Midwest premiere of a brand new restoration!
Dir. E. Elias Merhige in person for a post-film Q&A!
Possibly the godfather of all cult films, Elias Merhige’s Begotten has long toiled in bootleg obscurity, only accessible through tenth-generation VHS copies or shoddy youtube video streams. Branded as a Rorschach test for the adventurous eye by film critic Richard Corliss, and “one of the then most important films of modern times,” by none other than Susan Sontag, Begotten is a seminal, powerhouse piece of experimental cinema, unfairly relegated to niche circles of film buffs and pure experience seekers.
Music Box Theatre screens films of all genres and from every era of cinema, both new releases and repertory. These films may sometimes contain upsetting, outdated, or offensive material. While we aim to introduce many of our screenings, we do not always provide warnings about potentially triggering content within the films we screen. We encourage our patrons to research the film before they attend using trailers, reviews, or content information found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.
Also Part Of Music Box of Horrors: The Final Chapter
