AMHERST – One of the great actresses of classic American cinema will be honored with a four film retrospective at the Amherst Cinema in June.

Ingrid Bergman’s best known film, “Casablanca,” will be screened as well as three others,  Carol Johnson, the theater’s executive director, told Reminder Publications.

The theater has run other retrospectives before and Johnson said, “She made so many great films that her name just rose to the top of the list.”

“Casablanca” (1942) tells the story of a love lost and found set in the intrigue of Vichy French-occupied Casablanca. The film solidified Humphrey Bogart’s status as a romantic lead and helped make Bergman a star. It will be shown June 5 at 2 p.m. and June 7 at 7 p.m.

“We can’t show Bergman movies without ‘Casablanca,’” Johnson said.

Next will be “Autumn Sonata,” director Ingmar Bergman’s 1978 film in which Ingrid portrays a classical pianist who has a rocky relationship with her daughter, played by Liv Ullmann. The screenings will be June 12 at 2 p.m. and June 14 at 7 p.m.

“Journey to Italy” (1954) is a film the Amherst Cinema has presented before, Johnson said. Directed by her husband Robert Rossellini, the film was shot during “a turbulent time in her life,” she said.

Bergman had a well-publicized affair with Rossellini, which had damaged her reputation and career in the United States. “Journey to Italy” was shot during that time and co-stars George Sanders. The two actors play a couple undergoing martial difficulties while on vacation in Italy.

It will be presented June 19 at 2 p.m. and June 21 at 7 p.m.

The final film of the series will be the thriller “Gaslight” (1944). Bergman won an Academy Award for her role as the tortured wife whose husband wants to make her insane in order to control her estate. That film will be seen June 26 at 2 p.m. and June 28 at 7 p.m.

The theater will also be running a series of Orson Welles’ films this summer, starting with “Citizen Kane” (1941) on July 17 at 2 p.m. and July 19 at 7 p.m. “The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) will be shown at 2 p.m. July 24 and 7 p.m. on July 26.

On July 31 at 2 p.m. and Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. “The Lady from Shanghai” (1948) will be screened and the post-WWII thriller “The Third Man” (1949) will be presented at 2 p.m. Aug. 7 and 7 p.m. Aug. 9.

The final film in the series will be “Touch of Evil” at 2 p.m. Aug. 14 and 7 p.m. Aug. 16.

For more information about the Amherst Cinemas, log onto http://amherstcinema.org.

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