Michael Roemer Double Feature

Sat Oct 8 , 1 – 5:30 pm

Hosted by Yale Film Archive
Details 1 p.m.: VENGEANCE IS MINE (Michael Roemer, 1984, 118 mins)
4 p.m.: THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY (Michael Roemer, 1989, 81 mins)
Filmmakers in person! New prints! Screen star Brooke Adams and Yale filmmaking legend Michael Roemer join us to screen and discuss VENGEANCE IS MINE, their story of a woman facing intersecting family dramas on a trip home to Rhode Island. Later, Roemer’s comedy THE PLOT AGAINST HARRY shows us a small-time gangster adjusting to a new New York after years in prison. Don’t miss this celebration of a filmmaker Bilge Ebiri called one of the great unsung masters of American cinema”. 35mm prints from the Yale Film Archive. Co-presented with Films at the Whitney.

Free and open to the public. All attendees must be asymptomatic and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including boosters when eligible) and should be prepared to show proof of vaccination. Yale-approved masks are required at all times.

​“Treasures from the Yale Film Archive” is an ongoing series of classic and contemporary films in 35mm curated by the Yale Film Archive, presented with support from Paul L. Joskow​’70 M.Phil.,​’72 Ph.D.
Admission FREE
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