ECLIPSE

Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 in Darwin 103
Friday, April 4 at 7:00 in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall
Sunday, April 6 at 4:00 in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall

One of Michelangelo Antonioni’s greatest films, deals with personal relationships in modern society, and the nature of solitude as man's accustomed state. Vittoria (Monica Vitti) breaks off her affair with Riccardo (Francisco Rabal), and shortly after drifts into another affair with her mother's handsome young stockbroker, Pierre (Alain Delon). (1962, 125 mins., in Italian w/English subtitles)



THE MAGIC FLUTE

Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 in Darwin 103
Friday, April 11 at 7:00 in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall

Ingmar Bergman’s luscious adaptation of the Mozart opera. “Bergman has found the heart and soul of THE MAGIC FLUTE and put it on film.” – The Village Voice (1975, 134 min., in Swedish w/English subtitles)



THE INNOCENTS

Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 in Darwin 103

Henry James' novel The Turn of the Screw is masterfully translated to the screen, with Deborah Kerr at her best as the English governess who witnesses two young charges being possessed by specters which may or may not be real. Directed by Jack Clayton and written by Truman Capote and William Archibald. "The best ghost movie I've ever seen.” – Pauline Kael. (1961, 99 mins)



PASSION AND POWER: The Technology of Orgasm

Friday, April 18 at 7:00 in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall
Sunday, April 20 at 4:00 in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall
Filmmakers Wendy Slick and Emiko Omori in Person Friday night only

“Well worth all the great buzz it's generated, this intriguing film looks at the evolution of women's sexual satisfaction through one simple invention—the vibrator. The informative yet playful documentary expertly takes us through the vibrator's secret history, from its use by Victorian doctors to relieve women of “hysteria” to its resurgence during the sexual revolution of the 1970s and on to its status today, when in some states laws still exist that restrict the number of vibrators one may own. Interviews feature sexologist Betty Dobson, Ph.D.; pioneering feminist Dell Williams, founder of the first sex-toy store exclusively for women; and Dr. Rachel Maines, a historian who, accidentally uncovering ads for vibrators in early 20th century magazines while researching needlepoint patterns, set off on a historical journey to uncover the truth about women's pleasure, passion and power.” – MVFF (2007, 74 min.)



UGETSU

Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 at 7:00 in Darwin 103
Sunday, April 27 at 4:00 in Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall

This unforgettable tale of the supernatural has repeatedly been cited as one of the Ten Best Films ever made. Kenji Mizoguchi’s best known work has been described by Andrew Sarris as “the most delicately balanced between the mystical and humanistic tendencies in Mizoguchi’s personality. (1953, 96 min., in Japanese w/English subtitles)