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SPECIAL EVENTS

2:30PM Saturday, May 14th

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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

Fritz Lang · 134m · DCP

Directed by Fritz Lang, this film is a loose noir retelling of the 1942 assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the second-highest ranking officer in the SS who was known as "The Hangman of Prague." Heydrich's assasssin, a Czech patriot (Brian Donlevy), dodges the Gestapo as they take hostages for retributory execution with the help of a wealthy Czech fifth-columnist. With introduction and Q&A by Ben Frommer, Professor of History at Northwestern.

Special event with CEERES department. With introduction and Q&A by Ben Frommer, Professor of History at Northwestern.

11:59PM Friday, May 20th

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House (1977)

Nobuhiko Obayashi · 88m · Digital

House is definitively the most bizarre and beautiful horror film ever put to the screen. Following a group of seven girls visiting the country home of one of their aunts, director Obayashi crafts a delirious re-treatment of a classic horror narrative: everything in the house isn't quite what it seems. With expert cinematography, wholly unique editing, and a soundtrack made by a haunting earworm melody, House is a must-see for moviegoers everywhere.

Midnight screening!

2:30PM Saturday, May 28th

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Anthropoid (2016)

Sean Ellis · 120m · DCP

Starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan as Slovak and Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, this film follows the events of Operation Anthropoid, the Allied plan to assassinate SS mastermind Reinhard Heydrich in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. With limited outside help, Jozef and Jan carry out the attack, but a terrible reprisal is still to follow. Anthropoid was praised for its realism and close retelling of events, as historical reports were used to recreate the assassination scene.

Special event with the CEERES department.