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  The Brattle Theatre

  40 Brattle St, Harvard Square
  Cambridge, MA 02138

  Phone: 617 876-6838   |   Official Website

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• • Current Events

    05/24/13- 05/30/13

    Area Premiere! LEVIATHAN The Brattle Theatre Area Premiere! LEVIATHAN Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre May 24-May 30, 2013 Exclusive Area Premiere!  One Week Only, May 24–30 One of the most highly anticipated films of the year, from the directors of Sweetgrass and Foreign Parts, LEVIATHAN is a thrilling, immersive documentary that takes you deep inside the dangerous world of commercial fishing. Set aboard a hulking fishing vessel as it navigates the treacherous waves off the New England coast — the very waters that once inspired Moby Dick...

• • Upcoming Events

    05/31/13	Annette Funicello in BEACH PARTY The Brattle Theatre Annette Funicello in BEACH PARTY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre May 31, 2013 50th Anniversary! Tribute to Annette Funicello! BEACH PARTY (1963) dir William Asher w/Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Morey Amsterdam, Harvey Lembeck, Jody McCrea, Vincent Price [101 min] Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello party, surf, and sing in the epitome of 1960s teen sex comedies. Besides dealing with the ups and downs of a summer romance, the two teens and their friends encounter a slew of wacky characters—including...
    06/01/13	50th Anniversary! FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE The Brattle Theatre 50th Anniversary! FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 1, 2013 50th Anniversary! FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) dir Terence Young w/Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell [115 min] Dr. No might have been the screen debut for James Bond, but it wasn’t until his second time that he really hit his stride. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is, arguably, the best of the Bond films having overcome some of the first film’s clunkiness and not yet established the...
    06/01/13	THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) The Brattle Theatre THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 1, 2013 Double Feature with FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) dir Michael Curtiz w/Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale [102 min] By 1963, B-O-N-D might have spelled “adventure” but 25 years earlier, it was all about F-L-Y-N-N. In Michael Curtiz’s thrilling swashbuckler, the great Errol Flynn stars as the legendary Robin Hood who leads his Merry Men against the...
    06/02/13	50th Anniversary! THE PINK PANTHER The Brattle Theatre 50th Anniversary! THE PINK PANTHER Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 2, 2013 50th Anniversary! THE PINK PANTHER (1963) dir Blake Edwards w/Petter Sellers, David Niven, Robert Wagner, Capucine [115 min] The first film where Inspector Clouseau got his start in this high-class farce. This role launched Seller’s career in American films, and established one of the most popular characters of cinema. Niven co-stars as the sophisticated jewel thief and Robert Wagner leads the supporting cast of unforgettable con men and royalty. Henry...
    06/02/13	75th Anniversary! HOLIDAY The Brattle Theatre 75th Anniversary! HOLIDAY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 2, 2013 75th Anniversary! HOLIDAY (1938) dir George Cukor w/Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton [95 min] A brilliant comedy featuring the dynamic duo of Grant and Hepburn, HOLIDAY shines as a superbly written film. Grant plays a successful businessman who is close to achieving his dream of retiring young, Nolan is his socialite fiancée who doesn’t want to leave her comfortable life, and Hepburn shines as the...
    06/14/13- 06/16/13	Area Premiere! AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY The Brattle Theatre Area Premiere! AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 14-June 16, 2013 Exclusive Area Premiere June 14–16! You’ve just arrived home after a bad day. You’re broke and lonely, even though you live in the biggest and busiest city in America. You do, however, have one cause for mild optimism: you seem to have captured the attention of an intriguing young lady. You’ve rushed home to clean your apartment before she comes over. In your haste, you see that you’ve missed a call. There’s a voice mail; she tells...
    06/21/13- 06/23/13	New Restoration! JOURNEY TO ITALY The Brattle Theatre New Restoration! JOURNEY TO ITALY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 21-June 23, 2013 New DCP Restoration!  Area Premiere June 21–23! Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini’s JOURNEY TO ITALY charts the declining marriage of a British couple (Bergman and Sanders) on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just an anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini’s masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotional transcendence and profound spirituality. Hailed as a groundbreaking work of modernism by...
    07/03/13- 07/04/13	JAWS The Brattle Theatre JAWS Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre July 3-July 4, 2013 Happy Fourth of July! The beaches are open but remember: it’s not always safe to go in the water. Steven Spielberg’s JAWS is a legendary summer shocker about a small town sheriff (Scheider) pitted against the perfect predator, a preternaturally large and vicious man-eating great white shark. This classic film looks amazing in a new digital restoration done especially for Universal’s 100th birthday last year. (1975) dir Steven Spielberg...

