Brief Encounters
July 1–Aug. 2, 2025
Summer flings. Star-crossed lovers. Perilous embraces. This July, the JBFC will indulge in one of cinema’s richest and most tantalizing themes, as we present a series of Brief Encounters. These momentous meetings, from the ineffable romance of Roman Holiday to the high-octane thrills of Collateral, are tightly bound by time; but the memories, and consequences, of these brushes with fate seem destined to echo on forever.
Sip our “Before Sunrise” cocktail all through July at Take 3 Wine Bar & Café. Themed off our Brief Encounters series, this refreshing combination of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine is served over ice, and will be a perfect companion to your day at the movies.
SERIES TRAILER
Last Tango in Paris
July 8–12, 2025
Paul (Marlon Brando), a middle-aged American living in emotional exile, comes to Paris when his estranged wife commits suicide. After…
In the Realm of the Senses
July 8–12, 2025
Presented on 35mm
Still censored in its own country, In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida), by Japanese director Nagisa Oshima,…
Summertime
July 15–19, 2025
Presented on 35mm
An American spinster’s dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome—but married—Italian man while vacationing…
The Bridges of Madison County
July 15–19, 2025
Presented on 35mm
Academy Award winners Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep star in this passionate tale of two lives irrevocably linked—a lonely farmer’s…
Collateral
July 20–26, 2025
Presented on 35mm
Vincent (Tom Cruise) is a cool, calculating, contract killer at the top of his game. Max (Jamie Foxx) is a…
Il Sorpasso
July 20–26, 2025
The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il Sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as a waggish…
Before Sunrise
July 28–Aug. 2, 2025
Presented on 35mm
In Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy star as two young people who meet on a train…
Before Sunset
July 29–Aug. 2, 2025
Presented on 35mm
A sequel to Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise, this film starts nine years later as Jesse (Ethan Hawke) travels across Europe…
Before Midnight
July 30–Aug. 2, 2025
Presented on 35mm
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) first met in their twenties in Before Sunrise; reunited in their thirties in…
Romeo + Juliet
July 1–5, 2025
Presented on 35mm
In director Baz Luhrmann’s contemporary take on William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud…
Roman Holiday
July 1–5, 2025
Presented on 35mm
Beautifully photographed entirely on location in Italy—at the insistence of masterful director William Wyler (Mrs. Miniver, Ben-Hur), Roman Holiday is…
