Join the Dryden for your summer vacation, travelling from Sweden through Denmark, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Italy, and France to Spain, stopping for cinematic delights along the way. Mixing in world cinema classics with lesser-known films, preservations, and new experimental pieces, the series is as much an introduction to the cinema of Europe as it is a celebration of the vast array of films and artists working on the continent over the last seventy years. 

Dates and Titles: 

June 9: Persona (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden 1966, 83 min., 35mm, Swedish with English subtitles)
June 10: Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark 1955, 126 min., DCP, Danish with English subtitles)
June 18: Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin, Wim Wenders, West Germany/France 1987, 128 min., DCP, German with English subtitles) 
June 24: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany 1974, 93 min., DCP, German and Arabic with English subtitles)
July 7: How I Celebrated the End of the World (Cum mi-am petrecut sfârsitul lumii, Cãtãlin Mitulescu, Romania/France 2006, 106 min., 35mm, Romanian with English subtitles)
July 8: Eternity and a Day (Mia aioniotita kai mia mera, Theodore Angelopoulos, France/Italy/Greece/Germany, 137 min., 35mm, Greek with English subtitles)
July 21: The Dream and the Lie (Elena Dorfman, Albania 2026, 67 min., DCP)

Celebrating both the 250th birthday of the United States and the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 spaceflight, this series highlights the achievements and contributions of Americans to space exploration, through the lens of cinema. From the early, pre-launch days of hard science and hot-shot test pilots to the wonder and danger of the Apollo missions, Hollywood has explored many aspects of this period, many of them nominated for Academy Awards. The Right Stuff covers the period of the Mercury missions, and First Man takes a closer look at the life and career of Neil Armstrong. The wondrous documentary For All Mankind uses actual NASA footage for an overview of the entire Apollo program, and Apollo 13 tells the story of that nearly-fatal mission to the moon. Exhilarating, inspiring, and dramatic, these films document this period of American history that put intellect and aspiration at the forefront.

Dates and Titles:
July 3: The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, US 1983, 193 min., 35mm)
July 9: First Man (Damien Chazelle, US/China/Japan 2018, 141 min., DCP)
July 11 (2 p.m.): The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, US 1983, 193 min., 35mm) 
July 14: For All Mankind (Al Reinert, US 1989, 80 min., DCP) 
July 23: Apollo 13 (Ron Howard, US 1995, 140 min., 35mm) 
July 25 (2 p.m.): Apollo 13 (Ron Howard, US 1995, 140 min., 35mm)

Ever since Edweard Muybridge took successive images of a racehorse in full gallop, sports movement have been a part of the moving image. As collegiate and professional sport became more popular, they found themselves the center of attention in films dating back to 1913. Football was a particularly visual game, which made it particularly suited to the big screen. As time went on, more loveable losers and inspirational underdogs made it to the gridiron — and the cinema. As the Buffalo Bills once again descend upon Rochester for Training Camp, experience some of the best examples of the sport on screen.

Dates and Titles:
July 22: The Freshman (Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, US 1925, 77 min., 16mm) 
July 24: The Longest Yard (Robert Aldrich, US 1974, 121 min., 35mm)
August 15: Friday Night Lights (Peter Berg, US 2004, 118 min., DCP) 
August 22: Any Given Sunday (Oliver Stone, US 1999, 162 min., 35mm)
August 29: Remember the Titans (Boaz Yakin, US 2000, 113 min., 35mm)