This event is in the past.It took place on February 26, 2026 at Film Forum.
Drama Film
Drama FilmHal Ashby's 1970 directorial debut is a prescient dramedy about a rich white landlord trying to oust Black tenants from a Park Slope tenement. Sharp, absurdist, and still uncomfortably relevant.
Provocative dramedy
Rare 35mm screening
Gentrification satire
Hal Ashby debut
Tips
🎬"No film of the period is more prescient" (Jason Bailey)
🍿vegan treats and real peanut oil popcorn at the snack bar
🎭"one of the funniest social comedies of the period, as well as the most human" (Village Voice)
The Landlord
Hudson Square
Drama FilmDrama FilmHal Ashby's 1970 directorial debut is a prescient dramedy about a rich white landlord trying to oust Black tenants from a Park Slope tenement. Sharp, absurdist, and still uncomfortably relevant.
Provocative dramedy
Rare 35mm screening
Gentrification satire
Hal Ashby debut
Tips
🎬"No film of the period is more prescient" (Jason Bailey)
🍿vegan treats and real peanut oil popcorn at the snack bar
🎭"one of the funniest social comedies of the period, as well as the most human" (Village Voice)
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