Facing Fascism:
Time Capsules is what The Bijou is calling its mini-fest (small
festival) of
time-honored art-house films to be presented in its screening room at
304 E. Broad St. As you will see there's a theme that ties the four
features together.
The
screenings will run Thursday through Sunday over two weekends. The first pair of classics will be
presented January 19-22: Two easy-to-love uplifting films. Both
chuckle in the face of the pomposity of fascist dictatorships:
Charlie Chaplin's “The Great Dictator” and Federico
Fellini's “Amarcord.”
The second pair will be presented
January 26-29: One, a story that reveals the special lure fascism can
have for a rube on-the-make looking to improve his station,
quickly. The other, a film that pulls back the curtain to reveal the
methods of control of a brutal authoritarian regime: Louis Malle's
“Lacombe, Lucien” and Costa-Gavras' “Z.”
Show Times:
Thur. Jan 19: “The Great Dictator”
at 6:20 p.m. and “Amarcord” at 9 p.m.
Fri., Jan 20: “The Great Dictator”
at 6:20 p.m. and again at 9 p.m.
Sat., Jan 21: “Amarcord” at 6:20
p.m. and again at 9 p.m.
Sun., Jan 22: “Amarcord” at 3;40
p.m. “The Great Dictator” at 6:20 p.m.
Thur., Jan. 26: “Z” at 6:20 p.m.
and Lacombe, Lucien at 9 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 27: “Z” at 6:20 p.m. and
again at 9 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 28: “Lacombe, Lucien” at
6:05 p.m and again at 9 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 29: “Lacombe, Lucien” at
3:20 p.m. and “Z” at 6:20 p.m.
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Admission:
$7 at the door; $5 with student ID.
The Facebook event page is here.
