Little Murders

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20th Century Fox, 1971

Elliott Gould with a bloody shirt on the subway.

Elliott Gould in "Little Murders."

As the commercial theaters have all but abandoned art cinema in Madison, others continue working to screen new films that otherwise could only be seen at home, if at all. UW Cinematheque is taking their efforts to fill this programming gap to another level during the fall semester and screening a Madison premiere every Thursday. Sept. 1 kicks off the series with Fire of Love, an acclaimed documentary drawn from archival footage of volcano-studying scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft; upcoming Thursdays include films from France, South Korea, Belgium and Australia. Cinematheque is not abandoning its repertory of classics, though; of particular note this month are Little Murders, a 1971 directorial effort by Alan Arkin that is hilarious and horrifying, sometimes simultaneously (Sept. 10); and Francis Ford Coppola's neglected 1969 character study, The Rain People (Sept. 17). Find much more at cinema.wisc.edu.

media release: USA | 1971 | DCP | 110 min.  

Director: Alan Arkin; Cast: Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd, Vincent Gardenia 

In a thoroughly dystopian NYC, emotionless photographer Alfred Chamberlain (Gould) trudges passively through daily life, until one day, he is saved from a mugging by a kindly interior designer (Rodd). Their ensuing romance re-humanizes Alfred and makes things exponentially worse for all involved. Arkin’s feature directorial debut is a hilarious and terrifying adaptation of Jules Feiffer’s shattering stage play, and features an unforgettable comic turn by Gardenia as Robb’s father.

Admission free for all screenings, seating limited. No admission 15 minutes after scheduled start times. Please visit our website for a complete listing of programs and descriptions.