Late Ophuls
From June 6 through July 2, the Gene Siskel Film Center presents Late Ophuls, a series featuring the last eight films directed by the brilliant international filmmaker
Max Ophuls.
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Weeklong Runs & Special Events
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OBJECTIFIED
As in HELVETICA, Hustwit explores his subject with an infectious curiosity that appeals to laymen and experts alike >> |
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MILTON GLASER: TO INFORM AND DELIGHT
zesty portrait of the man often described as the best-known graphic designer in the world >> |
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REM KOOLHAAS: A KIND OF ARCHITECT
“Busy, captivating.”--John Hartl, Seattle Times >> |
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THE ART OF PAIN
“Jam-packed with genre geek droolworthiness--zombies, ninjas, comic books…a wicked, dark comic streak.” >> |
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DAYTIME DRINKING
“Fresh and passionate…a truly independent project with an untamed spirit.” >>
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OF TIME AND THE CITY
“A mesmerizing and eloquent essay...Terence Davies is England’s greatest living filmmaker.” >>
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24 CITY
“Amazing and intricately structured...one of the most original filmmakers working today.” >> |
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BREAK-UP DATE
funny, poignant documentary on the perils of 21st-century dating >> |
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AFGHAN STAR
A sleeper hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it won both Best Director and the Audience Award >> |
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THE FORCE AMONG US
Chicago-based brother-and-sister filmmaking team of Cristian and Cortney Macht take us deep inside the world of STAR WARS fandom >> |
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WHY AM I DOING THIS?
Director/actor Tom Huang’s background in improv shows to advantage in this satire on slacker ambition >> |
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LEFT FIELD
free-wheeling documentary covering the party-animal lifestyle of Chicago’s Humboldt Park-based adult kickball league >> |
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ACCIDENTAL ARMY:
THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK LEGION Billed as “the most amazing story you never heard,” >> |
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A WINK AND A SMILE
“Full of delightful surprises that uncover both the history of the art form and its modern day incarnation.” >> |
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IN A DREAM
“As candid about familial madness as TARNATION, and captures more insight than those Friedmans did.” >> |
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