The Sackville Cinematheque
@cinesackville.bsky.social
We screen classic, cult, and art house films for the discerning folks in Sackville, New Brunswick.
Kurosawa was a master of composition throughout his career, but HIGH AND LOW might be his greatest achievement.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Kurosawa was a master of composition throughout his career, but HIGH AND LOW might be his greatest achievement.
Once compositionally dominant, the rich industrialist Gondo is eventually marginalized and relegated to the shadows after experiencing some setbacks.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Once compositionally dominant, the rich industrialist Gondo is eventually marginalized and relegated to the shadows after experiencing some setbacks.
Shifts in relative power and status are also realized through visual composition.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Shifts in relative power and status are also realized through visual composition.
The chauffeur’s comparatively low status is indicated by his placement outside the sphere of activity (far right), even as it is his son’s life that is at stake.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The chauffeur’s comparatively low status is indicated by his placement outside the sphere of activity (far right), even as it is his son’s life that is at stake.
Thematically, they transform the screen into configurations of power and status along both class and gender lines.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thematically, they transform the screen into configurations of power and status along both class and gender lines.
Dramatically, they emphasize the various conflicts and tensions between the characters.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Dramatically, they emphasize the various conflicts and tensions between the characters.
These intricate compositions serve both dramatic and thematic purposes.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
These intricate compositions serve both dramatic and thematic purposes.
Rigorously organized wide-screen compositions are a hallmark of HIGH AND LOW.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Rigorously organized wide-screen compositions are a hallmark of HIGH AND LOW.
Let's talk about the role of wide-screen composition in Akira Kurosawa's classic film HIGH AND LOW (1963).
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November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Let's talk about the role of wide-screen composition in Akira Kurosawa's classic film HIGH AND LOW (1963).
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We're screening Akira Kurosawa's classic suspense drama HIGH AND LOW (1963) this Friday, Nov. 21, at 7pm. Admission is free.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We're screening Akira Kurosawa's classic suspense drama HIGH AND LOW (1963) this Friday, Nov. 21, at 7pm. Admission is free.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
This Friday we kick off our new season of programming with the classic thriller THE THIRD MAN (1949). As always, admission is free.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
September 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This Friday we kick off our new season of programming with the classic thriller THE THIRD MAN (1949). As always, admission is free.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Excited to screen the award-winning Canadian independent film IT'S ALL GONE PETE TONG (2004) as part of the @sappyfest.bsky.social 2025 festivities.
Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company on Thursday, July 31, at 8pm.
Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company on Thursday, July 31, at 8pm.
July 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Excited to screen the award-winning Canadian independent film IT'S ALL GONE PETE TONG (2004) as part of the @sappyfest.bsky.social 2025 festivities.
Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company on Thursday, July 31, at 8pm.
Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company on Thursday, July 31, at 8pm.
Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company for a pre- @sappyfest.bsky.social screening of the beloved Canadian film IT'S ALL GONE PETE TONG.
Thursday, July 31, 8pm
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
Thursday, July 31, 8pm
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join us at Bagtown Brewing Company for a pre- @sappyfest.bsky.social screening of the beloved Canadian film IT'S ALL GONE PETE TONG.
Thursday, July 31, 8pm
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
Thursday, July 31, 8pm
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
HAROLD AND MAUDE was the perfect way to end our season of screenings. A big and boisterous crowd made it extra special.
We'll be back after a short break over the summer. Stay tuned!
We'll be back after a short break over the summer. Stay tuned!
April 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
HAROLD AND MAUDE was the perfect way to end our season of screenings. A big and boisterous crowd made it extra special.
We'll be back after a short break over the summer. Stay tuned!
We'll be back after a short break over the summer. Stay tuned!
Ruth Gordon steals the show as the feisty and fearless Maude, the older love interest to the younger Harold, in the touching and hilarious HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971).
Screening Friday, April 25, 7pm at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Screening Friday, April 25, 7pm at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
April 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ruth Gordon steals the show as the feisty and fearless Maude, the older love interest to the younger Harold, in the touching and hilarious HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971).
