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Oshima's abiding fascination with the most dangerous extremes of sexual desire gave way to his pornographic masterpiece, one of the most intensely debated films of the 1970s and one of the first to artistically depict explicit sex. Marking a triumph for Oshima's visionary melding of eroticism and politics, the release of his first French-financed project resulted in a major international scandal and a trial on obscenity charges hurled against Oshima. Based on the true story of a tempestuous affair between a dangerous prostitute and a gambler in the 1930s, In the Realm of the Senses is both a sumptuous period piece, with a vivid ukiyo-e inspired color scheme and architectonic compositions, and a fascinating study of the intermingling of sex and death. showing through friday

It Always Rains on Sunday by Robert Hamer (UK, 1947, 92 min.) On another rainy Sunday in London, as Rose Sandigate (Googie Withers) goes about her daily, mundane chores, she discovers her ex-lover, Tommy Swann (John McCullum), hiding in her toolshed after his escape from prison. The film combines Hitchcockian suspense with French poetic realism to create a portrait of post-war British life. "A bleak thriller realized with utter vibrancy, Robert Hamers savory stew of Londons lower class roils with an emotional brutality and precision that most films dont dare attempt, let alone achieve. Dense and compact, melodramatic but never maudlin." (Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York). Co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival. showing through jan 15

La Len by Santiago Otheguy (2007, 85 min.). Surrounded by a labyrinth of waterways meandering through lush wilderness, Alvaro lives a simple, lonely life harvesting reeds and fishing. In this remote area of Argentina, Alvaros homosexuality and his love for books aggravates his isolation. The only link between this boundless territory and the city is the water-taxi "El Len. Its captain, El Turu, feels threatened by Alvaro's differences and continually harasses him. But Alvaro doesnt know that El Turus masks an inner turmoil. showing through jan 15

Box Office Babies presentation Fri, Sept 5 @ 1:00 “RIVETING. This exhilarating film makes you shake your head in amazement.” – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challe final showing

Box Office Babies Presentation Fri, Nov 28 @ 1:00 pm Gay Rights Activist. Friend. Lover. Unifier. Politician. Fighter. Icon. Inspiration. Hero. His life changed history, and his courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Academy Award winner Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk under the final showing

Verdi’s last tragic opera OTELLO, like Shakespeare’s play, is a shattering psychological drama. The new production for the Salzburg Festival was directed by Stephen Langridge, who in 2006 attracted attention with his production of Offenbach’s Bluebeard in Bregenz. Riccardo Muti, one of the best Verdi conductors of our time, returned to Salzburg for the production. Alongside the Spanish baritone Carlos Álvarez as Jago, two rising international singers of the younger generation can be heard as Otello and Desdemona: the Latvian spinto tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko and the Russian soprano Marina Poplavskaya. Opera in 4 acts, approx 2h10m. Performed at the Salzburg Festival, August 2008 Music: Giuseppe Verdi; Libretto: Arrigo Boito; one day only

"There's never been anything like this densely detailed phantasmagoria -- groundbreaking in substance, damned near earth-shaking in style." - Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal From director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Millions) and screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty) comes this darkly funny rags-to-riches story that was a breakout hit at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for t final showing

Oshima's abiding fascination with the most dangerous extremes of sexual desire gave way to his pornographic masterpiece, one of the most intensely debated films of the 1970s and one of the first to artistically depict explicit sex. Marking a triumph for Oshima's visionary melding of eroticism and politics, the release of his first French-financed project resulted in a major international scandal and a trial on obscenity charges hurled against Oshima. Based on the true story of a tempestuous affair between a dangerous prostitute and a gambler in the 1930s, In the Realm of the Senses is both a sumptuous period piece, with a vivid ukiyo-e inspired color scheme and architectonic compositions, and a fascinating study of the intermingling of sex and death. final showing

La Len by Santiago Otheguy (2007, 85 min.). Surrounded by a labyrinth of waterways meandering through lush wilderness, Alvaro lives a simple, lonely life harvesting reeds and fishing. In this remote area of Argentina, Alvaros homosexuality and his love for books aggravates his isolation. The only link between this boundless territory and the city is the water-taxi "El Len. Its captain, El Turu, feels threatened by Alvaro's differences and continually harasses him. But Alvaro doesnt know that El Turus masks an inner turmoil. showing through jan 15

Who Does She Think She Is? By Pamela Tanner Boll (2008, 84 min.). From the director of Born into Brothels, Boll's new film Who Does She Think She Is? features five bold women who navigate some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. showing through jan 17

Special Event Free Screening! Elements Of Cinema Metropolis at 11:00 am Free Screening! Discussion follows film. (1927) dir Fritz Lang w/ Brigitte Helm, Fritz Rasp, Gustav Froelich, Theodor Loos [124min] Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, METROPOLIS takes place in 2026, when the populace is divided between workers who must live in the dark underground and the rich who enjoy a futuristic city of splendor. The tense balance of these two societies is realized through images that are among the most famous of the 20th century. http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/events/2009/images/janfeb-elements-metropolis.jpg one day only

