The Village + Planet of the Apes

Film at Lincoln Center

M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village” is a melancholic thriller about an isolated hamlet, dealing with themes of fear, secrecy, and fabricated innocence, featuring a committed ensemble cast and painterly cinematography. Franklin J. Schaffner’s “Planet of the Apes” is a landmark sci-fi film where an astronaut crash-lands on a planet ruled by intelligent apes, exploring themes of societal order, mythology, and human cruelty.