bleak week: cinema of despair

The American Cinematheque and Texas Theatre are thrilled to present a weeklong festival that spotlights some of the greatest films from around the world that explore the darkest sides of humanity, as well as some of the bleakest points in human history. A harrowing, yet powerful lineup of films defined by stark imagery, unimaginable tragedies, existential fear, nihilism and shocking acts of brutality, this series features the world’s leading filmmakers who wholly embrace a cinema of despair in pursuit of unpleasant truths and raw empathy.
Special Engagement on Sunday, May 31st: Satantango
bleak week: cinema of despair
Friday, June 5th: On the Silver Globe
Friday, June 5th: Trouble Every Day (35MM)
Saturday, June 6th: The Proposition
Saturday, June 6th: The Road (35MM)
Sunday, June 7th: Au Hasard Balthazar
Sunday, June 7th: Watership Down
Monday, June 8th: Breaking the Waves
Tuesday, June 9th: The Place Beyond the Pines
Wednesday, June 10th: Leaving Las Vegas
Thursday, June 11th: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?