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Current &
Upcoming Events

• Current Events

  05/24/13- 05/30/13

  Area Premiere! LEVIATHAN The Brattle Theatre Area Premiere! LEVIATHAN Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre May 24-May 30, 2013 Exclusive Area Premiere!  One Week Only, May 24–30 One of the most highly anticipated films of the year, from the directors of Sweetgrass and Foreign Parts, LEVIATHAN is a thrilling, immersive documentary that takes you deep inside the dangerous world of commercial fishing. Set aboard a hulking fishing vessel as it navigates the treacherous waves off the New England coast — the very waters that once inspired Moby Dick...

• Upcoming Events

  05/31/13	Annette Funicello in BEACH PARTY The Brattle Theatre Annette Funicello in BEACH PARTY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre May 31, 2013 50th Anniversary! Tribute to Annette Funicello! BEACH PARTY (1963) dir William Asher w/Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Morey Amsterdam, Harvey Lembeck, Jody McCrea, Vincent Price [101 min] Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello party, surf, and sing in the epitome of 1960s teen sex comedies. Besides dealing with the ups and downs of a summer romance, the two teens and their friends encounter a slew of wacky characters—including...
  06/01/13	50th Anniversary! FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE The Brattle Theatre 50th Anniversary! FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 1, 2013 50th Anniversary! FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) dir Terence Young w/Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell [115 min] Dr. No might have been the screen debut for James Bond, but it wasn’t until his second time that he really hit his stride. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is, arguably, the best of the Bond films having overcome some of the first film’s clunkiness and not yet established the...
  06/01/13	THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) The Brattle Theatre THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 1, 2013 Double Feature with FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) dir Michael Curtiz w/Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale [102 min] By 1963, B-O-N-D might have spelled “adventure” but 25 years earlier, it was all about F-L-Y-N-N. In Michael Curtiz’s thrilling swashbuckler, the great Errol Flynn stars as the legendary Robin Hood who leads his Merry Men against the...
  06/02/13	50th Anniversary! THE PINK PANTHER The Brattle Theatre 50th Anniversary! THE PINK PANTHER Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 2, 2013 50th Anniversary! THE PINK PANTHER (1963) dir Blake Edwards w/Petter Sellers, David Niven, Robert Wagner, Capucine [115 min] The first film where Inspector Clouseau got his start in this high-class farce. This role launched Seller’s career in American films, and established one of the most popular characters of cinema. Niven co-stars as the sophisticated jewel thief and Robert Wagner leads the supporting cast of unforgettable con men and royalty. Henry...
  06/02/13	75th Anniversary! HOLIDAY The Brattle Theatre 75th Anniversary! HOLIDAY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 2, 2013 75th Anniversary! HOLIDAY (1938) dir George Cukor w/Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton [95 min] A brilliant comedy featuring the dynamic duo of Grant and Hepburn, HOLIDAY shines as a superbly written film. Grant plays a successful businessman who is close to achieving his dream of retiring young, Nolan is his socialite fiancée who doesn’t want to leave her comfortable life, and Hepburn shines as the...
  06/14/13- 06/16/13	Area Premiere! AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY The Brattle Theatre Area Premiere! AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 14-June 16, 2013 Exclusive Area Premiere June 14–16! You’ve just arrived home after a bad day. You’re broke and lonely, even though you live in the biggest and busiest city in America. You do, however, have one cause for mild optimism: you seem to have captured the attention of an intriguing young lady. You’ve rushed home to clean your apartment before she comes over. In your haste, you see that you’ve missed a call. There’s a voice mail; she tells...
  06/21/13- 06/23/13	New Restoration! JOURNEY TO ITALY The Brattle Theatre New Restoration! JOURNEY TO ITALY Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre June 21-June 23, 2013 New DCP Restoration!  Area Premiere June 21–23! Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini’s JOURNEY TO ITALY charts the declining marriage of a British couple (Bergman and Sanders) on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just an anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini’s masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotional transcendence and profound spirituality. Hailed as a groundbreaking work of modernism by...
  07/03/13- 07/04/13	JAWS The Brattle Theatre JAWS Presented by The Brattle Theatre at The Brattle Theatre July 3-July 4, 2013 Happy Fourth of July! The beaches are open but remember: it’s not always safe to go in the water. Steven Spielberg’s JAWS is a legendary summer shocker about a small town sheriff (Scheider) pitted against the perfect predator, a preternaturally large and vicious man-eating great white shark. This classic film looks amazing in a new digital restoration done especially for Universal’s 100th birthday last year. (1975) dir Steven Spielberg...

