“A sharp, brave movie.” - Geoff Andrew, Time Out
“The only recent political satire that draws blood.” - Charles Taylor, Salon
Friday, March 17 at 8:30pm | Warren Beatty co-produced, co-wrote, directed, and starred in this bizarre and often very moving takedown of the American political system and Clinton-era Democratic machine, in which he plays a blubbering, suicidal, lunatic senator who plans his own assassination and spends the days leading up to it doing whatever he wants. Approximately 100 of the 2,000 release prints were made using the revamped IB Technicolor process, which makes full use of cinematographer Vittorio Storaro's expressive color palette.
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
Nominee - Gold Lion, Venice Film Festival
CFS Technicolor Weekend!: In partnership with the Chicago Film Society, Technicolor Weekend! celebrates the longevity, beauty, and richness of the technicolor printing process. All presented on 35mm prints that were intended to last only through their initial runs, and have instead endured hundreds of projections, studio mergers, film exchange closures, and multiple private owners. These unlikely survivors offer us a view of what these films looked like before digital color correction and other modern restoration techniques, and are stunning examples of an incredibly complex industrial process that delighted millions. View full series here.
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