Wednesday, 7:00 pm - Bryn Mawr Film Institute

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BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
ISSUE 43
PROJECTIONS
ROSEMARY'S BABY
ALICE
DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
Film and Program Schedule
September 2015 — December 2015
BrynMawrFilm.org 610.527.9898
NEW RELEASES
Refer to BrynMawrFilm.org for definitive scheduling.
Photo Credit: Jauhien Sasnou
Film and Program Schedule September 2015 – December 2015
Bryn Mawr Film Institute is a membershipbased, non-profit 501(c)(3) center for film
exhibition and education. Contributions are
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event information.
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Become a Member
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enjoy films and classes, membership in the
non-profit Bryn Mawr Film Institute is the
best way to show your support for good
films and a cultural landmark. See the back
cover for membership information.
Theater Rentals
The theater auditoriums, Multimedia Room,
and Community Room are available for
rental and can accommodate a variety of
media formats. Detailed information is
available at BrynMawrFilm.org.
To rent the theaters, please contact Valerie
Temple at 610.527.4008 x109 or
[email protected].
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Become a Community Partner
BMFI works with Community Partners to
create programs that use film to enhance
the educational and cultural offerings of
each group. Community Partner benefits
are structured to fit each organization’s
goals and include rent-free use of BMFI
theater spaces and meeting rooms,
promotional opportunities, teacher
education, curriculum consultation, on-site
lectures and in-theater field trips, special
screenings, film series, and specialized
events.
To learn how your institution, faith
community, or your child's school can
become a Community Partner, please
contact BMFI Director of Education
Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., at 610.527.4008
x 102 or [email protected].
Current Community Partners
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
The Agnes Irwin School
The Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr College
Cabrini College
Haverford College
The Hill at Whitemarsh
The Quadrangle
The Shipley School
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3228
Theater Hotline: 610-527-9898
Business Office: 610-527-4008
BrynMawrFilm.org
[email protected]
This section lists some of the newly released films that BMFI hopes to screen.
Our goal is to play all of these films, though we can’t guarantee it. Film start
dates will be listed on BrynMawrFilm.org as soon as they become available.
A WALK IN THE WOODS
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
MISTRESS AMERICA
USA – 1 hr 38 min – d. Ken Kwapis
USA – 1 hr 42 min – d. Marielle Heller
USA – 1 hr 28 min – d. Noah Baumbach
Travel humorist and former expat
Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) hikes
the Appalachian Trail with an old pal
(Nick Nolte) in this adventurous
comedy based on Bryson’s bestselling memoir.
British newcomer Bel Powley gives a
breakout performance as Minnie, a
15-year-old girl coming of age amid
the countercultural haze of 1970s
San Francisco, in this uninhibited
adaptation of Phoebe Gloeckner’s
acclaimed graphic novel.
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s
latest collaboration features Gerwig as
a glamorously eccentric New Yorker
who adds sparkle to the life of her shy,
college freshman stepsister-to-be.
LEARNING TO DRIVE
SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY
ROSENWALD
USA – 1 hr 30 min – d. Isabel Coixet
USA – 1 hr 33 min – d. Peter Bogdanovich
USA – 1 hr, 40 min – d. Aviva Kempner
A jilted writer (Patricia Clarkson)
embraces independence by taking
driving lessons from a Sikh NYC
cabbie (Ben Kingsley), sparking an
unlikely friendship in this charming
comedy.
Peter Bogdanovich directs an allstar cast led by Owen Wilson in this
screwball comedy that weaves a
complex web of infidelity amongst
the cast of a Broadway production.
Award-winning documentarian
Aviva Kempner (Yoo Hoo,
Mrs. Goldberg) sheds light on
the unsung life of successful
business executive and dedicated
philanthropist Julius Rosenwald.
ABOUT RAY
99 HOMES
SUFFRAGETTE
USA – d. Gaby Dellal
USA – 1 hr, 52 min – d. Ramin Bahrani
USA – 1 hr, 46 min – d. Sarah Gavron
A powerhouse ensemble of Susan
Sarandon, Naomi Watts, and Elle
Fanning stars as a three-generation
family navigating through the
complexities of gender transitioning.
Andrew Garfield is heartbreaking as
an out-of-work family man whose only
employment opportunity comes from
the ruthless real estate shark (Michael
Shannon) who foreclosed on his home.
The fierce fight for women’s rights in
the early 1900s is expertly portrayed
by Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham
Carter, and Meryl Streep in this
forceful historical drama.
Onscreen and Print Sponsorships
Receive recognition for your organization
while supporting BMFI. Contact Gina
Izzo at [email protected] or
610.527.4008 x110 or visit our website at
BrynMawrFilm.org for details.
Parking at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Please see our detailed parking map
on p. 13
Monday–Friday before 5:00 pm
Three- and twelve-hour meters are
available in nearby municipal lots.
Two-hour metered parking is available
along Lancaster Avenue.
Monday–Friday after 5:00 pm and Weekends
Free parking is available directly behind
the theater and in Bryn Mawr Trust
lots adjacent to BMFI, along S. Bryn
Mawr Avenue, and on the other side of
Lancaster Avenue.
Three- and twelve-hour meters are
available in the municipal lots (free after
6:00 pm and all day Sunday). Two-hour
metered parking is available along
Lancaster Avenue (free after 6:00 pm and
all day Sunday).
Bryn Mawr Film Institute receives state arts
funding support through a grant from the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state
agency funded by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and the National Endowment
for the Arts, a federal agency. Official
registration and financial information for
Bryn Mawr Film Institute may be obtained
from the Pennsylvania Department of State
by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania,
1-800-732-0999. Registration does not
imply endorsement.
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10 Years of BMFI
In March 2005, Bryn Mawr Film Institute officially opened its doors and began serving
the region with thoughtful film screenings and educational programs. Ten years later,
BMFI is bigger and better than ever after the completion of an expansion project
that added two screens to the theater. In celebration of BMFI’s 10th anniversary, this
series features some “greatest hits” as well as new programs that look to the future.
c e l e b r ation !
