Screenings

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In Nia DaCosta and Jordan Peele’s “spiritual sequel” to the horror classic, a young, up-and-coming artist (Abdul-Mateen) becomes fascinated by the legend of the Candyman while searching for inspiration—and reawakens the vengeful spirit onto a freshly gentrified Cabrini-Green. 

TICKETS:
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In the fantastical black comedy Gremlins, a father (Hoyt Axton) buys a pet “Mogwai” as a Christmas present for his son (Zach Galligan). The boy is told to keep the cute and furry pet away from water, out of the light, and never to feed it after midnight. Inadvertently, the creature is dampened and almost instantly spawns other creatures who transform into destructive, evil little monsters—which continue to multiply as they turn a small town upside-down. 

TICKETS:
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A spoof that crosses Downton Abbey with Airplane! and Monty Python, Fackham Hall follows loveable pick-pocket Eric Noone (Radcliffe) as he lands a job at a unique English manor house. He quickly rises through the ranks, and a forbidden romance with lady-of-the-house Rose Davenport (McKenzie) blossoms. But when an unexpected murder occurs, Eric gets framed – leaving Rose and her family’s future perilously uncertain.
 
ADVANCE TICKETS:
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A man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty. Directed by François Ozon in French with English subtitles.

After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
 
TICKETS:
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RPM and the Goethe-Institut Boston present three programs of outstanding shorts, curated by Wenhua Shi: at 2:00 PM, two films will transfer you to distant landscapes; at 4:00 PM experience short films from Germany; and at 7:00 PM encounter the work of Gunvor Nelson. 
 
Small Songs – Brian Rogers
39′ | Digital | Color | 2025

Dowsing – Timothy Feeney
45′ | Digital | Double Projector | color | 2025

Total: 84:00
 
Free Admission, please RSVP 

TICKETS:
https://rpmfestival.ticketspice.com/dec-6-2pm-4pm-rpm-shorts-the-goethe-institut-boston

The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi (A One and a Two…), directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang, follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral. Warm, sprawling, and dazzling, this intimate epic is one of the undisputed masterworks of the new century.
 
New 4k Restoration! 25th Anniversary!
 
TICKETS:
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“I wrote and directed it as one movie — and I’m so glad to give the fans the chance to see it as one movie.” – Quentin Tarantino 
 
Originally released as two separate volumes, The Whole Bloody Affair restores Tarantino’s roaring rampage of revenge for release as originally envisioned: a single complete feature now including a never-before-seen, long-discussed 7+ minute animated sequence and an intermission.  

TICKETS:
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With 25,000 lights on the roof, the SWAT team taking siege outside, and an exploding turkey on the dining room table, the Griswold family celebrates the holiday in true National Lampoon style! Written by John Hughes, the most successful of the “vacation” comedies stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis and Randy Quaid.
 
TICKETS:
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From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, this film tells the powerful love story that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn. Written by Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell.
 
TRAILER: 
 https://youtu.be/E2xtmPkuksA
 
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On Christmas Eve, three homeless companions stumble upon a baby girl in a garbage heap. They name her Kiyoko, and vow to care for her as they track down her family. Haunted by memories of their own broken pasts and pursued by a cast of shadowy characters from Tokyo’s nightlife, Hana, Gin and Miyuki overcome their differences and learn to trust one another as a new, makeshift family. 

Co-written by Keiko Nobumoto (Cowboy Bebop) and featuring a whimsical score by Keiichi Suzuki, Tokyo Godfathers is a masterpiece by turns heartfelt, hilarious and highly original, a tale of hope and redemption in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
 
TICKETS:
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Comedy directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair, the screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov is based on their 1940 play of the same title, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker. Stay for a cameo appearance at the end with The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard)!
 
TCKETS:
https://harvardfilmarchive.eventive.org/schedule/my-sister-eileen-6855c7992f0e16f420c694ea

Coming-of-age melodrama directed by Nicholas Ray. The film stars James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, William Hopper, and Nick Adams. It is also the film debut of Dennis Hopper, albeit in a minor role. Focusing on emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers, the film offers both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments.
 
TICKETS:
https://harvardfilmarchive.eventive.org/schedule/6855b8efcae4385a40bb284d

When a burned Quran is found on a film set, the shoot takes a dark turn and the crew are thrown into turmoil. Caught in the crossfire, an intern, Elif, is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets, accusations and lies. Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s ambiguous, provocative conspiracy thriller plays with the film-within-a-film motif and is rich in unexpected twists. A piercing reflection on the power of images and the dynamics of perception, projection and societal hysteria. Directed by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay in German with English subtitles.
 
Sponsored by The Goethe-Institut Boston, Part of series: New Films from Germany 2025
 
TICKETS ($7):
https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/ver.cfm?event_id=27060298

Japanese silent film directed by Mikio Naruse, follows  Omitsu, a single mother who works as a bar hostess entertaining docked sailors. Since her husband left three years ago, she supports her son Fumio on her own, and shares a flat with a couple who babysit for her, but she struggles to provide for her son in depression-era Japan. Returning home after a few weeks of absence, Omitsu learns that an unknown man has repeatedly been trying to see her.

The stranger turns out to be Omitsu’s husband Mizuhara, who begs for her forgiveness and wants to see his son. Reluctant at first, she finally gives in, and the couple reconcile. Mizuhara declares his intention to take care of his family. However, due to his weak constitution, he is unable to find work and their lives hit a roadblock after Mizuhara  commits a robbery. 
 
TICKETS: 
https://harvardfilmarchive.eventive.org/schedule/every-night-dreams-6902171d6ff2eed7415c86cf