Vanya

Directed by Sam Yates, 2024
R, 122 minutes

Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.

Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.

The Freedom to Marry

This is the epic, untold story of how same-sex marriage became law of the land. Documenting one of the greatest civil rights stories of our time, The Freedom to Marry is a nail-biting, behind-the-scenes story that traces the marriage equality movement’s historic progress and reveals the masterminds of the movement as they lead the fight to win same sex marriage throughout the United States. This is an inspirational tale of how people can actually make a difference and ultimately, a powerful playbook for social change.

Modern Kids Summer Flicks: Live-Action Showcase

In these narrative and documentary shorts, see the world through the eyes of inspiring young people who go on their own adventures and discover how to be true to themselves.

Total Runtime: 72 minutes 
Suggested for Ages 8+

FULL SCHEDULE OF LIVE-ACTION FILMS

Join us for Modern Kids Summer Flicks featuring the Children’s Film Festival Seattle Best of the Fest, a curated selection of award-winning and audience-favorite films for young audiences.

The Docent Memorial Art Camp Appeal

As spring blossoms at the Modern, we are excited to renew our annual call to support the Docent Memorial Art Camp Appeal. For those unfamiliar with this effort, since 2009 (excluding pandemic years) we have honored the memory and dedication of docents who have served before and alongside us by helping young people in need attend Art Camp and Art Study. In recent years we’ve commemorated the contributions of Don Matheson, Martin Posner, Janice Raoul, Robert Turner III, and many others who made an enduring imprint on the Modern’s docent program.

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

Yves Robert, 1972
PG; 90 minutes; French with English subtitles

Desperate to protect his job from a bureaucratic rival, the head of the French secret service (Jean Rochefort) picks outs a stranger, François Perrin (Pierre Richard), from a Paris crowd and singles him out as a master spy who should be tracked very closely. In reality, François is an amiable, if clumsy, classical violinist whose complete obliviousness to the agents watching him only further convinces them that they have a major undercover operative in their sights.

Two for the Road

Stanley Donen, 1967 
111 minutes

Architect Mark Wallace (Albert Finney) and his wife, Joanna (Audrey Hepburn), travel to France to meet with an affluent client (Claude Dauphin). While there, they reflect on their first decade of marriage—memories of when they first met, of courtship, and of road trips through the French countryside. As flirtation and playful quarreling turn to boredom with the banality of married life, the Wallaces struggle to rekindle their passion.

Claire's Knee

Éric Rohmer, 1971
PG; 103 minutes; French with English subtitles

Jérôme (Jean-Claude Brialy) decides to prepare for a lifetime of matrimony by enjoying one last vacation by himself. Upon arriving at his lakeside destination, however, he finds Aurora (Aurora Cornu), a love from his past who is staying nearby. Through Aurora, Jerome is introduced to two teenage sisters, Laura (Béatrice Romand) and Claire (Laurence de Monaghan). Although Laura is smitten with Jerome, it is Claire—or, more precisely, her knee—that fascinates the soon-to-be-married man.

Primary Colors

Mike Nichols, 1998 
R; 143 minutes

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef, the young and gifted Henry Burton (Adrian Lester) is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Gov. Jack Stanton (John Travolta). Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton—who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall—contends with his ambitious wife, Susan (Emma Thompson), and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons (Billy Bob Thornton).

The Long, Hot Summer

Martin Ritt, 1958 
155 minutes

Handsome vagabond Ben Quick (Paul Newman) returns to the Mississippi town his late father called home, but rumors of his dad's pyromaniac tendencies follow him as soon as he sets foot there. The proud young man's determination eventually wins over civic leader Will Varner (Orson Welles), who decides Ben might be just the man for his daughter, Clara (Joanne Woodward)—much to the displeasure of Will's gutless son (Anthony Franciosa) and Clara's society boyfriend (Richard Anderson).

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