A Hard Day's Night

(Richard Lester, UK 1964, 87 min., DCP)

A blueprint for musical films and music videos to follow, Richard Lester’s energetic slapstick musical set to hits like “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “I Should Have Known Better,” has the Fab Four as themselves, running and stumbling through a rambunctious world where they must get to London to perform on a TV show. As they’re chased by fans, stuck on a train, and searching for Ringo, the band encounters one hilarious obstacle after another. Lively, inventive, and all-around entertaining, A Hard Day’s Night encapsulates the moment when Beatlemania was changing the world.

Please note the screening start time of 8:30 p.m.