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The Annihilation of Fish

Directed by Charles Burnett

Release: 1999
Runtime: 108
Country: U.S.
Language: English

New restoration! Winner of an Honorary Academy Award® for lifetime achievement, Charles Burnett remains one of our country’s most celebrated independent filmmakers. In his charming The Annihilation of Fish, Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (Margot Kidder) where she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness.

Released in partnership with Milestone Films, restoration by UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

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  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Color: Color

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AFI Silver Silver Spring 1740891600March 2 - March 6, 2025
American Cinematheque Los Angeles 1740027600February 20 - February 22, 2025
Amherst Cinema Amherst 1743912000April 6 - April 9, 2025
Apollo Theatre Oberlin 1740459600February 25 - March 26, 2025
Art Theatre of Long Beach Long Beach 1745812800April 28 - May 1, 2025
Austin Film Society Austin 1739595600February 15 - February 17, 2025
Babylon Kino Columbia 1741323600March 7 - May 1, 2025
BAM Rose Cinemas Brooklyn 1739509200February 14 - February 27, 2025
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Cinestudio Hartford 1742356800March 19 - March 20, 2025
Cleveland Cinematheque Cleveland 1743825600April 5 - April 6, 2025
Colonial Theatre Phoenixville 1744516800April 13, 2025
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Digital Gym Cinema San Diego 1741323600March 7 - March 13, 2025
Esquire Theater Cincinnati 1743739200April 4 - April 10, 2025
Flicks Theatre Boise 1745553600April 25 - May 1, 2025
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Fort Lauderdale 1740027600February 20, 2025
Gateway Film Center Columbus 1740718800February 28 - March 6, 2025
Gene Siskel Film Center Chicago 1742529600March 21 - March 27, 2025
Grand Cinema Tacoma 1742529600March 21 - March 27, 2025
Grand Illusion Cinema Seattle 1742788800March 24, 2025
Guild Cinema Albuquerque 1741410000March 8 - March 9, 2025
Jacob Burns Film Center Pleasantville 1747195200May 14, 2025
Lumiere Cinema Los Angeles 1740718800February 28 - March 6, 2025
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Houston 1744430400April 12 - April 13, 2025
Paradise on Bloor Toronto 1739595600February 15, 2025
Ross Media Arts Center Lincoln 1744948800April 18, 2025
Roxie Theater San Francisco 1741150800March 5 - March 11, 2025
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SNF Parkway Theatre Baltimore 1740027600February 20 - February 23, 2025
The Independent Picture House (Charlotte Film Society) Charlotte 1740114000February 21, 2025
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Time & Space Limited Hudson 1740114000February 21 - February 27, 2025
Vidiots Los Angeles 1741665600March 11 - March 30, 2025
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