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

• Stan Brakhage
  THE TEXT OF LIGHT
  April 26 at 5:45 PM
  
• Stan Brakhage
  THE PITTSBURGH TRILOGY
  April 27 at 5:00 PM
  
• ROBERT BREER, PGM 1
  May 9 at 7:00 PM
  
• ROBERT BREER, PGM 2
  May 9 at 8:45 PM
  
• JAMES BROUGHTON PGM 1
  May 12 at 7:00 PM
  
• JAMES BROUGHTON, PGM 2
  May 12 at 8:45 PM
  
• CLAIR / PICABIA / BUÑUEL / DALÍ PGM
  May 15 at 7:00 PM
  
• Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí
  L’ÂGE D’OR
  May 22 at 7:00 PM
  
• Luis Buñuel
  LOS OLVIDADOS
  May 22 at 8:45 PM
  
• Jean Cocteau
  THE BLOOD OF A POET
  May 23 at 7:15 PM
  May 24 at 9:15 PM
  
• Jean Cocteau
  ORPHEUS
  May 24 at 7:15 PM
  May 25 at 6:00 PM
  
• LEN LYE
  May 25 at 8:15 PM
  
• CHARLES CHAPLIN PGM 1
  June 14 at 2:00 PM
  
• CHARLES CHAPLIN PGM 2
  June 14 at 3:45 PM
  
• CHARLES CHAPLIN PGM 3
  June 14 at 5:45 PM
  
• Charles Chaplin
  THE GOLD RUSH
  June 15 at 4:30 PM
  
• Charles Chaplin
  THE CIRCUS
  June 15 at 6:15 PM
  
• JOSEPH CORNELL PGM 1
  June 21 at 6:15 PM
  
• JOSEPH CORNELL PGM 2
  June 21 at 8:30 PM
  
• CONNER / CONRAD PGM
  June 22 at 6:30 PM
  
• EGGELING / CAVALCANTI PGM
  June 22 at 8:00 PM