This weekend:
5TH AVENUE CINEMA PRESENTS
The Color of Pomegranates
Dir. Sergei Parajanov (1969); Soviet Union; 78 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
Pure poetry put to screen, The Color of Pomegranates subverts the typical biopic by making a surreal film set to traditional Armenian music and imagery. Sergei Parajanov creates a complex tableaux of Armenian culture through this experimental film initially censored and banned in the Soviet Union upon its release. Watching this film in the heart of winter is a brief, wondrous reprieve from the everyday life here in present day Portland.
Winter 2025
Winter 2025
This Is the End on 35mm
Week 1: January 10 - 12
Dir. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (2013); US; 107 min
Programmed by Clara Johnson
The Color of Pomegranates
Week 2: January 17 - 19
Dir. Sergei Parajanov (1969); Soviet Union; 78 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
Living in Oblivion
Week 3: January 24 - 26
Dir. Tom DiCillo (1995); US; 90 min
Programmed by Alyssa Glaze
Round Midnight
Week 4: January 31 - February 2
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier (1986); US & France; 133 min
Programmed by Isaac Odai
Downtown ‘81
Week 5: February 7 - 9
Dir. Edo Bertoglio (2000); US; 72 min
Programmed by Clara Johnson
Love & Basketball
Week 6: February 14 - 16
Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood (2000); US; 127 min
Programmed by Isaac Odai
Drylongso
Week 7: February 21 - 23
Dir. Cauleen Smith (1998); US; 86 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
The Blood of a Poet x Return to Reason
Week 8: February 28 - March 2
The Blood of a Poet dir. Jean Cocteau (1922); France; 50 min
Return to Reason dir. Man Ray (1923, 2024); France; 70 min
Programmed by Naomi Nguyen x Sarah Schaeffer
Synecdoche, New York on 35mm
Week 9: March 7 - 9
Dir. Charlie Kaufman (2008); US; 123 min
Programmed by Alyssa Glaze
Butterfly in the Sky
Week 10: March 14 - 16
Dir. Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb (2022); US; 87 min
Programmed by Naomi Nguyen