Fall Film Series

Drunken Angel
Friday, September 24 | 8 p.m.
Museum Auditorium

We continue our retrospective of Akira Kurosawa's work with the film he considered the first made exactly as he wanted, without interference from censors of the Japanese military or the American Army of the Occupation. Critics considered it the artistic equivalent of an Italian neorealistic film, like Bicycle Thieves, and lead actor Toshiro Mifune's performance as explosive as Marlon Brando's onstage in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Drunken Angel
(1948) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Reizaburo Yamamoto. (98 min.)

An alcoholic physician laboring in a postwar Tokyo slum treats a volatile gangster, fatally ill with TB. Kurosawa and Mifune’s first collaboration is this unforgettable film noir, set amid a squalid urban swamp symbolizing Japan’s national despair. “I wanted to take a scalpel and dissect the yakuza [crime syndicate].”—Akira Kurosawa

Upcoming:
Friday, October 1: Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru (To Live)

Tickets
$3.50 Museum members, students, Cinema Inc. and Galaxy Cinema members
$5 All others

Fall Film Series Pass
Valid for 10 screenings
$35 ($25 Museum members, students, Cinema Inc. and Galaxy Cinema members)
Please note that film series passes must be exchanged for individual film tickets at the box office.

Tickets are available online, by phone at (919) 715-5923, and in person at the Museum Box Office. Many films sell out, so be sure to get your tickets soon.

See you at the movies!

Upcoming Exhibition

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell
November 7, 2010—January 30, 2011

Work by America's beloved illustrator arrives shortly in the newly transformed East Building. American Chronicles traces the evolution of Rockwell’s art throughout his career. Tickets on sale now.

Fridays at the Museum

The Museum stays open until 9 p.m. on Fridays, so come early to explore the galleries and relax at the wine bar in West Building before the film screening.

Iris, the Museum Restaurant

Fridays are a great time to dine at Iris. Stroll the galleries and take in the stunning Rodin Garden at night before settling in for an evening of culinary works of art. With the freshest fall seasonal fare, Iris will offer a meal to remember.

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Image credit:

Norman Rockwell, Triple Self-Portrait, 1959, oil on canvas, 44 1/2 x 34 3/4 in., cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 13, 1960, Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust, NRACT.1973.19, © 1960 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, Ind.