Babylon spent decades as a title people had read about rather than seen in America, and it is the closest thing in the series to a lost film. It is also the one most about sound itself — the plot turns on a sound-system clash — which is why the Music Box put the series in the room it built around a new system. Sunday at 7:00 p.m. is the opening night of its run here.
What to expect
A 95-minute DCP presentation in Theater 3, the Music Box's new third auditorium. This is the first of the film's showtimes at the theatre; it repeats later in the week.
Good to know
- The Music Box is at 3733 N. Southport Ave., near the Southport Brown Line stop.
- Tickets are sold through the theatre's own site.
- The film screens in Theater 3, not the main auditorium.
- Rockers follows in the same room at 9:15 p.m. the same night.
- If Sunday does not work, the theatre lists another Babylon showtime on Tuesday, September 29 at 4:00 p.m.
Going? Keep it.
Also in Lincoln Park, Lakeview & Wrigleyville
Common questions
Why is this film hard to see?
The Music Box notes it was never released in the U.S. after its 1980 Cannes premiere.
How long is it?
95 minutes.