Thursday, December 3, 7:00 pm
10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! EVENT
FEATURING THE 2015 SILVER SCREEN INSPIRATION
SHORT FILM CONTEST AWARDS
This December, BMFI wraps up our 10th Anniversary year with a grand finale
CELEBRATION! This exclusive film event will feature our 2015 Silver Screen
Inspiration Short Film Contest-winning films, filmmakers, and awards presentation
with first prize selected by celebrity judge, Academy Award-winning actress and
filmmaker Lee Grant.
In addition, we'll take a look back at the decade, the community, and the films that built
BMFI with special cameos from surprise guests and BMFI fans. Start celebrating with
cocktails and light refreshments at 6:00 pm before the world premiere of CELEBRATION!
Sponsors and patrons have opportunities to participate in this legacy program. For
information on how to get involved, contact Gina Izzo at [email protected].
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
John H. Hersker
Silver Sponsors
Lynn & Sam Scott
The Max Borkenstein Foundation
Wednesday, October 7, 7:00 pm
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
1975 – UK – 1 hr 31 min – d. Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
After the success of their first film, And Now for Something Completely Different, a
compilation of their wildest and wackiest Flying Circus sketches, the Monty Python
crew went completely original with this raucously satirical send-up of the legend of
King Arthur and his quest for the Holy Grail. From coconuts to killer rabbits to the
Knights who say “Ni,” the influence of this singularly silly comedy can still be felt in pop
culture. (Spamalot, anyone?)
2015 has been a big year. As BMFI hit the ten year mark, Monty Python and the Holy
Grail also celebrated its 40th anniversary. See the newly re-mastered version of this
classic comedy, featuring additional footage!
WHAT'S UP, DOC?: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
1957 – USA – 1 hr 59 min – d. Leo McCarey
When a notorious playboy Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) encounters the lovely Terry
McKay (Deborah Kerr) on a transatlantic ocean liner en route from Europe to New York,
the pair falls deeply in love by the time they reach their destination. But will the affair
last a lifetime, or will an unfortunate accident bring a sad end to their romance? Leo
McCarey directs this timeless classic, as he did the 1939 film on which it’s based.
Tuesday, December 8, 7:30 pm
MARNI NIXON REVEALED
Although her face might not be familiar, Marni Nixon’s voice certainly is. Throughout
her lengthy career, Nixon became known as the “Singing Voice of the Stars” for
dubbing the singing voices of leading actresses in films, such as Natalie Wood in West
Side Story, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and Deborah Kerr in The King and I and An
Affair to Remember. A “loverly” soprano, Nixon even touched up some high notes for
Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!
Don’t miss your chance to meet the real Marni and learn more about her varied work
which, outside of film, has included television, opera, concerts with major symphony
orchestras from around the world, and musicals on stage throughout the United States.
This intimate conversation and audience Q&A will be moderated by BMFI board
member and former Paramount Executive Vice President John Hersker.
$25 for general admission and $20 for BMFI members.
With the generous sponsorship of Bryn Mawr Hospital, the What’s Up, Doc? film series
has became one of the longest-running programs in BMFI’s history. This installment of
the series will be introduced by Dr. Eric Levicoff, an orthopedic surgeon at BMH.
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 pm
KATHARINE HEPBURN: FEMINIST AND STAR
AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE BY CAMILLE PAGLIA
Camille Paglia, renowned social critic and University of the Arts professor, presents
an illustrated lecture about actress, feminist icon, and Bryn Mawr College alumna
Katharine Hepburn. Professor Paglia is the author of six books and is a co-founding
contributor and columnist for Salon.com. Named in 2005 as one of the top 100 public
intellectuals by the journals Foreign Policy and Prospect, she received her Ph.D. from
Yale University and has written numerous articles on art, literature, popular culture,
film, feminism, politics, and religion for publications around the world. Hear her
thoughts about Katharine Hepburn at this lecture enhanced by film stills and other
images of the star.
Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 pm and 7:15 pm
EVERYBODY SING!: THE SOUND OF MUSIC
1965 – USA – 2 hr 54 min – d. Robert Wise
As a plucky young nun, Julie Andrews sings her way into the hearts of the von Trapp
family in this screen version of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Wear
a wimple, lederhosen, or even dress as a drop of golden sun at this fun-filled event, a
holiday tradition for fans of the film and its many memorable songs. Patrons who wear a
costume will receive a free small popcorn!
A smash hit since the beginning, BMFI’s interactive screenings of The Sound of Music
continue to sell out year after year, making it the most popular program in the Institute’s
history. BMFI concludes its year-long anniversary celebration with a few of our favorite
things: The Sound of Music on two screens!
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for BMFI members.
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Alice's Adventures
in Filmland
This series is presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Down the Rabbit
Hole: Celebrating 150 Years of Alice in Wonderland, on view Wednesday, October 14,
2015 – Sunday, March 27, 2016, at the Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia.
More info at rosenbach.org.
FILM SERIES
Watch trailers for and find more information about these films at BrynMawrFilm.org.
Regular admission applies unless otherwise indicated.
Revolutions on Film,
Revolutions in Film Art
Co-sponsored by the Cabrini College Honors Program and Department of English,
this enlightening film series will be presented free of charge for all patrons.
Wednesday, November 4, 7:00 pm
BALLET: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Monday, November 9, 7:00 pm
THE FOG OF WAR
2003 – USA – 1 hr 35 min – d. Errol Morris – 35mm
Using his patented “Interrotron” camera, documentary filmmaker Errol Morris conducts an
intimate and revealing interview with Robert S. McNamara, who was US Secretary of Defense
during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations and subsequently became president of
the World Bank. Dr. Jolyon P. Girard, Professor Emeritus of History at Cabrini College, will
introduce the screening.
Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon – Music by Joby Talbot – Performed by the Royal Ballet at the
Royal Opera House in London – Starring Sarah Lamb, Federico Bonelli, Alexander Campbell, Zenaida
Yanowsky, Steven McRae – 2 hr 55 min
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Christopher Wheeldon’s full-length ballet based on Lewis
Carroll’s book, is an exuberant piece of storytelling featuring an instantly recognizable cast
of characters, among them a tap-dancing Mad Hatter, a tetchy White Rabbit, and a raucously
bad-tempered Queen of Hearts. This brilliant realization of Carroll’s zany dream-world features
stunning choreography, a colorful score, and ingenious stage magic.
