“It is one of the most purely beautiful films ever projected onto the screen, each frame saturated with hot pink wallpaper or melancholy blue mood lighting (to say nothing of the luminous presence of a breathtaking young Catherine Deneuve in the performance that would make her a star). In form and heights of emotion, ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’ is pure pop opera.” – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG screens in a new 4K restoration January 2–9.
“If you’re looking for something on the uglier side, The Brattle screens John Carpenter’s postapocalyptic cult classic ‘Escape from New York’ (1981) on Friday and Saturday… ‘Escape’ feels authentically comic-booky in a way that few actual comic book movies are allowed to be, bursting with invention and gleefully snotty satire.” – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK screens in 4K January 3+4.