Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair - Year 3
Festival | This year’s program includes 43 films, from 18 countries, archival prints, premieres of restorations, in-person guests and for the first time it will take place across three venues
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
The American Cinematheque is thrilled to present its third annual ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair,’ a weeklong festival that spotlights some of the greatest films from around the world that explore the darkest sides of humanity, as well as some of the bleakest points in human history. Now for the first time, the festival will take place at three venues: Aero Theatre, Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3. A harrowing, yet powerful lineup of films defined by stark imagery, unimaginable tragedies, existential fear, nihilism and shocking acts of brutality, this series features the world’s leading filmmakers who wholly embrace a cinema of despair in pursuit of unpleasant truths and raw empathy.
1:00 PM
THE MIDDLEMAN
$8.00 (member); $13.00 (general admission)
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Los Feliz 3 | Pre-recorded introduction by Nitin Sonawane, Managing Director of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
2:00 PM
MERRILY WE GO TO HELL
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Egyptian Theatre | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
4:00 PM
DESTROYER
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Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Karyn Kusama and screenwriters Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. Moderated by Jim Hemphill.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
5:00 PM
THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK
$15.00 (members-only)
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Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg and actor Al Pacino. Moderated by filmmaker Bernard Rose.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Dark Poetry: Two Films by Jerry Schatzberg and Al Pacino’
5:00 PM
ROME, OPEN CITY
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Aero Theatre | Introduction by filmmaker Kogonada and actor Colin Farrell
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:00 PM
TESTAMENT
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Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Lynne Littman. Moderated by Tim Grierson.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
PAISAN / GERMANY, YEAR ZERO
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Aero Theatre | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
Rare imported print Courtesy of Cinecittà
9:00 PM
SE7EN
$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission)
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Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by Josh Rothkopf and pre-screening Q&A with screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker. Moderated by Josh Rothkopf.
New 4K Restoration!
10:00 PM
KILLED THE FAMILY AND WENT TO THE MOVIES
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Los Feliz 3 | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
1:00 PM
COME AND SEE
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Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by filmmaker John Hillcoat
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
1:00 PM
LADIES IN RETIREMENT
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Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Kristen Lopez
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Sunday Print Edition’
3:00 PM
HARD TO BE A GOD
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Aero Theatre | Introduction by film editor, producer and sound designer Josh Ethier
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3′
4:00 PM
UNFORGIVEN
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Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by Brandon Wilson
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
4:00 PM
"Me" / WORLD OF TOMORROW
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Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt. Moderated by Carlos Aguilar.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:00 PM
MARGARET: EXTENDED CUT
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Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan and actor J Smith-Cameron. Moderated by Joshua Rothkopf.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Kenneth Lonergan: An American Cinematheque Tribute’
7:00 PM
NATURAL ENEMIES
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Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Jeff Kanew. Moderated by Bret Berg.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
SCARECROW
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Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg and actor Al Pacino prior to the screening. Moderated by filmmaker Bernard Rose.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Dark Poetry: Two Films by Jerry Schatzberg and Al Pacino’
10:00 PM
THE DEVIL
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Los Feliz 3 | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:00 PM
A TIME FOR DRUNKEN HORSES
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Los Feliz 3 | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER
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Egyptian Theatre | Live virtual Q&A with actor Michael Rooker
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
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Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan. Moderated by Scott Foundas.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Kenneth Lonergan: An American Cinematheque Tribute’
10:00 PM
DODES'KA—DEN
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Los Feliz 3 | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:00 PM
GHOSTS... OF THE CIVIL DEAD
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Los Feliz 3 | ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
MENACE II SOCIETY
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Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Allen Hughes. Moderated by Nelson George.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN / YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
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Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Lynne Ramsay
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Lynne Ramsay: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 PM
Cinematic Void Presents RUN AND KILL
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Los Feliz 3 | World Premiere of New Restoration!
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Cinematic Void’
7:00 PM
IVANSXTC
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Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Bernard Rose
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
RATCATCHER
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Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Lynne Ramsay. Moderated by Mark Olsen.
7:30 PM
I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS / ANOMALISA
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Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Charlie Kaufman. Moderated by Tim Grierson.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Charlie Kaufman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 PM
TWENTYNINE PALMS
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Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by filmmaker Elric Kane
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:00 PM
IN VANDA’S ROOM
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Los Feliz 3 | New Restoration!
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:30 PM
SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
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Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Charlie Kaufman. Moderated by Amy Nicholson.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’ and ‘Charlie Kaufman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:30 PM
MORVERN CALLAR
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Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Lynne Ramsay. Moderated by Katie Walsh.
10:30 PM
HAPPY TOGETHER
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Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Alonso Duralde
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3′
4:00 PM
JU DOU
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Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Ryan Swen
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:00 PM
MIRACLE MILE
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Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Steve De Jarnatt. Moderated by K.J. Relth-Miller.
Book signing with Steve De Jarnatt for his new book, Grace for Grace
7:30 PM
THE TOUCH
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Aero Theatre | Q&A with actor Elliott Gould. Moderated by Larry Karaszewski.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
10:00 PM
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
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Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with actor Ray Wise. Moderated by filmmaker Vera Drew.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
7:00 PM
ARMY OF SHADOWS
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Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by filmmaker and actor Chris Pine
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
10:00 PM
LILYA 4—EVER
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Los Feliz 3 | Pre-recorded introduction by Courtney Howard
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 3’