Monday, November 16, 7:00 pm
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
2014 – USA – 1 hr 40 min – d. Wes Anderson
Director Wes Anderson brings his trademark style to this witty and stylish comedy about a hotel
concierge (Ralph Fiennes) at a lavish European hotel, and the lobby boy (Tony Revolori) who
becomes his most trusted friend. Dr. Paul Wright, Associate Professor of English and Co-Director
of the Honors Program at Cabrini College, will introduce the screening.
DREAMCHILD
1985 – UK – 1 hr 34 min – d. Gavin Millar
In 1932, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, age 80, travels to New York to attend a celebration of Lewis
Carroll’s centenary. As the inspiration for Carroll’s classic book, the characters who once
amused her haunt the aging Alice and she starts to consider how her relationship with the shy
author/professor (Ian Holm) has changed her.
Hirsig Family Director of Education Emilie Parker and Sunstein Family Manager of Public
Programs Alexandra Wilder of the Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia will
ALICE
1988 – Czechoslovakia – 1 hr 26 min – d. Jan Švankmajer
Using his distinctive stop-motion technique, award-winning animator and puppeteer Jan
Švankmajer creates a surrealistic vision of Lewis Carroll’s story about a girl who follows a white
rabbit into a bizarre fantasy land. After more than two decades as a prolific director of short
films, Švankmajer’s arresting adaptation was his first foray into feature-length filmmaking.
Hirsig Family Director of Education Emilie Parker and Sunstein Family Manager of Public
Programs Alexandra Wilder of the Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia will
Fatal Vision
Shown in conjunction with the film course Fatal Vision: The Cinema of Roman
Polanski, Pt. 1 (p.17), each screening will be introduced by the course’s instructor,
Maurizio Giammarco, Ph.D.
Monday, December 7, 7:15 pm
REPULSION
1965 – UK – 1 hr 45 min – d. Roman Polanski – 35mm
Catherine Deneuve stars in this psychological horror film as a shy Belgian manicurist in
swinging London. The attention she receives from male suitors—real and imagined—and the
mounting revulsion she feels in response lead her to come out of her shell and to become
unhinged. Polanski’s English-language debut showcases the eerie cinematography of Gilbert
Taylor (Dr. Strangelove, The Omen).
CUL-DE-SAC
1966 – UK – 1 hr 52 min – d. Roman Polanski – 35mm
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
2010 – USA – 1 hr 48 min – d. Tim Burton
After leaving a garden party (and an unwanted marriage proposal) to pursue a white rabbit in
a blue waistcoat, a nineteen-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) tumbles down a rabbit hole and
lands in Underland, a fantastical world where she had had adventures as a child. Saturated with
eye-popping color, director Tim Burton creates a visual feast from this Carroll-inspired story
penned by Linda Woolverton (The Lion King).
Costumes are encouraged – show us your best Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, or Mad Hatter,
and receive a free small popcorn! In addition, patrons will enjoy light refreshments at a “tea
party” provided by A Taste of Britain prior to the screening.
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Described by one scholar as the “grimmest of comedies, most hilarious of tragedies,”
Polanski’s second British picture is about two wounded criminals on the lam who take refuge
in the home of a meekly masochistic cuckold (Donald Pleasence) and his domineering young
wife. Cut from the same absurdist cloth as Beckett, Ionesco, and Pinter, the film won the top
prize at the 16th Berlinale.
ROSEMARY'S BABY
1968 – USA – 2 hr 16 min – d. Roman Polanski
Polanski conjures up suspense and terror in his adaptation of Ira Levin’s chilling novel about a
young wife (Mia Farrow) whose pregnancy is hijacked by a satanic coven that has its claws in
her husband. With outstanding support from John Cassavetes and Oscar-winner Ruth Gordon,
Farrow is a revelation in what Roger Ebert called a “brooding, macabre film, filled with the
sense of unthinkable danger.”
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CINEMA SELECT
Watch trailers for and find more information about these films at BrynMawrFilm.org.
Thursday, September 17, 7:00 pm
MEGA-BAD MOVIE NIGHT: ON TOUR – THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK
Thursday, November 12, 7:30 pm
CRESCENDO! THE POWER OF MUSIC
1997 – USA – 2 hr 9 min – d. Steven Spielberg
2014 – USA – 1 hr 25 min – d. Jamie Bernstein
Chaos is not just a theory in this second installment of the Jurassic Park saga where Dr. Ian
Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) and his research team square off against a rival group with a nefarious
agenda on an island inhabited by cloned dinosaurs.
El Sistema, Venezuela’s phenomenal youth orchestra program, now a global movement,
uses the power of music to bring a positive trajectory to children living in low income areas.
This verité-style documentary gives an in-depth look at three kids (one in Harlem and
two in Philadelphia with Play On, Philly!) and the startling results brought about by their
participation in Sistema-inspired programs.
Join the Academy after hours for a special edition of Mega-Bad Movie Night held at Bryn
Mawr Film Institute. Witty experts will be onstage to offer their quips and sidesplitting
comments on the many scientific absurdities—think Mystery Science Theater 3000! It’s the
same live commentary you love about Mega-Bad Movie Night in the fantastic theater at BMFI!
Prior to the screening, a cocktail reception will take place beginning at 6:00 pm. After the film,
director Jamie Bernstein and Play On, Philly! (POP) founder Stanford Thompson will answer
questions from the audience and POP students will perform. For more information and to
purchase tickets, please visit www.playonphilly.org.
Arrive at 7:00 pm to meet live birds (living dinosaurs!), see fossils, and learn the real facts
behind the dinosaurs in the film. The film screening begins at 8:00 pm. Enjoy free popcorn
courtesy of BMFI.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for ANSP and BMFI members.
Wednesday, December 2, 7:15 pm
GOODFELLAS
Monday, September 28, 7:15 (Part I)
Tuesday, September 29, 7:15 (Part II)
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
1990 – USA – 2 hr 26 min – d. Martin Scorsese
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,” begins Martin Scorsese’s
seminal (and quotable) crime drama based on the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas
Pileggi. Ray Liotta gives a career-making performance as Henry Hill, a Lucchese crime family
associate who narrates the rise and fall of his syndicate over a twenty-five year period.
