Liberated World Cinema
The Battle of Algiers
In January 2023, The Roxy curated one of our most beloved series, a 15-film journey through the 2022 list of the greatest films ever made, curated by the journal Sight & Sound. This month, we return to the canon with SIGHT & SOUND: REDUX, another dazzling array of the world's best movies. Best of all, every ticket purchased to one of these films is an entry into a drawing to win subscriptions to Sight & Sound and the Criterion Channel. Happy New Year--we hope your resolution includes watching plenty of extraordinary movies!
1/1 - THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (Liberated World Cinema)
1/6 - SUNSET BOULEVARD (Essential Cinema)
1/6 - 1/8 - MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
1/8 - DAYS OF HEAVEN (MTFF Presents)
1/9 - 1/11 - RIO BRAVO
1/11 - Sight & Sound Shorts: LA JETEE, UN CHIEN ANDALOU, and MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON
1/14 - THE CONFORMIST
1/15 - THE WILD BUNCH (Knockout Cinema)
1/16 - 1/18 - THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
1/18 - WINGS OF DESIRE
1/21 - STALKER
1/22 - PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (Out at The Roxy)
1/23 - 1/25 - JOHNNY GUITAR
1/25 - NEWS FROM HOME
1/27 - BREATHLESS
1/28 - YI YI
1/29 - GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (Persistence of Vision: Animated Masterworks)
1/30 - 2/1 - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
Liberated World Cinema is a bimonthly series showcasing films from around the world that deal with the effects of colonialism and the struggle for indigenous independence. The series is meant to amplify stories and experiences that were affected by a colonial power.
The Battle of Algiers: One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo’s tour de force has astonishing relevance today.