Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Bryn Mawr Film Institute BMFI is a nonprofit, member-supported motion picture theater and film education center.
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BMFI is your source for the best in international, independent, and thought-provoking films on Philadelphia's Main Line. https://brynmawrfilm.org
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Cinema Classics Seminar: THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)⁠⁠Monday, July 13, 2026, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm ⁠Instructor: Paul Wright...
06/20/2026

Cinema Classics Seminar: THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)⁠
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Monday, July 13, 2026, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm ⁠
Instructor: Paul Wright, Ph.D., Main Line Classical Academy⁠
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By satirizing both the fascist psychology and how so many endlessly rationalize an authoritarian’s many abuses, Chaplin deploys his satire with a precision that would inspire filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick, Mel Brooks, and Sacha Baron Cohen. ⁠
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Chaplin lays bare in Hynkel what Hannah Arendt would call the “banality of evil,” the menacingly prosaic nature of those who enable the most extraordinary evils. ⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/cinema-classics-seminar-the-great-dictator/
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06/19/2026

Funny Mondays⁠
A BMFI Film Series⁠
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This summer, we’re laughing it up. Catch a classic comedy at BMFI every Monday between Independence Day and Labor Day weekend.⁠
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THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)⁠
July 6–20⁠
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THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940) | with a Cinema Classics Seminar⁠
July 13⁠
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CLUELESS (1995) | with a Cinema Classics Seminar⁠
July 27⁠
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FEMALE TROUBLE (1974) on 35mm w/ Dreamlander Elizabeth Coffey⁠
August 3⁠
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VINTAGE COMEDY TWO-REELERS on film⁠
August 10 ⁠
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9 TO 5 (1980) | with a Cinema Classics Seminar⁠
August 17⁠
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PLAYTIME (1967) | with a Cinema Classics Seminar⁠
August 24⁠
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)⁠
September 7⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/series/funny-mondays-4/
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OPEN SCREEN MONDAY⁠⁠Monday, July 13, 9:15 pm⁠⁠Present your film on the big screen and connect with a community of local ...
06/18/2026

OPEN SCREEN MONDAY⁠
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Monday, July 13, 9:15 pm⁠
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Present your film on the big screen and connect with a community of local talent at Open Screen Mondays, BMFI’s monthly event for local filmmakers. ⁠
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This workshop-style forum is for Philadelphia-area media makers to show their work and get valuable feedback from their peers. Just want to see work from around the region? Non-filmmakers are welcome! Admission to each session is free.⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/open-screen-monday-57/
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THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)⁠⁠Monday, July 13, 7:15 pm⁠⁠In his first full-blown talkie, Charlie Chaplin plays dual roles as...
06/17/2026

THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)⁠
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Monday, July 13, 7:15 pm⁠
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In his first full-blown talkie, Charlie Chaplin plays dual roles as a humble Jewish barber mistaken for buffoonish dictator Adenoid Hynkel. Building toward a still-moving final monologue, this impassioned takedown of European fascism endures as one of cinema’s great satires.⁠
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This screening is presented in conjunction with a Cinema Classics Seminar taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D. ⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/the-great-dictator/
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THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (2026)⁠⁠Starts Friday, June 19!⁠⁠A shepherd (Hugh Jackman) passes the time by reading mystery novel...
06/17/2026

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (2026)⁠
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Starts Friday, June 19!⁠
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A shepherd (Hugh Jackman) passes the time by reading mystery novels to his sheep, but when he’s found dead under mysterious circumstances, the flock must use their whodunnit knowhow to crack the case. ⁠
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Emma Thompson, Patrick Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more co-star in this cozy detective comedy.⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/the-sheep-detectives/
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TIME AND WATER (2026)⁠⁠Starts Friday, June 19!⁠⁠As Iceland’s glaciers melt, acclaimed writer Andri Snær Magnason weaves ...
06/17/2026

TIME AND WATER (2026)⁠
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Starts Friday, June 19!⁠
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As Iceland’s glaciers melt, acclaimed writer Andri Snær Magnason weaves together family history, traditional songs and folklore, and the story of the land itself to construct a cinematic time capsule that will preserve the world as he knows it. ⁠
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This visually stunning doc from Oscar-nominated director Sara Dosa (FIRE OF LOVE) is a powerful reflection on being alive in a time of epochal change.⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/time-and-water/

DON GIOVANNI (2023)⁠⁠Sunday, July 12, 12:30 pm⁠⁠Canadian bass-baritone Robert Gleadow takes on the role of the sensual s...
06/16/2026

DON GIOVANNI (2023)⁠
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Sunday, July 12, 12:30 pm⁠
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Canadian bass-baritone Robert Gleadow takes on the role of the sensual seducer in the Royal Opera of Versailles dazzling production of Mozart’s sublime classic.⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/don-giovanni/
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This Wednesday is lookin' bright!⁠ ☀️⁠Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO (1961) screens this Wednesday, 6/17, at 7:00 pm on 35mm. ...
06/15/2026

This Wednesday is lookin' bright!⁠ ☀️
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Akira Kurosawa's YOJIMBO (1961) screens this Wednesday, 6/17, at 7:00 pm on 35mm. Plus, an era-appropriate pre-show! Groovy, man. ✌️⁠
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This screening is a part of the BMFI 100 film series.

https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/yojimbo/
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35mm print is courtesy of Janus Films.⁠
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SÁTÁNTANGÓ (1994)⁠⁠Saturday, July 11, 11:00 am⁠⁠Using virtuosic long takes and a jigsaw narrative structure, slow-cinema...
06/14/2026

SÁTÁNTANGÓ (1994)⁠
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Saturday, July 11, 11:00 am⁠
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Using virtuosic long takes and a jigsaw narrative structure, slow-cinema titan Béla Tarr’s poetic, menacing, mordantly funny tour-de-force unfolds over seven transfixing hours, conjuring the world of a desolate Hungarian village whose faith in a charismatic messiah figure leads them toward calamity. ⁠
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No wonder Susan Sontag said, “I’d be glad to see it every year for the rest of my life”—there’s no cinematic experience like it.⁠
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This screening will be presented with two 20-minute intermissions.⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/satantango/
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Cinema Classics Seminar: CITY OF GOD (2002)⁠⁠Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm ⁠Instructor: Amy Corbin, Ph.D...
06/13/2026

Cinema Classics Seminar: CITY OF GOD (2002)⁠
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm ⁠
Instructor: Amy Corbin, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College⁠
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As a low-budget film set in an impoverished neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, no one expected CITY OF GOD (2002) to take Cannes by storm and find worldwide popularity. Over two decades later, it’s still one of the most watched non-English language films. ⁠
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Praised by critics, the film’s virtuoso style also compels us to consider the ethics of filming marginalized communities for entertainment. Additionally, this seminar will explore CITY OF GOD’s impact: it is credited with waking up middle-class Brazilians to conditions in the favelas, as well as turning worldwide attention to Brazilian film at the beginning of the 21st century.⁠
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https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/cinema-classics-seminar-city-of-god/
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