LISTEN TO ME MARLON

Filmmaker Stevan Riley got access to hundreds of hours of audiotape of Marlon Brando reflecting on his life and his art, and has fashioned a remarkable exercise in something like documentary autobiography. The tapes, which the actor recorded over the course of much of his life, include musings on roles, celebrity, self-criticism, family, and the highs and lows of his long career. The tapes are buttressed with film clips, TV interviews, screen tests, and TV coverage of several tragedies in his life, including the murder trial of his son and the suicide of his daughter. While this documentary is by no means a complete picture, it’s a fascinating self-portrait of the man who was one of our greatest actors — when he felt like it. Not rated. 95 minutes. Center for Contemporary Arts. (Jonathan Richards)