BAMcinématek screens François Truffaut's seldom seen Mississippi Mermaid tonight through July 16th; it stars Catherine Deneuve as the double-crossing mail-order bride to tobacco tycoon Jean-Paul Belmondo. Writing for the Village Voice, Melissa Anderson explains, "Dedicated to Jean Renoir, based on a noir novel by Cornell Woolrich, and an homage of sorts to Vertigo, Truffaut's frequently overlooked eighth feature isn't kid stuff. Mississippi Mermaid—sandwiched between his Stolen Kisses (1968), which tracks Antoine Doinel's transition from boy to man, and The Wild Child (1970)—pairs two superstars, Deneuve and Belmondo, for its bifurcated story of crazy-in-love adults."
Click on the film stills above for more details and reviews on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which also include Humpday; Blood: The Last Vampire; I Love You, Beth Cooper; Soul Power; Lake Tahoe; Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg; Vanished Empire; Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb; Casablanca; Mississippi Mermaid; and Alien.






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Skipping both.