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

• Jean Renoir
  EC: THE RULES OF THE GAME
  March 7 at 5:30 PM
  March 8 at 8:00 PM
  
• Roberto Rossellini
  EC: THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS
  March 7 at 8:00 PM
  March 8 at 5:45 PM
  
• EC: SIDNEY PETERSON
  March 13 at 6:15 PM
  
• EC: O’NEILL / RICHTER / SHARITS
  March 13 at 8:15 PM
  
• EC: HARRY SMITH
  March 20 at 6:45 PM
  
• EC: Harry Smith's FILM NO. 12 (HEAVEN AND EARTH MAGIC)
  March 20 at 8:30 PM
  
• EC: RUTTMANN / STAUFFACHER
  March 21 at 4:45 PM
  
• EC: PAUL SHARITS
  March 22 at 5:00 PM
  
• Michael Snow
  EC: WAVELENGTH
  March 24 at 7:00 PM
  
• Michael Snow
  EC: <---> (BACK AND FORTH)
  March 24 at 8:30 PM
  
• Erich von Stroheim
  EC: GREED
  April 5 at 7:00 PM
  
• EC: RON RICE / JACK SMITH
  April 10 at 6:45 PM
  
• Jack Smith
  EC: NO PRESIDENT
  April 10 at 8:45 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: KINO-PRAVDA, NOS. 1-6
  April 11 at 6:15 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: KINO-EYE
  April 11 at 8:00 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: FORWARD, SOVIET!
  April 12 at 6:00 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: A SIXTH OF THE WORLD
  April 12 at 8:00 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: THE ELEVENTH YEAR
  April 26 at 5:45 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA
  April 26 at 7:30 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: ENTHUSIASM, OR SYMPHONY OF THE DON BASIN
  April 29 at 6:45 PM
  
• Dziga Vertov
  EC: THREE SONGS ABOUT LENIN
  April 29 at 8:45 PM