 Killer of Sheep
Sunday, February 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Director in person
One of only a few contemporary filmmakers to be honored with a MacArthur Fellowship, the Maya Deren Award of the American Film Institute, and Howard University's Paul Robeson Award for outstanding achievement, Charles Burnett introduces a program of his work, including early short films and the feature Killer of Sheep. (Charles Burnett, 1977, 81 minutes)
Les Lutins du Court-Metrage: Festival of New French Shorts
Sunday, February 13 at 5:00 p.m.
Titles include The North Road (La Route du Nord), Another's Reason (La Raison de l'Autre), The Best Place (L'Endroit Ideal), and The Herd (La Harde). Total running time approximately 105 minutes
Lou Harrison: A World of Music
Saturday, February 26 at 4:00 p.m.
(Eva Soltes, 2011, 90 minutes)
World premiere
Post screening discussion with director in person
The culmination of two decades of research and documentation, Lou Harrison: A World of Music features rare footage, personal recordings, and extraordinary dialogue with the American music pioneer, writer, and activist, as well as extended passages of Harrison's hauntingly beautiful scores.
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| | |  |  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.
Teresa Venerdi
Friday, February 4 at 2:30 p.m.
(Vittorio De Sica, 1941, Italian with subtitles, 94 minutes)
Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Biciclette)
Saturday, February 5 at 2:00 p.m.
(Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini, 1948, Italian with subtitles, 93 minutes)
Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano)
Saturday, February 5 at 4:00 p.m.
(Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini, 1951, Italian with subtitles, 95 minutes)
Introduced by Millicent Marcus, professor and director of graduate studies, Italian department, Yale University
The Earth Trembles (La Terra Trema)
Sunday, February 6 at 4:30 p.m.
(Luchino Visconti, 1948, Italian dialects with subtitles, 165 minutes)
Bellissima
Friday, February 18 at 2:30 p.m.
(Luchino Visconti, 1953, Italian with subtitles, 114 minutes)
Without Pity (Senza Pieta)
Saturday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m.
(Alberto Lattuada, 1948, Italian with subtitles, 95 minutes)
The Overcoat (Il cappotto)
Saturday, February 19 at 4:00 p.m.
(Alberto Lattuada, 1952, Italian with subtitles, 99 minutes)
Sunday in August (Domenica d'Agosto)
Sunday, February 20 at 4:30 p.m.
(Luciano Emmer, 1950, Italian with subtitles, 88 minutes)
Chronicle of Poor Lovers (Cronache di poveri amanti)
Saturday, February 26 at 1:30 p.m.
(Carlo Lizzani, 1954, Italian with subtitles, 108 minutes)
www.nga.gov/programs/film/Neorealismo.htm |
| | | |  Jem Cohen: Curious Visions
Since the early 1980s, American filmmaker Jem Cohen (b. 1962) has been creating a unique oeuvre of shorts and features that extends the principles of portraiture to nonfiction cinema. Working in collaboration with his artist subjects, usually over several years and in a range of formats, Cohen's work both documents and transcends conventions. Shorts and excerpts from works in progress, introduced by the artist himself, are followed later in the month by Instrument, his feature on the musical group Fugazi. This program is the initial installment of a new quarterly film event, "American Originals Now."
Jem Cohen: Recent Shorts and Other Works
Saturday, February 12 at 2:30 p.m.
Director in person
Total running time approximately 100 minutes
Instrument
Sunday, February 27 at 5:00 p.m.
(1999, 115 minutes)
Members of Fugazi in person
www.nga.gov/programs/film/JemCohen.htm |
| | | |  Food Glorious Food
Saturday, February 5 at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 6 at 11:30 a.m.
recommended for ages 5 and up
This delicious collection of live-action and animated short films whips up a program full of satisfying stories crammed with delectable and juicy characters! Films include the multi-award winning stop motion animation Crema Suprema (Ellenora Ventura, Canada, 2008) about two bakers competing to win the World's Greatest Cake Contest; a sweet recipe from Puppy's Super Delicious Valentines Day Biscuits (Annie Poon, U.S., 2009); the computer animation Fishing with Sam (Atle S. Blakseth, Norway, 2009) that explores creative ways some animals compete for food in the North Pole; Ormie (Rob Silvestri, Canada, 2010) about a pig's quest for cookies; the nonfiction short Shikashika (Stephen Hyde, U.S., 2008) that follows a quest up the Peruvian Andes to harvest ice for a delicious treat; and the investigative How Do They Put the Centers in Chocolates? (Don White, Canada, 1997). Approximately 60 minutes.
www.nga.gov/programs/flmchild/index.htm#food_glorious_food |
| | | 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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