Lee Grant: Restored
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Three stunning new 4K restorations from Academy Award© winner Lee Grant.
The Stronger
Academy Award© winning
actor/director Lee Grant's directorial debut short was adapted from the Strindberg play. Starring Susan Strasberg and Dolores Dorn.
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Tell Me a Riddle
Grant's debut feature was the first major American feature to be entirely written, produced, and directed by women. An adaptation of Tillie Olsen's award winning novella by Mulholland Drive producer Joyce Eliason.
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Down and Out in America
Grant's groundbreaking portrait of Reagan-era America won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. She is still the only Oscar winning actor to direct a best film Oscar winner.
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American Cinematheque LA - 5/5 DOWN AND OUT IN AMERICA
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American Cinematheque LA - 5/11 & 5/22 The Stronger/TELL ME A RIDDLE
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Jacob Burns Film Center - 5/19 The Stronger/TELL ME A RIDDLE
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Lumiere Cinema LA - Series begins 5/24
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New Plaza Cinema NYC - June 16
June 22 The Stronger/TELL ME A RIDDLE
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Film Forum NYC - Series begins fall 2024
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More locations announcing soon