Reds

Selected by Mitchell Kaplan, Reds arrives in a brand new 4K restoration for a landmark screening of Warren Beatty’s sweeping historical epic. The film follows the volatile romance between activist journalists Louise Bryant and John Reed, set against the upheaval of the early twentieth century. From the outbreak of WWI to Louise’s assignment in France, through Reed’s radicalization in Russia and his disillusionment with the Soviet propaganda machine, the film moves between intimate personal drama and world-altering historical forces. Beatty’s ambitious blend of dramatic narrative and interviews with the era’s major social radicals remains one of American cinema’s most singular achievements.