The roots of Kira Muratova’s impressionistic style are on display in her first solo feature, which was banned by Soviet censors for twenty years. Through an intricate play of flashbacks and shifting perspectives, BRIEF ENCOUNTERS reveals the tangled love triangle that connects a hard-nosed city planner, her free-spirited geologist husband, and the young woman from the countryside whom she hires as their housekeeper. Blending observational realism with new wave experimentation, Muratova crafts a wryly perceptive portrait of two very different women connected by chance yet each navigating her own dreams, ambitions, and disappointments. – Janus Films Brattle Debut
1967 • dir Kira Muratova w/ Kira Muratova, Vladimir Vysotsky, Nina Ruslanova • 96 min • DCP
Double Feature with THE GIRL
Repertory Series
WOMEN IN THE WAVES
Thursdays, July 31 – Aug 28
Our Summerlong ‘Women in the Waves’ program showcases the work of six trailblazing women directors who brought bold, personal stories to the screen, mixing formal experimentation with sharp insight into women’s lives. Their films pushed against the limits of cinematic norms, politics, and gender to create enduring works that continue to challenge and inspire. Learn more at brattlefilm.org/film-series/women-in-the-waves/
CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 • Thu, Jul 31 at 4:00, 8:15 • DCP
Elements of Cinema: Free Screening & Discussion
LE BONHEUR • Thu, Jul 31 at 6:00 • DCP
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS • Thu, Aug 7 at 6:00 • DCP
THE GIRL • Thu, Aug 7 at 8:00 • DCP
SOMETHING DIFFERENT • Thu, Aug 14 at 4:00, 7:45 • DCP
DAISIES • Thu, Aug 14 at 6:00, 9:45 • 35mm
LOVING COUPLES • Thu, Aug 21 at 6:00 • DCP
THE GIRLS • Thu, Aug 21 at 3:45, 8:30 • DCP
JEANNE DIELMAN • Thu, Aug 28 at 2:30, 6:30 • DCP
You may also like the following events from Brattle Theatre:
- This Friday, 8th August, 03:30 pm, Friday Film Matinee: Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home • Screening on 35mm in Cambridge
- This Friday, 8th August, 08:15 pm, The Wiz (1978) • New 4K Restoration in Cambridge
- Next Tuesday, 12th August, 08:30 pm, Altmania: Images in Cambridge
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