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March 2024

Trilogies, Part 2

Trilogies, Part 2

This followup to our recent series Trilogies, Part 1 — coming on the heels of this February’s Swoon series capper, Richard Linklater’s BEFORE Trilogy — adds a few more logs to the fire. The great Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s Noriko Trilogy centers the young woman played by the luminous Setsuko Hara in a trio of family dramas. Steely Gotham City is the setting of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. And the great German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s BRD trilogy plays consecutive Wednesdays — each one focusing on a woman in West Germany, post WWII. How many parts in this run of Belcourt Trilogies series could there be? Why, three of course. Stay tuned for Part 3. 

Additional showtimes may be added.


Past Screenings

The BEFORE Trilogy Marathon
Sun, Mar 3 at 1:00pm

The BEFORE Trilogy Marathon

We wind down our celebration of all things love with Richard Linklater’s peerless trilogy labeled "the great romantic epic of a generation" by A.O. Scott of the New York Times. See them all again, or for the first time!
BEFORE SUNRISE
Mon, Mar 11 at 8:30pm

BEFORE SUNRISE

A young man named Jesse meets a woman named Celine on a train in Europe, and the pair wind up spending one romantic evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
BEFORE SUNSET
Tue, Mar 12 at 6:30pm

BEFORE SUNSET

It’s nine years after Jesse and Celine first met; now, they encounter one another on the French leg of Jesse’s book tour.
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Tue, Mar 12 at 8:20pm

BEFORE MIDNIGHT

On the last night of their idyllic Greek vacation, longtime lovers Jesse and Celine reminisce about their lives together and what different choices might have brought.
LATE SPRING
Fri, Mar 15 at 5:20pm | Sat, Mar 16 at 2:00pm

LATE SPRING

One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu’s family portraits, LATE SPRING tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan.
EARLY SUMMER
Sat, Mar 16 at 5:00pm | Sun, Mar 17 at 2:30pm

EARLY SUMMER

In the second of Ozu’s Noriko trilogy, the Mamiya family is seeking a husband for their daughter, Noriko, but she has ideas of her own. A seemingly simple story, EARLY SUMMER is a nuanced examination of life’s changes across three generations. Screening in 35mm
TOKYO STORY
Tue, Mar 19 at 3:45pm

TOKYO STORY

Ozu’s profoundly stirring story of an aging couple who journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores.
VERONIKA VOSS
Wed, Mar 27 at 8:00pm

VERONIKA VOSS

Once-beloved Third Reich–era starlet Veronika Voss lives in obscurity in postwar Munich. She meets a sportswriter, and the two develop an unlikely relationship. Screening in 35mm
BATMAN BEGINS
Encore: Sat, Mar 30 at 1:45pm

BATMAN BEGINS

Director Christopher Nolan’s Batman origin story charts the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham.
THE DARK KNIGHT
Encore: Sun, Mar 31 at 1:45pm

THE DARK KNIGHT

When a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker suddenly throws Gotham City into chaos, the Caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
Encore: Sun, Mar 31 at 4:45pm

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN
Encore: Wed, Apr 3 at 5:30pm

THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN

Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only to have him disappear in the war. Alone, Maria uses her beauty and ambition to prosper in Germany's “economic miracle” of the 1950’s. Screening in 35mm
LOLA
Wed, Apr 3 at 8:00pm

LOLA

In Fassbinder’s satiric tribute to capitalism, Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute, launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Screening in 35mm