The Eternal Return
This collection of films begins with the idea that time is a lie. Reveling in déjà vu and non-linear timelines, the series is inspired by such varied sources as Nietzsche’s notion of the eternal recurrence and the multiverse hypothesis in physics. Each of the films in the series is structured by a central narrative loop and a thematic focus on the incommensurability of the momentary and the eternal.
Curator: Emily Berçir Zimmerman
screening
Vertigo
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 7:30 PM
A rare screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic psychological thriller, where the present is inextricably entangled with memories of the past.
screening
Last Year At Marienbad
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:30 PM
Alan Resnais’ award-winning 1961 film, where narrative unfolds into uncertainty, and time and space are not always what they seem.
screening
Dead Man
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 7:30 PM
Jim Jarmusch’s remake of this classic Hollywood Western, featuring Johnny Depp and an eerie, improvised soundtrack by Neil Young.
screening
Before Sunrise
Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7:30 PM
A film that tracks a conversation between two people through the streets of Vienna as they reflect on topics such as time and eternity.