Events at the Library of Congress, Available Online, Film and Video Screenings

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Event | film and video screenings
"You'd Be Surprised" (Paramount, 1926) Saturday
August 17, 2019
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Raymond Griffith, the tuxedoed and top-hatted comedian who delighted silent movie audiences with his quirky plots and witty comedic touch, stars as a coroner detective called to the scene of a murder most foul, which ruins his plans to spend the evening at the theater. When the search for the killer turns out to be more complicated than he had expected, he must use... Packard Campus Theater
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"The Pajama Game" (Warner Bros., 1957) Saturday
August 17, 2019
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar This adaptation of the hit Broadway musical - with much of its original cast intact - virtually defines the word "exuberance.'' Doris Day is a joy as the head of a factory grievance committee who unexpectedly falls in love with the new foreman (John Raitt, in his only starring film). Packard Campus Theater

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"High School" (Zipporah Films, 1968) Thursday
August 22, 2019
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Filmmaker Fred Wiseman employed the techniques of a burgeoning documentary style known as direct cinema to capture reality truthfully and without narration. Wiseman roamed freely through Philadelphia's Northeast High School to document students continually clashing with administrators who confuse learning with discipline. Packard Campus Theater
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"Mary Poppins"
Event has been rescheduled Thursday
August 22, 2019
8:30 pm - 11:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Alleged to be Walt Disney's personal favorite from all of his many classic films, "Mary Poppins" is based upon a book by P.L. Travers. North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building

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"L'Avventura" (Janus Films, 1960) Friday
August 23, 2019
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar “L’avventura” concerns the enigmatic disappearance of a young woman during a yachting trip off the coast of Sicily, and the search taken up by her disaffected lover (Gabriele Ferzetti) and best friend (Monica Vitti, in her breakout role). Antonioni’s controversial international sensation is a gorgeously shot tale of modern ennui and spiritual isolation. Packard Campus Theater

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"Jumanji" (TriStar, 1995) Saturday
August 24, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar When two siblings discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite into their living room a man who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- and whose only hope for freedom is to finish the game. Packard Campus Theater
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"The Dark Crystal" (Universal, 1982) Saturday
August 24, 2019
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Jen, the last of the Gelfling race, who is charged with healing the Crystal of Truth after its mutilation ushered in an era of terror at the hands of the wicked Skeksis. Jen must find a missing shard in the observatory of an ancient astronomer before the Skesis are given the power to rule for all eternity. Packard Campus Theater

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"Downstairs" (MGM, 1932) Thursday
September 19, 2019
7:00 pm - 8:17 pm EDT
Add to calendar Hired by an Austrian nobleman and his wife, an unscrupulous chauffeur proceeds to exploit both his employers upstairs and the servants downstairs. Pickford Theater (LM-302)