Film Night: M
A special screening in celebration of the exhibition "Bruce Gilden: Why These?"
About the event
A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled offscreen tells us that a young girl will be killed. “Who is the murderer?”, pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann . . .
In his harrowing masterwork M, Fritz Lang merges trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller.
Run time: 110 min.
Screening rights courtesy Janus Films. Founded in 1956, Janus Films was the first theatrical distribution company dedicated to bringing international art-house films to U.S. audiences.