Up Next in The Belcourt Theatre

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  Ikiru

  Ikiru

  Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1952 • Japan
  Starring Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyoko Seki

  One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, IKIRU shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of death. Takashi Shimura beautifully portrays Kanji Watanabe,...

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  1:31:33

  Elevator to the Gallows

  Elevator to the Gallows

  Directed by Louis Malle • 1958 • France
  Starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly

  For his feature debut, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë, and a now legendary jazz score by Miles Da...

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  2:54:44

  Profound Desire of the Gods

  Profound Desire of the Gods

  Directed by Shohei Imamura • 1968 • Japan

  When an engineer from Tokyo arrives on an island inhabited by the Futori family, he is drawn into their primitive culture and superstitions. Directed by Shohei Imamura.