Take a crash course in art- house cinema at the Kino Summer Film Festival, running through the end of the month at the Anthology Film Archives downtown (the festival is also running uptown at Symphony Space).

This week, the Anthology (32 Second Ave., at Second Street) features Germany’s “Circle of Deceit” (1981), the story of a journalist in war-torn Beirut starring Bruno Ganz (“Wings of Desire”).

And on Saturday, catch the movie that inspired Broadway’s smash musical “Nine”: Federico Fellini’s “81/2.”

After the credits roll, stroll over to one of these East Village eateries.

Le Zoccole

95 Ave. A

(corner of Sixth Street)

(212) 260-6660

The $15.95 cicchetti sampler will keep two people nibbling happily. Entrees include hand-rolled ricotta-filled pasta and bass fillet with stewed cannellini beans and fennel.

Banjara

97 First Ave.

(at Sixth Street)

(212) 477-5956

Deliciously different Indian food and elegant service elevate this handsome spot from its Curry Row neighbors, not to mention a bar with a room of its own.

SEA

75 Second Ave.

(between Fourth and Fifth streets)

(212) 228-5505

At this sleek little subterranean Thai bistro, the menu is long on innovation and the bill is smaller than you’d guess.

East Post

92 Second Ave.

(between Fifth and Sixth streets)

(212) 387-6655

A satisfying home-style menu of Italian classics such as spaghetti with lamb ragu and eggplant Parmesan.

Miracle Grill

112 First Ave.

(between Sixth and Seventh streets)

(212) 254-2353

This East Village fixture for Southwestern food and potent margaritas has one of the nicest gardens around.