Crime and Punishment, Pierre Chenal (France, 1935): Grand Illusions: French Cinema Classics, 1928–1960

Film - Feature | December 6 | 7 p.m. |  PFA Theater

Sponsor: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Chenal’s version of the Dostoevsky classic has its place in the poetic fatalism of the thirties French cinema, but it also reveals the strong influence of German Expressionism, complete with distorted sets and radical camera angles. (103 mins)

Tickets: $5.50 BAM/PFA Members and UC Berkeley, staff, students, and faculty,  $9.50 Adults (18-64),  $6.50 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and retirees, Non-UC Berkeley students Senior citizens (65 & over) Disabled persons Youth (17 & under)

Event Contact: bampfa@berkeley.edu, 510-642-1412