Paths of Glory

(Stanley Kubrick, US 1957, 88 min., 35mm)

WWI. In perhaps the greatest of all antiwar films, Kirk Douglas plays Col. Dax, the benevolent leader of a platoon of WWI French soldiers who attempts to impede the actions of a maniacal general (George Macready) willing to sacrifice the lives of his men for the sake of praise and promotion. Kubrick’s poetic compositions and rich character development add immeasurably to this study of men who maintain true honor and dignity amidst the futility of war.

35mm restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Restoration funding provided by The Film Foundation & the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Also showing: Saturday, September 30, 7:30 p.m. and Monday, October 2, 1:30 p.m.