The Screening Room @ VTIFF
Vermont International Film Festival, 60 Lake Street, 1st floor
$10 admission unless otherwise noted.
Advance purchase recommended. Screenings sell out.
Friday, January 10 @ 7 pm
CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 (1962)
The most popular and arguably finest film from one of the century’s great cinema artists, Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this landmark of the French New Wave.
Saturday, January 11 @ 2 pm
SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932)
An intoxicating mix of adventure, romance, and pre-Code salaciousness, Shanghai Express marks the commercial peak of the iconic collaboration between the great Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg.
Friday, January 17 @ 7 pm
ROPE (1948)
One-Shot Wonders!
Screen legend James Stewart costars in Hitchcock’s macabre chamber piece inspired by the notorious case of Leopold and Loeb that’s carefully edited to create the illusion of one continuous shot.
Saturday, January 18 @ 7 pm
RUSSIAN ARK (2002)
One-Shot Wonders!
Simply one of the most astonishing feats of filmmaking ever, Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark is a gobsmacking technical marvel, a feature film shot in a single take, encompassing 300 years of Russian history.
Friday, January 24 @ 7 pm
COFFY (1973)
In the world of cinematic badass-ery, few are as prominent as Pam Grier, and Coffy offers her signature performance. Frequently violent, occasionally a bit less than tasteful, but never less than compelling, the movie is a showcase for Grier’s uniquely intense screen presence.
Saturday, January 25 @ 7 pm
WILD AT HEART (1990)
Wildly polarizing upon release, this nutso, Palme d’Or-winning lovers-on-the-run opus starring Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern is prime David Lynch. And with audiences currently swooning over The Wizard of Oz expanded universe, it’s high time to revisit Lynch’s dark and surreal take on the land of Oz.
Friday, January 31 @ 7 pm
HEAD STRETCHERS SOCIETY
Head Stretchers Society presents seven uniquely human short-form films, each film exploring individuals who stretch our perceptions and imaginations. These include artist Clark Russell, dumpling virtuoso Hong Yu, Lake Champlain Lakekeeper Julie Silverman, and many more.