Films
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A Star from the Start: Early Jiří Trnka Shorts
Directed by Jiří Trnka
Trnka’s early shorts work quickly established him as a master filmmaker. This program includes The Animals and the Brigands (1946), …
The Czech Year
Directed by Jiří Trnka
Trnka established his reputation as a world-renowned master of puppet animation with his Venice prize-winning first feature, a kinetic visual …
Peppermint Soda
Directed by Diane Kurys
French actress Diane Kurys embarked on a directorial career with 1977’s unsung masterpiece Peppermint Soda, a film about the transition …
Monrovia, Indiana
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Master documentarian of institutions Frederick Weisman’s 43rd film is a vital, painstaking look into the daily lives and rituals of …
The Emperor’s Nightingale
Directed by Jiří Trnka, Miloš Makovec
Trnka’s adaptation of a classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is an enchanting animated jewel box. Framed by live action …
Mature Mastery: Late Jiří Trnka Shorts
Directed by Jiří Trnka
This program of late-career Trnka works includes The Good Soldier Švejk Part 3 (1954), Passion (1962), Cybernetic Grandma (1962), and …
Chasing Portraits
Directed by Elizabeth Rynecki
In conjunction with Jewish Book Month, OJMCHE and the Northwest Film Center present Chasing Portraits, which documents Elizabeth Rynecki's quest to …
I Am Cuba
Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
For a film ostensibly dealing with the Cuban Revolution, and produced essentially as Communist propaganda, I Am Cuba has somehow …
Ninotchka
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Coming at a time in which Greta Garbo’s career was in sharp decline—her popularity waned in the US, while in …
Destry Rides Again
Directed by George Marshall
In this vintage Western, the glamourous Marlene Dietrich stars as Frenchy, a dance hall singer and entertainer caught up in …
The Kiss
Directed by Jacques Feyder
By 1929, Greta Garbo had already been under contract at MGM for several years making pictures like Flesh and the …
NorthXNorth: The Short Films of Dan Sokolowski
Directed by Dan Sokolowski
Hailing from Dawson City, Yukon, Dan Sokolowski (Sok Cinema), has produced over 24 shorts, one feature, and is the producer …