Past
Events

• Past Events

  05/19/13	KING OF HEARTS The Brattle Theatre
  05/19/13	Malcolm McDowell in IF... The Brattle Theatre
  05/18/13	DROWNING BY NUMBERS The Brattle Theatre
  05/18/13	Alejandro Jodorowsky's SANTA SANGRE The Brattle Theatre
  05/13/13	Balagan presents MIRROR STAGE The Brattle Theatre
  05/12/13	Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO The Brattle Theatre
  04/25/13	Found vs. Found The Brattle Theatre
  04/23/13	Balagan Experimental Film Program: VICIOUS CIRCLE The Brattle Theatre
  04/21/13	Buster Keaton Shorts. Live Music. Original Scores The Brattle Theatre
  04/12/13- 04/20/13	Area Premiere! Upstream Color The Brattle Theatre
  04/10/13- 04/15/13	Muppet Madness! The Brattle Theatre
  04/05/13- 04/07/13	Schlock Around The Clock The Brattle Theatre
  03/23/13- 03/24/13	WAM! Boston Film Festival 2013 The Brattle Theatre
  02/26/13	Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball The Brattle Theatre
  02/15/13- 02/23/13	Bugs Bunny Film Festival The Brattle Theatre
  02/12/13- 02/14/13	CASABLANCA The Brattle Theatre
  01/15/13- 01/17/13	THE MASTER The Brattle Theatre
  01/14/13	Betting The Farm (documentary film) The Brattle Theatre
  01/09/13	BEING FLYNN with Author Nick Flynn in Person! The Brattle Theatre
  12/25/12- 12/30/12	Gene Kelly Centennial Tribute The Brattle Theatre
  12/14/12- 12/16/12	It's A Wonderful Life The Brattle Theatre
  12/01/12	House of Psychotic Women Book Launch Party! The Brattle Theatre
  11/18/12	Director's Cut! TOUCH OF EVIL The Brattle Theatre
  11/18/12	Robert Siodmak's THE KILLERS The Brattle Theatre
  11/16/12- 11/17/12	New 35mm Print! JAWS The Brattle Theatre
  10/31/12	F.W. Murnau's NOSFERATU with Live Score by the Andrew Alden Ensemble The Brattle Theatre
  10/30/12- 10/31/12	CABIN IN THE WOODS The Brattle Theatre
  10/30/12	Haunted House of Pancakes The Brattle Theatre
  10/26/12- 10/29/12	New Restoration! RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK The Brattle Theatre
  10/20/12- 10/24/12	Punch-Drunk Cinema: The Films of Paul Thomas Anderson The Brattle Theatre
  10/18/12	Union Square Round Table: A Shark Out Of Water Story The Brattle Theatre
  10/18/12	UNION SQUARE ROUND TABLE: A SHARK OUT OF WATER STORY The Brattle Theatre
  10/15/12	HEADSHOT Screening and Discussion The Brattle Theatre
  08/27/12	The DocYard Presents: Give Up Tomorrow The Brattle Theatre
  08/24/12- 08/26/12	New 35mm Print! DAISIES (1966) The Brattle Theatre
  08/17/12- 08/19/12	RESTLESS CITY The Brattle Theatre
  08/13/12	The DocYard Presents: Dear Mandela The Brattle Theatre
  08/10/12- 08/12/12	Classic Tough Guys Weekend! The Brattle Theatre
  08/08/12	GOODBYE FIRST LOVE/UN AMOUR DE JEUNESSE The Brattle Theatre
  08/08/12	TURN ME ON, DAMMIT! (Få Meg På, For Faen) The Brattle Theatre
  08/07/12	Balagan Presents: FLESH The Brattle Theatre
  08/06/12- 08/07/12	Mick Jagger in PERFORMANCE The Brattle Theatre
  08/03/12- 08/05/12	New 35mm Print! CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING The Brattle Theatre
  07/30/12	The DocYard Presents: My Reincarnation POV’s 25th Anniversary Celebration! The Brattle Theatre
  07/02/12	The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of Jose Gonzalez The Brattle Theatre
  06/22/12- 07/01/12	Area Premiere! CURE FOR PAIN: THE MARK SANDMAN STORY The Brattle Theatre
  06/11/12- 06/21/12	Nicolas Cage: Greatest American Actor The Brattle Theatre
  06/08/12- 06/10/12	Children of Paradise The Brattle Theatre
  06/07/12	Premiere Screening! STAR WARS: UNCUT The Brattle Theatre
  06/06/12	Preview Screening! Beasts of the Southern Wild The Brattle Theatre
  05/31/12	Preview Screening! Wes Anderson's MOONRISE KINGDOM The Brattle Theatre
