BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave
718.636.4100
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Street of Shame, 1956
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Apr 30, 2009 – May 21, 2009
Daily
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- Price
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$11
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If an auteur's debut is their "Dear reader," then their last few films come into sight as postscripts: variations on a deep-seated theme, some unexpected sketch, or simply a few colorful impressions before the fare-thee-well. BAM's venturesome new series, however, selects 24 late-career projects that are well worth a second look. The parade of man-made efforts (Agnés Varda's short Le Lion volatile is the sole outlier) includes Ozu's irresistible Good Morning, John Ford's rarely shown salute to his "other" 7 Women, and Godard's sui generis adaptation of King Lear. Other canonized names include Ousmane Sembene (Faat Kiné), Billy Wilder (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes), and Manoel de Oliveira (A Talking Picture), who maintains a pic-per-annum clip even at 100.
