LANDMARKTHEATRES.COM/BOSTON JANUARY 31 – MARCH 19, 2020 KENDALL SQUARE FILMCALENDAR MOVIES OPENING EXCLUSIVELY AT KENDALL SQUARE CINEMA One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 621-1202 /KendallSquareCinema @KendallCinema @ltboston Michael Bully Herbig’s Email sign up: filmclub.landmarktheatres.com BALLOON © 2020 Landmark Theatres Oscar Nominated Short Films 2020 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes STARTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 • ONE WEEK Short films are the incubators of the directing stars of tomorrow, and “Inspirational!”—Elizabeth Weitzman, THE WRAP show a remarkable variety of inspiration and technique. Landmark “Wonder-filled!”—SPIRITUALITY AND PRACTICE Theatres is once again happy to offer audiences a chance to see the new Academy Award nominees in the category of Best Animated “This warm documentary uses one woman’s singular passion to fuel a tale Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film. Thanks to ShortsTV of zoological discovery, blatant sexism and environmental alarm... Her and Magnolia Pictures, audiences will have an opportunity not only unmitigated joy is the movie’s secret sauce.”—Jeannette Catsoulis, N.Y. TIMES to second guess the Academy voters, but to get a leg up in their office pools! Two feature-length programs will be shown, one for In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian each category; separate admission required. The Animation program Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo includes: Daughter (Czech Republic); Hair Love (USA); Kitbull (USA); journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. She was simply following her passion, having no idea she Mémorable (France); and Sister (China/USA). Additional animated was making history. But despite her trailblazing research she encountered gender prejudice from the academic shorts will also be shown. The Live Action program includes: establishment and went unrecognized. Decades later Anne, now a lively 85, is finally becoming known for her Brotherhood (Canada/Tunisia/Qatar/Sweden); Nefta Football Club (France/Tunisia); The Neighbors’ Window (USA); Saria (USA); and A work. Documentarian Allison Reid retraces Anne’s steps, with letters and stunning, original 16mm nature Sister (Belgium). Don’t forget to watch the 92nd Academy Awards footage that offers an intimate window into her life as a young woman, juxtaposed with a firsthand look at the show when it is broadcast live on Sunday, February 9! The ceremony devastating reality that giraffes are facing today. Both the world’s first ‘giraffologist,’ whose research findings will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised ultimately became the foundation for many scientists following in her footsteps, and the species she loves on the ABC Television Network. have each experienced triumphs as well as setbacks. THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES gives us a moving perspective on both. (Canada, 2020) shorts.tv/theoscarshorts zeitgeistfilms.com/film/thewomanwholovesgiraffes What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Beanpole STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 • ONE WEEK STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 • ONE WEEK “The most powerful, loved, and hated film critic of her time.” “Achingly beautiful...Extraordinary performances.”—Dave Ehrlich, INDIEWIRE —Roger Ebert on Pauline Kael “A devastating, brilliantly directed and acted drama.” “An exquisitely crafted documentary about the woman who was arguably —Manohla Dargis, THE NEW YORK TIMES the greatest movie critic who ever lived.”—Owen Gleiberman, VARIETY “Ferocious and extraordinary...You often have to remind yourself to breathe.”—Jessica Kiang, VARIETY The New Yorker’s film critic Pauline Kael (1919-2001), often considered the most influential of all time, battled to make her mark—fueled by brilliance, unshakable self-confidence, a complicated past, and a deep love of the arts. In a field that embraced few female critics, Kael was charismatic, controversial, 1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in witty and discerning. Her turbo-charged prose famously championed the New Hollywood Cinema of the tatters, physically and spiritually. Although the siege—one of the worst in history—is finally over, life and late 1960s and ‘70s (BONNIE AND CLYDE, NASHVILLE, CARRIE, TAXI DRIVER) and the work of major European death continue their battle in the wreckage that remains. Two women, intensely bonded after fighting side directors (François Truffaut, Bernardo