May 2016 - Bryn Mawr Film Institute

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May 2016 - Bryn Mawr Film Institute
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
ISSUE 45
PROJECTIONS
INGRID BERGMAN – IN HER OWN WORDS
MANSHIN: TEN THOUSAND SPIRITS
FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY
LA DAMNATION DE FAUST
Film and Program Schedule
March 2016 — May 2016
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NEW RELEASES
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Film and Program Schedule March 2016 – May 2016
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Become a Community Partner
BMFI works with Community Partners to
create programs that use film to enhance
the educational and cultural offerings of
each group. Community Partner benefits
are structured to fit each organization’s
goals and include rent-free use of BMFI
theater spaces and meeting rooms,
promotional opportunities, teacher
education, curriculum consultation, on-site
lectures and in-theater field trips, special
screenings, film series, and specialized
events.
To learn how your institution, faith
community, or your child's school can
become a Community Partner, please
contact BMFI Director of Education
Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., at 610.527.4008
x 102 or [email protected].
Current Community Partners
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
The Agnes Irwin School
The Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr College
Cabrini College
Haverford College
The Hill at Whitemarsh
The Quadrangle
The Shipley School
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
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This section lists some of the newly released films that BMFI hopes to screen.
Our goal is to play all of these films, though we can’t guarantee it. Film start
dates will be listed on BrynMawrFilm.org as soon as they become available.
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP
EYE IN THE SKY
MAGGIE’S PLAN
USA – 1 hr 32 min – d. Whit Stillman
UK – 1 hr 42 min – d. Gavin Hood
USA – 1 hr 32 min – d. Rebecca Miller
Whit Stillman (Metropolitan)
expertly adapts Jane Austen’s early
unfinished novel, Lady Susan, with
Kate Beckinsale in the lead role
as the beautiful and charmingly
devious widow.
Helen Mirren stars as Colonel
Powell, a seasoned army officer who
is faced with an impossible choice
when commanding a young drone
pilot (Aaron Paul) in this gripping
military thriller.
Maggie (Greta Gerwig) reweighs her
single-motherhood plans when she falls
for a married man (Ethan Hawke) in this
romantic comedy costarring Julianne
Moore, Bill Hader, and Maya Rudolph.
HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT
MILES AHEAD
DARK HORSE
USA – 1 hr 19 min – d. Kent Jones
USA – 1 hr 40 min – d. Don Cheadle
UK – 1 hr 25 min – d. Louise Osmond
This riveting documentary looks
at the pivotal 1965 publication of
Hitchcock/Truffaut, a monumental set
of interviews between two masters,
and its enduring impact on the world
of cinema.
From a screenplay he co-wrote,
Academy Award-nominee Don
Cheadle makes a bravura directorial
debut and stars in this wildly
entertaining and moving portrait of
legendary jazz icon Miles Davis.
A spirited working-class community
from a small Welsh mining town
leaps into the aristocratic world of
thoroughbred horse racing in this
winsome and uplifting underdog
documentary.
INGRID BERGMAN – IN HER
OWN WORDS
SNOWDEN
DEMOLITION
USA – d. Oliver Stone
USA – 1 hr 40 min – d. Jean-Marc Vallée
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as
controversial American whistleblower
Edward Snowden in this politically
charged biographical thriller penned
and directed by Academy Awardwinner Oliver Stone.
Jean-Marc Vallée (Wild, Dallas Buyers
Club) directs this offbeat traumedy
starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Davis,
a successful investment banker
unravelling after his wife’s tragic death.
Onscreen and Print Sponsorships
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Izzo at [email protected] or
610.527.4008 x110 or visit our website at
BrynMawrFilm.org for details.
Parking at Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Please see our detailed parking map
on p. 20
Monday–Friday before 5:00 pm
Three- and twelve-hour meters are
available in nearby municipal lots.
Two-hour metered parking is available
along Lancaster Avenue.
Monday–Friday after 5:00 pm and Weekends
Free parking is available directly behind
the theater and in Bryn Mawr Trust
lots adjacent to BMFI, along S. Bryn
Mawr Avenue, and on the other side of
Lancaster Avenue.
Three- and twelve-hour meters are
available in the municipal lots (free after
6:00 pm and all day Sunday). Two-hour
metered parking is available along
Lancaster Avenue (free after 6:00 pm and
all day Sunday).
