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