| |  |  Stories from a Russian Province
The year 2011 marks two full decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the start of a new identity for Russia. This eclectic collection of stunning documentary works, rather than dwell on political issues, reflects on the psychological impact of the change on the Russian people. The idea of the province, the local "neighborhood," is the focus. Organized in association with Seagull Films, Alla Verlotsky, and Victoria Belopolskaya with the assistance of St. Petersburg Documentary Film Studios, Sverdlovsk Film Studio, and Vertov Studio. Special thanks to the Trust for Mutual Understanding and to Alexander Rodnyanskiy.
The Mother (Antoine Cattin and Pavel Kostomarov, 2007, 80 minutes)
preceded by Countryside 35 x 45 (Evgeny Solomin, 2009, 43 minutes)
Saturday, January 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Vacation in November (Otpusk v Noyabre) (Alexander Rastorguev, Vitaly Mansky, and Susanna Baranzhieva, 2006, 85 minutes)
preceded by Wild, Wild Beach (Pavel Medvedev, 2002, 30 minutes)
Sunday, January 9 at 5:00 p.m.
Director Vitaly Mansky in person
Civil Status (Alina Rudnitskaya, 2005, 29 minutes)
preceded by Bliss (Vitaly Mansky, 1996, 52 minutes)
and Flight of the Bumblebee (Yury Schiller, 1998, 30 minutes)
Saturday, January 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Tiny Katerina (Ivan Golovnev, 2004, 25 minutes)
preceded by The Holidays (Kanikuli) (Marina Razbezhkina, 2005, 52 minutes)
and Fisherman and the Dancer (Valery Solomin, 2005, 52 minutes)
Sunday, January 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Director Marina Razbezhkina in person
The Settlement (Poseleniye) (Sergei Loznitsa, 2001, 79 minutes)
preceded by Life As It Is (Marina Razbezhkina, 2002, 20 minutes)
and Who Mows at Night? (Gerasim Degaltsev, 1990, 20 minutes)
Sunday, January 23 at 4:00 p.m.
www.nga.gov/programs/film/RussianProvince.htm |
| | | |  Neorealismo 1941–1954 : Days of Glory
Born out of turmoil in postwar Italy, neorealism addressed a moral and aesthetic need in the Italian cinema. This series spans the decisive decade when the political and social order in Italy was still fermenting; it features a variety of formal approaches by eight directors along with critical writers such as Cesare Zavattini and Carlo Lizzani. Presented in association with Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale and Cinecitta Luce S.p.A. and the Embassy of Italy, with thanks to the Pacific Film Archive, Susan Oxtoby, Laura Argento, Rosaria Focarelli, and the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington.
Days of Glory (Giorni di gloria)
Saturday, January 8 at 4:30 p.m.
(Luchino Visconti, Marcello Pagliero, Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Serandrei, 1945, Italian with subtitles, 70 minutes)
Ossessione
Saturday, January 15 at 4:30 p.m.
(Luchino Visconti, 1942, Italian with subtitles, 140 minutes)
Shoeshine (Sciuscia)
Friday, January 28 at 2:30 p.m.
(Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini, and others, 1946, Italian with subtitles, 93 minutes)
Bitter Rice (Riso amaro)
Saturday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m.
(Giuseppe De Santis, 1949, Italian with subtitles, 109 minutes)
Under the Sun of Rome (Sotto il Sole di Roma)
Saturday, January 29 at 4:30 p.m.
(Renato Castellani, 1947, Italian with subtitles, 104 minutes)
Paisan (Paisa)
Sunday, January 30 at 4:30 p.m.
(Roberto Rossellini, 1946, English and Italian with subtitles, 124 minutes)
www.nga.gov/programs/film/Neorealismo.htm |
| | | |  Animated Adventures
Saturday, January 8 at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, January 9 at 11:30 a.m.
recommended for ages 7 and up
A program of recent award-winning animations that explore the themes of adventure and self-discovery. Includes The Ballad of Davy Crockett in Outer Space (Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter, USA, 2008); Space Travels According to John (Jamie Stone and Andres Jedenfors, Scotland, 2008); Vistas: Little Thunder (Nance Ackerman & Alan Syliboy, Canada, 2009); Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Canada, 2010), based on Maurice Sendak's story of a dog who dreams of becoming a theater star; and Lost and Found (Philip Hunt, Great Britain, 2008). Approximately 60 minutes.
www.nga.gov/programs/flmchild/index.htm#animated_adventures |
| | | Films are shown in the East Building Auditorium, 4th Street at Constitution Avenue NW. There is no charge for admission but seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before each show time. Programs are subject to change.
For more information call (202) 842-6799, e-mail film-department@nga.gov or visit www.nga.gov/programs/film/
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