Today in the PFA Theater

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Current Film Series

In the Realm of Oshima May 29 - July 18 “No other director of Nagisa Oshima’s generation has made more vital, inventive and challenging films, or taken more risks. He is a giant in contemporary cinema” (Tony Rayns). This retrospective of the Japanese master’s work is a landmark, once-in-a-generation event.

Upcoming Film Series

	Eccentric Cinema: Overlooked Oddities and Ecstasies, 1963–82 July 8 - August 27 A dozen delirious, genre-defying films by the likes of Brian De Palma, Robert Downey, Bill Gunn, Curtis Harrington, and George Romero revel in pictorial excess and a contempt for the customary.
	A Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki July 12 - July 21 We showcase the stunning artistry, soaring imagination, and social conscience of master animator Hayao Miyazaki in four special screenings.
	A Theater Near You July 12 - July 23 PFA’s repertory series returns with a new work from Polish master Andrzej Wajda and a fresh print of a beautiful 1961 film by Jean-Pierre Melville.
	Into the Vortex: Female Voice in Film July 15 - August 26 Exploring the use of the female voice in 1940s Hollywood films, this series includes canonical “women’s pictures,” obscure gems, and other not-so-guilty pleasures.
	Ecco l’uomo: Celebrating Italian Actors July 24 - August 29 Behind every great Italian auteur stands a great Italian actor. We celebrate the talents of Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi, and other performers who brought the films of directors like Fellini, Monicelli, and Pasolini to life.
	Secrets Beyond the Door: Treasures from the UCLA Festival of Preservation August 7 - August 30 From Josef von Sternberg and Frank Borzage to John Cassavetes and John Sayles, from Jazz Age Vitaphone shorts to the first Sri Lankan independent film, this festival of works preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive covers a spectrum of cinema history in sparkling prints.
	Special Screening: Vertigo August 13 Hitchcock’s extraordinary drama of obsession and illusion makes a vertiginous counterpoint to Into the Vortex.
	Free Outdoor Screening: The Fast and the Furious August 28 From 1954, the original crash course in fast cats, cool jazz, and careening cars.