1915 – USA – 2 hr 45 min – d. D. W. Griffith
Originally titled The Clansman, D.W. Griffith’s 1915 silent drama remains controversial for its
troubling portrayal of African Americans and sympathetic representation of the Ku Klux Klan,
but Griffith’s innovative techniques and storytelling power have made the film one of the
landmarks of film history, albeit a problematic one.
Due to its length, The Birth of a Nation will be screened over the course of two evenings.
Purchase of one ticket will gain admittance to both parts of the film. Shown in conjunction
with a Cinema Classics Seminar (see p.18), The Birth of a Nation will be introduced by the
seminar’s instructor, Paul McEwan, Ph.D.
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
1989 – USA – 1 hr 48 min – d. Robert Zemeckis
Something’s gotta be done about Marty McFly’s kids, so the teenage time traveler (Michael
J. Fox) hops back into Doc’s tricked-out DeLorean and flies into the future – October 21, 2015,
to be precise – to prevent them from abetting an ill-fated robbery in this second part of the
ageless Back to the Future trilogy.
The future is now as BMFI celebrates this important day in cinema history. Come early to snap
a photo with a real DeLorean, complete with flux capacitor! Car pros Robert and Lillian Arana
will display their “time machine” in the parking lot of Bryn Mawr Trust starting at 6:00 pm and
then they’ll introduce the screening at 7:00 pm with some fun trivia and giveaways!
Costumes encouraged!
Tuesday, November 3, 7:15 pm
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Shown in conjunction with a Cinema Classics Seminar (see p.18), Goodfellas will be introduced
by the seminar’s instructor, Paul Wright, Ph.D.
Exhibitions on Screen
See unforgettable art on the big screen with this series of peeks into the world's
best collections. $20 for general admission, $18 for BMFI members, and $10 for
students with ID.
Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 pm
FABERGÉ: A LIFE OF ITS OWN
2014 – UK/USA – 1 hr 27 min – d. Patrick Mark
Enjoying unprecedented access to the most esteemed private collections, insights from world
experts and interviews with the descendants of the Fabergé family, this is a rare opportunity to
discover the genius of the family behind the finest objects ever created.
Sunday, September 20, 1:00 pm
THE VATICAN MUSEUMS
2014 – Italy/UK – 1 hr 20 min – d. Marco Pianigiani
Celebrate the Pope’s historic visit to Philadelphia with this exclusive look at the most
impressive art collection in history, guided by the Director of the Vatican Museums, Professor
Antonio Paolucci.
1997 – USA – 2 hr 18 min – d. Curtis Hanson – 35mm
As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, things are “off the record, on the QT, and very hush
hush” for three policemen – one straight-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy – who investigate a
series of murders using their own brands of justice. Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, and Guy Pearce
co-star in this twisty noir loosely based on the 1990 novel by James Ellroy (The Black Dahlia).
Shown in conjunction with the film course Celluloid Cities: Screening the American Cityscape
(p.15), L.A. Confidential will be introduced by the course’s instructor, Paul Wright, Ph.D.
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HERMITAGE REVEALED
2014 – UK/USA – 1 hr 23 min – d. Margy Kinmonth
One of the largest and oldest museums in the world holding over 3 million treasures and
boasting more curators than any other art institution, the State Hermitage Museum in St.
Petersburg marks its 250th anniversary with this fascinating film.
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MASTER PROGRAM SCHEDULE
September:
10
Thursday, 7:00 pm
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
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16
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Theater: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Theater: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Exhibition: FABERGÉ: A LIFE OF
ITS OWN
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Mega-Bad Movie Night:
THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK
Sunday, 10:00 am
Talk Cinema
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Thursday, 7:00 pm
10
Saturday, 11:00 am
Theater: THE AUDIENCE
Kids Matinee: LEMONY SNICKET'S
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
14
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Cinema Classics Seminar:
Monday, 7:15 pm
THE BIRTH OF A NATION (PART I)
Tuesday, 6:30 pm
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1
Thursday, 7:00 pm
3
Saturday, 11:00 am
Theater: OTHELLO
Kids Matinee: THE GHOST
AND MR. CHICKEN
Sunday, 10:00 am
Talk Cinema
Kids Matinee: CASPER
Opera: AIDA
Wednesday, 10:30 am
Quiet Beauty: Silent Cinema course
begins at the Philadelphia Museum
of Art
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am
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Sunday, 10:00 am
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Saturday, 11:00 am
Kids Matinee: BEETLEJUICE
November:
1
Sunday, 1:00 pm
2
Monday, 6:30 pm
Theater: HAMLET
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THE FOG OF WAR
DREAMCHILD
Saturday, 11:00 am
Kids Matinee:
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
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Saturday, 11:00 am
CELEBRATION! 2015 Silver
Screen Inspiration Short Film
Contest Awards
A Conversation with Thomas
Doherty
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
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Monday, 7:15 pm
Opera: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
REPULSION
Monday, 9:15 pm
Open Screen Monday
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Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am
16
Monday, 7:00 pm
13
Sunday, 10:00 am
18
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
19
Thursday, 7:00 pm
14
Monday, 7:15 pm
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Saturday, 11:00 am
16
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
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Wednesday, 7:00 pm
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Kids Matinee:
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
Theater: HENRY V
Kids Matinee: LITTLE WOMEN
CUL-DE-SAC
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Kids Matinee:
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
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Monday, 7:15 pm
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Saturday, 11:00 am
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
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Monday, 6:30 pm
Fatal Vision: The Cinema of Roman
Polanski, Pt. 1 course begins
Birthday Parties
Wednesday, 7:15 pm
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Monday, 9:15 pm
First Monday of every month, 9:15 pm to 11:00 pm
In association with the Saturday Kids Matinee series,
Bryn Mawr Film Institute offers birthday party
packages (starting at $300) for children aged 2-12.
The rental includes tickets to the kid’s matinee,
free popcorn and use of the Multimedia Room or
Community Room after the film. Email ExecAssist@
BrynMawrFilm.org to inquire about date availability.
