Reunion Week 2022
Wed, May 25 – Thu, Jun 2
Each year—around the same time as the graduations and reunions at the innumerable area universities—The Brattle celebrates our own kind of reunion as we bring together films from the cinematic ‘classes’ celebrating their 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries. This year we feature two of the most influential film noirs of all time, a couple of bonkers comedies from 25 years ago, a pair of lurid black comedies by cinematic masters created 25 years apart, the breakout film for one of the biggest pop stars of the past 3 decades, and one of the most mind-bending Russian films ever made… Plus, of course, more!
Please Note: As of April 20, The Brattle will no longer require proof of vaccination/negative test result to attend our events, however masks are still required except when actively eating or drinking. Please visit the Covid Response page for complete details.
Out of the Past
- Wed, May 25
Director: Jacques Tourneur Run Time: 97 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1947
Starring: Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Robert Mitchum
75th Anniversary!
Considered by many to be the apotheosis of the film noir genre, OUT OF THE PAST features Robert Mitchum as a small-town gas pumper who finds himself drawn back into his old life, when he was working for a mob boss and wrapped around the finger of a femme fatale.
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
- Wed, May 25
Director: David Mirkin Run Time: 92 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1997
Starring: Alan Cumming, Camryn Mabheim, Janeane Garofalo, Julia Campbell, Justin Theroux, Lisa Kudrow, Mia Cottet, Mira Sorvino, Vincent Vantresca
The Late Show: 25th Anniversary!
Wrapped in layers of flashback that rival film noir stalwarts like OUT OF THE PAST, ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION is both a sweet movie about lifelong friendship and a hilarious comedy.
The Hot Rock
- Thu, May 26
Director: Peter Yates Run Time: 101 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1972
Starring: George Segal, Moses Gunn, Paul Sand, Robert Redford, Ron Leibman, Zero Mostel
50th Anniversary!
1970’s golden boy Robert Redford stars as the improbably named ex-con John Dortmunder who, on the ride home from his latest stint Upstate, finds himself wrapped up in a new heist concocted by his brother-in-law.
Office Killer
- Thu, May 26
Director: Cindy Sherman Run Time: 82 min. Release Year: 1997
Starring: Barbara Sukowa, Carol Kane, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Molly Ringwald
The Late Show: 25th Anniversary!
World-renowned artist Cindy Sherman made her directorial debut with this campy commentary on the conventions of the horror film and the horror of corporate life in the ‘90s.
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
- Fri, May 27
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Run Time: 125 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1972 Language: German
Starring: Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Margit Carstensen
50th Anniversary!
This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer and a beautiful but icy ingenue is a true Fassbinder affair, featuring exquisitely claustrophobic cinematography by Michael Ballhaus and full-throttle performances by an all-female cast.
Good Burger
- Fri, May 27
- Wed, Jun 1
Director: Brian Robbins Run Time: 95 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1997
Starring: Abe Vigoda, Carmen Electra, Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Linda Cardellini, Shar Jackson, Sinbad
25th Anniversary!
At the height of their popularity, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell made this bizarrely hilarious feature in which they play workers at a small-time burger stand who go up against the big-name corporate chain that just opened across the street.
Princess Mononoke
- Sat, May 28
- Thu, Jun 2
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Run Time: 134 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1997 Language: Japanese
Starring: Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Youji Matsuda, Yūko Tanaka, Yuriko Ishida
25th Anniversary!
A masterpiece in a career full of them, Hayao Miyazaki’s PRINCESS MONONOKE is a film of unsurpassed power and beauty.
Frenzy
- Sat, May 28
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 116 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1972
Starring: Alec McCowen, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Barry Foster, Billie Whitelaw, Jon Finch, Vivien Merchant
50th Anniversary!
Inspired by the loosening of cinematic restraint brought on by the late ‘60s, Alfred Hitchcock goes shockingly seedy in this lurid, darkly comedic, and (of course) thrilling film about a serial killer terrorizing London.
Monsieur Verdoux
- Sat, May 28
Director: Charlie Chaplin Run Time: 124 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1947
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
75th Anniversary!
Film maudit turned cult classic, Charlie Chaplin’s MONSIEUR VERDOUX is now widely considered one of his best works, and his most political.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
- Sun, May 29
Director: Norman Z. McLeod Run Time: 105 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1947
Starring: Boris Karloff, Danny Kaye, Fay Bainter, Virginia Mayo
75th Anniversary!
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures.
Solaris
- Sun, May 29
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Run Time: 167 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1972 Language: Russian
Starring: Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk
50th Anniversary!
Andrei Tarkovsky’s SOLARIS tells the cosmic detective story of a psychologist cosmonaut sent to a space station to investigate a series of strange transmissions
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
- Mon, May 30
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Run Time: 104 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1947
Starring: Gene Tierney, George Sanders, Rex Harrison
75th Anniversary!
A delightfully wistful romantic fantasy featuring Gene Tierney as Lucy Muir, a young widow who moves into a cottage by the sea with her young daughter only to discover that it already has an inhabitant: the ghost of a crusty sea captain.
Selena
- Mon, May 30
Director: Gregory Nava Run Time: 127 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1997
Starring: Constance Marie, Edward James Olmos, Jackie Guerra, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Seda
25th Anniversary!
The amazing charisma and star power of Jennifer Lopez is on full display in her breakout role as the revered Tejano music superstar Selena.
Super Fly
- Wed, Jun 1
Director: Gordon Parks Jr. Run Time: 93 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1972
Starring: Carl Lee, Julius Harris, Ron O'Neal, Sheila Frazier
50th Anniversary!
Never a dude like this one! He's got a plan to stick it to The Man!
The Lady from Shanghai
- Thu, Jun 2
Director: Orson Welles Run Time: 87 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1947
Starring: Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders, Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Ted de Corsia
75th Anniversary!
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
