Skip to site content
October 25–December 16, 2024

Restoration Roundup

Restoration Roundup

When it comes to honoring the ongoing effort of film restoration for cinema’s digital feature, the projects are unending — and the Belcourt keeps a running list for a periodic series highlighting the year’s work. As it happens, this past year since our last roundup, the cup runneth way, way over. We’d need a few months and a fully dedicated screen to highlight everything. And honestly, we’re barely scratching the surface here. Archives and entities the world over work at an alarming rate — and early festivals such as Bologna’s Il Cinema Ritrovato can mine the deeper depths. Here, we offer a cross-section of mainstream and lesser-known domestic and international films, now gleaming anew for posterity.


Upcoming Screenings

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
Fri-Mon, Dec 27-30 at 12:15pm

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG

In one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time, an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome mechanic, must grow up quickly when her lover is shipped off to fight in Algeria.

Past Screenings

NAKED ACTS
Sun, Nov 24 at 5:10pm

NAKED ACTS

Beautiful aspiring actor Cicely has just landed her first major role, but there's a big problem: it requires a nude scene. Her mother was a Blaxploitation star known for her sex appeal, while Cicely is a survivor of sexual assault with life-long body image issues — all of which has left her with a strong aversion to disrobing in public. Now, with the support of her boyfriend Joel, she attempts to get past her fear.
THE TERMINATOR
Fri-Sat, Nov 22-23 at 9:30pm

THE TERMINATOR

James Cameron’s iconic tale of the war between man and machine celebrates its 40th anniversary with this director approved 4K restoration.
IL GRIDO
Tue, Nov 26 at 8:00pm

IL GRIDO

When Irma learns her estranged husband has died, her lover Aldo hopes they can finally marry — but is shocked when she admits to loving another man. Dejected and severely depressed, Aldo leaves town with his daughter in search of a more fulfilling life.
THE SACRIFICE
Wed, Nov 27 at 8:00pm

THE SACRIFICE

As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander, news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island — and the happy mood turns to horror –– in revered filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky’s final masterpiece.
THE LAST WALTZ
Thu, Nov 28 at 8:00pm

THE LAST WALTZ

A perennial kickoff to the week of Thanksgiving and a Belcourt tradition, Martin Scorsese’s masterful 1978 concert film returns — an all-star affair, seven-camera set-up capturing The Band’s final gig and Bill Graham’s incredibly satisfying prelude to Thanksgiving dinner.
PULP FICTION (New 35mm Print)
Wed, Dec 4 at 4:40pm, 8:00pm

PULP FICTION (New 35mm Print)

Weaving together three stories featuring a burger-loving hit man, his junkie partner, and a washed-up boxer, Quentin Tarantino influenced a generation of filmmakers with this crime caper's stylized, over-the-top violence and dark comic spirit. New 35mm Print
GILDA
Tue, Dec 3 at 2:35pm, 7:00pm

GILDA

A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover in this sizzling noir featuring an iconic performance from Rita Hayworth.
THE THIRD MAN
Tue, Dec 3 at 4:55pm, 9:20pm

THE THIRD MAN

A writer of pulp Westerns, arrives in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime only to find him dead in Carol Reed’s noir classic.
THE WAGES OF FEAR
Tue, Dec 10 at 5:15pm

THE WAGES OF FEAR

In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route in French master of suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot’s white-knuckle thrill-ride.
THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS
Sun, Dec 8 at 1:30pm, 8:00pm

THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS

In Steven Spielberg’s theatrical film debut, a mother attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and kidnapping their son.
LET’S GET LOST
Mon, Dec 9 at 3:30pm, 8:00pm

LET’S GET LOST

Seen through conversations with the musician himself, as well as archival footage and interviews with his friends and family — this essential portrait of jazz icon Chet Baker weaves in the moods of modern coastal L.A. to paint a nuanced black-and-white portrait of the trumpeter/vocalist in what would be the final year of his life. New 4K Restoration
BLAST OF SILENCE
Sun, Dec 22 at 3:30pm

BLAST OF SILENCE

A hit man stalks his next victim through the streets of New York in the days leading up to Christmas in this swift, brutal, and blackhearted neo-noir. New 4K Restoration
CARRIE
Wed, Oct 30 at 9:00pm

CARRIE

Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) is an ostracized girl saddled with a strict mother and nascent telepathy. When the high school “in crowd” torments her with a sick joke at the prom, Carrie’s fury lashes out with devastating power. De Palma deftly transfers Stephen King’s first novel to the screen.
THE FALL
Mon, Nov 4 at 8:00pm

THE FALL

In this inimitable cult classic starring a magnetic Lee Pace, singular filmmaker Tarsem crafts a magical love letter to the power of storytelling and the human imagination. Now restored in spectacular 4K, this visual feast of magnificent costumes and stunning locations rivals the wildest of dreams.
THE SEARCHERS
Wed, Nov 6 at 8:00pm

THE SEARCHERS

A Civil War veteran returns home to Texas and sets off on a quest to avenge his murdered family in John Ford’s crowning and iconic yet problematic Western staple.
THE TIME MASTERS
Fri, Nov 8 at 9:30pm | Sun, Nov 10 at 11:30am

THE TIME MASTERS

Directed by visionary sci-fi animator René Laloux (FANTASTIC PLANET) and designed by the legendary Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius), THE TIME MASTERS is a trippy, visually fantastic foray into existentialist space adventure.
ARMY OF SHADOWS
Tue, Nov 19 at 5:15pm

ARMY OF SHADOWS

Philippe, aided by Resistance compatriots including maitresse of disguise Mathilde, goes underground in the face of the German Occupation — but the price of heroism can be truly horrific.
SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS
Wed, Nov 20 at 6:00pm

SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS

Widely considered the most important film in the history of Ukranian cinema, Sergei Parajanov’s 1965 masterwork boldly combines folkloric pageantry, fairy tale mysticism and frenetic, hallucinatory cinematography.