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Ballet: JEWELS
Bryn Mawr Film Institute invites area filmmakers to
screen their films at our theater. Just bring your film
in DVD format, and we’ll run it on the BIG SCREEN!
Admission, as well as praise (or criticism) from your
peers, will be offered FREE of charge. Submissions
are limited to 10 minutes in length.
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am
Saturday, 11:00 am
FREE EVENT
What could be more fun than a birthday party at
the movies?
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Open Screen Mondays
Talk Cinema
Flamenco: MOVIMENTOS
ALICE
Theater: HENRY V
Every Wednesday, the early matinee screening
is intended for moms (and dads too!) with small
babies in tow. These Going Gaga screenings
feature one of the films that we are currently
showing in the evenings, but theater lighting
and volume are slightly altered to provide
parents with a more baby-friendly environment.
Marni Nixon Revealed
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THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Going Gaga
Saturday, 1:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Theater: HAMLET
Ongoing Programs
Kids Matinee: THE CHRONICLES
OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE
WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
Celluloid Cities: Screening the
American Cityscape course begins
Thursday, 7:00 pm
CRESCENDO! THE POWER
OF MUSIC
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Tuesday, 6:30 pm
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Ballet: GISELLE
Monday, 7:00 pm
GOODFELLAS
GOODFELLAS
Talk Cinema
Robert Altman: From Stage to
Screen course begins
Open Screen Monday
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Kids Matinee:
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, 7:15 pm
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Exhibition: HERMITAGE REVEALED
Theater: THE BEAUX’ STRATEGEM
Fantastic Realms film course begins
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Monday, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
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THE BIRTH OF A NATION (PART II)
October:
KATHARINE HEPBURN: FEMINIST
AND STAR – Lecture by Camille Paglia
Saturday, 11:00 am
Tuesday, 7:15 pm
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Theater: HAMLET
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Thursday, 7:00 pm
Thursday, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Theater: OTHELLO
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Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Theater: THE AUDIENCE
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Ballet: ALICE’S ADVENTURES
IN WONDERLAND
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Kids Matinee: THE ADDAMS FAMILY
December:
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
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Theater: THE BEAUX’ STRATEGEM
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What’s Up, Doc?: AN AFFAIR TO
REMEMBER
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Thursday, 7:00 pm
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Opera: NORMA
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Monday, 6:30 pm
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MONTY PYTHON AND THE
HOLY GRAIL
Monday, noon
Film History Discussion Series:
1945-Present course begins
Tuesday, 7:15 pm
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am
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The Language of Film course begins
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
4
Tuesday, 6:30 pm
Exhibition:
THE VATICAN MUSEUMS
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Open Screen Monday
Thursday, 7:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 pm
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Monday, 9:15 pm
Monday, 9:15 pm
Open Screen Monday
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Visit BrynMawrFilm.org for information
about last-minute additions and changes.
Kids Matinee: HOME ALONE
Ballet: THE NUTCRACKER
ROSEMARY’S BABY
Kids Matinee:
THE POLAR EXPRESS
Film Discussions
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BMFI staff or volunteers regularly lead informal
discussions of one of the main attraction films
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hour after selected screenings. No pre-registration
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Free with your ticket stub from the film!
Check BrynMawrFilm.org for specific times.
Theater: JANE EYRE
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KIDS MATINEES
Saturdays, 11:00 am
OCT 3
Adults $5
Children $4
OCT 10
PARKING GUIDE
METERED LOTS (DESIGNATED WITH A BLUE PARKING SYMBOL)
OCTOBER:
CENTRAL AVENUE LOT, BRYN MAWR STATION LOT
Three-hour and twelve-hour (red cases) metered parking available. For details on municipal lot parking
"THIS OLD HOUSE"
THE GHOST AND
MR. CHICKEN
1966 – 1 hr 30 min – Rated G – USA
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
2004 – 1 hr 48 min – Rated PG – USA
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OCT 17
OCT 24
OCT 31
• Free parking available after 5:00 pm Monday-Friday and on weekends.
• Handicapped parking spots and 7 visitor spots are available weekdays in the lot directly behind
NOVEMBER
"LOONEY TUNES SHORTS"
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
CASPER
BEETLEJUICE
1991 – 1 hr 39 min
Rated PG-13 – USA
1995 – 1 hr 40 min
Rated PG – USA
1988 – 1 hr 32 min
Rated PG – USA
the theater. Visitors must sign in at the business office. All spots directly behind the theater are
marked permit or visitor parking. Your car may be towed if parked in a permit space before 5:00 pm
Monday-Friday.
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on Lancaster Avenue, in front of the theater.
