Jacob Burns

"It is so richly conceived, such a pleasure in every detail that I’d love to see it all over again." (Observer)

From the National Theatre, London - Broadcast LIVE via satellite
The first event of its kind at the Burns! Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well will be filmed at the National Theatre in London and broadcast live via satellite. All’s Well is the second play in the pilot season of "NT Live," a new initiative which launched in June with the hugely successful broadcast of Phèdre starring Helen Mirren—which was seen by 50,000 people in 19 countries around the globe. All’s Well will be the first play broadcast from the largest of the National’s three theatres, the Olivier, with its fan-shaped auditorium and open stage.

Set against a background of sexism, snobbery and a battle between the generations, All’s Well that Ends Well turns fairytale logic on its head in a wondrous, bittersweet story. The feisty but lowly Helena falls in love with Bertram, a haughty count. To gain his hand she is set a string of impossible tasks which, even if accomplished, can hardly guarantee his love. He refuses to bed her, but says he’ll only be hers if she bears his child—while he lusts after another. Nevertheless, our heroine, for better or worse, refuses to give him up.
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Runtime includes one 25-minute intermission and a 15-minute preshow.

 “Campion’s wild vitality makes this movie romantic in every possible sense of the word.” (NY Times)

Directed by Jane Campion, the Academy Award–winning writer and director of The Piano, Bright Star was a hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A film of exquisite poetry, both literary and visual, it’s the true story of the 19th-century love affair between 23-year-old English poet John Keats, and Fanny Brawn, the girl next door. Starring Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish, Bright Star has been called "one of the most deeply moving romantic films in memory” (LA Times).

"A well-told story, forged on vision and delivered with heart." (LA Times)

It’s Christmas in snowy Toyko, and a homeless alcoholic, an ex-drag queen, and a runaway girl search dumpsters and find a surprising gift—a baby—which changes their lives. Absorbing and tender in a carnivalesque kind of way, this is Kon’s foray into telling a gentle, uncharacteristically linear tale.

“Riveting! A straight-ahead, enthralling story of moral courage. This story changed the world. The movie offers one revelatory interview after another. CRITICS’ PICK!” (NY Magazine)

Special Global Watch Opening Night Screening and Reception!

One of the hottest films at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, garnering sensational reviews everywhere, this gripping new documentary tells the incredible tale of Daniel Ellsberg, the high-ranking Pentagon official who leaked 7,000 pages of top secret documents in order to end the war in Vietnam. Filmmakers Judith Erhlich and Rich Goldsmith have crafted a political thriller of the ultimate whistle-blower, a story of one man’s outraged moral conscience during one of the most tumultuous times in American History. As Variety says, “A Must-See! Crams a wealth of material into 90 minutes without losing clarity or momentum…. A unique fusion of personal and social drama.”

A wine and cheese reception will immediately follow the screening.

 "A mature tapestry of characters, a welcome sense of humor and, most crucially, a lovely Juliette Binoche." (NY Daily News)

With an impressive cast including Juliet Binoche, Paris is the story of Pierre, a professional chorus dancer who is forced to give up his job, owing to a potentially fatal heart problem. He turns to his sister Elise (Binoche), a single mother who moves in with her three children, for help around the house. In this beautifully wistful film by Cedric Klapisch (L'Auberge Espagnole), Elise and Pierre, who spends his days staring at passersby from his balcony, become part of a series of interconnecting stories and a broad spectrum of characters—an all-star cast projected against the exquisitely shot splendor of Paris.