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Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge, MA

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Harvard Film Archive

Catch a classic, foreign or experimental film on 35mm or 16mm in a 188-seat cinema in Harvard's Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.

24 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 · Cambridge, MA

About Harvard Film Archive

The Harvard Film Archive holds more than 25,000 films and screens them in its 188-seat cinematheque on the lower level of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Programs run Friday through Monday all year, on everything from 35mm and 16mm prints to Super 8 and digital. The archive opened in 1979 with a screening of Lubitsch's silent Lady Windermere's Fan. Regular tickets cost $10, go on sale 30 minutes before showtime and can also be bought online. Take the Red Line to Harvard Square, since nearby street parking is mostly for residents.

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