City Hall Arts Center
“For the first decades of their existence, movies were seen not as works of art deserving preservation but as disposable commodities. The notion that they might be preserved, collected and studied was in the air by the mid-1930’s, but it took the pluck and persistence of a single eccentric Frenchman, Henri Langlois — subject of this affectionate documentary directed by Jacques Richard — to make the idea a reality in the form of the Cinémathèque Française. Mr. Richard’s film makes a persuasive case for Langlois as one of the most important figures in the history of film and therefore in the history of 20th-century art. A shabbily dressed, chain-smoking walrus of a man, Langlois emerges in the course of this fascinating film as a maddening, inspiring figure, afire with intelligence and passion.” (A. O. Scott, The New York Times) In French with subtitles, 128 minutes. Sponsored by Terry Doran and Deb Richter. Community Partner: Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Review and a commentary
- Tuesday, March 24 8:30 pm
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