Escape the summer heat and join us in the Noble Theater for acclaimed new releases, fascinating documentaries, and modern classics! Our August lineup features the poetic Sundance drama Earth Mama; rarely seen Hungarian masterworks; stunning new restorations of Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt and Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy; a 30th anniversary re-release of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused; and nonfiction deep-dives into the histories of books, baseball, sculpture, and indie rock.
As always, OKCMOA Film Society Members (including Fellow, Friend, and Sustainer members) receive $5 tickets to Museum Films screenings. To learn more about joining the Film Society, visit: https://www.okcmoa.com/filmsociety
Visit OKCMOA’s Museum Store x Ganache during regular Museum hours for a variety of beverages to enjoy during film screenings.
Click here to view the printable August Film Schedule + Calendar.
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AFIRE | Christian Petzold | 2023 | In German with English subtitles | 102 minutes | NR
Thurs., Aug. 3 @ 7:30 pm
Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival, the stunning new film from acclaimed German writer-director Christian Petzold (Phoenix, Transit) is a deceptively breezy, yet emotionally layered tale of creative and romantic insecurities set against the backdrop of a seaside town threatened by encroaching wildfires.
CONTEMPT | Jean-Luc Godard | 1963 | subtitled | 103 minutes | NR
Fri., Aug. 4 @ 5:30 & 8 pm | Sat., Aug. 5 @ 2 & 8 pm | Sun., Aug. 6 @ 12:30 pm | Thurs. Aug. 10 @ 7:30 pm | New 60th anniversary restoration!
Screening in a stunning 60th anniversary restoration, Jean-Luc Godard’s sun-soaked, behind-the-scenes drama charts the marital breakdown between a screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his wife (Brigitte Bardot) on an Italian film set.
UMBERTO ECO: A LIBRARY OF THE WORLD | Davide Ferrario | 2022 | subtitled | 80 minutes | NR
Sat., Aug. 5 @ 5:30 pm | Sun., Aug. 6 @ 3 pm
A lively ode to the pleasures of books and reading, this engaging new documentary follows the world-renowned Italian scholar and novelist Umberto Eco on a tour of his extraordinary 50,000-volume personal library.
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EARTH MAMA | Savanah Leaf | 2023 | In English | 97 minutes | R
Fri., Aug. 11 @ 5:30 & 8 pm | Sat., Aug. 12 @ 2 & 8 pm | Sun., Aug. 13 @ 12:30 & 3 pm
An acclaimed highlight of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Savanah Leaf’s lyrical debut feature follows Gia, a pregnant single mother with two children in foster care, as she embraces her Bay Area community and fights to reclaim her family.
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TWILIGHT | György Fehér | 1990 | subtitled | 101 minutes | NR
Thurs., Aug. 17 @ 7:30 pm | Art-House Expanded
An award-winner for its spectral long-take cinematography, this rediscovered Hungarian masterpiece from Béla Tarr-collaborator György Fehér follows a seasoned homicide detective on an obsessive hunt for a serial killer. New 4K restoration!
Fri., Aug. 18 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Aug. 19 @ 2 pm | Sun., Aug. 20 @ 12:30 pm
Screening in conjunction with OKCMOA’s blockbuster sculpture exhibition True Nature: Rodin and the Age of Impressionism, this immersive and fascinating documentary from Exhibition on Screen investigates the life, work and legacy of the great Renaissance sculptor and painter Michelangelo.
OLDBOY | Park Chan-wook | 2003 | subtitled | 119 minutes | R
Fri., Aug. 18 @ 8 pm | Sat., Aug. 19 @ 5:30 & 8:15 pm | Sun., Aug. 20 @ 3 pm | New 20th anniversary restoration!
A gloriously twisted tale of violence, revenge and long-buried secrets, Park Chan-wook’s cult masterpiece returns to theaters for the first time in 20 years, restored and remastered in stunning 4K.
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WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES | Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky | 2000 | subtitled | 145 minutes
Thurs., Aug. 24 @ 7 pm | Art-House Expanded
Voted one of the best films of the 2000s by Film Comment magazine, this towering long-take masterpiece from legendary filmmaker Béla Tarr observes the unsettling changes that take hold in a small Hungarian village after the arrival of a mysterious traveling circus. New 4K restoration!
DAZED AND CONFUSED | Richard Linklater | 1993 | In English | 102 minutes | R
Fri., Aug. 25 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Aug. 26 @ 2 & 8 pm | Sun., Aug. 27 @ 12:30 pm | 30th anniversary re-release
Returning to theaters in a special 30th anniversary re-release, this critically acclaimed cult favorite, written and directed by Richard Linklater (Boyhood), explores the last day of school – and one wild night – in the lives of high school students in 1976.
THE ELEPHANT 6 RECORDING CO. | C.B. Stockfleth | 2022 | In English | 93 minutes | NR
Fri., Aug. 25 @ 8 pm | Sat., Aug. 26 @ 5:30 pm | Sun., Aug. 27 @ 3 pm
Drawing on intimate interviews and rare performance footage, this kaleidoscopic documentary offers a definitive inside look at The Elephant 6 Recording Co., the ’90s rock collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, Elf Power and other bands.
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THE LEAGUE | Sam Pollard | 2023 | In English | 103 minutes | PG
Sat., Aug. 12 @ 5:30 pm | Thurs., Aug. 31 @ 7:30 pm | Encore Screening!
From director Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI) and executive producer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Summer of Soul), this revelatory new documentary draws on rare archival materials and never-before-seen interviews to offer an essential look at Black American history through the lens of the national pastime.
