SERIES
SEPTEMBER AT THE TRYLON
Coming out of television directing in the delusionary McCarthy years of the mid-1950s, Frankenheimer could see paranoia everywhere he looked. Even before the assassination of John F. Kennedy, he was imagining political conspiracies, subliminal mind control, and identity swaps—in ways that combined both science fiction and historical context.
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(1962, 126m) dir John Frankenheimer w/Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury. Home from the Korean War, former soldiers Bennett Marco (Sinatra) and Raymond Shaw (Harvey) try to uncover what was planted in their brains behind enemy lines. This tale of traitors, politicians, and heartless manipulators was nearly never released due to the Cuban Missile Crisis.…
Screenings: September 6 7:00, 9:30, September 7 7:00, 9:30, September 8 3:00, 5:30
(1966, 106m) dir John Frankenheimer w/Rock Hudson, Frank Campanella, John Randolph. Unhappy, middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton (Randolph) is given the opportunity to start a completely new life after receiving calls from his old friend Charlie—who’s supposed to be dead. Initially panned and hated by audiences, Seconds has become a cult classic and is recognized by…
Screenings: September 13 7:00, 9:15, September 14 7:00, 9:15, September 15 3:00, 5:15
(1964, 118m) dir John Frankenheimer w/Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March. President Lyman (March) uses his last bit of political clout to push a nuclear disarmament deal through the Senate—while the plot against him grows. Gripping and perceptive, Seven Days is a political thriller about the fragility of power. FRI/SAT 7:00 9:15 SUN 3:00 5:15…
Screenings: September 20 7:00, 9:15, September 21 7:00, 9:15, September 22 3:00, 5:15
(1964, 133m) dir John Frankenheimer w/Burt Lancaster, Jeanne Moreau, Paul Scofield. As the Allies approach Paris in 1944, Nazi Colonel Franz von Waldheim (Scofield) schemes to transport looted French art to Germany aboard a train. Paul Labiche (Lancaster) is tasked with stopping the train and must contend with ideas of art, national identity, and the…
Screenings: September 27 7:00, September 28 7:00, September 29 3:00, 5:45