  05/16/12	An Evening with Robert Downey Sr. The Brattle Theatre
  05/16/12- 05/17/12	The Early Films of Robert Downey Sr. The Brattle Theatre
  05/13/12	Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho The Brattle Theatre
  05/13/12	John Waters' SERIAL MOM The Brattle Theatre
  05/08/12	Balagan Presents Delirious: Films by Nancy Andrews The Brattle Theatre
  04/22/12	Muppets Triple Feature! The Brattle Theatre
  04/20/12	Singalong with THE MUPPET MOVIE The Brattle Theatre
  04/12/12	'ROUND MIDNIGHT (1986) The Brattle Theatre
  04/12/12	LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (1959) The Brattle Theatre
  04/11/12	screening of “Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz” with record producer and writer MICHAEL CUSCUNA The Brattle Theatre
  04/08/12	DONOMA The Brattle Theatre
  04/08/12	L'AFRANCE The Brattle Theatre
  04/07/12	GHETT'OUT FILM FESTIVAL: SHORT FILM PROGRAM The Brattle Theatre
  04/07/12	LA BM DU SEIGNEUR (THE LORD'S RIDE) The Brattle Theatre
  04/07/12	QU'ILS REPOSENT EN REVOLTE (MAY THEY REST IN REVOLT) The Brattle Theatre
  04/06/12	RUE DES CITES (SLUMS ROAD) The Brattle Theatre
  04/06/12	Charles Burnett discusses KILLER OF SHEEP The Brattle Theatre
  03/29/12	Gregory Maguire and Kelly Link The Brattle Theatre
  03/28/12	New Restoration! WINGS (1927) The Brattle Theatre
  03/26/12	Boston Jewish Film Festival - Dolphin Boy The Brattle Theatre
  03/24/12	WAM! Film Festival 2012 The Brattle Theatre
  03/18/12	The 18th Annual Chlotrudis Independent Film Awards The Brattle Theatre
  03/18/12	Director Atom Egoyan will introduce CALENDAR The Brattle Theatre
  03/17/12	ADORATION, plus Q+A with director Atom Egoyan The Brattle Theatre
  03/13/12	Book Discussion & Signing - Patricia Briggs The Brattle Theatre
  11/14/11	Mary Gauthier, Catie Curtis & Antje Duvekot The Brattle Theatre
  09/26/11	Film Screening: Microfinance in Africa The Brattle Theatre
  03/13/11	Childsplay: "Fiddles, Fiddlers and a Fiddlemaker" Film Premier The Brattle Theatre
  01/27/11	Found Footage Festival The Brattle Theatre
  12/17/10- 12/23/10	Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench The Brattle Theatre
  11/04/10	Keeping the Time: The Life, Music and Photographs of Milt Hinton. The Brattle Theatre
  10/18/10	An Evening with Greg Dulli The Brattle Theatre
  10/08/10	Bell X1 Acoustic The Brattle Theatre
  07/26/10	Do It Again: A story of one man’s quest to reunite British invasion band The Kinks The Brattle Theatre
  05/02/10	Johann Johannsson The Brattle Theatre
  03/08/10	Evening with Seth Grahame-Smith-Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter The Brattle Theatre
  03/03/10	The Harvard Coop Presents an Evening with Jodi Picoult The Brattle Theatre
  02/19/10	Taken By Trees & El Perro Del Mar The Brattle Theatre
  02/05/10	Seth Grahame-Smith -Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter The Brattle Theatre
  01/31/10	1001 Nights: An Evening of Music, Film and Conversation with Damon & Naomi The Brattle Theatre
  10/25/09	Boston Noir Event with Dennis Lehane & Friends The Brattle Theatre
  08/05/09	Joe Pernice The Brattle Theatre
  07/16/09	The Brattle Theatre's Annual TRAILER SMACKDOWN contest! The Brattle Theatre
  06/18/09	The Low Anthem The Brattle Theatre
  06/15/09	World Music/CRASHarts Presents Bill Callahan The Brattle Theatre
  05/29/09- 05/30/09	Dr. Who at The Brattle Theatre! The Brattle Theatre
  04/22/09	Elvis Perkins in Dearland Presented by World Music/CRASHarts The Brattle Theatre
  04/11/09	The Tallest Man on Earth The Brattle Theatre
  03/05/09	JAMES BLACKSHAW, opening: Meg Baird, Micah Blue Smaldone The Brattle Theatre