There Will Come Soft Rains and more

There Will Come Soft Rains

1984. USSR. Directed by Nozim To’laho’jayev. This Uzbekfilm Studio animated short is based on Ray Bradbury’s story "There Will Come Soft Rains," from The Martian Chronicles. 35mm print courtesy of Gosfilmofund In Russian; English subtitles. 10 min.

The Quiet Earth

1985. New Zealand. Directed by Geoff Murphy. On August 14, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson introduces The Quiet Earth, one of his favorite science-fiction films of all time. Imagine Sartre’s No Exit in New Zealand during the End of Days, with intelligent musings on physics, spirituality, and fate and a healthy dose of weirdness and humor, and you’ll understand why The Quiet Earth has built a worshipful following since the 1980s. Courtesy of Film Movement. 91 min.