FILMS

THIS WEEK AT THE MUSEUM

 Wednesday, September 5 - Friday, September 7 

A GIRL AND HER ROOM

The Wednesday afternoon matinee series continues with our exhibition film series: A Girl and Her Room. Inspired by the exhibition and book of the same name these dramas, comedies and satirical masterpieces draw us into the confusing, beguiling and compelling world of the modern adolescent.

Wednesday, September 5

1:30pm

Welcome to the Dollhouse (R)

This relatively low budget, independent film was a surprise success starring Heather Matarazzo as the preteen outcast Dawn Weiner "Wiener Dog" who is desperately trying to survive the 7th grade in suburban NJ with un-attentive parents, mean classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities. This film won the Grand Jury Prize for best dramatic feature at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.

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DIRECTORIAL MASTERS

This continuing series will showcase the cinema masterworks of some of the most thoughtful and influential directors in recent decades. Both Stanley Kubrick (UK/USA) and Terence Malick (USA) figure amongst cinema's most unique stylists and each has produced milestone works in twentieth century film culture. Kubrick's work ranges from early masterpieces like Spartacus to rarely seen iconic titles like A Clockwork Orange and the classic war film Paths of Glory. Malick's recent blockbuster The Tree of Life has piqued interest in his earlier visionary works.

Thursday, September 6

1:30pm

Spartacus

An epic historical drama that tells the story of a captured Thracian warrior enslaved by the Romans, and placed in gladiator school, where he battles to save his life, and leads a violent revolt against the Roman Empire to gain his freedom and become reunited with his wife, who was also condemned to slavery. It stars Kirk Douglas as Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as his foe. 
    

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INGMAR BERGMAN

This is the first in a continuing series of sustained explorations of the masterworks of modern cinema. Delving deep into the entire vision of some of cinema's greatest directors, the series starts with the essential masterpieces of Sweden's Ingmar Bergman. From his early, lyrical character studies to the dramatic sweep of his penetrating epics, Bergman's vision and style remains unmistakable and fresh today.

Friday, September 7

1:30pm

Winter Light

MODERNISM

The path of artistic modernism is traced in the lives and works of some of the most influential modern artists. Starting in the late 19th Century the film series travels through crucial formative periods in Paris and New York and into the late 20th Century.

Friday, September 7

6:00pm

Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh

Forgoing a conventional biographical approach, the gifted director Paul Cox opts for pure evocation; as though trying to dream his way into the artist's mindset. Meanwhile, the beautiful voice of John Hurt reads from Vincent's amazingly searching letters to his brother, Theo. The most profound exploration of an artist's soul ever to be put on film (Village Voice).

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