FOCUS ON FILM: 2 versions of The Man Who Knew Too Much

The next program in the Mondavi Center’s Focus on Film is actually two films: The Man Who Knew Too Much and The Man Who Knew Too Much.

Alfred Hitchcock directed both, a black-and-white British version in 1934 and a Hollywood remake in color in 1956. The story centers on a family on vacation in Morocco, where they accidentally get wind of an assassination plot — and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.

They are the last films in the fall-winter Focus on Film: Replay Theme, referring to films in which oft-used material is truly reinvented, not just recycled.

The screenings are scheduled for Jan. 25 in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre:

• 6 p.m. — The 1934 version, not rated, 75 minutes.

• 8 p.m. — The 1956 version, not rated, 120 minutes.

Admission to each is $10 for adults and $5 for students. (Note: Adults who buy a $10 ticket to the 6 p.m. screening will be entitled to buy a $5 ticket to the 8 p.m. screening).

The Mondavi Center also is selling $27 passes for any three films from among the five that remain: The Man Who Knew Too Much (two versions), and three films in the spring series (films inspired by seminal graphic novels):

• American Splendor — March 8

• Ghost World — April 5

• Persepolis — April 19

All at 6 p.m. in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre

More information: mondaviarts.org (click on “By Genre” on the ‘09-’10 Events Calendar tab, then on “Film”).