This event is in the past.It took place on June 6, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Drama Film
Drama FilmFilm Screening – “Elevator to the Gallows”
Downtown Berkeley
Hitchcockian thriller meets smoky jazz noir. Malle's 1958 film traps an ex-paratrooper and his lover in a murder plot gone wrong, with Miles Davis's legendary improvised score weaving through every frame.
Classic cinema
Film noir
Jazz score
1950s thriller
Tips
🎺Miles Davis improvised the entire score in one night
🎬Malle was only 24 when he directed this
🍿Arrive early for good seats in the theater
Film Screening – “Elevator to the Gallows”
Downtown Berkeley
Drama FilmDrama FilmHitchcockian thriller meets smoky jazz noir. Malle's 1958 film traps an ex-paratrooper and his lover in a murder plot gone wrong, with Miles Davis's legendary improvised score weaving through every frame.
Classic cinema
Film noir
Jazz score
1950s thriller
Tips
🎺Miles Davis improvised the entire score in one night
🎬Malle was only 24 when he directed this
🍿Arrive early for good seats in the theater
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