Cruel Summer
Thursdays • July 25 – August 29, 2024
Bad things happen to good people (and some not-so-good ones) in the sweltering heat throughout this series curated by The Brattle’s Alissa Darsa. The iconic films in this program feature people driven to extremes by hot weather—or in spite of it—including chainsaw wielding sickos, desperate ex-pats, Southern charmers, Brooklynites, determined detectives, one seriously dangerous schemer, and more!
A Streetcar Named Desire
- Thu, Jul 25
Director: Elia Kazan Run Time: 125 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1951
Starring: Karl Malden, Kim Hunter, Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh
Double Feature with CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Thu, Jul 25
Director: Richard Brooks Run Time: 108 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1958
Starring: Burl Ives, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson, Paul Newman
Double Feature with A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Sorcerer
Director: William Friedkin Run Time: 121 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1977
Starring: Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Roy Scheider
Double Feature with WAKE IN FRIGHT
Wake in Fright
Director: Ted Kotcheff Run Time: 109 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1971
Starring: Chips Rafferty, Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle, Sylvia Kay
Double Feature with SORCERER
Dog Day Afternoon
Director: Sidney Lumet Run Time: 125 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1975
Starring: Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, John Cazale
Double Feature with IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
In the Heat of the Night
Director: Norman Jewison Run Time: 109 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1967
Starring: Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, Warren Oates
Double Feature with DOG DAY AFTERNOON
Falling Down
Director: Joel Schumacher Run Time: 113 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1993
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Michael Douglas, Rachel Ticotin, Robert Duvall, Tuesday Weld
Double Feature with DO THE RIGHT THING
Do the Right Thing
Director: Spike Lee Run Time: 120 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1989
Starring: Bill Nunn, Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Ossie Davis, Richard Edson, Rosie Perez, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee
Double Feature with FALLING DOWN
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Director: Tobe Hooper Run Time: 83 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1974
Starring: Allen Danziger, Edwin Neal, Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Teri McMinn, William Vail
50th Anniversary! New 4K Restoration!
Purple Noon
Director: René Clément Run Time: 115 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1960 Language: French
Starring: Alain Delon, Billy Kearns, Marie Laforêt, Maurice Ronet
Screening on 35mm • Double Feature with THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Director: Anthony Minghella Run Time: 139 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1999
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Screening on 35mm • Double Feature with PURPLE NOON