Harvard Film Archive

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July 12–August 11

Karpo Godina – Frames for Living
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Caroline Leaf Collection
September 1–October 19

Small Axe by Steve McQueen 2025-2026 Norton Professor of Poetry
Collection

Jenni Olson Queer Film Collection

September 1–October 19

Small Axe by Steve McQueen
2025-2026 Norton Professor of Poetry

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7:00 pm
Husband and Wife
Directed by Naruse Mikio, 1953
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9:00 pm
Mother
Directed by Naruse Mikio, 1952

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3:00 pm
A Wife’s Heart
Directed by Naruse Mikio, 1956
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7:00 pm
Yearning
Directed by Naruse Mikio, 1964

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7:00 pm
Anzukko
Directed by Naruse Mikio, 1958

July 5–November 3

Floating Clouds… The Cinema of Naruse Mikio

August 15–November 9

The Seasons of Hong Sangsoo Part I, Summer & Fall

September 12–December 1

Gore Vidal Goes to the Movies

September 13–December 13

New Dog, New Tricks: Youth in Cinema

October 3–27

A Terra! The Cinema of Marta Mateus

November 10–24

Jordan Belson by Raymond Foye

Cinematheque

The Harvard Film Archive is a cinematheque and a film archive dedicated to the preservation and public exhibition of film. The cinematheque presents films Friday through Monday year round. Open to the public, all screenings are held in the Archive's 188-seat theater featuring state-of-the-art film and digital projection located in the historic Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Read More

The HFA frequently invites filmmakers to discuss their work and engage with the vibrant community of students, professors, artists and cinephiles who regularly attend Archive screenings. Recent visitors include legendary independent filmmakers Wim Wenders, Agnès Varda, Terence Davies, Guy Maddin, Billy Woodberry and Frederick Wiseman.

Collection

A division of Harvard Library, the Harvard Film Archive is one of the largest and most significant university-based motion picture collections in the United States, with a collection of over 40,000 audio visual items from around the world and from almost every period in film history. Read More

The HFA Public Film Program depends on the generous support of members of the community to ensure the health and longevity of our unique blend of programming. You can become a member by filling out and mailing in our Membership Form. Learn More

Small Axe by Steve McQueen 2025-2026 Norton Professor of Poetry

Floating Clouds… The Cinema of Naruse Mikio

The Seasons of Hong Sangsoo Part I, Summer & Fall

Gore Vidal Goes to the Movies

New Dog, New Tricks: Youth in Cinema

A Terra! The Cinema of Marta Mateus

Jordan Belson by Raymond Foye

Upcoming screenings

Saturday Today19July

Husband and Wife

Mother

Sunday Tomorrow20July

A Wife’s Heart

Yearning

Monday21July

Anzukko

Friday This Weekend25July

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

The Approach of Autumn

Saturday26July

Morning’s Tree-Lined Street

A Woman’s Sorrows

Sunday27July

Mother

Monday28July

Hideko, the Bus Conductor

The Whole Family Works

Friday01August

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

Saturday02August

Sincerity

Monday04August

Summer Clouds

Friday08August

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Sunday10August

Summer Clouds

Frame for a Few Poses, Episodes 4 - 6

Monday11August

Life of a Shock Force Worker

Friday15August

In Another Country

Yourself and Yours

Saturday16August

The Stranger within a Woman

Like You Know It All

Sunday17August

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Walk Up

Monday18August

Traveling Actors

Cinematheque

Collection

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Small Axe by Steve McQueen
2025-2026 Norton Professor of Poetry