Anthology Film Archives

A very special series of films screened on a repertory basis, the Essential Cinema Repertory collection consists of 110 programs/330 titles assembled in 1970-75 by Anthology’s Film Selection Committee – James Broughton, Ken Kelman, Peter Kubelka, P. Adams Sitney, and Jonas Mekas. It was an ambitious attempt to define the art of cinema. The project was never completed but even in its unfinished state the series provides an uncompromising critical overview of cinema’s history.

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Upcoming Screenings

• Charles Chaplin
  EC: THE GOLD RUSH
  April 2 at 5:30 PM
  April 5 at 6:30 PM
  
• EC: SHORT FILMS BY CHARLIE CHAPLIN, PGM 1
  April 2 at 7:30 PM
  
• EC: SHORT FILMS BY CHARLIE CHAPLIN, PGM 2
  April 3 at 6:45 PM
  
• Charles Chaplin
  EC: THE GREAT DICTATOR
  April 3 at 8:45 PM
  April 5 at 8:30 PM
  
• EC: JOSEPH CORNELL
  April 16 at 3:30 PM
  
• EC: CONNER / CONRAD
  April 16 at 6:00 PM
  
• EC: CAVALCANTI / CROCKWELL
  April 16 at 8:00 PM
  
• Jean Cocteau
  EC: THE BLOOD OF A POET
  April 29 at 4:45 PM
  April 30 at 8:30 PM
  
• Jean Cocteau
  EC: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
  April 29 at 6:30 PM
  April 30 at 3:45 PM
  
• Jean Cocteau
  EC: ORPHEUS
  April 29 at 9:00 PM
  April 30 at 6:00 PM
  
• EC: MAYA DEREN
  May 4 at 7:30 PM
  
• Alexandr Dovzhenko
  EC: ZVENIGORA
  May 5 at 7:30 PM
  
• Alexandr Dovzhenko
  EC: ARSENAL
  May 6 at 5:30 PM
  
• Alexandr Dovzhenko
  EC: EARTH
  May 6 at 7:30 PM
  
• Carl Th. Dreyer
  EC: THE PARSON’S WIDOW
  May 24 at 6:45 PM
  
• Carl Th. Dreyer
  EC: MICHAEL
  May 24 at 8:45 PM
  
• Carl Th. Dreyer
  EC: THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
  May 25 at 7:30 PM
  
• Carl Th. Dreyer
  EC: VAMPYR
  May 26 at 7:15 PM
  
• Carl Th. Dreyer
  EC: DAY OF WRATH
  May 26 at 9:15 PM
  May 27 at 8:30 PM
  May 28 at 5:00 PM
  
• Carl Th. Dreyer
  EC: ORDET
  May 27 at 5:30 PM
  
• Carl Th. Dreyer
  EC: GERTRUD
  May 28 at 7:30 PM