Bryn Mawr Film Institute receives state arts
funding support through a grant from the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state
agency funded by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and the National Endowment
for the Arts, a federal agency. Official
registration and financial information for
Bryn Mawr Film Institute may be obtained
from the Pennsylvania Department of State
by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania,
1-800-732-0999. Registration does not
imply endorsement.
Sweden – 1 hr 54 min – d. Stig Björkman
With the help of Bergman’s daughter,
Isabella Rossellini, director Björkman
details the captivating life of one of
the world’s most celebrated actresses.
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Watch trailers for and find more information about these films at BrynMawrFilm.org.
Regular admission applies unless otherwise indicated.
FILM SERIES
The Apu Trilogy
Shown in conjunction with the film course Master Humanist: The Cinematic World of Satyajit
Ray, each screening will be introduced by the course’s instructor, Maurizio Giammarco, Ph.D.
Tuesday, March 15, 7:15 pm
PATHER PANCHALI (SONG OF THE LITTLE ROAD)
1955 – India – 1 hr 59 min – d. Satyajit Ray
A depiction of rural Bengali life in a style inspired by Italian neorealism, Satyajit Ray’s debut
film signaled an eloquent and important new voice in cinema and introduced the character of
little Apu, whose story would be told over the course of three massively successful and awardwinning films.
Tuesday, March 22, 7:15 pm
APARAJITO (THE UNVANQUISHED)
1956 – India – 1 hr 50 min – d. Satyajit Ray
Although unplanned at the outset, Satyajit Ray decided to continue Apu’s narrative after
Pather Panchali’s international success. This tenderly expressive, often heart-wrenching sequel
picks up where the first film leaves off and follows Apu as he progresses from a wide-eyed child
into an intellectually curious teenager.
Tuesday, March 29, 7:15 pm
APUR SANSAR (THE WORLD OF APU)
Shakespeare
at the BBC
In honor of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, BBC Worldwide North
America offers a series of rare productions from their massive vault. Admission to these free
screenings will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of show only.
Saturday, April 2, 11:00 am
AS YOU LIKE IT
1963 – UK – 2 hr 20 min – d. Michael Elliott and Ronald Eyre
“All the world’s a stage” in this charming black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s pastoral
comedy from the Royal Shakespeare Company. In a role that made her a star, Vanessa
Redgrave appears as the spunky Rosalind, who finds adventure and love in her travels through
the Forest of Arden.
Saturday, April 9, 11:00 am
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
1971 – UK – 2 hr – d. James Cellan Jones
Set in Edwardian England and shot on location in and around Scotney Castle in Kent, this
production of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy boasts a truly all-star cast of the stage’s best
performers, including Lynn Redgrave, Michael Gambon, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox, Eleanor
Bron, Robert Stephens, and Ronnie Barker.
1959 – India – 1 hr 45 min – d. Satyajit Ray
The extraordinary conclusion of this monumental trilogy brings the protagonist’s journey full
circle as, now in his early twenties, out of college, and with writerly ambitions, Apu navigates
his romantic awakening into an eventually fraught fatherhood. Ray’s skills as a crafter of pure
cinematic imagery are on full display on this final chapter of Apu’s epic story.
Festival Screenings
BMFI is always excited to provide a venue for festivals. The Israeli Film Festival of Philadelphia,
in its 20th year, and the Tri-Co Film Festival, a local student showcase, return to the theater,
while the Internet Cat Video Festival (see p. 9) makes its debut at BMFI this season.
Sunday, March 20, 7:00 pm
ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL OF PHILADELPHIA:
A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS
2015 – Israel – 1 hr 38 min – d. Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman, in her directorial debut, writes and stars in this adaptation of the
autobiographical novel by Amos Oz. A moving tale of the founding of the state of Israel as
recounted through events in Oz’s own life, the story begins in 1945 in Jerusalem, honing in on
Oz’s family—young Amos, his parents Arieh and Fania (Portman) — as tensions mount between
Jews and Arabs towards the end of the Mandate for Palestine.
$15 for general admission, $13 for seniors, $6 for students
Tickets are available at www.iffphila.com
Saturday, April 16, 11:00 am
KING LEAR
1998 – UK – 2 hr 30 min – d. Richard Eyre
Starring the magnificent Ian Holm as the king doomed to madness after dividing his realm
between his three daughters, this sparse and modernistic production from the National
Theater was hailed by critics as one of the greatest versions of Shakespeare’s familial tragedy
ever made.
