Elaine May
June 26–July 2
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the release of Elaine May’s third feature Mikey and Nicky, Film at Lincoln Center presents a special look back at May’s incomparable career behind the camera.
Elaine May
Showtimes
Fri, June 26
Sat, June 27
Sun, June 28
Mon, June 29
1976|
U.S.|
106 minutes|
English
Set entirely across one anxious night, Elaine May’s emotionally tremulous third feature stars John Cassavetes as a Philly gangster running for his life and Peter Falk as his childhood friend who—unbeknownst to him—is helping his pursuers.
Elaine May
Showtimes
Fri, June 26
Sun, June 28
1971|
U.S.|
102 minutes|
English
Elaine May directed one of the all-time great debut features with this seminal two-hander, tender and cynical in equal measure, starring Walter Matthau as a broke playboy who sets his sights on a wealthy odd-bird botany professor (May) and plans to give her the Bluebeard treatment.
Elaine May
Showtimes
Sat, June 27
Mon, June 29
1987|
U.S.|
107 minutes|
English
Elaine May’s (in)famous and hilarious fourth directorial feature stars Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as broke, hack musicians who agree to take a gig as the lounge band for a hotel in Marrakesh and get swept up in a gaggle of plots and machinations along the way.
Ticket Information
Tickets are $19; $16 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $14 for FLC Members. Add all three films to your cart and save $2 per ticket upon checkout (excluding Q&A screening and matinees).
Tickets for the June 26 Q&A screening of Mikey and Nicky are $25; $22 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $20 for FLC Members. The first daily screenings of Mikey and Nicky are eligible for matinee pricing: $14; $11 for students, seniors (62+), and persons with disabilities; and $9 for FLC Members.
A limited number of Member benefit tickets are available for A New Leaf and Ishtar. Note: Member benefit tickets for the June 27 screening of Ishtar have reached capacity.
The theatrical run of Mikey and Nicky is not eligible for Member benefit tickets.
About the Series
Co-presented with Muscle Distribution and Hollywood Entertainment
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the release of Elaine May’s third feature—the emotionally potent Mikey and Nicky, starring John Cassavetes and Peter Falk—Film at Lincoln Center presents a special look back at May’s incomparable career behind the camera, featuring a revival run of Mikey and Nicky in a 4K restoration supervised by May, as well as screenings of her seminal debut A New Leaf; her fourth work as a director, Ishtar; and a very special in-person appearance by May and Mikey and Nicky producer Julian Schlossberg.
Organized by Dan Sullivan of Film at Lincoln Center.