It Always Rains on Sunday by Robert Hamer (UK, 1947, 92 min.) On another rainy Sunday in London, as Rose Sandigate (Googie Withers) goes about her daily, mundane chores, she discovers her ex-lover, Tommy Swann (John McCullum), hiding in her toolshed after his escape from prison. The film combines Hitchcockian suspense with French poetic realism to create a portrait of post-war British life. "A bleak thriller realized with utter vibrancy, Robert Hamers savory stew of Londons lower class roils with an emotional brutality and precision that most films dont dare attempt, let alone achieve. Dense and compact, melodramatic but never maudlin." (Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York). Co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival. showing through jan 15

La Len by Santiago Otheguy (2007, 85 min.). Surrounded by a labyrinth of waterways meandering through lush wilderness, Alvaro lives a simple, lonely life harvesting reeds and fishing. In this remote area of Argentina, Alvaros homosexuality and his love for books aggravates his isolation. The only link between this boundless territory and the city is the water-taxi "El Len. Its captain, El Turu, feels threatened by Alvaro's differences and continually harasses him. But Alvaro doesnt know that El Turus masks an inner turmoil. showing through jan 15

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison US 1957, 35mm, b/w, 96 min. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Robert Webber US 1967, 35mm, color, 97 min. An affectionate homage to Los Angeles, Mackendrick's last film offers a sunny dream of mid-1960s Malibu as a small town of surfers, bodybuilders, real estate agents and movie stars. Tony Curtis returns, in a softer version of Sweet Smell's desperate huckster, as a transplanted New York salesman who lands in the romantic comedy landscape of speculative real estate and romance, caught between a radiant Claudia Cardinale as a giddy Italian actress and a tragically beautiful Sharon Tate as a beach blanket beatnik. Mackendrick’s underappreciated satire of California hedonism and the war between the sexes remains one of his broadest and most accessible comedies. imdb mrqe --> one day only find/upload a trailer

Who Does She Think She Is? By Pamela Tanner Boll (2008, 84 min.). From the director of Born into Brothels, Boll's new film Who Does She Think She Is? features five bold women who navigate some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. showing through jan 17

$10 adults / $8 kids, seniors and Coolidge members Ben Rudnick Friends play the hippest family music around. With countless awards to their credit, including FOUR Parent’s Choice awards, their adventurous, high-energy blend of happy, upbeat acoustic music is guaranteed to entertain the entire family. Bending musical styles from country to bluegrass, rock to second-line New Orleans, their original songs and fun takes on familiar tunes make you sing, make you dance and make you happy. Join the fun! imdb mrqe --> one day only

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Gert Fröbe US/UK 1965, 35mm, color, 104 min. One of Mackendrick's most ambitious and powerful films, A High Wind in Jamaica is an epic seafaring fable about three English siblings captured by pirates in the Caribbean seas and determined to become permanent members of the crew. A clear departure from Mackendrick's comic forte, this most underrated gem of his career offers an unexpectedly astringent and unflinching vision of childhood as an inspirational yet ultimately selfish force that unsettles the adult world. Mackendrick’s theme of destructive innocence is crystallized in the conflict between the cocksure young stowaways and the salty sea dogs marvelously portrayed by James Coburn and Anthony Quinn, each in their very best character actor modes. one day only

Repertory Series The Brattle Selects 2009 Bad Day At Black Rock at 3:15, 7:30 Double Feature w/ LONELY ARE THE BRAVE. (1955) dir John Sturges w/ Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin [81 min] Re-envisioning the Western has long been a favorite pastime of Hollywood’s greatest directors. Here, John Sturges takes what could be a standard old-fashioned Western and transplants it to post-WWII Arizona. Tracy’s John J. Macreedy comes to the backwater town of Black Rock to deliver a posthumous medal to the family of a heroic Japanese-American soldier killed in battle. Upon arrival, however, he discovers the townsfolk are a tightlipped, uncooperative and potentially murderous lot. Outstanding performances all around make this a terrific film that stands as both a progressive morality tale and a tension-filled thriller. http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/series/2009/images/janfeb-brattle-bad.jpg showing through jan 12

It Always Rains on Sunday by Robert Hamer (UK, 1947, 92 min.) On another rainy Sunday in London, as Rose Sandigate (Googie Withers) goes about her daily, mundane chores, she discovers her ex-lover, Tommy Swann (John McCullum), hiding in her toolshed after his escape from prison. The film combines Hitchcockian suspense with French poetic realism to create a portrait of post-war British life. "A bleak thriller realized with utter vibrancy, Robert Hamers savory stew of Londons lower class roils with an emotional brutality and precision that most films dont dare attempt, let alone achieve. Dense and compact, melodramatic but never maudlin." (Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York). Co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival. showing through jan 15

La Len by Santiago Otheguy (2007, 85 min.). Surrounded by a labyrinth of waterways meandering through lush wilderness, Alvaro lives a simple, lonely life harvesting reeds and fishing. In this remote area of Argentina, Alvaros homosexuality and his love for books aggravates his isolation. The only link between this boundless territory and the city is the water-taxi "El Len. Its captain, El Turu, feels threatened by Alvaro's differences and continually harasses him. But Alvaro doesnt know that El Turus masks an inner turmoil. showing through jan 15

