Fall Film Series

Dersu Uzala
Friday, October 15 | 8 pm
Museum Auditorium

We bring our celebration of Akira Kurosawa’s 100th birthday to a close with a late-career masterpiece, Dersu Uzala. His studio contract finished and career suddenly in limbo, Kurosawa was invited by Russia to make whatever film he wanted, money no object, in 70 mm, the format reserved for epics. This color, widescreen story of one man’s kinship with the wilderness was meant to echo one of Kurosawa’s favorite films, the pioneering documentary Nanook of the North.

Dersu Uzala
(1971) Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Yuri Solomin, Maxim Munzuk. (140 min.)

A touching friendship forms between a young army officer, tasked with surveying Siberia’s vastness, and a grizzled frontiersman. The howling windy steppes and raging rivers are the unforgettable setting for this Best Foreign Film Oscar winner. “The epic simplicity of this film is something that only the subtlest genius could achieve.”—Newsweek

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

Fall Film Series Pass
Valid for 10 admissions
$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.

Upcoming:
Saturday, October 16, 1-4 pm: Skip Elsheimer of AV Geeks and NCSU Film Studies Professors Devin and Marsha Orgeron invite you to Home Movie Day at the North Carolina State Archives Auditorium. Bring your own home movies, or just enjoy the show!

Friday, October 22: The second half of the fall film series, Norman Rockwell: Sunshine and Shadow, begins with Preston Sturges’s Hail the Conquering Hero, introduced by NCSU Film Studies Professor Marsha Orgeron.

See you at the movies!

Upcoming Exhibition

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell
Opens November 7, 2010

Do you have your tickets yet? 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 six-decade career, including the artist’s iconic Saturday Evening Post covers and 40 poignant narrative paintings.

Fridays at the Museum

Before the movie, visit the galleries or relax with a glass of wine from our Friday night wine bar in the West Building Lobby, open 5:30–8 pm on Fridays.

Iris, the Museum Restaurant

Indulge in fall flavors at Iris as Chef Andy Hicks incorporates local autumn produce into the restaurant’s seasonally inspired dishes. Make a reservation to taste the bounty of the harvest season.

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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.