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Fayard Nicholas and Harold Nicholas in Andrew L. Stone’s “Stormy Weather” (1943).
A scene from the 1946 Emilio Fernández film “Enamorada.”
Rod La Rocque and Pola Negri in " Forbidden Paradise,” 1924, directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
A scene from George Romero’s 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead.”
Marlon Brando directed and starred in the 1961 film “One-Eyed Jacks.”
The 1948 British film “The Red Shoes,” directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is a favorite of Martin Scorsese’s.
A piece of found footage from Bill Morrison’s 2021 film “The Village Detective: A Song Cycle."
“Ugetsu” is a 1953 Japanese film by Kenji Mizoguchi.
“The Sag Harbor Cinema Festival of Preservation” is presented by director Martin Scorsese and funded in part by Suffolk County through the Suffolk County Film Commission.
“Enamorada” – November 20, 4:30 p.m.
Dir. Emilio Fernández. Mexico, 1946; 99 mins, in Spanish with English subtitles
Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project in collaboration with Fundacion Televisa AC and Filmoteca de la UNAM. Restoration funded by the Material World Foundation.
“Forbidden Paradise” – November 21, 2 p.m.
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch. USA, 1924; 73 mins
Preserved by The Museum of Modern Art with funding provided by The Film Foundation and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” – November 21, 7:30 p.m.
Dir. Howard Hawks. USA, 1953; 91 mins, in English
“Night of the Living Dead”– November 20, 10 p.m.
Dir. George Romero. USA, 1968; 96 mins, in English
Restored by The Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation and the Celeste Bartos Preservation Fund.
“One-Eyed Jacks” – November 21, 4 p.m.
Dir. Marlon Brando. USA, 1961; 141 mins, in English
Restored by Universal Pictures in collaboration with The Film Foundation. Special thanks to Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg for their consultation on this restoration.
“Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”– November 19, 9 p.m.
Dir. Melvin Van Peebles. USA, 1971; 97 mins, in English
A Janus Films release. 4K digital restoration approved by filmmaker Mario Van Peebles.
“The Red Shoes” – November 19, 6 p.m.
Dirs. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. UK, 1948; 135 mins, in English
Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in association with the BFI, The Film Foundation, ITV Global Entertainment Ltd., and Janus Films. Restoration funding provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, The Film Foundation, and the Louis B. Mayer Foundation.
“The Village Detective: A Song Cycle” – November 22, 7 p.m.
Dir. Bill Morrison. USA, 2021; 81 mins, in English
During the summer of 2016, a fishing boat off the coast of Iceland made a most curious catch: four reels of 35mm film, seemingly of Soviet provenance. It turned out it was an incomplete print of a popular comedy starring beloved Russian actor Mihail Žarov.
“Ugetsu” – November 22, 4:30 p.m.
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi. Japan, 1953; 97 mins, in Japanese with English subtitles
Restored by The Film Foundation and KADOKAWA Corporation at Cineric Laboratories in New York. Special thanks to Masahiro Miyajima and Martin Scorsese for their consultation on this restoration. Restoration funding provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in association with The Film Foundation and KADOKAWA Corporation.
“The Fabulous Nicholas Brothers” with Bruce Goldstein – November 20, 7 p.m.
Dancers Fayard Nicholas (1914—2006) and Harold Nicholas (1921—2000) were self-taught African American brothers who eventually achieved international stardom. But Hollywood limited their appearances. Bruce Goldstein was the writer and co-producer of an award-winning 1992 documentary on the team.
“From the Historic Films Archive” with Joe Lauro – November 21, noon
Since 1991, Sag Harbor resident Joe Lauro’s Historic Films Archive has provided historical film footage and vintage musical performance footage to countless feature films, museum exhibits and television programs. This presentation will include excerpts from several recently preserved films and televisions programs which are housed at Historic Films.
Staff Writer on Nov 15, 2021