Gilbert). Since the Hays Code was in effect though not yet strictly enforced, like many other films from the pre-Code period, Queen Christina manages to get away with plenty of queer-coded sequences. Austrian actress Salka Viertel, who had a close friendship with Garbo, contributed to the screenplay. DIRECTED BY: Rouben Mamoulian. WRITTEN BY: H.M. Harwood, Salka Viertel, Margaret P. LeVino. WITH: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone. 1933. 99 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Preceded by Queen Christina Costume Test 1933. 9 min. USA. B&W. Silent. 35mm. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive. Camille Adapted from the semi-biographical novel La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, Camille stars Greta Garbo as Marguerite Gautier, the courtesan with a heart of gold in an ill-fated romance with Armand Duval (Robert Taylor). Camille was Garbo’s first teaming with director George Cukor, and her performance earned her a third Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Zoe Akins, who was reportedly a part of the queer Hollywood circles of the time, contributed to the screenplay. DIRECTED BY: George Cukor. WRITTEN BY: Zoe Akins, Frances Marion, James Hilton. WITH: Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan. 1936. 109 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm.
DIRECTED BY: Dorothy Arzner. WRITTEN BY: Zoe Akins. WITH: Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Billie Burke, Helen Chandler. 1933. 78 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Library of Congress. Preceded by Home Movie: Boating with Dorothy Arzner and Billie Burke Ca. 1934. 4 min. USA. B&W. Silent. DCP. Digital file courtesy of the Florenz Ziegfeld-Billie Burke Collection at the Academy Film Archive.
ZOUZOU
Zouzou in 35mm preceded by Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life Sun, Mar 24 | 2pm | TMT Zouzou Orphans Zouzou and Jean (Joséphine Baker and Jean Gabin) grow up in a traveling circus raised by Papa Melé (Pierre Larquey). When the circus dissolves, Jean grows to be a troublesome, dallying sailor; meanwhile, Zouzou harbors romantic feelings for her adoptive brother who is none the wiser. Developed as a star vehicle for Baker, who by this time was already a cultural phenomenon in France, Zouzou features musical numbers demonstrating her on-stage talents and charm. Contemporarily, Baker is embraced by the queer community for her unconventional life and her spirited personality. DIRECTED BY: Marc Allégret. WRITTEN BY: Carlo Rim. WITH: Joséphine Baker, Jean Gabin, Pierre Larquey, Yvette Lebon. 1934. 92 min. France. B&W. French. 35mm. Preceded by Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life This musical short features a 19-year-old Billie Holiday in her screen debut and offers slice-of-life segments of Black experiences set to Duke Ellington’s composition “A Rhapsody of Negro Life.” Having only previously released a few singles, Holiday was a relative newcomer at the time of production. DIRECTED BY: Fred Waller. WITH: Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Barney Bigard, Billie Holiday. 1935. 9 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP.
Sylvia Scarlett in 35mm Fri, Mar 29 | 7:30pm | TMT
Forced to flee their home due to her father’s shady dealings following her mother’s death, Sylvia Scarlett (Katharine Hepburn) forgoes womanhood to escape with her father by dressing in drag as a boy named Sylvester. Unexpectedly, she falls for bohemian artist Michael Fane (Brian Aherne). The film was a flop upon its release but has since garnered a cult following, particularly within LGBTQIA+ audiences due to the lesbian and gay subtext within the film. Sylvia Scarlett further cemented Hepburn as a queer icon, whose persona has heavily resonated with sapphic audiences. DIRECTED BY: George Cukor. WRITTEN BY: Gladys Unger, John Collier, Mortimer Offner. WITH: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Brian Aherne, Edmund Gwenn. 1935. 95 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Pigskin Parade in 35mm preceded by One- Horse Farmers in 35mm and Twin Triplets in 35mm Sat, Mar 30 | 2pm | TMT Programmed and notes by Taylor Morales. Pigskin Parade A football movie with songs! A mix-up leads underdog Texas State to take on mighty Yale University in this Twentieth Century Fox comedy. The film is best remembered today as Judy Garland’s feature debut at age 14. Garland plays a supporting role and sings three songs. Stuart Erwin plays her quarterback brother in an Academy Award–nominated supporting performance. Betty Grable also appears in a small role, but the stars of the show are Patsy Kelly and Jack Haley as a husband-wife coaching team who must defy all odds to bring their team to victory. DIRECTED BY: David Butler. WRITTEN BY: Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen, William Conselman, Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin, Mark Kelly. WITH: Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Judy Garland. 1936. 93 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Queen Christina in 35mm with Camille in 35mm Mon, Mar 25 | 7:30pm | TMT Queen Christina
The first biopic to depict the queer Queen Christina of Sweden stars none other than sapphic icon Greta Garbo. The film highly dramatizes the Swedish queen’s life and veers considerably from that of the real Christina, most notably in the addition of a fictional romance with Antonio Pimentel de Prado (John
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