Saturday, April 23, 11:00 am
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
2005 – UK – 1 hr 30 min – d. David Richards
Shakespeare’s battle-of-the-sexes comedy gets a modern and very British update with this
adaptation starring Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones’ Diary, Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets) as Katherine Minola, a tempermental yet successful politician who is set up with an
Earl by her popular model sister.
Saturday, April 30, 11:00 am
SIMON SCHAMA’S SHAKESPEARE AND US
2012 – UK – 1 hr 40 min – d. Ashley Gething
the 5th annual
Thursday, May 5, 7:00 pm
TRI-CO FILM FESTIVAL
Acclaimed historian Simon Schama, perhaps best known for writing and hosting the 15-part
BBC television documentary series A History of Britain, explores Shakespeare and his role in
shaping British culture and character in this fascinating and fun film essay.
Free event! Back for a fifth straight year, the Tri-Co Film Festival returns with more amazing
work by talented student filmmakers from Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and
Swarthmore College. The festival’s entries will cover a variety of genres and aesthetics.
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FILM SERIES
Strange Truth
Park Chan-kyong. Manshin: Ten Thousand
Spirits, 2013. Production still.
Image courtesy of the artist.
Regular admission applies unless otherwise indicated.
This series is sponsored by Haverford College's Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities' Tuttle
Creative Programs and organized by faculty members Vicky Funari, John Muse, and Hank Glassman.
All screenings are free for Tri-Co students, faculty, and staff!
In partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and UniFrance Films, this remarkable
program showcases rising talent from France and features an eclectic mix of new French films that do not
currently have US distribution.
Wednesday, April 6, 7:00 pm
MANSHIN: TEN THOUSAND SPIRITS
Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 pm
40-LOVE (TERRE BATTUE)
2013 – South Korea – 1 hr 44 min – d. Park Chan-kyong
2014 – France/Belgium – 1 hr 35 min – d. Stéphane Demoustier
Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits is a filmic portrait of Korea’s greatest living shaman, Kim
Keum-hwa. Artist and filmmaker Park Chan-kyong masterfully narrates a lifetime of hardship
endured in a country that has undergone various traumas of colonialism, war, and division of
the state through re-enactments and original footage of shamanic rituals performed by Kim.
An acute examination of pride, ego, and competition, Stéphane Demoustier’s confident first
feature focuses on a fraught father-son relationship brought to a boiling point when middleaged Jérôme (Olivier Gourmet), after failing to realize his professional dreams, focuses
intensely on his eleven-year-old son’s extraordinary talents as a tennis prodigy and burdens the
boy with his own frustrated ambitions.
The screening is followed by a conversation between Hank Glassman, Professor of East Asian
Languages and Cultures at Haverford College, and Liz Park, curator of the exhibition Among
the Unburied (March 18 – April 29, 2016) at Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery at Haverford College.
Wednesday, May 4, 7:00 pm
FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED
2012 – USA – 1 hr 18 min – d. Alan Berliner
First Cousin Once Removed, Alan Berliner’s deeply personal portrait of Edwin Honig, his
cousin and mentor, is a first-hand look at Honig’s journey through the ravages of memory loss
and Alzheimer’s disease. Edwin Honig—poet, translator, critic, and teacher—wrote dozens of
acclaimed books, and the film artfully documents his condition with compassion. Portraying his
life with the same raw honesty that resonates in his poetry, written amidst a lifetime steeped
in tragedy, love, loss, irony and literary daring, the film is an unflinching essay on the fragility
of being human and a stark reminder of the profound role that memory plays in all of our lives.
Alan Berliner will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion.
“Breath (Ses souffles),” a 23-minute short film by Just Phillippot, will screen prior to the feature.
Thursday, May 19, 7:00 pm
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST (LE DOS ROUGE)
2015 – France – 2 hr 7 min – d. Antoine Barraud
Coproduced by the Centre Pompidou, Antoine Barraud’s spellbinding film concerns the
labyrinthine quest of an auteur named Bertrand—played by the acclaimed French director
Bertrand Bonello, whose slinky biopic Saint Laurent was released earlier this year—to find the
artwork that best exemplifies the concept of “monstrous,” the subject of his next movie.
A tree jumps into a pair of boots and walks off in “One, Two, Tree,” the six-minute animated
short film by Yulia Aronova that will screen prior to the feature.
Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 pm
SENSE OF HUMOR (LE SENS DE L’HUMOUR)
Art + Architecture
2014 – France – 1 hr 30 min – d. Marilyne Canto
Sunday, April 24, 1:00 pm
FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY
1 hr 30 min
Take a journey into the heart of the Renaissance with this extensive look at Florence's Uffizi
Gallery, a veritable treasure house containing the most beautiful and representative works of
art of the period from Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Raphael, Botticelli, and Da Vinci. Antonio
Natali, director of the Uffizi, will detail the key works inside the Gallery.
