the screen

Bergman Films. Persona (1966) is an extremely complex, psychologically sophisticated work about a mute actress who is accompanied by a young nurse to an empty house on the sea where the two, in a sense, merge or change identities. A work of poetic images that can be appreciated on many levels, it may be Bergman's best film. The Passion of Anna (1969) is also very good, and The Touch (1971)--well, what could you expect from Bergman and Elliot Gould?

39 Steps. Hitchcock's best. Not a horror film, but a splendidly handled thriller that holds suspense and manages to be urbane even when it borders on the sinister. Robert Donat plays the young Canadian who's thrust into the world of counter-espionage. 1935.

The Wild One. Stanley Kramer production with Marlon Brando leading a motorcycle gang --the film that made Brando a star. His tempestuous temerity formed a strong image that influenced tough blue-jeaned teens of the '50's. 1954.

Red Detachment of Women. Filmed version of the ballet Nixon saw in China. Screening sponsored by the Institute of Politics.