Features

Ozu Returns!

From November 5 through 30, the Gene Siskel Film Center presents Ozu Returns!, a series of twelve films by the great Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. Following our successful 25-film Ozu retrospective in January-February, this follow-up series gives us the opportunity to include new titles that we did not have room for in the first go-round, as well as encore presentations of popular favorites. ...more

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Global Lens	Religious Imagination	Music Movies

Extended Runs

First Chicago run!
THE WEEPING MEADOW

“Magnificent . . . There are moments of such breathtaking grace and artistry that you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re watching the most beautiful movie ever made.”
--Ken Fox, TV Guide
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First Chicago run!
DARWIN’S NIGHTMARE

“An extraordinary work of visual journalism. . . There are images here that have the terrifying sublimity of a painting by El Greco or Hieronymus Bosch.”
--A.O. Scott, The New York Times
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First Chicago run!
FUSE

“Emotional wallop. . .effective humor.”
--Leslie Felperin, Variety
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First Chicago run!
WHISKY

“A whimsical piece of deadpan drollery, WHISKY plays like Aki Kaurism�ki, South American style.”
--Todd McCarthy, Variety
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Special Events

Kyriakos Katzourakis
in person!

THE WAY TO THE WEST
Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, THE WAY TO THE WEST is a fresh look at a crucial subject covered in such films as DIRTY PRETTY THINGS and IN THIS WORLD: the plight of economic and political refugees.
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World premiere!
Gerard Jamroz in person!

CHICAGO POEMS
Made in Chicago with a large and dynamic cast of local actors, CHICAGO POEMS blends three interconnected stories set in the North Side neighborhood where Carl Sandburg once lived and worked.
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