Sunday, May 29, 1:00 pm
GOYA—VISIONS OF FLESH AND BLOOD
1 hr 33 min
Heir to Velázquez, hero to Picasso. Francisco Goya is Spain’s most celebrated artist and is
considered the father of modern art. A gifted portrait painter and social commentator par
excellence, Goya and his genius are reappraised in a much-anticipated landmark exhibition at the
National Gallery in London. The film uses this exhibition to look in depth at Goya’s eventful life.
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Young French Cinema
Best known in France as an actress, Marilyne Canto directed, cowrote, and stars in this richly
detailed film, awash with human complexities, about a recently widowed museum guide and
mother (Canto) who finds herself pushing away her boyfriend, an antiques specialist, as he
yearns for them to grow closer.
Eight-year-old Aida’s life is disrupted when her father returns from a trip to Senegal with a
second wife in tow in “Mother(s) (Maman(s)),” the 21-minute short to screen prior to the feature.
Thursday, May 26, 7:00 pm
VINCENT (VINCENT N’A PAS D'ÉCAILLES)
2014 – France – 1 hr 18 min – d. Thomas Salvador
Tall, slightly awkward, and unassuming, Vincent leads a quiet life as a construction worker until
he discovers that contact with water transforms him into a being with unsurpassed strength
and speed. Director and cowriter Thomas Salvador stars in the title role of this imaginative and
extremely charming superhero movie.
Prior to the feature, Hadrien Bichet’s “Don’t Speak About Love (Ne parlez pas d’amour),” a
22-minute high school-set romantic comedy, will be screened.
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CINEMA SELECT
Watch trailers for and find more information about these films at BrynMawrFilm.org.
Thursday, March 17, 7:30 pm
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS SERIES: THE CONFIRMATION
Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 pm
INTERNET CAT VIDEO FESTIVAL
2016 – USA – 1 hr 30 min – d. Bob Nelson
Produced by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Internet Cat Video Festival is
the first offline celebration of online cat videos. Feline fanatics will enjoy an hour-long
program of carefully curated cat clips, from six-second Vine videos to short films and
everything in between.
Walt (Clive Owen), a down-on-his luck carpenter, is tasked with entertaining his eight-year-old
son Anthony (Jaeden Lieberher) while Anthony’s mom (Maria Bello) and her new husband
are away. But when Walt’s prized toolbox is stolen, a quiet father-and-son weekend turns into
an adventure of a lifetime. Aided by an oddball drywall repairman (Patton Oswalt), Walt and
Anthony go on a wildly funny search for the thieves—and find something they never imagined: a
true family connection.
Prior to the screening, Main Line Animal Rescue will appear at a 6:00 pm reception in
BMFI's atrium, filled with “cat-ivities” like frisky photo ops, trivia, and a coloring station.
Cat lovers are sure to have a “purrfect” night out at this fun-filled, family-friendly event.
Part of the New York Film Critics Series, this advanced screening of The Confirmation will be
followed by a filmed Q&A with Clive Owen, Jaeden Lieberher, and writer/director Bob Nelson,
led by Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers.
Get cat fancy by wearing your favorite kitty clothes and receive a free small popcorn!
Please note: For the comfort of our cat-loving patrons stricken with allergies, please leave
your live pets at home in order to enjoy this night of kittie-tainment.
$15 for general admission, $12 for BMFI members.
Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 pm
AN EVENING WITH A.O. SCOTT
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Film critic A.O. Scott returns to BMFI to discuss his new book, Better Living Through Criticism:
How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth. As a film critic for the New York Times
since 2000 and chief film critic since 2004, Mr. Scott has become one of the most read and
respected voices in the industry through his passionate, articulate, witty, and sometimes blunt,
movie reviews.
Previously, Mr. Scott was a Sunday book reviewer for Newsday and is a frequent contributor
to Slate, The New York Review of Books, and many other publications. He has served on the
editorial staffs of Lingua Franca and The New York Review of Books. In addition to his filmreviewing duties, Mr. Scott often writes for The New York Times Magazine and The New York
Times Book Review.
