Programmed March 2025

Directed by Michael Mann

Whether they’re neonoir thrillers or gripping historical dramas, the films of Michael Mann pulsate with visual adrenaline. Through a propulsive fusion of image, sound, and movement, he creates worlds that feel both heightened and intimately real, with light- and color-saturated frames, unforgettably atmospheric soundtracks, and action sequences that play out as masterclasses in perfectly choreographed chaos. Caught between duty, desire, and fate, his characters—James Caan’s cunning safecracker in Thief , Al Pacino’s obsessive cop and Robert De Niro’s weary robber in Heat , Tom Cruise’s ice-cold hit man and Jamie Foxx’s desperate cabbie in Collateral —move through these meticulously constructed spaces with a restless yearning, making his cinema as morally profound as it is visually dazzling.