December 26 and 27

Saturday 3 and 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

 

"Hidden necrophilia in Vertigo, glowing milk, an on-set spat with Montgomery Clift . . . in 1962, Alfred Hitchcock revealed his tricks, and the often shocking meanings behind his films, to fellow director François Truffaut. Now their talks have been turned into the revealing film Hitchcock/Truffaut." Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian.

80 minutes

January 2 and 3

Saturday 3 and 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

 

"Wise beyond its years, like the teenage protagonist Gelsomina, Le Meraviglie (The Wonders) is a wistful but no-tears swan song recounting the disappearance of traditional rural lifestyle in Italy." Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter. The Wonders offers a charming coming-of-age tale that doubles as a quietly effective tribute to a vanishing way of life.

110 minutes; Italian with English subtitles

 

January 8-10

Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

"[This] story of three women unexpectedly brought together by floral bouquets is elegantly lensed and warm-hearted to the core, without getting sappy." Jay Weissberg, Variety. In this poignant drama from directors José Mari Goenaga and Jon Garaño, an adrift middle-aged woman begins receiving a bouquet of flowers every week from an anonymous source, sparking a search for the sender that changes her life.

99 minutes; Basque with English subtitles; Turkish with English subtitles

 

 

January 15-17

Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

"[Mustang is] full of life even as it depicts lives in lockdown." Nicolas Rapold, New York Times. In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.

110 minutes; PG-13

 

January 22-24

Friday 6 and 8 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm

"A dog is at the heart of this film, but there's room for all manner of extraordinary insights about finding love and giving love, being canine and being human." Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal. Renowned multidisciplinary artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.

75 minutes

 

 

January 29-31

Friday 6 and 8:15 pm; Saturday 5 pm; Sunday 11:45 am, 2 pm, and 4:15 pm

 

"Welles's most human film, his most poignant, funny and empathetic." Tom Huddleston, Time Out. In Janus Films's newly released restoration of Orson Welles's underseen classic adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, the friendship between the rogue Falstaff and the wild Prince Hal is fated to end when the prince gives up his dissolute life and assumes the throne of England after the death of his father.

115 minutes

"On New Year's Eve, an insecure, struggling actress (Anna Magnani) has nothing to do. When a colleague invites her to a New Year's party, she jumps at the opportunity. Accidentally she runs into an old acting acquaintance (Toto), who is helping a professional pickpocket (Ben Gazzara) steal from people during the hustle-bustle of New Year's Eve festivities. During the course of the evening, they have numerous crazy, humorous adventures all over Rome at different parties, restaurants, and even the Trevi fountain. Magnani's character (Tortorella) falls for Gazzara's character (Lello) without knowing what he's up to, while Toto tries to placate them both." Miriam Kramer. 

Tickets are $9; $7 for Modern members; $6 for Reel People. Tickets are available online at www.themodern.org, by calling 817.738.9215, or at the Museum's admission desk.
 

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