Film Archive

Gods and Monsters (Bill Condon, 1998, 105 mins)
Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, and Lynn Redgrave star in “an engrossing, unusual, imaginatively executed bit of psychological gamesmanship” (Dennis Harvey) that muses on the last days of Frankenstein director James Whale and his burgeoning bond with the former Marine employed as his gardener. As Anthony Lane observed, “Few films have made it seem so natural to be haunted.” 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

(Yale-preserved shorts on 16mm)
Nick Doob and David Sewall in person! Yale alumnus, singer, and violinist David Sewall is the subject of the newly-preserved London Songs (1973, 27 mins), which trails him as he performs throughout the streets, pubs, and markets of the city. It's followed by Street Music (1979, 57 mins), a look at street musicians across America including Bongo Joe, the Automatich Human Jukebox, Gene Palma, Jimmy Davis, and more. Prints from the Yale Film Archive.

Wadjda (Haifaa al-Mansour, 2012, 98 mins)
Dreams of buying a prized green bicycle lead a rebellious young girl to enter a Quran recitation competition in the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, and the first feature by a Saudi woman. Dana Stevens calls Al-Mansour’s boundary-pushing charmer “a stunningly assured debut” and “a slyly subversive delight”. In Arabic with English subtitles. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

The Scent of Green Papaya (Tran Anh Hung, 1993, 104 mins)
Set in midcentury Saigon, the first film in Tran's Vietnam Trilogy offers a lushly-photographed look at the lives and interactions of a servant girl, a concert pianist, and a family in genteel decline. Raghu Pratap called ths César winner and Oscar nominee "remarkable, both as an aesthetic and political project, in exploring the everyday life of Vietnamese people". In Vietnamese with English subtitles. 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

The Untouchables (Brian De Palma, 1987, 119 mins)
Prohibition agent Eliot Ness goes after Al Capone in this “unqualified triumph” (James Berardinelli) starring Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Andy García, and an Oscar-winning Sean Connery. “Superb performances, exquisite direction, and that Ennio Morricone score create an authentic 1920s Chicago feel and a hugely entertaining crime drama” (Ian Nathan). 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.