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Thursday, July 11, 7:30 p.m.
LOVE (MGM, 1927)
Years before the revolution in Czarist Russia, Anna Karenina, a respectable married woman and mother, falls in love with dashing army officer Count Vronsky, for whom she gives up everything, only to be cast aside. Two endings were filmed for this silent version in a modern setting of Tolstoy’s novel; one happy, one sad. We will show both. Stephen Horne will provide live musical accompaniment. Directed by Edmund Goulding. With John Gilbert and Greta Garbo. Romantic drama. Black & white, 82 minutes.
Friday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.
STELLA DALLAS (Goldwyn, 1925)
In this rarely seen silent film version of Olive Higgins Prouty's popular novel, Stella, the daughter of a factory worker, marries Stephen Dallas, an upper class executive well above her station. After the mismatched couple separates, Stella raises and dotes on their daughter until she realizes that Stephen and his new wife can provide the child with opportunities that she cannot. Stephen Horne will provide live musical accompaniment. Directed by Henry King. With Ronald Colman, Belle Bennett, Alice Joyce, Lois Moran and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Drama. Black and white, 110 minutes. Print courtesy of UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Saturday, July 13, 2:00 p.m.
BEETHOVEN (Universal, 1992)
A suburbanite family adopts a stray St. Bernard puppy they name Beethoven who grows up to be a slobbery, oversized and destructive animal. Meanwhile, an evil veterinarian seeks to steal the dog for the purposes of his insidious lab experiments. Directed by Brian Levant. With Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt and Dean Jones. Family comedy. Color, 87 minutes.
Saturday, July 13, 7:30 p.m.
BEAU TRAVAIL (New Yorker, 1999)
Inspired by Melville's "Billy Budd" and set among French Foreign Legionnaires in East Africa, the story focuses on a drill sergeant who vows to destroy a sterling young recruit of whom he is jealous. Directed by Claire Denis. With Denis Lavant and Grégoire Colin. Drama. Color, 90 minutes. Unrated, but with adult themes and subject matter. In French with English subtitles. Print courtesy of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.