February 19, 1962 Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, a key player in the European New Wave, follows up his international breakthrough film L’Avventura (1960), with LA NOTTE, opening in New
Significant Events during the month include the election of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in the Major Leagues, into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1/23); the commissioning
Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series celebrate the Academy Awards with the 50th anniversary of WOMEN IN LOVE starring Best Actress winner Glenda Jackson.
February 15, 1962 THE CONNECTION, an independently made movie by New York-based filmmaker Shirley Clarke, opens in Scottsdale, Arizona while the film is embroiled in
February 7, 1962 LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, a classic “woman’s picture” of the era, opens in New York. Julius Epstein (Casablanca) adapts the Elizabeth Spencer
February 6, 1962 LOVER COME BACK opens in New York at Radio City Music Hall, reuniting the era’s most popular screen team, Doris Day and Rock Hudson.
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