Film

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Next on Sat, Jul 4, 5:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

Member tickets available Jun 20

Explore category and above

All tickets available Jun 27

Heaven’s Gate. 1980. USA. Directed by Michael Cimino. Courtesy Park Circus/Amazon MGM

Heaven’s Gate. 1980. USA. Written and directed by Michael Cimino. With Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Joseph Cotten. DCP. 217 min.

Based on the Johnson County War (1889–93), Michael Cimino’s post–Civil War epic is often described as the moment studios reclaimed power from New Hollywood’s ambitious “Young Turks.” Plagued by production crises, overblown budgets, bad press, and artistic megalomania, the film suffered a famously disastrous opening that led United Artists to quickly pull it from theaters. As a result, Cimino waited 42 years before releasing his masterpiece in its full glory: a 217-minute Gatsbyesque tale of class struggle between land barons and immigrant settlers amid the breathtaking landscapes of Idaho and Montana that boldly portrays the myths, sensuality, rituals, and brutality behind the dreams of a new nation.

This film accompanies Immigrant Nation: People in Transit.

Events

Sat, Jul 4, 5:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Member tickets available Jun 20

Explore category and above

All tickets available Jun 27
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Wed, Jul 8, 3:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Member tickets available Jun 24

Explore category and above

All tickets available Jul 1
Google

Apple/Outlook

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