Double Feature
Rashomon
A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, Rashomon is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people give different accounts of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema – and a commanding new star by the name of Toshiro Mifune – to the Western world. (Janus Films)
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writer
- Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa and Shinobu Hashimoto based on stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Starring
- Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki
- Year
- 1950
- Country
- Japan
- Format
- English subtitled 35mm
- Running Time
- 88 minutes
I Confess
The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, directs screen legend Montgomery Clift in this thriller about a priest who hears a murderer’s confession and ends up implicating himself in the crime. In the confessional of a small Quebec parish, Father Michael Logan hears the church sexton whisper: “I killed a man.” Father Logan’s vows prevent him from breaking the sanctity of the confessional and allows the killer to go free. But as the police investigate the murder, all the evidence points to Father Logan. (Warner Bros)
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Writer
- Screen play by George Tabori and William Archibald from a play by Paul Anthelme
- Starring
- Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne
- Year
- 1953
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 95 minutes