Current Auteurs Programming

Phew! There is still time to catch both of the current free programs at The Auteurs in the Cinematheque section. Every month they host a number of free films according to a theme or historical context. This selection almost always includes: A. At least a few things you have never seen before. B. At least a few things that are hard to get your hands on.

For May/June they posted six films that premiered at the Cannes Festival: including Antonioni’s L’avventura, which was jeered and booed before being awarded; Agnès Varda’s Cléo from 5 to 7, about two hours in the life of a chic Parisienne; Masaki Kobayashi’s bloody samurai drama Harakiri; and that Greek myth gone Brazilian, Black Orpheus.

Also included is Kalatozov’s seldom seen The Cranes are Flying.

As if that weren’t enough, the have also have a line-up of films restored by the World Cinema Foundation presented by Martin Scorsese. Take advantage of finally being able to see Dry Summer and Transes, but if you only do one thing this month, don’t miss Touki Bouki.