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Movie Discounts for Members
Movie punch cards with admission to 10 movies are available exclusively to members for $50—a $20 discount! Members may also purchase advance tickets to select shows. Punch cards and special advance tickets may be purchased at the membership desk at the Museum.
Dinner and a Movie
Enjoy a light dinner before a movie! Visit the Museum Café by Aurora Provisions for seasonally inspired soups and salads, gourmet sandwiches, and creative entrees. Beer and wine served.
One for the Road
Friday, January 27, 7 p.m.Saturday, January 28, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, January 29, 2 p.m.
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Advanced tickets on sale until Thursday, January 26. Click here to purchase.
One for the Road is a HD ski film that follows some of the world’s most progressive snow sports athletes as it documents their lives on the road and captures some of the most stunning riding to date. Road trips are an integral part of every adventurer’s life and a conduit to define one’s being. Journeys to new lands shed light on each skier’s personal mission. Whether shredding with longtime ski partners or meeting a seasoned character in some far off country, wisdom is gained through these new experiences. The road trip is a metaphor for every skier’s existence.
Shot on location, prepare for a visually stunning voyage. Join the athletes as they rock a record-breaking season in Jackson Hole, immerse themselves into the culture of Japan’s powder mecca Hokkaido, discover Iceland’s urban side, explore the Balkan wonders of Macedonia and Montenegro, shred deep pillow lines at Baldface Lodge, uncover first descents in Pemberton, B.C., and hit full throttle lines in the perfect snow and weather of Juneau, Alaska. Join the award-winning producers at Teton Gravity Research as they embark on the ultimate road trip.
Directed by Teton Gravity Research, 2011
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This event is part of Portland on Ice, Portland’s Winter Festival January 28-February 4.
Le Havre
Friday, February 3, 6:30 p.m.Saturday, February 4, 2 p.m.
Friday, February 10, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 11, 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 12, 2 p.m.
NR
In this warm-hearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe shiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight.
In French with English subtitles.
“A stylized and sentimental fairy tale about the way the world might be…Aki Kaurismäki has become a major inheritor of the comic-humanist tradition of Charlie Chaplin, Jean Renoir, and Jacques Tati.” - A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki, 2011
93 minutes
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All Members at the Contributing ($140) level and above are invited to attend the Sunday, February 12 screening of Le Havre for free. Not a Contributing member? Become a member or upgrade today and you can attend one free screening of Movies at the Museum per month.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Friday, February 17, 6:30 p.m.Saturday, February 18, 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 19, 2 p.m.
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams, a breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog (Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man) follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. A hit at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, Cave of Forgotten Dreams is an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands more than 30,000 years ago-almost twice as old as any previous discovery.
“Calling this movie fascinating is akin to calling the Grand Canyon large.” -The Hollywood Reporter
Directed by Werner Herzog, 2011
95 minutes
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Chico and Rita
Friday, February 24, 6:30 p.m.Saturday, February 25, 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 26, 2 p.m.
NR
Set in Cuba, 1948, a gifted songwriter and beautiful singer chase their dreams. Chico is a young piano player and Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey—in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero—brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood, and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love.
“Sexy, sunny, and sweet-natured, this lovely animation by film-maker Fernando Trueba and artist and designer Javier Mariscal is a 1940s love story with all the brassy passion of a Barry Manilow number.” -The Guardian
Directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, and Tono Errando, 2011
94 minutes
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