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Introduced by Grover Crisp, Sony Pictures
70MM Print
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See Steven Spielberg’s classic tale of alien contact on the big screen in a new 70mm print!
When Indiana lineman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) witnesses a UFO, he becomes obsessed with discovering the truth behind the encounter. The film’s emphasis on family, peace, and understanding over intergalactic destruction was inspired by other peaceful alien films such as The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise, 1951) and is inspiration for recent releases Nope (Jordan Peele, 2022) and Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023). Close Encounters stars Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, and Melinda Dillon, with a notable cameo by legendary French filmmaker François Truffaut. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography was given to Vilmos Zsigmond for his work on the film. (137 mins., 70mm)
Join us for a reception at 6 PM in the lower lobby as we meet and greet with this year's visiting experts.
Grover Crisp is the executive vice president of asset management, film restoration, and digital management at Sony Pictures.
See the entire Cinema Revival lineup.
IMAGE CAPTIONClose Encounters of the Third Kind (Director’s Cut), courtesy of Sony Pictures.
Restored in 4K in 2024 by Sony Pictures Entertainment at FotoKem and Motion Picture Imaging laboratories, from the original 35mm picture negative and a 35mm interpositive. Audio restored at Deluxe Audio laboratory, from the 35mm stereo audio masters.
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Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
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The Columbus Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Axium Packaging
Nationwide Foundation
Michael and Anita Goldberg
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease, LLP
Joyce Shenk
Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle
Lachelle Thigpen
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Director’s Cut)
