BAM’s monthly selection of must-see movies.

Nausicaä (1984) New Print!
Thu, May 13 at 4:30, 6:45, 9pm
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
One of Miyazaki’s first animated films as a director, Nausicaä contains his environmentalist take on a future where the world is dying. To save what is left of humanity, Princess Nausicaä must unite the factions and make peace with the ominous Toxic Jungle. In Japanese with English subtitles.

La Comédie Française ou l’amour joué (1996)
Mon, Jun 7 at 6:45pm*
*Introduced by director Frederick Wiseman
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
In conjunction with the Comédie Française’s production of The Imaginary Invalid at BAM (June 9—13), we present Frederick Wiseman’s documentary on the famous theater troupe. With his camera documenting the nuances and historical subtleties of the company rehearsing La Comédie Française, this is quintessential Wiseman.