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Who Does She Think She Is? By Pamela Tanner Boll (2008, 84 min.). From the director of Born into Brothels, Boll's new film Who Does She Think She Is? features five bold women who navigate some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. showing through jan 17

$5 children /$10 adults Join BEEP (Brookline Early Education Program) for our second annual family music event! Come sing, dance and play at the Coolidge with other young children and their families. Features live interactive musical performances and musical short films. All proceeds support BEEP literacy programs and classroom libraries. one day only

Repertory Series The Brattle Selects 2009 Bad Day At Black Rock at 3:15, 7:30 Double Feature w/ LONELY ARE THE BRAVE. (1955) dir John Sturges w/ Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin [81 min] Re-envisioning the Western has long been a favorite pastime of Hollywood’s greatest directors. Here, John Sturges takes what could be a standard old-fashioned Western and transplants it to post-WWII Arizona. Tracy’s John J. Macreedy comes to the backwater town of Black Rock to deliver a posthumous medal to the family of a heroic Japanese-American soldier killed in battle. Upon arrival, however, he discovers the townsfolk are a tightlipped, uncooperative and potentially murderous lot. Outstanding performances all around make this a terrific film that stands as both a progressive morality tale and a tension-filled thriller. http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/series/2009/images/janfeb-brattle-bad.jpg final showing

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Based on Graham Greene’s novel, this very cinematic film noir is set in Vienna, and stars Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. Directed by Carol Reed. (1949) 1h33m one day only

Empty Nest by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min.) Daniel Burman's superbly imaginative and entertaining Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasisurrealist world of playwright Leonardo (Oscar Martnez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth). At once hilarious and nostalgic, Burman's film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and how they are created. In Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles. Description adapted from the Toronto International Film Festival. Co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival. showing through jan 25

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath (US/Laos 2008, 100 min.). Filmed over the course of 23 years, The Betrayal is an epic story of one family's journey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York in the 80's to the present. Thavisouk Phrasavath tells the story of himself as a young man struggling to survive a war and the hardships of immigrant life. His mother tells her own astonishing tale of perseverance as a soldier's wife. Breathtaking and compelling, renowned cinematographer Ellen Kurass directorial debut is a remarkable collaboration with co-director Phrasavath a poetic, deeply personal film about the hidden, human face of wars collateral damage. In English and Lao with English subtitles. one day only

Empty Nest by Daniel Burman (Argentina, 2008, 91 min.) Daniel Burman's superbly imaginative and entertaining Empty Nest is a comedic look at the problems inherent in married life and the difficulties associated with keeping a long-term relationship new and exciting. Burman invites the viewer into the quasisurrealist world of playwright Leonardo (Oscar Martnez) and his wife Martha (Cecilia Roth). At once hilarious and nostalgic, Burman's film ponders reality itself while offering a profound consideration of memories and how they are created. In Spanish and Hebrew with English subtitles. Description adapted from the Toronto International Film Festival. Co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival. showing through jan 25

It Always Rains on Sunday by Robert Hamer (UK, 1947, 92 min.) On another rainy Sunday in London, as Rose Sandigate (Googie Withers) goes about her daily, mundane chores, she discovers her ex-lover, Tommy Swann (John McCullum), hiding in her toolshed after his escape from prison. The film combines Hitchcockian suspense with French poetic realism to create a portrait of post-war British life. "A bleak thriller realized with utter vibrancy, Robert Hamers savory stew of Londons lower class roils with an emotional brutality and precision that most films dont dare attempt, let alone achieve. Dense and compact, melodramatic but never maudlin." (Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York). Co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival. final showing

La Len by Santiago Otheguy (2007, 85 min.). Surrounded by a labyrinth of waterways meandering through lush wilderness, Alvaro lives a simple, lonely life harvesting reeds and fishing. In this remote area of Argentina, Alvaros homosexuality and his love for books aggravates his isolation. The only link between this boundless territory and the city is the water-taxi "El Len. Its captain, El Turu, feels threatened by Alvaro's differences and continually harasses him. But Alvaro doesnt know that El Turus masks an inner turmoil. final showing

Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North by Katrina Browne, Alla Kovgan, and Jude Ray (2008, 86 min.). When filmmaker Katrina Browne discovers that her ancestors, the DeWolfs, a highly respected Northern family, used to be the largest slave-trading family in US history, she and nine relatives embark on a journey along their ancestors slave trade routefrom quaint Bristol, Rhode Island, to the slave castles in Ghana, and the familys former sugar and coffee plantations in Cuba. Confronting guilt (or the lack of it), grief, and questions of their own privileges, the family members begin to develop a vision of how to reconcile their own lives with their familys past. Browne traces a brave journey that provides a glimpse of how we can work our way through the rough tangle of the black-white divide. Discussion with the directors follows the January 15 screening. showing through feb 1