Alfred Hitchcock: Shadow of a Doubt, 1943
In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City
June 6–July 24
Inspired by Imogen Sara Smith’s 2011 book, In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City, this series focuses on film noirs set in suburbia and small towns, on the road, in the desert, and along borderlands.
Don't miss the opening weekend screenings (this weekend!), with Smith attending in person to introduce the films and host post-screening discussions with the audience. Bay Area film experts David Thomson and Eddie Muller will host additional screenings in the series.
Directed by Michael Curtiz, 1950
Introduction and Post-Screening Discussion: Imogen Sara Smith
35mm Archival Print
The Breaking Point is film noir at its best, with outstanding performances by the cast, especially Phyllis Thaxter as a wife who keeps her family together on a shoestring budget despite the stubbornness of her husband (John Garfield).
Directed by Ida Lupino, 1953
Introduction and Post-Screening Discussion: Imogen Sara Smith
35mm Archival Print
Two fishing buddies pick up a hitchhiker on their way to Baja, with potentially deadly results, in Ida Lupino’s high-tension thriller. Photographed by the great noir cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca.
Directed by Lewis Allen, 1947
Introduction and Post-Screening Discussion: Imogen Sara Smith
Film noir expert Eddie Muller called Desert Fury “the gayest movie ever made in Hollywood’s Golden Era.” Filmed in glorious Technicolor with costume design by Edith Head.
Directed by Raoul Walsh, 1947
In Person: Imogen Sara Smith
35mm Archival Print
Raoul Walsh’s favorite of his Westerns, Pursued is a fated family tragedy set under cinematographer James Wong Howe’s oppressive clouds and menacing cliffs. Starring Robert Mitchum.
Directed by Vivien Hillgrove, 2025
Closed Captioned
Audio Description
When legendary film editor Vivien Hillgrove begins losing her sight, she turns to filmmaking to craft a magical memoir, reflecting on her career, personal struggles, and the transformative power of creativity.
Series: Special Screenings 2025
Directed by François Truffaut, 1959
Introduction: Laura Truffaut
Jean-Pierre Léaud plays François Truffaut’s alter ego, Antoine Doinel, in the quintessential coming-of-age film, a lyrical but unsentimental portrait of adolescence and of Paris.
Series: Special Screenings 2025
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From Our Friends at Frameline
In the Best Interests of the Children
Wed / Jun 25 / 4 PM at Vogue Theatre, San Francisco
BAMPFA is excited to copresent In the Best Interests of the Children as part of Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
Nearly a decade before data confirmed that children of lesbian mothers thrive, this groundbreaking documentary showcased this vital truth. Largely shot in the San Francisco Bay Area, the film explores the diverse experiences of eight families facing custody battles, legal scrutiny, and widespread societal bias.
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Berkeley Art Museum
and Pacific Film Archive
2120 Oxford St.
Berkeley, CA 94720
