MARY POPPINS

Sunday, August 24, 4:30 p.m. | Walt Disney spent years trying to convince author P. L. Travers to let him make a film of Mary Poppins, finally securing her permission with the stipulation that she would be a consultant on the production. The result is an astonishing blend of live action, animation, early animatronics, painted backgrounds, and myriad other practical effects. Beloved for its beautiful Sherman Brothers songs, the incredible performances of Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, and its 14-minute chimney sweep dance sequence, MARY POPPINS may also be more timely than ever, a film which advocates for charity, humility, laughter, and common sense in a world which increasingly lacks all of these things. (Julian Antos)

Awards & Nominations

Winner - Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Song (“Chim Chim Cher-ee”), Best Original Score, Best Adapted Score, Academy Awards
Nominee - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Academy Awards

Technicolor Weekend | August 22–24, 2025

The Chicago Film Society returns for its third iteration of Technicolor Weekend, a series which showcases prints made using the Technicolor printing process. All of the films in this series will be projected from prints that were at one point or another saved by private collectors. They were intended to last only through their initial runs, but instead have endured hundreds of screenings, 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. Synopses courtesy of Chicago Film Society. Learn more at chicagofilmsociety.org.

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu