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Rialto Pictures: 25th Anniversary Salute
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Film distribution is an essential part of the theatrical film experience; quite literally, it would not be possible for BAMPFA to showcase many essential films from the history of cinema without the stellar work of Rialto Pictures, led by Bruce Goldstein, founder and president, and Adrienne Halpern, the company’s copresident since 1998.
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Cinephiles rejoice! Boutique distributor, Rialto, founded by Bruce Goldstein a quarter century ago, serves up its enviable catalog of digitally restored American and international classics. Titles include: Jean-Luc Godard’s visually sumptuous “Contempt” (1963), starring an alluring Brigitte Bardot as a wayward wife, and double trouble from noir maestro Jean-Pierre Melville; “Le Cercle Rouge, featuring Alain Delon and a half-hour heist sequence sans dialogue, and his tense French Resistance thriller, “Army of Shadows,” with Simone Signoret and Lina Ventura.
Sura Wood
Contributing Writer, Film
As the visual arts center at one of the world’s leading public research universities, the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) brings the rich artistic resources of the UC Berkeley campus to the broader public. BAMPFA’s mission is to inspire the imagination, ignite critical dialog, and activate community engagement through art, film, and other forms of creative expression.
As the visual arts center at one of the world’s leading public research universities, the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) brings the rich artistic resources of the UC Berkeley campus to the broader public. BAMPFA’s mission is to inspire the imagination, ignite critical dialog, and activate community engagement through art, film, and other forms of creative expression.