Plays November 19th and 20th
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Directed By Victor Fleming
USA, 1939; 112 mins, in English Rated G

 

 

 

 

 

11/20 10am screening will be introduced by filmmaker and essayist Alexandre Philippe.

 

“Every movie ever made is an attempt to remake The Wizard of Oz,” said Joel Coen, one of the many artists whose works has been influenced by MGM’s 1939’s musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s books. Like the Coen brothers, and many others, David Lynch, Derek Jarman, Elton John and Salman Rushdie payed tribute to Victor Fleming’s film, starring Judy Garland  as Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas farm girl who dreams of a land “somewhere over the rainbow.” Dorothy’s dream comes true when she, her dog, Toto, and her family’s house are transported by a tornado to a bright and magical world, ruled by an all powerful wizard, where a tin man with no heart, a cowardly lion and a scarecrow without a brain are her friends and a wicked witch her mortal enemy.

Winner of Academy Awards for the classic song, “Over The Rainbow” and for “Best Score,” the family classic also received an Oscar nomination for “Best Picture.” A special Oscar for “the best juvenile performer of the year” was awarded to Judy Garland.

 

Restored by Warner Bros. in 4k from the original three-strip negative retrieved from storage at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, N.Y.

Showtimes & Tickets

Plays 11/19 at 10:30am and 11/20 at 10:00am

Festival of Preservation, Kids and Families Matinees

The annual Sag Harbor Cinema Festival of Preservation is made possible with the generous support of our presenting sponsor, Warner Bros-Discovery, and with additional support from the Suffolk County Film Commission.