Packard Campus Theater Schedule for November, 2019
Four films that prominently feature the Berlin Wall, the guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, will be shown at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater in November to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. The titles consist of Wim Wender’s romantic fantasy Wings of Desire (1987), the historic drama Bridge of Spies (2015) starring Tom Hanks, Billy Wilder’s anarchic One, Two, Three (1961), and the spy drama Funeral in Berlin (1965) with Michael Caine.
A special roadshow version of the AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) Archival Screening Night that highlights the preservation work of film archives from around the world is scheduled on November 7 and the silent film this month is The White Sister (1923) starring Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman, a title recently preserved in the Library’s National Audio Visual Conservation Center Film Lab.
Our video presentation is Musical Highlights from Late Night With David Letterman (NBC, 1982-1993) and for Thanksgiving we’ll join Arlo Guthrie and Officer Obie at Alice’s Restaurant (1969, rated R).
Programs are free and open to the public, but children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating at the screenings is on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted. Short films may be shown before some features. For general Packard Campus Theater information, call (540) 827-1079 ext. 79994 or (202) 707-9994. For further information on the theater and film series, visit http://www.loc.gov/avconservation/theater/schedule.html
The theater schedule is posted monthly with weekly updates on Now See Hear!, the National Audio Visual Conservation Center blog https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/. You can subscribe to regular updates from the Now See Hear! blog by RSS and e-mail so you’ll get the news first. In case of inclement weather, call the theater information line no more than three hours before showtime to see if the screening has been cancelled.
Request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or