Film Calendar

SERIES
Anime Films
DOU KYU SEI – CLASSMATES
Saturday, May 7 at Noon
& Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30pm
(Dir. Shoko Nakamura, 2016, 60 mins)
Rihito Sajo is an honor student who got perfect
scores in every subject on his entrance exam.
Hikaru Kusakabe is in a band and popular among
girls. They are “different kind of guys,” who would
have never crossed paths. But one day Hikaru
offers to help Rihito prepare for their upcoming
chorus festival and improve his singing skills.
As the two meet after school, they feel one
another’s sound, listen to each other’s voices, and begin to harmonize as their hearts start to beat
together. Two adolescent boys–learning not only about each other, but also about themselves–
struggle and get confused; however, they eventually get to understand each other. As the time to
start thinking about their futures approaches, what do these young men find as they try to move
forward…
HARMONY
The Second Film of the critically-acclaimed
Project Itoh Trilogy
Tuesday, May 17 at 7pm (English subtitles)
& Saturday, May 21 at Midnight
(dubbed in English)
(Dir. Michael Arias & Takashi Nakamura, 2016,
120 mins)
In a future ruled by an unwavering dedication
to good health, three high school girls attempt
suicide as the ultimate act of rebellion. One girl,
Tuan Kirie, survives but can’t shake the hatred
she has for the “perfect world” she lives in. Years
later, a simultaneous mass suicide rocks the globe and sends society into a state of shock. A small
group of terrorists stands up to take credit for the event, claiming they’ve hijacked the consciousness
of every person on the planet. Tuan suspects an old friend might be involved, but how could that
be when she¹d supposedly killed herself years earlier? Desperate for answers, Tuan launches an
investigation that takes her across the globe chasing the ghost of her old friend.
Art & Architecture
in Cinema
Captured exclusively for the cinema this ground-breaking
series brings the world’s greatest works of art, and their
environs, to cinemas nationwide. Enjoy unprecedented
big screen access into the lives of renowned artists, their
art, and the fabulous museums and galleries that are not
only the custodians of such masterpieces, but works of
art in their own right.
LEONARDO DA VINCI:
THE GENIUS IN MILAN
May 21 & 22 at 11:30am
(90 mins)
Under the watchful gaze of 4K cameras, Leonardo
da Vinci’s famous painting “La Belle Ferronière”
is removed from the wall, packed and sent to
Milan where, on the occasion of EXPO 2015, the
most important cultural event of the year will be
inaugurated: “Leonardo 1452- 1519.” This exhibition
is the result of six years work by leading Leonardo
experts, retracing the multiple paths travelled by
the mind of the genius: the foundation of drawing,
the role of nature and science, comparison
between the arts, reflection on the ancients, the
unity of knowledge, images of the divine, myths
over the centuries, and more.
RENOIR: REVERED AND
REVILED
June 18 & 19 at 11:30am
(87 mins)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved
for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These
paintings count among the world’s favorites.
Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and
changed course. This stunning film—based on
the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia—examines the direction
he then took and why it has provoked such extreme reactions. What may surprise many is that among
the artists who were highly influenced by Renoir’s new works were the two giants of the 20th century—
Picasso and Matisse. The film is a fresh new biography of this artistic giant, and places Renoir as a critical
link between the old and the new.
26 Music Box Theatre May-June 2016 Cinema Science 27