Billy Liar. 1963. Great Britain. Directed by John Schlesinger
These notes accompany screenings of John Schlesinger’s </em>Billy Liar</a> on December 4, 5, and 6 in Theater 2.</p>
John Schlesinger (1926–2003) represents something of an anomaly in postwar British film history.
Roy M. Cohn in Point of Order. 1963. USA. Directed by Emile de Antonio
These notes accompany screenings of Emile de Antonio’s </em>Point of Order</a> on November 27 and 29 in Theater 1.</p>
Intermittently over the coming months, as we make our way through the 1960s, we will look at the impact of two new developments in the production of documentary films.
America, America. 1963. USA. Directed and written by Elia Kazan
These notes accompany screenings of Elia Kazan’s </em>America, America</a> on November 20, 21, and 22.</p>
I first wrote about Elia Kazan’s America, America in 1971, at the time of our Kazan retrospective; in 1977 I did a program note on the picture for our Films from the Archives series; and I also had the opportunity to interview Kazan twice during that decade for publication.
Still from the “Chloroform” video. 2013. USA. Directed by Sofia Coppola
As members of MoMA’s PopRally committee, our goal is to provide our audience with a dynamic program of unique, one-of-a-kind experiences that engage with our exhibitions and collection. So when we received word that Sofia Coppola—who is herself represented in MoMA’s film collection—had directed a new video for Phoenix’s song “Chloroform,” we jumped at the opportunity to present the exclusive premiere.
Lord of the Flies. 1963. Great Britain. Directed by Peter Brook
These notes accompany screenings of Peter Brook’s </em>Lord of the Flies</a> on November 13, 14, and 15.</p>
Peter Brook, now 88 and generally thought of as one of the most innovative theater directors of the past century, has been directing for the stage for 70 of those years.
Burt Lancaster in The Leopard. 1963. Italy. Directed by Luchino Visconti. Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox and Pathé
These notes accompany screenings of Luchino Visconti’s </em>The Leopard</a> on November 6, 7, and 8 in Theater 1.</p>
Count Luchino Visconti (1906–1976), like his fellow product of Milan, Pietro Germi (Divorce, Italian Style), had a particular fascination with Sicily
Right On! 1970. USA. Directed by Herbert Danska
Many people are not aware that tucked away within the MoMA organization is a film distributor. The Film Library was actually the original department, founded in 1935 to celebrate film as the art form of the 20th century.
Rachel Roberts and Richard Harris in This Sporting Life. 1963. Great Britain. Directed by Lindsay Anderson
These notes accompany screenings of Lindsay Anderson’s </em>This Sporting Life</a> on October 30 and 31 and November 1.</p>
Lindsay Anderson (1923–1994) directed more than a dozen short films between 1948 and 1959
Toute la mémoire du monde (All the Memory of the World). 1956. France. Directed by Alain Resnais. Courtesy L’agence du court-métrage, Paris
I recently inherited a thin, soft-cover guide called Preservation of Historical Records, published by the National Research Council in 1986, which has, I suspect, long gone unreferenced in the Media and Performance Art departmental library.
Knife in the Water. 1962. Poland. Directed by Roman Polanski
These notes accompany the </em>Early Roman Polanski Program</a> screening on October 23, 24, and 25 in Theater 2.</p>
Roman Polanski, who just turned 80, has had such a complex life
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