Miami Beach Cinematheque

Winner of the 2017 Palme d’Or from the International Cinephile Society and the Grand Prix from the Cannes competition, Robin Campillo’s searing epic illustrates the emotional power that tore through the worldwide gay community during the AIDS crisis, but particularly for the activists in Paris. And specifically, for one new activist, Nathan, whose life changes not only because of the crisis, but … +

Christian is the respected curator of a contemporary art museum, a divorced but devoted father of two who drives an electric car and supports good causes. His next show is “The Square”, an installation which invites passersby to altruism, reminding them of their role as responsible fellow human beings. But sometimes, it is difficult to live up to your own ideals: Christian’s … +

89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR’s photo truck … +

The Coppolas: Palo Alto (Directed by Gia Coppola) brings a shy, sensitive April,  the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path – including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or … +

Based on the international best-selling novel and starring Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard, From the Land of the Moon (Cannes Film Festival Official Selection) is the classic story of a free-spirited woman fighting for passionate dreams of true love against all odds. The film is directed by Nicole Garcia (France), 2017/2hrs. It will be screened in French with English subtitles. Gabrielle (Cotillard) … +

Miami Beach Cinematéque hosts the première of Ann by Venezuelan filmmaker Carla Fonte.  Ann narrates the story of Ruben, a visual artist who has decided to abandon his tormented life by taking refuge within his own imagination; creating a world parallel to reality, which distances him from all material and emotional attachment, thus exorcising his ego. Directed by Carla Forte, with With … +

Writer-director Bertrand Tavernier is truly one of the grand auteurs of the movies. His experience is vast and his knowledge is voluminous, his love is inexhaustible and his perspective is matched only by that of Martin Scorsese. This epic documentary has been a lifetime in the making. Tavernier knows his native cinema inside and out, from the giants like Renoir, Godard, and … +

Miami Premiere Engagement brings The Trip to Spain, considered one of the funniest movies of the year, and part of Tribeca Film Festival official selection. The Trip to Spain, directed by Michael Winterbottom (UK) tells the story of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embarking themselves on another deliciously deadpan culinary road trip after northern England and Italy. This time around, the guys … +

Mexican Director Amat Escalante’ The Untamed comes to Miami Beach Cinématèque as a part of Miami Première Engagement. Winner in Best Director both in Cannes Festival and Venice Festival. With Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Eden Villavicencio and Andrea Peláez. It tells the story of a young mother, Alejandra who is also a working housewife, raising two boys with husband Angel … +

A fitting finale for our series of road movies with the Miami Beach Cinematheque is Walter Salles’ 2012 film On the Road, based on none other than Jack Kerouac’s classic American novel. Get a glimpse of what life on the road looked like in the 1950s through a guided tour of the Wolfsonian-FIU’s exhibition, before experiencing the film adaptation of Sal Paradise’s … +

David Lynch: The Art Life looks at Lynch’s art, music, and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world and giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist. As he says, “I think every time you do something, like a painting or whatever, you go with ideas, and sometimes the past can conjure those … +

Mindie 2017, the second annual event of Miami Independent Film Festival takes place at The Historic Miami Beach Cinematheque screening a selection of the best 27 films and web series between the 86 semi-finalists that won the 2016 Monthly Editions. These finalists will be screened during Mindie 2017, winners will receive prizes from our sponsors like Final Draft and Movie Magic. During … +

David Lynch: The Art Life looks at Lynch’s art, music, and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world and giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist. As he says, “I think every time you do something, like a painting or whatever, you go with ideas, and sometimes the past can conjure those … +

After Venya’s mother receives a call from school reporting her son’s refusal to participate in mixed swimming lessons, she first suspects her teenager of being shy and derides his claim that it is “against his religion.” As Venya is finally exempted by the school’s devout principal, he grows confident that his strict and rigorous study of the Bible gives him the ability … +

The great Polish director Andrzej Wajda returns with this passionate biopic about avant-garde artist Wladyslaw Strzeminski (brilliantly played by Polish superstar Boguslaw Linda), who battled Stalinist orthodoxy and his own physical impairments to advance his progressive ideas about art. (In Polish with English subtitles). Directed by ANDRZEJ WAJDA/Poland/2017/98mins. With Wladyslaw Strzeminski, Katarzyna Kobro, Nika Strzeminska WINNER: Best Actress, Karlovy Vary Film Festival … +

Summer 1910. The bourgeois and extremely eccentric Van Peteghem family—among them Juliette Binoche, Fabrice Luchini, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi—have settled in for another summer at their cliff-top villa overlooking the picturesque Slack Bay. Their leisurely rhythm of sunbathing and seaside constitutionals is soon interrupted by the arrival of two bumbling inspectors investigating a string of tourists gone missing (and serving full-on Keystone … +

FRI, APRIL 21, 8:55p: Miami Beach Premiere Engagement! AFTER THE STORM Directed by HIROKAZU KOREEDA/Japan/2017/1hr, 57mins. With Hiroshi Abe, YA ko Maki, TaiyA Yoshizawa Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother … +

FRI, JUN 09, 6:45p: Miami Premiere Engagement! Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard THE STUDENT Directed by KIRELL SEREBRENNIKOV/Russia/2017/118mins. With Pyotr Skvortsov, Aleksandra Revenko, Viktoriya Isakova      After Venya’s mother receives a call from school reporting her son’s refusal to participate in mixed swimming lessons, she first suspects her teenager of being shy and derides his claim that it is “against his … +

TUE, JUNE 13, 8:55p: Miami Premiere Engagement! DAVID LYNCH: THE ART OF LIFE Documentary by JON NGUYEN/2017/93mins.   David Lynch: The Art Life looks at Lynch’s art, music, and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world and giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist. As he says, “I think every time you … +

  FRI, APR 28, 7:30p film, (THE DEATH OF LOUIS XIV) and 9:30p Q&A: “S P E A K I N G   I N   C I N E M A  #12” A series of events at MBC celebrating cinema as a art-form With special guests Director ALBERT SERRA & Film Comment Film Critic & Filmmaker YONCA TALU Hosted by Miami Film … +

FRI, MAY 05, 6:45p: Miami Premiere Engagement! GRADUATION (Bacalaureat) Directed by CRISTIAN MUNGIU/Romania/2017/2hr, 8mins. With Adrien Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Vlad Ivanov   Acclaimed filmmaker Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days) returns with this searing human saga about a father driven to extremes in order to protect his daughter’s future. Romeo Aldea (Adrian Titieni) is a seemingly honest doctor … +