorite of Brando’s, who was instrumental in getting the troubled production completed, and Ennio Morricone contributed a typically distinctive and powerful score. Please note we will be screening the English language version of the film. DIRECTED BY: Gillo Pontecorvo. WRITTEN BY: Franco Solinas, Giorgio Arlorio. WITH: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia. 1969. 131 min. France/Italy. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm.
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