Bertolucci), while mercilessly panning some of the biggest studio by side as anti-aircraft gunners, attempt to readjust to a haunted world. Iya (astounding newcomer Viktoria hits (THE SOUND OF MUSIC, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, DIRTY HARRY). Featuring a delightful banquet of well- Miroshnichenko), nicknamed “Beanpole” because she is so tall and skinny that she towers over everyone, is chosen film clips, with over 35 new interviews and never-before seen archival material, WHAT SHE SAID is a nurse at a war veterans hospital, caring for traumatized soldiers, and also the loving mother of a small frail an incisive portrait of a pioneer who was both admired and resented for what she said about art in an era boy. Her friend Masha (Vasilisa Perelygina), returning late from the front, is determined to seize life as she can. of great moviemaking. Sarah Jessica Parker reads from Kael’s reviews; filmmakers Quentin Tarantino, A shocking accident brings them closer and also seals their fates. The 28-year-old Russian director Kantemir David O. Russell, Paul Schrader and Francis Ford Coppola and critics Camille Paglia, Molly Haskell, Balagov won Un Certain Regard’s Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival for this richly burnished, Greil Marcus and David Edelstein speak to her enormous gifts and influence. Directed byRob Garver. (USA, 2019) devastatingly powerful film that finds hope and healing even in the worst of circumstances. (Russia, 2019) paulinekaelmovie.com kinolorber.com/film/beanpole And Then We Danced Balloon STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 6 • ONE WEEK STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 13 • ONE WEEK “Delicate and soul-stirring…Unmissable!”—Andrew Stover, FILM INQUIRY “Flies high with Cold War thrills and sentiment to spare.”—USA TODAY “A luminous tour-de-force…One of the year’s best gay films.” “A race against the clock with suspense expertly maintained.” —Jude Dry, INDIEWIRE —ROLLING STONE “Gifted as both a thrilling dancer and a nuanced actor, Gelbakhiani’s “A solid political thriller, with good edge-of-the-seat tension.” presence [is] magnetic.”—Jay Weissberg, VARIETY —Paul Byrnes, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD A passionate tale of love and liberation set amidst the ultraconservative confines of modern Georgian society, Released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Germany’s reunification, the gripping thriller BALLOON is AND THEN WE DANCED follows Merab (charismatic Levan Gelbakhiani), a talented and devoted dancer, based on the true story of one of the most spectacular and daring escapes from Communist East Germany, frustrated by the rigid restrictions of his dance coach, who proclaims that there is no room for softness in a in which two families sailed over the heavily fortified border in a homemade hot-air balloon. In the summer dance that “honors the spirit of the nation.” Sensitive and headstrong, Merab has been training for years with of 1979, the Strelzyk and Wetzel families—who had been working on their audacious plan for more than two his partner and best friend Mary (Ana Javakishvili) for a coveted spot in the National Georgian Ensemble, years—try to flee East Germany in a self-made hot-air balloon. But after the balloon crash-lands just short of the a potential escape from poverty and gateway to fame. The arrival of another male dancer, handsome Irakli West German border, the Stasi find traces of the attempted escape and immediately launch an all-out search. (Bachi Valishvili)—gifted with perfect form and equipped with a rebellious streak—throws Merab off balance, They put surveillance on all stores selling fabric, and check every pharmacy to trace a prescription medicine sparking both an intense rivalry and a forbidden desire that may cause him to risk his future in dance as well as found in the crashed balloon. In a society filled with informers, even an innocent young son could give the game his relationships with Mary and his family. Sensual and romantic, AND THEN WE DANCED features spectacular, away by mentioning his father’s big sewing project at day care. In a nerve-wracking race against the clock, the exciting dance sequences, as well as an unforgettable love story. Written and directed by Levan Akin. (Sweden/ two families attempt to build a new escape balloon as the Stasi get closer and closer each day. Directed and Georgia/France, 2019) co-written by Michael Bully Herbig. (Germany, 2019) musicboxfilms.com/film/and-then-we-danced distribfilmsus.com/our-movies/balloon-german-film.