Screenings

Thursday . August 23 . 7:30pm

Billy Wilder’s The Apartment (1960)
US Premiere of the Restoration

Insurance worker C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) lends his Upper West Side apartment to company bosses to use for extramarital affairs. When his manager Mr. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray) begins using Baxter’s apartment in exchange for promoting him, Baxter is disappointed to learn that Sheldrake’s mistress is Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), the elevator girl at work whom Baxter is interested in himself. Soon Baxter must decide between the girl he loves and the advancement of his career.  Also starring Ray Walston, David White, and Hope Holiday.

Friday . August 24. 7:30pm

Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves (1948)
US Premiere of the Restoration

Unemployed Antonio Ricci (Lamberto Maggiorani) is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. His wife, Maria (Lianella Carell), sells the family’s bed linens to retrieve Antonio’s bicycle from the pawnshop so he can take the job. However, disaster strikes when Antonio’s bicycle is stolen, and his new job is doomed unless he can find the thief. With the help of his lively son, Bruno (Enzo Staiola), Antonio combs the city, growing increasingly desperate for justice.

Saturday. August 25 . 7:30pm

Sneak Preview of a Classic Sci Fi Restoration