- June 09 - June 30, 2011
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Stein High/Stein Low
Phyllis Wattis Theater
Our popular "High/Low" series returns with a cinematic array that taps into the legacy of iconic cultural luminary Gertrude Stein. Narrative and documentary elections explore her cultural milieu, expatriate lifestyle, and personal life (Stein's longtime partnership with Alice Toklas is evoked in two imaginative portrayals of alternate ways of living and loving).
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The Sun Also Rises
Henry King, 1957, 130 min., 35mm
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King's 1957 interpretation of Ernest Hemingway's novel illuminates the condition and characteristics of post-World War I expatriates in Paris, dubbed "The Lost…
Read moreThursday, June 09, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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The Moderns
Alan Rudolph, 1988, 126 min., 35mm
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The Moderns follows Nick Hart, a struggling painter at the center of the expatriate culture of 1920s Paris, as he navigates the Left Bank milieu. From cafe conversations to sordid…
Read moreThursday, June 16, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Hy Averback, 1968, 92 min., video
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Averback's 1968 film stars Peter Sellers as Harold Fine, an uptight lawyer who is uninspired with approaching middle age and his upcoming nuptials. Harold's life is changed forever…
Read moreThursday, June 23, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
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The Virgin Machine
Monika Treut, 1988, 84 min., 16mm
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With a nod to The Wizard of Oz, German journalist Dorothee (Ina Blum) writes about the perils of finding love. Her research takes her from Germany deep into San Francisco's lesbian…
Read moreThursday, June 30, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Phyllis Wattis Theater
Image: Henry King, The Sun Also Rises (still), 1957; courtesy of Photofest NYC
