Winter/Spring Film Series

Quai des Orfèvres
Friday, February 25 | 8 pm
Museum Auditorium

Quai des Orfevres

Director Henri-Georges Clouzot is sometimes called the French Alfred Hitchcock, a reputation based on two nail-biting suspense films, Diabolique and The Wages of Fear. This detective film/noir/musical was not taken seriously in the United States 60 years ago, in spite of saucy Suzy Delair and her "Petit Tralala." The film (out of print on DVD) is a fascinating glimpse of postwar France as well as a portrayal of sexual desire and unconventional families; it challenged American film censorship of the day.

Quai des Orfèvres
(1947) Written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Bernard Blier, Simone Renant. (106 min.)

A sultry music hall coquette has a rendezvous with a sleazy promoter, and when he winds up très mort, her long-suffering hubby is the prime suspect. Clouzot explores the shadows of Paris. “A knockout . . . You can almost smell the cigarette smoke drifting over rain-drenched streets” (Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times). Restored print from Rialto Pictures.

Upcoming
Friday, March 4: Mantrap starring Clara Bow with live music accompaniment by David Drazin

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

Winter/Spring 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. Same-day tickets are not available online.

See you at the movies!

Upcoming

30 Americans
Opens March 19 | Ticketed

30 Americans brings together established and emerging African American artists whose work explores issues of race, gender, identity, history, and popular culture. The exhibition features more than 70 works of art and includes painting, drawing, photography, video, sculpture, and mixed-media installations.

Art in the Evening

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.

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