All That is Light Film Series

The All That is Light Film Series presents:

“Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle” [Zidane: A 21 st Century Portrait] (2006); dir. Douglas Gordon and Phillipe Parreno, English subtitles, color, 90 min.
Monday, Nov. 4, 6:30pm @ Riverfront 101

Seventeen cameras capture the soccer match between Real Madrid and Villareal, played on April 23, 2005, from the perspective of French superstar Zinédine Zidane. Not a ‘sports movie,’ but a seminal entry in 21 st century formalist cinema. Film scholar
Richard Conte calls it a “portrait of a moving unconscious mind, a portrait in which the subject does not pose; a portrait in which he is acted on by the game more than he acts.” Original soundtrack by post-rock legends Mogwai.

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” [Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo] (1966); dir. Sergio Leone, English language, color, 178 min.
Monday, Nov. 18, 6:00pm (please note early start time) @ Riverfront 101

A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. One of the all-time great ‘spaghetti westerns,’ Sergio Leone’s epic masterpiece demands viewing on the big screen. At turns gritty, somber, comedic, tense, bleak, and operatic, the film unfolds over nearly three hours against the backdrop of the southwestern theater of the American Civil War.

“Ascenseur pour l’échafaud” [Elevator to the Gallows] (1958); dir. Louis Malle, French with English subtitles, b&w, 91 min.
Monday, Dec. 2, 6:30pm @ Riverfront 101

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events. Louis Malle’s directorial debut is a taut noir thriller starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet. Featuring a  score by Miles Davis which was improvised and recorded with an ad hoc ensemble all in the course of one night.