Weathering with You
Following his 2016 hit Your Name, Makoto Shinkai returned with this poignant drama, set in a water-deluged Shinjuku beautifully etched in the director’s signature style. Screening 4/1 and 4/2.
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Mouchette
Robert Bresson’s bracing adaptation of the novella by George Bernanos about a teen girl in a French village is spare and emotionally devastating.
Mamma Roma
Pasolini revived the style of Italian neorealism with his audacious second film, which stars Anna Magnani as a prostitute struggling to escape her past and provide a decent life for her teenage son.
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Though once denounced among tokusatsu fans who prefer more serious kaiju fare, this fun adventure, in which the King of the Monsters reaches his peak as campy saurian superhero, has gained a strong cult following in recent years.
Je tu il elle
Akerman’s first narrative feature, shot on 16mm on a shoestring budget after her return from New York City, is a triptych loosely based on Akerman’s own experiences hitchhiking across Belgium to visit an ex-girlfriend.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Le bonheur
The bucolic surface of Agnès Varda's film contrasts with the tragic drama of a young wife and mother (Claire Drouot) whose husband (Jean-Claude Drouot) falls in love with another woman.
Tori and Lokita
Tori and Lokita is as urgent and timely a statement as the Dardennes have ever given us. Playing at MoMI 4/7–4/15.
Tokyo Story
Ozu's quiet and haunting masterpiece, following an aging couple on a journey from their rural village to visit their married children in bustling postwar Tokyo, screens 3/24 and 3/26.
Tori and Lokita
Tori and Lokita is as urgent and timely a statement as the Dardennes have ever given us. Playing at MoMI 4/7–4/15.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition! The tour costs $5.00 per visitor (on top of admission ticket).
Marvels of Media Films
On April 8, MoMI presents short films and excerpts of feature films and television series created by talented autistic media-makers who have been honored with Marvels of Media Awards.
Moses and Aaron
Filmed on location in a Roman amphitheater, Straub and Huillet’s Moses and Aaron is a rigorously controlled version of Arnold Schoenberg’s unfinished opera inspired by the book of Exodus.