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| Long a cinematic treasure of the Upper West Side, where for generations fledgling filmmakers like Scorsese, Bogdanovich and Allen learned their craft and Columbia and Barnard students caught the latest art-house or revival films, we still make going to the movies at the Thalia magical, with film festivals, special series and the old-school favorite—the double feature! |
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“This masterpiece regards Deneuve as the
goddess of light she really was.” –The
Village Voice
Luis Buñuel. 1968. France 101 min. Catherine Deneuve,
Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli. A witty and elegant comedy of manners. Deneuve is a
bored surgeon’s wife who starts working in a high-class brothel. Venice Film Fesitval:
Best Film.
See both the classic Belle de Jour and it’s
homage sequel, Belle Toujours, for one price, $16. Add $15 and enjoy a
glass of wine and your choice of
sandwich or salad during the break in our lounge, unWINEd. Call the box
office at 212.864.5400 for details.
Tickets: $11; Members $7
Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Past Showdate: Sunday, May 4, 2008
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“Extraordinarily graceful. Each image is lucid, precise, and
essential.” –The New Yorker
Manoel de Oliveira. 2007. France/Portugal. 70 min. Michel
Piccoli. In this sequel, 38 years after the end of Belle de Jour, a
former playboy begins a cat-and-mouse game with his late best friend’s widow.
Did he reveal her secret to him?
Tickets: $11; Members $7
Showdates: Sunday, May 4, 2008 - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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“Divine madness, full of comedy, romance, opera and murder.”
–Rolling
Stone
Jean-Jacques Beineix. 1981. France. 117 min. Color. For Jules, there is no greater singer than diva Cynthia Hawkins. Because she refuses
to make records, he secretly records her. But when his tape gets mixed-up with
a recorded criminal confession, he finds himself at the center of blackmail and
danger. Winner of 4 César awards.
Tickets: $11; Members $7
Showdates: Sunday, May 4, 2008 - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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From Teatro alla Scala,
Milan. The three one-acts are staged in honor of the 150th
anniversary of Puccini's birth.
Tickets: $21; Members $19; 5 or more $18; Members 5 or more $16
Showdate: Sunday, May 18, 2008, 3:00 pm
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“Anyone susceptible to literary costume drama at its most
intellectually substantial will be bowled over by it.” –Screen International
Jacques Rivette. 2008. France/Italy. 137 min. Color.
Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardeiu. In 1820’s Restoration Paris, a handsome
general falls instantly in love with a married coquette after their first. She leads
him on only to repeatedly refuse him. Surprisingly, she falls in love with him,
but it may be too late. Based on a novel by Balzac.
Tickets: $11; Members $7
Showdates: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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“Intensely personal. Poetic. Each scene’s beauty is a deliberate
testimony to the ephemerality of life.” –The
Forward
Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen. 2007. Israel/France.
78 min. The tale of three women whose stories weave a portrait of modern
Israeli life: a catering waitress who finds an abandoned child, a bride who
breaks her leg escaping a locked toilet stall and a domestic worker who has
guiltily left her son behind in her native Philippines. Cannes: Best First Feature.
Tickets: $11; Members $7
Showdates: Sunday, May 18, 2008 - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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From Teatro alla Scala,
Milan. The three one-acts are staged in honor of the 150th
anniversary of Puccini's birth.
Tickets: $21; Members $19; 5 or more $18; Members 5 or more $16
Showdate: Monday, May 19, 2008, 7:30 pm
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