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Remakes, Ripoffs & Reinterpretations

Jun 27—Jul 3, 2025
    Part of
  • BAM Film 2025
A grab-bag of deferential remakes, inspired reinterpretations, and just plain ripoffs, this series pulls together films adapted or derived from well-known literary works, fairy tales, plays, Greek myths, and Hollywood classics. From Rene Cardona’s bikini-clad, crime-fighting luchador version of Batwoman to Kurosawa’s epic samurai rendering of King Lear, these fascinating cinematic riffs filter a few of our most elemental and enduring narratives through a kaleidoscope of cultures, politics, and identities.
 

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BAM Film provided by
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  • Film

    Les Misérables

    Jun 27—Jun 30, 2025

    Les Misérables

    Jun 27—Jun 30, 2025
    In his final film, Sudanese filmmaker Gadalla Gubara draws a comparison between the struggles of the French poor depicted in Hugo’s original and the plight of post-civil war Sudan.
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    Les Misérables

    Jun 27—Jun 30, 2025
    Sudanese filmmaker Gadalla Gubara re-interprets Victor Hugo’s towering 19th century novel.
  • Film

    The Bat Woman

    Jun 27—Jun 28, 2025

    The Bat Woman

    Jun 27—Jun 28, 2025
    The bikini-clad luchador hero Bat Woman leaps into action to foil an evil plan to assemble an army of amphibious fish men in this deliciously campy piece of Mexican B-Horror.
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    The Bat Woman

    Jun 27—Jun 28, 2025
    The bikini-clad luchador hero Bat Woman leaps into action to foil an evil plan!
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    Anyab (Fangs)

    Jun 27—Jul 2, 2025

    Anyab (Fangs)

    Jun 27—Jul 2, 2025
    Director Mohammed Shebl riffs on Rocky Horror in this delightfully campy low budget Egyptian musical.
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    Anyab (Fangs)

    Jun 27—Jul 2, 2025
    This delightfully campy low budget Egyptian musical riffs on Rocky Horror.
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    Valley Girl

    Jun 28—Jun 29, 2025

    Valley Girl

    Jun 28—Jun 29, 2025
    A girl from the San Fernando Valley (Deborah Foreman) falls for a Hollywood punker (Nicolas Cage), much to the dismay of her socially-conscious friends, in this loose adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
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    Valley Girl

    Jun 28—Jun 29, 2025
    A valley girl falls for a Hollywood punker in this super fun take on Romeo and Juliet.
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    Black Orpheus

    Jun 28—Jul 1, 2025

    Black Orpheus

    Jun 28—Jul 1, 2025
    This Academy Award and Palme d’Or winner brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
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    Black Orpheus

    Jun 28—Jul 1, 2025
    Marcel Camu brings the myth of Orpheus and Euridyce to the streets of Rio during Carnival.
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    Flesh for Frankenstein

    Jun 28—Jun 30, 2025

    Flesh for Frankenstein

    Jun 28—Jun 30, 2025
    A delectably gory and cynical social satire based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic.
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    Flesh for Frankenstein

    Jun 28—Jun 30, 2025
    A delectably gory and cynical social satire based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 classic.
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    Blacula

    Jun 29—Jul 2, 2025

    Blacula

    Jun 29—Jul 2, 2025
    In this Blaxploitation classic, African prince Mamuwalde is cursed to live eternally as a vampire, sealed in a coffin for centuries, until he’s accidentally awakened in 70s LA.
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    Blacula

    Jun 29—Jul 2, 2025
    Blacula reawakens in 70s LA and begins feeding on the city’s nightlife.
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    Ran

    Jun 29—Jul 1, 2025

    Ran

    Jun 29—Jul 1, 2025
    Kurosawa’s breathtaking adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear depicts the disastrous consequences of Lord Hidetora Ichimonji’s decision to split his kingdom among his three sons.
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    Ran

    Jun 29—Jul 1, 2025
    Kurosawa’s breathtaking, widely acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear.
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    The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

    Jun 29—Jul 2, 2025

    The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

    Jun 29—Jul 2, 2025
    A loose (but knowing) take on Coming to America follows one man’s whimsical journey as he escapes the confines of Hong Kong’s high society to find genuine love and purpose.
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    The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

    Jun 29—Jul 2, 2025
    A loose (but knowing) take on Coming to America, directed by prolific cult-darling Johnnie To.
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    Alice

    Jun 30—Jul 3, 2025

    Alice

    Jun 30—Jul 3, 2025
    In this Czech film adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic, director Jan Švankmajer renders Wonderland as a dreary and unsettling stop-motion dreamscape.
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    Alice

    Jun 30—Jul 3, 2025
    Jan Švankmajer renders Wonderland as a dreary and unsettling stop-motion dreamscape.
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    Hum Tum

    Thu, Jul 3, 2025

    Hum Tum

    Thu, Jul 3, 2025
    This super-sweet early 2000s take on When Harry Met Sally redefined Bollywood romance for a new generation.
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    Hum Tum

    Thu, Jul 3, 2025
    Kunal Kohli’s super-sweet early 2000s Bollywood take on When Harry Met Sally.

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