Jonathan Demme's Rarely Seen Cinema
Sep. 18–Feb. 23, 2020
Terraferma
Sep. 20, 2015
Set on and around a summer tourist island off the coast of Sicily, Terraferma tells the story of two struggling yet disparate…
The Childhood of a Leader
Oct. 25, 2015
“When I try to trace my way back to other first films that provide the kind of thrilling and unbridled…
Robin and Marian
Feb. 14, 2016
Special Valentine’s Day Screening
“Connery and Hepburn seem to have arrived at a tacit understanding between themselves about their characters. They glow. They really…
Kaili Blues
Apr. 24, 2016
What if a brazen, new, first-time filmmaker decided—beyond audaciously—that they didn’t want to cut from one location to another (all…
River of Grass
May 15, 2016
Reel Talk with Jonathan Demme
Cozy (Lisa Bowman) is a lonely Florida housewife bored to tears with her drudging life—she’s in a crumbling marriage and…
Chappaqua
June 12, 2016
Reel Talk with Jonathan Demme
The first film we showed in this series, back in 2005, Chappaqua is a psychedelic tale of drug addiction and…
Free in Deed
June 26, 2016
Reel Talk with Jonathan Demme and actress Edwina Findley
“Last fall I served on the jury of the Horizons section of the fabulous Venice International Film Festival. Our jury was incredibly…
The Turin Horse
Sep. 25, 2016
Reel Talk with Jonathan Demme
“An absolute vision, masterly and enveloping in a way that less personal, more conventional movies are not. The film doesn’t…
Tempête
Jan. 8, 2017
Q&A producer Grégoire Debailly, screenwriter Catherine Paillé & Jonathan Demme
Tempête (The Storm) is a stunning new character-driven film, filled with emotion, suspense, and humor. It also offers an immersion…
Point Break
May 21, 2017
In Kathryn Bigelow’s (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker) cult classic, Keanu Reeves stars as Johnny Utah, a rookie special…
They All Laughed
June 11, 2017
Free Event!
From acclaimed filmmaker, writer, and actor Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc?), They All Laughed follows a…
Krisha
Sep. 24, 2017
After a decade of estrangement, Krisha (Krisha Fairchild, in a stunning, film-stealing performance) shows up for Thanksgiving and is met…
Per Amor Vostro (Anna)
Oct. 22, 2017
One of Jonathan Demme’s favorites from his 2015 Venice Film Festival experience, Per Amor Vostro tells the story of a…
Shoot the Piano Player
June 9, 2019
Q&A Jonathan Demme’s long-time music editor Suzana Períc
There were many films that Jonathan never quite got to in his Rarely Seen universe, and we’re going to joyfully continue…
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling
Feb. 23, 2020
Q&A Brooklyn Academy of Music VP Film & Strategic Programming, Gina Duncan & JBFC Programmer Saidah Russell
Over the 12 years he hosted his beloved Sunday afternoon series at the Burns, Jonathan Demme often dreamed of guests…
