April 9, 2016 – June 12, 2016
As cinema moves into its second century, the preservation of classic films is finding new life through digital technology and collaborative efforts by film archives and studios worldwide. At the same time, appreciation for the glories of 35mm film prints and the opportunity for new generations to see the originals on the big screen remains a distinct pleasure. The Film Center is pleased to present this selection of iconic classics enjoying a second life via restoration or preservation, either by digital magic or lovingly made film prints. We hope you’ll discover something new, or see a longtime favorite in an entirely new light.
A Brighter Summer Day
Directed by Edward Yang
A sprawling cast, set against a backdrop of political and social turmoil in early-’60s Taiwan, forms the basis for Yang’s …
A.K.
Directed by Chris Marker
Marker’s (La Jetee, Sans Soleil) hyper-observational style is on full display in A.K. as he skirts around Akira Kurosawa’s legendary, …
Black Girl
Directed by Ousmane Sembene
Sembene, the unofficial “father” of African cinema, made his feature film debut with the ravishing Black Girl, a meditation on …
Fat City
Directed by John Huston
A Hollywood legend of outsized proportions, Huston returned to critical and commercial success with the late-career Fat City, which trades …
Heaven Can Wait
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Aging playboy Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) dies and dutifully heads directly to hell, where the lobby looks very similar …
Late Spring
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Noriko (the incomparable Setsuko Hara in her first of six roles with Ozu), late twenties, lives at home with her …
Ran
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
One of the late masterpieces of Japanese master Kurosawa's long and distinguished career, Ran was inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear …
Strange Victory
Directed by Leo Hurwitz
Hurwitz, while known best for his Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning film covering the 1962 Adolf Eichmann war crimes trial as well …