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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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