Looking for a good film this weekend? We’ve got three of them.
LITTLE GIRL
October 15, 16, 22, 23 at 6:30 pm at the IU Fine Arts Theater Little Girl is the moving portrait of 7-year-old Sasha, who loves ballet, dolls and dresses and has always known that she is a girl, despite the fact that she was born male. Sasha’s family has recently accepted her gender identity, embracing their daughter for who she truly is while working to confront outdated norms and find affirmation in a small community of rural France. Realized with delicacy and intimacy, Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary poetically explores the emotional challenges, everyday feats, and small moments in Sasha’s life. 88 min • France • Not Rated • In French with English subtitles
“Critic’s Pick! — The New York Times
“Extraordinary, Illuminating and Moving.” –The Guardian
POSSESSION
October 15, 16, 22, and 23 at 7:15 at the IU Radio & TV Theater.
A woman starts acting strangely after asking her husband, a professional spy, for a divorce. His initial suspicions of a secret lover soon give way to something much more sinister. Isabelle Adjani won the Best Actress Award at Cannes for her performance. Written and directed by Polish novelist/filmmaker Andrej Zulawski, Possession received mixed reviews upon its release in 1981. Today it is considered a masterpiece of surrealism and cat-and-mouse suspense. Re-released this year in a 4K restoration.
(in English, French and German with subtitles / 1981; 2021 / 124 min
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
October 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8:30 at the IU Fine Arts Theater
Given the ingeniously imagined musical worlds of Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There, it should come as no surprise that Todd Haynes’s documentary about the seminal band The Velvet Underground mirrors its members’ experimentation and formal innovation. Combining contemporary interviews and archival documentation with newscasts, advertisements, and a trove of avant-garde film from the era, Haynes constructs a vibrant cinematic collage that is as much about New York of the ’60s and ’70s as it is about the rise and fall of the group that has been called as influential as the Beatles. Filmed with the cooperation of surviving band members, this multifaceted portrait folds in an array of participants in the creative scene’s cultures and subcultures. Tracing influences and affinities both personal and artistic, Haynes unearths rich detail about Andy Warhol, The Factory, Nico, and others, adding vivid context and texture that never diminish the ultimate enigma of the band’s power.
(2021 / 120 min)
Covid Protocols: Filmgoers must be vaccinated and must show proof of vaccination. This includes IU students, faculty and staff. (You can photograph your vaccination card and show it to us on your phone.)
Filmgoers must wear masks in the theater. Seating will be capped at 35% of capacity.
Tickets: only $8
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NOW PLAYING IN OUR VIRTUAL THEATER
If you missed our recent campus screenings, you have a second chance see IN BALANCHINE’S CLASSROOM. It is screening in our virtual theater along with DAYS by Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang. Click on Month At A Glance to read more about these films and to find out what’s coming up.
