The next program in the Mondavi Center’s Focus on Film is actually two films: The Man Who Knew Too Much and The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Alfred Hitchcock directed both, a black-and-white British version in 1934 and a Hollywood remake in color in 1956. The story centers on a family on vacation in Morocco, where they accidentally get wind of an assassination plot — and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.
They are the last films in the fall-winter Focus on Film: Replay Theme, referring to films in which oft-used material is truly reinvented, not just recycled.
The screenings are scheduled for Jan. 25 in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre:
• 6 p.m. — The 1934 version, not rated, 75 minutes.
• 8 p.m. — The 1956 version, not rated, 120 minutes.
Admission to each is $10 for adults and $5 for students. (Note: Adults who buy a $10 ticket to the 6 p.m. screening will be entitled to buy a $5 ticket to the 8 p.m. screening).
The Mondavi Center also is selling $27 passes for any three films from among the five that remain: The Man Who Knew Too Much (two versions), and three films in the spring series (films inspired by seminal graphic novels):
• American Splendor — March 8
• Ghost World — April 5
• Persepolis — April 19
All at 6 p.m. in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre
More information: mondaviarts.org (click on “By Genre” on the ‘09-’10 Events Calendar tab, then on “Film”).
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu