Film Series
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SONDHEIM’S SELECTION Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has chosen 15 films from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art for the “Artist’s Choice” screening series. First up is the Polish film “Kontrakt” (1980), written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. The film is a social comedy about Poland in the 1970s (tonight, 6 p.m., Saturday, 4 p.m.). The series also includes work by Hal Hartley, Stanley Kubrick,Akira Kurosawa, Louis Malle, and Gus Van Sant. Above right, Edward G. Robinson in “The Sea Wolf” (1941), which is screened Thursday; at right, a scene from ‘Kontrakt.” Series: Today through Sunday, January 8, days and times vary, Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-708-9480, $10 general, $8 seniors, $6 students, free for children under 16. Note: Tickets do not include admission to the museum, but the cost may be applied to a museum ticket within 30 days. Paying the full museum admission allows admission to same-day screenings.
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