This event is in the past.It took place on December 5, 2025 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Drama Film
Drama FilmFilm Screening – “When a Woman Ascends the Stairs”
Downtown Berkeley
Naruse's 1960 masterpiece follows a Ginza bar hostess navigating Tokyo's nightlife with unsentimental grace. Expect black-and-white CinemaScope, tinkling cocktail jazz, and Hideko Takamine's determined performance in a sordid world.
Classic Japanese cinema
Black-and-white film
BAMPFA screening
1960s drama
Tips
💔"could give heartbreak lessons to Fassbinder and Sirk" (Village Voice)
Film Screening – “When a Woman Ascends the Stairs”
Downtown Berkeley
Drama FilmDrama FilmNaruse's 1960 masterpiece follows a Ginza bar hostess navigating Tokyo's nightlife with unsentimental grace. Expect black-and-white CinemaScope, tinkling cocktail jazz, and Hideko Takamine's determined performance in a sordid world.
Classic Japanese cinema
Black-and-white film
BAMPFA screening
1960s drama
Tips
💔"could give heartbreak lessons to Fassbinder and Sirk" (Village Voice)
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