Museum Films in December 2023

Museum Films’ December schedule opens with a three-film series in honor of Oklahoma writer-director Terrence Malick, and closes with a retrospective of beloved animated masterworks from Hayao Miyazaki. Also screening this month are Finland’s official Oscar submission; a gripping Hitchcockian drama; striking double features from Pedro Almodóvar, and Hong Sangsoo and Pedro Costa; and beautifully acted biopics from American auteurs Sofia Coppola and Michael Mann. 

As always, OKCMOA Film Society Members (including Fellow, Friend, and Sustainer members) receive $5 tickets to Museum Films screenings. To learn more about joining the Film Society, visit: https://www.okcmoa.com/filmsociety

Visit OKCMOA’s Museum Store x Ganache during regular Museum hours for a variety of beverages to enjoy during film screenings. 

Click here to view the printable December Film Schedule + Calendar.

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BADLANDS | 1973 | In English | 94 minutes | PG

Thurs., Nov. 30 @ 7:30 pm | Celebrating Terrence Malick

Returning for a special 50th-anniversary screening in celebration of Oklahoma-bred writer-director Terrence Malick’s 80th birthday, this staggeringly assured debut feature injects a gracefully lyricism into the tragic true-crime story of young outlaw lovers played by Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek.

DAYS OF HEAVEN | 1978 | In English | 94 minutes | PG

Fri., Dec., 1 @ 5:30 pm | Celebrating Terrence Malick

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the Cannes Film Festival’s Best Director prize, Terrence Malick’s sublime sophomore feature, screening in honor of its 45th anniversary, combines sweeping romantic drama with a richly textured evocation of rural life in early-20th-century America.

STRANGE WAY OF LIFE & THE HUMAN VOICE | Pedro Almodóvar | 2023 & 2020 | In English & subtitled | approx. 61 minutes | R

Fri., Dec. 1 @ 8 pm | Sat., Dec. 2 @ 2 & 5:30 pm | Sun., Dec. 3 @ 12:30 & 3 pm 

Museum films is proud to present a double feature of vividly textured, emotionally resonant short films from Oscar-winning Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar: Strange Way of Life, starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, followed by The Human Voice, starring Tilda Swinton. 

THE THIN RED LINE | 1998 | In English | 170 minutes | R

Sat., Dec. 2 @ 7:30 pm | Celebrating Terrence Malick

Screening in a special 25th-anniversary presentation, Terrence Malick’s sweeping, star-studded adaptation of James Jones’s World War II novel offers a poetic and deeply philosophical exploration of violence and human nature.

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IN WATER + DAUGHTERS OF FIRE | Hong Sangsoo & Pedro Costa | 2023 | subtitled | approx. 70 min | NR

Thurs., Dec. 7 @ 7:30 pm | Art-House Expanded 

Screening in a special one-night only presentation, this elemental pairing showcases a new feature from art-house luminary Hong Sangsoo that pushes the boundaries of audio-visual expression and a stunning musical short film from celebrated Portuguese director Pedro Costa.     

FALLEN LEAVES | Aki Kaurismäki | 2023 | subtitled | 81 minutes | NR

Fri., Dec. 8 @ 5:30 pm | Sat., Dec. 9 @ 2 & 5:30 pm | Sun., Dec. 10 @ 12:30 pm | Awards Season Preview!  

Two solitary people in Helsinki look for a way out of their loneliness in this warm-hearted, tragicomic triumph from celebrated writer-director Aki Kaurismäki. Fallen Leaves is Finland’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 2024 Academy Awards. 

EILEEN | William Oldroyd | 2023 | In English | 98 minutes | R

Fri., Dec. 8 @ 8 pm | Sat., Dec. 9 @ 8 pm | Sun., Dec. 10 @ 3 pm  

Featuring electrifying lead performances from Thomasin McKenzie and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, this dark Hitchcockian drama follows a young prison secretary in 1960s Massachusetts whose friendship with a new coworker takes a sinister turn. 

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CASTLE IN THE SKY | Hayao Miyazaki | 1986 | subtitled | 125 minutes | PG

Thurs., Dec. 14 @ 7:30 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and secret agents as they search for a legendary floating castle in this timeless tale of courage, friendship, and high-flying adventure. 

PRISCILLA | Sofia Coppola | 2023 | In English | 113 minutes | R

Fri., Dec. 15 @ 5:30 & 8 pm | Sat., Dec. 16 @ 5:30 & 8 pm | Sun., Dec. 17 @ 12:30 (on-screen captions) & 3 pm | Fri., Dec. 22 @ 5:30 & 8 pm | Sat., Dec. 23 @ 5:30 & 8 pm 

Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame. 

MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO | Hayao Miyazaki | 1988 | subtitled | 86 minutes | G

Sat., Dec. 16 @ 2 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, Hayao Miyazaki’s most iconic creation follows two girls whose new home in the countryside is host to wondrous forest spirits, including the gentle giant Totoro.

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KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE | Hayao Miyazaki| 1989 | subtitled | 103 minutes | G

Thurs., Dec. 21 @ 7:30 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

A resourceful young witch in training moves to a seaside town and opens a flying delivery business in this heartwarming and gracefully crafted coming-of-age tale from Hayao Miyazaki.

PORCO ROSSO | Hayao Miyazaki | 1992 | subtitled | 94 minutes | PG

Sat., Dec. 23 @ 2 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

Cursed with the head of a pig, a world-weary WWI flying ace-turned-bounty-hunter takes to the skies for one final showdown in this thrilling, noir-inflected aerial adventure.

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PRINCESS MONONOKE | 1997 | subtitled | 134 minutes | PG-13

Thurs., Dec. 28 @ 7:30 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

A dazzling and profound meditation on the delicate relationship between man and nature, Hayao Miyazaki’s breathtaking epic follows a young girl raised by wolves as she battles to defend the forest.

FERRARI | Michael Mann | 2023 | In English | 130 minutes | R

Fri., Dec. 29 @ 5:30 & 8:30 pm | Sat., Dec. 30 @ 5 & 8 pm | Sun., Dec. 31 @ 2 pm | Stay tuned for additional dates and showtimes! 

This sleek, beautifully acted biopic from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann (Heat) follows automotive mogul Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) in 1957 as his company prepares to enter the Mille Miglia, a 1000-mile, open-road motorsport race.  

SPIRITED AWAY | 2001 | subtitled | 125 minutes | PG

Sat., Dec. 30 @ 2 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning triumph follows the surreal, whimsical, and occasionally terrifying adventures of 10-year-old Chihiro, who becomes trapped in a strange spirit world after an evil witch transforms her parents into pigs.

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HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE | 2004 | subtitled | 119 minutes | PG

Sat., Jan. 6 @ 2 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

When a jealous witch traps a shy teenager in the body of a 90-year-old woman, she turns to a mysterious wizard to help her break the spell in this Oscar-nominated fantasy adventure. 

THE WIND RISES | 2013 | subtitled | 126 minutes | PG-13

Sat., Jan. 13 @ 2 pm | Miyazaki Holiday Film Series 

Inspired by the stories of Jiro Horikoshi, visionary designer of one the most beautiful airplanes in history — the famed Zero fighter — and the writer Tatsuo Hori, this decade-spanning epic is a beautiful, passionate tribute to Hayao Miyazaki’s lifelong love of aviation.