NOV 7
NOV 14
NOV 21
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
"Robin Hood Daff y" ... and four more! – 40 min
"The Scarlet Pumpernickel"
...and five more! – 40 min
"Knights Must Fall"
... and five more! – 40 min
NOV 28
DEC 5
DECEMBER
"LET IT SNOW"
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
LOONEY TUNES SHORTS
"Canned Feud"
... and five more! – 40 min
2005 – 2 hr 23 min – Rated PG – USA/UK
DEC 12
DEC 19
DEC 26
LITTLE WOMEN
HOME ALONE
THE POLAR EXPRESS
1994 – 1 hr 55 min
1990 – 1 hr 43 min
PG – USA
2004 – 1 hr 40 min – Rated G – USA
Rated PG – USA/Canada
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DANCE
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
GISELLE
Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Polly Findlay – Filmed on the famed Stratford Festival stage
3 hr 30 min
Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich – Music by Adolphe Adam – Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet at the
Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow – 2 hr 20 min
Sunday, November 8, 1:00 pm
THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM
JEWELS
Written by George Farquhar – Directed by Simon Godwin – Performed at the National Theatre in London
Choreography by George Balanchine – Music by Gabriel Fauré (“Emeralds”), Igor Stravinsky (“Rubies”),
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (“Diamonds”) – Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow
Starring Olga Smirnova, Semyon Chudin, Vladislav Lantratov, Anna Tikhomirova, Ekaterina Krysanova, and
the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet. – 2 hr 5 min
Sunday, October 4, 1:00 pm
OTHELLO
Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Iqbal Khan – Filmed on the famed Stratford Festival stage
Starring Hugh Quarshie, Lucian Msamati - 3 hr 30 min
Helen Mirren as The Queen in The
Audience. Photo by Johan Persson
Thursday, October 1, 7:00 pm
MOVIMIENTOS (FLAMENCO)
The Nutcracker. Photo by Damir Yusupov
THE AUDIENCE
Sunday, December 13, 1:00 pm
Written by Peter Morgan – Directed by Stephen Daldry – Performed in the West End in London – Starring
Helen Mirren, Edward Fox, Haydn Gwynne – 3 hrs
Thursday, October 8, 7:00 pm
Choreography by Stella Ara - Artistic direction by Hugo Pérez de la Pica – Performed by the Antonio Gades
Company at the Teatro Real in Madrid – 2 hr
THE NUTCRACKER
Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich – Music by Piotr Tchaikovsky – Libretto by Yuri Grigorovich – Performed by the
Bolshoi Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow – Starring Anna Nikulina and Denis Rodkin – 2 hr 10 min
HAMLET
Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Lyndsey Turner – Performed at the National Theatre in London
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch
OPERA
NORMA
HENRY V
Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Gregory Doran – Filmed on the famed Stratford Festival stage
Starring Alex Hassell - 3 hr 30 min
Music by Vincenzo Bellini – Directed by Kevin Newbury – Conducted by Renato Palumbo – Performed at the
Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona – Starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Gregory Kunde, Ekaterina Gudanova
2 hr 46 min
AIDA
JANE EYRE
A co-production with Bristol Old Vic devised by the Company based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë
Directed by Sally Cookson – Performed at the National Theatre in London – 3 hr 30 min
Music by Giuseppe Verdi – Directed by Peter Stein – Conducted by Zubin Mehta – Performed at the Teatro
Alla Scala di Milano – Starring Anita Rachvelishvili, Kristin Lewis, Fabio Sartori – 3 hr
Thursday, January 7, 7:00 pm
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
AS YOU LIKE IT
Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Polly Findlay – Performed at the National Theatre in London
Starring Rosalie Craig – 4 hr
Thursday, March 10, 7:00pm
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Directed by David McVicar – Conducted by Ivor Bolton – Performed
at the Royal Opera House in London – Starring Erwin Schrott, Anita Hartig – 3 hr 25 min
Le Nozze di Figaro
Sunday, April 3, 1:00pm
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Fantastic Realms
Robert Altman: From Stage to Screen
Humans spend an extraordinary amount of time in imaginary worlds and fictional
realms. We daydream, read books, tell stories, play games, and, of course, watch movies
for a good part of our waking hours. Movie worlds, in particular, have the potential
to transport us to other places and times that we could not normally encounter—an
experience that can be both thrilling and frightening in its promise of a place where
things and people are different and our minds are opened to new possibilities.
Robert Altman has long been considered an iconoclast in American cinema. In the
1970s, he achieved considerable critical (and sporadic commercial) success with films
like M*A*S*H (1970), McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), and Nashville (1975). However, less
than a decade later, after the poorly received Quintet (1979), HealtH (1980), and Popeye
(1980), Altman was practically unemployable in the film industry. As such, he started
directing for the theater and then developed one such production, Come Back to the
Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, into a film. This adaptation, the first of several
stage-to-screen translations, was well suited to his idiosyncratic style of overlapping
dialogue, reflective images, and a roving, zooming camera. These films ultimately
revived Altman’s flagging career, although they were not without their flaws.
Taught by Gary M. Kramer, Author and Film Critic
Taught by Louise Krasniewicz, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
Why do humans desire and enjoy immersing themselves in these accounts of imaginary
places and times? And how are these fictional realms, especially the ones in the movies,
related to our everyday lives? This course will look at the design and structure of
imaginary worlds and how they appeal to the armchair anthropologist in all of us.
In addition to a general discussion of movies as constructed worlds, we will look at
several movies in depth. Starman (1984) shows us the quirks in our own world from
the viewpoint of an alien anthropologist who gets stranded here after responding
to a NASA invitation. Through Avatar (2009), we will explore one of the most
comprehensive and popular alternative worlds, complete with language, rituals, and
different bodies and technologies. In the 1999 sci-fi parody Galaxy Quest, the lines
between real and fictional worlds are blurred as the stars of a defunct TV show have
to fight real aliens. The young-adult sensation Divergent (2014) explores what happens
when anomalies challenge a perfectly constructed world, and provides the final
destination in our exploration of imaginary worlds and fantastic places in the movies.
Starman (1984)
Class meets at BMFI:
4 Mondays, October 5, 12, 19, 26,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Class screenings will take place in the theater
whenever possible.
This class will examine these filmed plays in the context of Altman’s wider career. We
will explore the ways in which these theater pieces—most of which were originally
staged by others—were adapted for the screen, as well as how they (re)present themes,
such as masculinity and sexuality, he investigated throughout his work. Four of his
“filmed plays,” Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982),
Streamers (1983), Fool for Love (1985), and Beyond Therapy (1987), will be discussed to
show both the strengths and weaknesses of the process by which Altman’s signature
style often (though not always) turned mediocre plays into cult classics.
Fool for Love (1985)
4 Mondays, November 2, 9, 16, 23,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
whenever possible.
Celluloid Cities: Screening the American Cityscape
Taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D., Department of English, Cabrini College
The Language of Film
Lewis Mumford, the great historian of urban life, wrote in 1938 with his typical
ambivalence: “This metropolitan world, then, is a world where flesh and blood is less
real than paper and ink and celluloid . . . where the great masses of people, unable to
have direct contact with more satisfying means of living, take life vicariously, as readers,
spectators, passive observers: a world where people watch shadow-heroes and
heroines.” Mumford’s artful take on urban existence sets the stage for our exploration
of distinctive American cities as depicted on screens big and small, with special
attention paid to instances where the passion for place is most evident.
Taught by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI
Diegesis, mise-en-scene, and chiaroscuro are not trendy Center City nightspots
but rather some of the key terms of film analysis. This course introduces students to
cinematic grammar, giving them the vocabulary and frames of reference to view and
discuss motion pictures in an insightful and critical manner.