Screening Friday, April 25, 7pm at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Screening Friday, April 25, 7pm at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Our final film of the season is the utterly unique HAROLD AND MAUDE. Join us at the Owens Art Gallery on April 25 for a screening of this classic romcom.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
April 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Our final film of the season is the utterly unique HAROLD AND MAUDE. Join us at the Owens Art Gallery on April 25 for a screening of this classic romcom.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Amazing crowd last night for the classic samurai flick HARAKIRI. Up next is the hilarious yet touching HAROLD AND MAUDE.
March 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Amazing crowd last night for the classic samurai flick HARAKIRI. Up next is the hilarious yet touching HAROLD AND MAUDE.
A mesmerizing, often brutal, but thoroughly compulsive film, HARAKIRI (1962) manages to elevate the usually pulpy Japanese chambara, or samurai, genre into something approaching high art.
March 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A mesmerizing, often brutal, but thoroughly compulsive film, HARAKIRI (1962) manages to elevate the usually pulpy Japanese chambara, or samurai, genre into something approaching high art.
"All of my pictures are concerned with resisting an entrenched power. That's what HARAKIRI is about." -- Masaki Kobayashi
Screening this Friday, March 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Screening this Friday, March 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
March 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"All of my pictures are concerned with resisting an entrenched power. That's what HARAKIRI is about." -- Masaki Kobayashi
Screening this Friday, March 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Screening this Friday, March 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
HARAKIRI (1962), the highly acclaimed Samurai film from the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi, is screening this Friday.
Introduction by @patrickallaby.bsky.social who also designed the screening poster.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Introduction by @patrickallaby.bsky.social who also designed the screening poster.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
March 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
HARAKIRI (1962), the highly acclaimed Samurai film from the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi, is screening this Friday.
Introduction by @patrickallaby.bsky.social who also designed the screening poster.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Introduction by @patrickallaby.bsky.social who also designed the screening poster.
Our programming is supported by the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social.
Acclaimed writer-director David Mamet's twisty, stylish thriller THE SPANISH PRISONER (1997) this Friday, Feb. 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social .
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Acclaimed writer-director David Mamet's twisty, stylish thriller THE SPANISH PRISONER (1997) this Friday, Feb. 28, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social .
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
Canadian cinema history, folks. Screening tonight, followed by a Q&A with Chris Dupuis, author of a book about the film.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
With support from the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social .
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
With support from the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social .
February 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Canadian cinema history, folks. Screening tonight, followed by a Q&A with Chris Dupuis, author of a book about the film.
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
With support from the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social .
Screening poster by @patrickallaby.bsky.social
With support from the Town of Tantramar and @owensartgallery.bsky.social .
Join us for a Q&A with writer and curator Chris Dupuis, author of a book on the film WINTER KEPT US WARM (1965), after our screening of the film.
This event takes place on Friday, Feb. 7, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social. Screening starts at 7pm.
This event takes place on Friday, Feb. 7, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social. Screening starts at 7pm.
February 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Join us for a Q&A with writer and curator Chris Dupuis, author of a book on the film WINTER KEPT US WARM (1965), after our screening of the film.
This event takes place on Friday, Feb. 7, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social. Screening starts at 7pm.
This event takes place on Friday, Feb. 7, at the @owensartgallery.bsky.social. Screening starts at 7pm.
WINTER KEPT US WARM (1965), Canada’s first film about a gay romance, was an unexpected smash, scoring attention from big name critics and a spot at the Cannes Film Festival. Free admission. Screening poster: @patrickallaby.bsky.social. Support from the Town of Tantramar, @owensartgallery.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
WINTER KEPT US WARM (1965), Canada’s first film about a gay romance, was an unexpected smash, scoring attention from big name critics and a spot at the Cannes Film Festival. Free admission. Screening poster: @patrickallaby.bsky.social. Support from the Town of Tantramar, @owensartgallery.bsky.social
A full house for our screening of LOCAL HERO on Friday. Thanks to everyone for coming out!
January 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A full house for our screening of LOCAL HERO on Friday. Thanks to everyone for coming out!