New York’s leading movie house for independent premieres and repertory programming
A nonprofit cinema since 1970
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New York’s leading movie house for independent premieres and repertory programming
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| Back by Popular Demand through
Tuesday, May 6
Showtimes: 1:00, 3:15, 5:40, 7:50, 10:00 |
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(1971, John Schlesinger) “People can manage on very little.” On the same telephone answering service, Jewish doctor Peter Finch and divorced businesswoman Glenda Jackson are both in love—but not with each other; rather with young artist Murray Head. Schlesinger’s own favorite among his films; with tour de force highlight: Finch at the bar mitzvah. Approx. 110 min. “Schlesinger's wisest, least sentimental film, an almost perfect realization of Penelope Gilliatt's original screenplay, which has the extraordinary ability to create intelligent characters who don't sound like mouthpieces, to capture those looks and sounds of the surface of things that suggest the universes just beneath, and to write dialogue that is simultaneously rueful and funny, and as spontaneous as love itself." |
"A masterpiece. The acting is flawless and just right for Gilliatt's screenplay and Schlesinger's direction. They are set down in a very real and sad London (seen mostly in cold twilights), and surrounded by supporting actors who resonate in a way that fills in all the dimensions of the characters." – Roger Ebert. Click here to read full review "I was determined that I would present the character, played by Peter Finch, with as much integrity and sympathy as I presented the character played by Glenda Jackson. They were the same. Love is the same. That is my point. I am so terribly grateful that I had the opportunity to make it." – John Schlesinger “A novel written on film—but truly written on film." – Pauline Kael |
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