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- EIN 04-3540992
- (617) 876-8021
- 40 Brattle Street Cambridge MA 02138-3761 USA
- brattlefilm.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Film & Video
Mission: The organization's mission is to celebrate film as a popular and fine art form with cultural and historical importance that excites, educates, and inspires community. As the premier destination for repertory film in greater boston, the brattle film foundation uses an international view of cinema to:enhance the movie going experience through curated programming, community building, education and the shared large-screen experience;recognize film as both popular and fine art with important cultural and historic value;show a diverse range of films that cannot and will not be shown anywhere else;ensure cinema is respected, viewed and recognized alongside other great works of art; andenrich the cinema going experience through diverse film programming, education and information in theaters and online. At a time when art houses and independent theatres continue to be consumed by large conglomerates, the brattle theatre has remained successful and true to its roots as a venue to see innovative an
Programs: The brattle's tradition of repertory film programming dates back to its inception in the 1950s. The organization has the following annual events: -bugs bunny film festival during february school vacation week-new years day marx brothers marathon-oscar party-trailer treats, a summer celebration-valentines day screenings of casablancathe following is a list of the organization's 2017 repertory schedule. There were also a record number of special guests, including directors and filmmakers who came for their premieres to speak with the audience and share their vision and passion:-a year of women in cinema! The queen of seam: edith head in hollywood, december 2531, 2017-a year of women in cinema! In our view: films by african american women, december 814, 2017-hanksgiving, november 2228, 2017-new noir: chinese crime films, november 1215, 2017-strange inspirations: the cinematic origins of stranger things, october 27 november 2, 2017-mario bava & the birth of the italian giallo, september 29 october 5, 2017-tilda swinton: worlds greatest actress, september 1423, 2017-a year of women in cinema: les films dagns, thursdays, july 27 august 31, 2017-recent raves, wednesdays, july 19 august 30, 2017-robert mitchum centennial tribute, july 10 august 29, 2017-a fistful of spaghetti westerns, june 2329, 2017-all about the chase, june 1619, 2017-seven beauties: the films of lina wertmller, june 915, 2017-reunion week 2017, may 26 june 1, 2017-cambridge science festival: contact! , april 1416, 2017-a year of women in cinema, part 1: the women who built hollywood, march 18, 2017-great romances, february 1015, 2017-dead of winter: cinema of the occult, january 27 february 2, 2017-(some of) the best of 2016, january 1119, 2017-refreshed! Renewed! Restored! , january 210, 2017