The Whale. 2022. Directed by Darren Aronofsky

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Held on Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with writer Samuel D. Hunter and producer Jeremy Dawson

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

The Whale. 2022. USA. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Courtesy A24

The Whale. 2022. USA. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Screenplay by Samuel D. Hunter. With Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau. DCP. 117 min.

For members at the Explore category and above, tickets will become available two weeks before the screening date, starting at 10:30 a.m. Additional tickets will be available to members and the general public one week before the screening date, also at 10:30 a.m. Please note that space is extremely limited and tickets will be in high demand.

Hurtling toward oblivion, hunting for an escape from his pain, Charlie is both Ahab and his prey. Based on the play by Samuel D. Hunter, Darren Aronofsky’s film conveys the pain of guilt and lost love with an intense intimacy and physicality. Rendered gently, and with profound humanity, by Brendan Fraser, Charlie’s journey into the abyss is both disturbing and mesmerizing. Working with cinematographer Matthew Libatique in the confines of a small apartment, Aronofsky demonstrates that he is capable of delivering the emotional impact for which his films are known in a completely different register. Courtesy A24

This film accompanies The Contenders 2022.

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