Good news, movie fans! See 21 free films through December

Fri., Aug. 30, marks the start of a semester full of free film screenings. The Yale Film Archive will present a new film almost every week through Dec. 13—some with guest appearances by award-winning directors, authors, or film critics.

Unless otherwise noted, viewings take place in the Yale Humanities Quadrangle, 320 York Street, between Elm and Grove streets. Doors open half an hour before each screening. All showings are free and open to the public.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975, 35mm, 107 mins)

Fri., Sept. 6, 7 p.m.
Take Shelter (Jeff Nichols, 2011, 35mm, 120 mins)
Spanola Pepper Sauce Company (Ray McKinnon, 2013, DCP, 8 mins)

Fri., Sept. 13, 7 p.m.
All the President’s Men (Alan J. Pakula, 1976, 35mm, 138 mins)     

Sun., Sept. 15, 4 p.m.
Our Nixon (Penny Lane, 2013, DCP, 84 mins)
(in conjunction with Constitution Day activities at Beinecke Library)

Thurs., Sept. 26, 7 p.m.
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F. W. Murnau, 1927, 35mm, 94 mins)
(with live musical accompaniment)

Sat., Sept. 28, 7 p.m.
Capote (Bennett Miller, 2005, 35mm 114 mins)

Thurs., Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
Moneyball (Bennett Miller, 2011, 35mm 133 mins)
(Noah Gittell, author of “Baseball: The Movie,” and film critic Bilge Ebiri in person)

Thurs., Oct. 10, 7 p.m.
Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944, 35mm, 107 mins)

Sat., Oct. 12, 7 p.m.
Go Fish (Rose Troche, 1994, DCP, 83 mins)
(presented in celebration of LGBT History Month)

Tues., Oct. 22, 7 p.m.
Hearts and Minds (Peter Davis, 1974, 35mm, 112 mins)
(shown in 53 Wall Street Auditorium)

Thurs., Oct. 24, 7 p.m.
Pressure (Horace Ové, 1976, 35mm, 126 mins)

Thurs., Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935, 35mm, 75 mins)

Fri., Nov. 1, 7 p.m.
The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974, 35m, 113 mins)

Thurs., Nov. 7, 7 p.m.
Bright College Years (Peter Rosen, 1970, 16mm, 52 mins)
(Peter Rosen in person)

Sun., Nov. 10, 2 p.m.
Sweet Bird of Youth (Richard Brooks, 1962, DCP, 120 mins)

Thurs., Nov. 14, 7 p.m.
Madame Satã (Karim Aïnouz, 2002, 35mm, 105 mins)

Fri., Nov. 22, 7 p.m.
The Trip to Bountiful (Peter Masterson, 1985, DCP, 108 mins)

Sun., Dec. 17, 2 p.m.
The Beguiled (Don Siegel, 1971, 35mm, 105 mins)

Thurs., Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
Black Narcissus (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1947, 35mm, 101 mins)

Fri., Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960, 35mm, 90 mins)

The 21 featured films are part of four special series hosted this year by the Yale Film Archive:

“Treasures from the Yale Film Archive” is an ongoing series of classic and contemporary films from around the world, shown in their original 35mm format—as they were meant to be seen. The Treasures from the Yale Film Archive series is presented with generous support from Paul L. Joskow ’70 M. Phil., ’72 Ph.D.

The “Cinemix” series features stand-alone screenings of standout films, presented with colleagues from across campus and beyond, using media from the Yale Film Archive collection and elsewhere.

“The Nixon Years: American Politics in the Early 1970s” focuses on a politically and socially tumultuous time in the country’s history, as portrayed in four of the films made during and/or about the era.

“Page 100” celebrates the centenary of actress Geraldine Page (1924–1987), acclaimed performer of the American stage and screen, with three of her notable films: “Sweet Bird of Youth,” which awarded her one of her many Oscar nominations, “The Beguiled,” and “The Trip to Bountiful,” which won her an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1986. (This short series is presented in collaboration with the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, home to the Geraldine Page papers.)

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—Deborah Cannarella