One of the treats of a repertory cinema is access to restored 35mm prints of classic films luminously projected onscreen as if they were brand new, and Cornell Cinema will show two such prints in their Late Fall Flicksheet.
Le Combat Dans L'ile is a rediscovered masterwork of the French New Wave, and according to the Village Voice is "not to be missed. [Alain] Cavalier's subtly committed and beautifully crafted thriller investigates the political dilemmas of early 1960s France under the guise of a love triangle. It stars three of the most accomplished actors of European cinema of the period - Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Henri Serre (Jim of Jules and Jim) - at their absolute peak here."
Federico Fellini's 1974 Best Foreign Language Oscar winner Amarcord
is an affectionate semi-autobiographical film about the seaside town of
Rimini under the fascists. The dreamlike story narrates
events in the life of a sex-obsessed boy and his anti-fascist father as
they tumble through the streets in show-stoppingly beautiful scenes. Amarcord,
which means "I remember," turns daily life into a circus of social
rituals, adolescent desires, male fantasies and political subterfuge,
all set to Nina Rota's classic, nostalgia-tinged score.