THE SNOW WOMAN 1968
THE SNOW WOMAN is a Japanese horror fairy tale unlike any you’ve ever seen, a visual feast hiding a truly devastating edge. A young sculptor is spared the wrath of a murderous snow spirit under the condition he reveal her to no one, but he faces unknowable temptation when a mysterious woman arrives at his door needing shelter. Combining incredible production design and powerful tragedy, THE SNOW WOMAN deserves its acclaim as one of the most beautiful ghost stories ever filmed.
Sunday, December 8
Director: Tokuzō Tanaka
Starring: Shiho Fujimura, Akira Ishihama, Machicko Hasegawa
Runtime: 79 min., Japan
Language: Japanese w/ English subtitles
STROSZEK 1977
Can anything be more existentially bleak than the shabby slums of Berlin? “Yes!,” exclaims director Werner Herzog via STROSZEK, “try Wisconsin!.” Bruno S. stars as an ex-mental patient who dreams of the so-called promised land of America. He aligns himself with like-minded prostitute Eva Mattes and elderly, near-senile Clemens Scheitz. Upon their arrival in Wisconsin, the three misfits find that they're just as trapped in Dairy Country as they'd been in Germany, if not more so. The sour and bitter STROSZEK earned worldwide critical and commercial acclaim, further establishing Herzog as the master of new cinematic realities.
Thursday, December 12
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz
Runtime: 107 min., West Germany
Language: German w/ English subtitles