Screenings largely consist of clips from a wide assortment of films illustrating different
aspects of the medium’s language, including cinematography, sound, editing, and
narrative. In addition, some of the most memorable images in cinema history are
showcased and enriched with commentary by the cinematographers who made them.
From a very early age, we are all able to follow—and be delighted by—movies, but far
too often, we continue to approach cinema like the same passive viewers we were
as children. Join us to learn to engage with the medium on its own terms and to
discover some of the techniques by which we make meaning of the movies we see.
Understanding the language of film allows you to get more enjoyment out of your
cinematic experience—and to impress your friends at the post-movie discussion!
The Graduate (1967)
4 Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Long before Garbo talked, Jolson sang, or Norma Desmond readied for her close-up,
there were movies. Some were scandalous, some were glorious, and many have been
lost to time. But what remains sheds considerable light on the origins of this form that
emerged from the confluence of science, art, commerce, and the Industrial Revolution.
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whenever possible.
The life of Roman Polanski has been marked by horrific events that have shaped a
powerful, unsettling cinematic world view in which this filmmaker attempts to depict
the various ways in which violence erupts from human nature, and in so doing, confront
the specter of evil in the world: the death of his mother in a Nazi concentration camp
in 1943; the murder of his actress-wife Sharon Tate and friends by the Manson Family in
1969; and Polanski's own arrest for the rape of a thirteen-year-old girl in 1977.
Taught by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI
To register for this class at PMA, please call (215) 235-7469. (BMFI Members: Please call
610-527-4008 x108 for instructions on receiving your tuition discount for this course.)
4 Tuesdays, November 3, 10, 17, 24,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Taught by Maurizio Giammarco, Ph.D., Intellectual Heritage Program, Temple University
Quiet Beauty: Silent Cinema
Don't miss your chance to experience the era that saw the movies go from being
dismissed as a fad and a petty amusement to being hailed as a major art form and a
mighty industry.
The Wire (2002-08)
Fatal Vision: The Cinema of Roman Polanski, Pt. 1
AT THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
This course introduces students to silent film, a blanket term covering the period in
cinema from the Lumieres' Paris premiere in 1895 to the establishment of synchronized
sound feature films as the Hollywood standard in 1929. We examine some of the
medium's key precursors, pioneers, and practitioners in technology and technique,
and discuss some of the classic films of the age, including novelties, short films,
documentaries, and features.
The course will commence with Curtis Hanson’s neo-noir masterpiece, L.A. Confidential
(1997). We then turn to William Friedkin’s brooding and frenetic slice of New York, The
French Connection (1971). The road south takes us to Baltimore as David Simon’s proxy
for all American cities in crisis—a Charm City depicted with as much love as outrage in
what is arguably television’s greatest drama, The Wire (2002-08). In our final week, we
will take a comparative approach in discussing scenes from a wide range of films set
in Chicagoland—from comedies such as John Landis’s The Blues Brothers (1980) and
John Hughes’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), to edgy classics such as Haskell Wexler’s
Medium Cool (1969) and Steve James’s riveting documentary, Hoop Dreams (1994).
“A Trip to the Moon” (1902)
Class meets at the Perelman Building of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art (2525 Pennsylvania
Avenue in Philadelphia):
4 Wednesdays, October 28, November 4, 11, 18,
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
In a career that has taken him to France, England, Italy, and the United States, Polanski has
consistently focused on revealing the individual impulses, unconscious urges, and personal
psychoses of humanity that inform his films. Polanski adopts an ironic, even absurdist
attitude toward the inevitable problem: an abiding violence and evil that grows even as
characters individually struggle against those forces. Over the years, his work has grown
richer, more complicated, and even more discomfiting in its examination of this theme, for
it can be viewed as an attempt to chart the precise relationship between the contemporary
world's instability and tendency toward violence and the individual's increasing inability to
overcome his isolation and to locate some realm of meaning beyond himself.
Join us to explore the early career of this brilliant, controversial director. We will focus
on Polanski's initial films made in Europe—Knife in the Water (1962), Repulsion (1965),
Cul-de-Sac (1966)—that established him as a new and compelling auteurist voice in
international cinema, and conclude with his first venture in Hollywood: his successful
adaptation of Ira Levin's novel, Rosemary's Baby (1968).
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
4 Mondays, November 30, December 7, 14, 21,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
whenever possible.
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Seminar Fee: $25 for BMFI members, $30 for non-members,
unless otherwise noted. Includes admission to the film.
CINEMA CLASSICS SEMINARS
Cinema Classics
Seminars
To register, visit BrynMawrFilm.org or call 610.527.4008 x108
Join us for one (or more) of these stand-alone classes built around some of the wonderful classic
films BMFI is showing this season. Students will enjoy an informative lecture before the screening
and a guided discussion after it. In addition, your ticket to see the classic on the big screen, as well
as popcorn and a drink, are included.
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Goodfellas (1990)
Monday, September 28 & Tuesday, September 29
Wednesday, December 2
Taught by Paul McEwan, Ph.D., Department of Media & Communication,
Muhlenberg College
Taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D., Department of English, Cabrini College
Cinema Classics Seminar: THE BIRTH OF A NATION
The Birth of a Nation is not a bad film because it
argues for evil. Like Riefenstahl’s The Triumph of the
Will, it is a great film that argues for evil. To understand
how it does so is to learn a great deal about film, and
even something about evil—Roger Ebert
D.W. Griffith’s 1915 racist epic The Birth of a Nation is easily the
most controversial film in the history of American cinema. In the
100 years since it was released, it has been attacked, vilified,
celebrated, and re-evaluated nearly continuously, and has been
the troublesome example everyone has been forced to confront in
order to talk about cinema as an art form.
Griffith was already the leading American director of his day when
he began his adaptation of Thomas Dixon’s popular novel and
stage play, The Clansman. Much more ambitious than any previous
American film, this project was a culmination of everything Griffith
learned in his years making one- and two-reel films. Birth was
critically acclaimed and earned the filmmaker a fortune, most of
which he sank into his next picture, Intolerance.
