Sunday, April 14th, 7pm—The Third Man
The Third Man, 1949, b/w. United Kingdom. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton,
Alisa Valli, Trevor Howard.
Set in the divided city of post-war Vienna, this film is one of the most stunning examples of black and
white cinematography that you’ll ever see. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) makes his way to Vienna at
the invitation of an old chum, Harry Limes (Orson Welles). Upon Holly’s arrival, he learns that Harry is
dead, and the way Harry dies sounds questionable. Sensing a cover-up, Holly delves into the circum-
stances surrounding Harry’s death while dodging the British occupying forces and several unseemly
characters who know more than the they’re saying, all the while falling in love with Harry’s grief stricken
lover who has troubles of her own. Fun, suspense, and art all combine in this atmospheric film treasure.
Sunday, May 12th, 7pm—The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear, 1953, b/w. France and Italy. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Starring Yves Montand,
Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck.
In an isolated South American village, four desperate men accept a dangerous job: to transport an urgent
nitroglycerin shipment without use of safety equipment. They traverse a treacherous and rugged dirt road
through the mountains. You will feel every bump in the road as the rival drivers compete to deliver the nitro
as quickly as possible without meeting a sudden, explosive death.
Sunday, June 9th, 7pm—Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle, 1958, color. Directed by and starring Jacques Tati.
Monsieur Hulot’s nephew lives in an ultra-modern technological wonder of a house, far away from Hulot’s
haphazard apartment building in the old section of town. The boy naturally gravitates to his uncle’s way of
life, much to the dismay of his businessman father. Chaos ensues. So much of this film is “pure cinema” as
it could be watched without subtitles. Tati incorporates many aspects of silent fils into his creation, which
won the OCSAR for Best Foreign Language Film in 1959.
Sunday, July 14th, 7pm—Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude, 1971, color. Directed by Hal Ashby. Starring Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort.
It’s a standard “Boy Meets Girl,” premise, with a twist. Death-obsessed 20 year-old Harold (Bud Cort)
meets life-affirming Maude, age 79. Sparks fly and their “alternative love-style” takes off. The cult film to
end all cult films, this romantic black comedy is ranked #45 on the American Film Institute’s list of 100
funniest movies.
Sunday, August 11th, 7pm—North by Northwest
NORTH BY NORTHWEST, color, United States. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie
Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau.
It’s a case of missing identity that sets Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) on a desperate cross-country
trip with a mysterious blonde (Eva Marie Saint). He rubs elbows with spies (James Mason and Martin
Landau), gets arrested, finds himself under fire at a national landmark, experiences the qualities of train
travel versus air travel, and has an interesting lesson in Modernist architecture. Directed by the King of
Suspense, this film is entertaining, wryly comedic, and drenched in Technicolor. If you’ve only seen it on
television, you really haven’t experienced this film.