Griffith never accepted that The Birth of a Nation was racist
or apologized for it in any way. A century later, this seems
inconceivable to nearly all viewers. Nevertheless, the film is crucial
for understanding the intertwined histories of race, cinema, and
art in America. Join us to learn about (and through) the work that,
in the words of film scholar David Bordwell, “is often considered
cinema’s first masterpiece.”
Two-part seminar meets at BMFI: Monday, September 28 &
Tuesday, September 29, 6:30 pm to 9;30 pm
Meets in the 2nd floor Multimedia Room; the film will be shown
in two parts in the theater at 7:15 pm
Fee: $50 for BMFI members, $60 for non-members; includes
admission to the film
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Cinema Classics Seminar: GOODFELLAS
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
gangster.” Ray Liotta endows Henry Hill’s voiceover with a
mundanity that punctuates the grisly pre-credits sequence of
Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, celebrating its 25th anniversary
this year.
Equally indelible is Joe Pesci’s Tommy DeVito: “I'm funny how,
I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you?” The histrionic
bluster playfully masks and confirms an even more irrational
and impulsive menace. Completing the trio is Robert De Niro’s
coldly calculating Jimmy Conway: “Never rat on your friends and
always keep your mouth shut.” Goodfellas grows in stature every
year, rife as it is with dynamic cinematography, spirited editing,
and an infectious gallows-humor.
In making a film as artful as it is anarchic, Scorsese embraced
a studied detachment that screams contempt for the implicit
social commentary of the time-honored gangster genre that he
had inherited. Join us for a screening and in-depth discussion of
this modern masterpiece.
Seminar meets at BMFI:
Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Meets in the 2nd floor Multimedia Room; the film will be
shown in the theater at 7:15 pm
Fee: $25 for BMFI members, $30 for non-members; includes
admission to the film
Film History Discussion Series: 1945-Present
Moderated by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI
Join us for a series of discussions charting a course through the post-World War II
history of motion pictures. We will take a chronological tour of international cinema,
including stops in France, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, and Norway. Films
scheduled to be discussed are:
September 21
PINKY (Elia Kazan, USA, 1949)
September 28
THE WAGES OF FEAR (Henri-Georges Clouzot, France, 1953)
October 5
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (Alfred Hitchcock, USA, 1955)
October 12
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL (Luis Buñuel, Mexico, 1962)
October 19
CHARULATA (Satyajit Ray, India, 1964)
October 26
FIVE EASY PIECES (Bob Rafelson, USA, 1970)
November 2
OVERLORD (Stuart Cooper, UK, 1975)
November 9
BLOW OUT (Brian De Palma, USA, 1981)
November 16
FOR ALL MANKIND (Al Reinert, USA, 1989)
November 23
INSOMNIA (Erik Skjoldbjærg, Norway, 1997)
November 30
GEORGE WASHINGTON (David Gordon Green, USA, 2000)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Meets at BMFI: 11 Mondays, September
21 to November 30, noon to 3:00 pm
Fee: $200 for members, $225
for non-members (no “a la carte”
enrollment)
Saturday, December 5, 1:00pm to 2:30 pm
A Conversation with Thomas Doherty
Moderated by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI
Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Brandeis University professor of American
studies Dr. Thomas Doherty, a cultural historian whose work focuses on Hollywood
cinema. He is the author of Hollywood and Hitler: 1933-1939 (2013), Pre-Code
Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934 (1999), and
Hollywood’s Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration (2007)
about the Philadelphia native who was arguably the most powerful man in Hollywood
for much of its golden age.
In addition to these books and others, Dr. Doherty has recently written about the
centenary of The Birth of a Nation and last year’s Sony hacking scandal for The
Hollywood Reporter, critiqued media coverage of the Boston Marathon bomber’s trial
for Slate, and reviewed American Sniper for Cineaste, where he is an associate editor.
This is a rare opportunity to engage with one of the leading scholars of Hollywood’s
past, and one of the most adroit critics of its present. Bring your opinions and
questions for what is sure to be a fascinating afternoon.
Regular admission applies; tickets may be
purchased at the box office or BrynMawrFilm.org
SEE • HEAR • FEEL • FILM
BMFI is proud to bring visual literacy
and arts education to area elementary
schools with SEE HEAR FEEL FILM.
Since 2005, we've offered this program
to thousands of third-grade students in
our region, encouraging each of them to
see, think, and create with the eyes of a
filmmaker. For more information on this
program that is free for public schools,
Part of the Barrie M. Ford Children's Visual Literacy Program
visit BrynMawrFilm.org/education.
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All basic Individual benefits PLUS:
– Extra 10% Film Studies course discount
– Eight movie passes (valid Mon-Thurs)
– Priority registration for free screenings
 $200 Producer Couple
All basic Couple/Family benefits PLUS:
– Extra 10% Film Studies course discount
– Eight movie passes (valid Mon-Thurs)
NAME(S)
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
TELEPHONE
EMAIL (IMPORTANT FOR UPDATES)
 $500 Mogul
All basic Individual benefits PLUS:
–F
ree admission to all films for one adult
– 60% discount on Film Studies courses
– Free $25 BMFI gift card*
– Phone reservations for free admission to main attraction films
– Free popcorn
 $1,000 Angel
All Mogul benefits PLUS:
– Free admission for two adults
– Listing in the BMFI annual report
$
MEMBERSHIP DUES
 CHECK PAYABLE TO BMFI
 MASTERCARD
 VISA
 AMERICAN EXPRESS
 DISCOVER
$
EXTRA GIFT
$
TOTAL
CARD NUMBER
 $2,500 Director
All Angel benefits PLUS:
–F
ree admission to all films for the
entire family
–P
riority ticket purchase for special events
 $5,000 Film Maker
SIGNATURE
BILLING ZIP CODE
Necessary for credit card authorization
EXP. DATE
All Director benefits PLUS:
– Free tuition for Film Studies courses for the entire family
 $10,000 Cineastes
All Film Maker benefits PLUS:
–O
ne free use of the Multimedia Room
(Mon-Thurs)
– Named star under the marquee
Bryn Mawr Hospital is a proud membership sponsor
of Bryn Mawr Film Institute.
We share a vision of a vibrant and healthy community.

Wednesday, 7:00 pm - Bryn Mawr Film Institute

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