Photo credit: Carmen Henning
The evening will include an in-depth conversation with questions from the audience and a
book-signing in the lobby. John Timpane, Books and Fine Arts Editor and Writer for The
Philadelphia Inquirer, will facilitate the conversation with A.O. Scott. Main Point Books will
supply books for purchase at the event. To reserve a copy, call 610.525.1480.
$15 for general admission, $12 for BMFI members
#CATSOFBMFI
Send us a photo of your cat to be featured on our social media! Tag us on Instagram or
Twitter with #CatsofBMFI, or post the photo on the BMFI Facebook for a chance to win
a purrrize for you and your feline friend on April 20th.
Wednesday, April 27, 7:15 pm
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
1965 – USA – 1 hr 59 min – d. Orson Welles
In the crowning achievement of his later film career, Orson Welles brings his theatrical
background to the fore by playing Shakespeare’s famous recurring character, Falstaff, a
roustabout and companion to Prince Hal, who eventually becomes Henry V. Integrating
elements from both Henry IV plays as well as Richard II, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of
Windsor, this unorthodox triumph returns to the screen after being unavailable for decades.
Shown in conjunction with a Cinema Classics Seminar (see p. 17), Chimes at Midnight will be
introduced by the seminar’s instructor, Paul Wright, Ph.D.
"My favorite movie is 2001: A Cat Odyssey"
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"You guys seen Varsity Mews?"
“You can call me Annie Paw”
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STAGE ON SCREEN
General Public.......... $20.00
BMFI Members.......... $18.00
Students with ID........$10.00
Tickets available now at the
Box Office and BrynMawrFilm.org
THEATER
OPERA
HANGMEN
TOSCA
Written by Martin McDonagh – Directed by Matthew Dunster – Performed at the National Theatre in
London – Starring David Morrissey, Andy Nyman, Johnny Flynn – 3 hr
Music by Giacomo Puccini – Directed by Claire Servais – Conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni – Performed at the
Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège – Starring Ruggero Raimondi, Barbara Haveman, Marc Laho – 2 hr 5 min
Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier-and Academy Award-winner
Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns to the West
End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen,
broadcast to cinemas by National Theatre Live.
Entangled in a web of political intrigue and intimate jealousies, the passionate Floria Tosca
plunges towards tragedy in Puccini’s magnificent “opera of operas”, presented by the Opéra
Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Belgium.
Sunday, March 20, 1:00 pm
In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey – The Walking
Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity. But what's the second-best hangman in
England to do on the day they've abolished hanging?
LA DAMNATION DE FAUST
Music by Hector Berlioz – Directed by Alvis Hermanis – Conducted by Philippe Jordan – Performed at the
Opéra National de Paris – Starring Jonas Kaufmann, Sophie Koch, Bryn Terfel – 2 hr 54 min
Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his
old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman – Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney
(Johnny Flynn – Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their visit.
Thursday, March 24, 7:00 pm
Syd (Andy Nyman), Hennessey (Josef
Davies), Harry (David Morrissey) and
the Hangmen company.
Photo by Helen Maybanks
Jonas Kaufmann stars in Berlioz’s feverish fantasia, a furious examination of the complexities
of human nature and the seemingly impossible struggle for redemption. Sophie Koch and Bryn
Terfel join in this new production from Opéra national de Paris, directed by Alvis Hermanis.
Sunday, March 27, 1:00 pm
AS YOU LIKE IT
La Damnation de Faust
Written by William Shakespeare – Directed by Polly Findlay – Peformed at the National Theatre in London
Starring Rosalie Craig – 4 hr
Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theatre for the first
time in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig (London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as Rosalind.
With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives
in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden.
There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation.
Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love.
Sunday, April 3, 1:00 pm
Sunday, April 10, 1:00 pm
BORIS GODUNOV
A proud sponsor
of BMFI’s operas
Music by Modest Musorgsky – Directed by Richard Jones – Conducted by Antonio Pappano – Performed at
the Royal Opera House in London – Starring Bryn Terfel, John Graham-Hall, John Tomlinson – 3 hrs
Richard Jones and Antonio Pappano renew their creative collaboration with this new
production of Musorgsky’s historical masterpiece, here seen in its compact 1869 first
version in seven scenes. The originality of the composer’s vision of Pushkin’s play about
Tsar Boris Godunov – who reigned over Russia between 1598 and 1605 – was too much for
the management of the Imperial Theatres, who demanded changes that were incorporated
in the second version of the opera, in which Boris finally had its premiere in 1874. Many
commentators, nevertheless, prefer the integrity of the original, which makes few concessions
to operatic conventions. Keenly awaited will be Bryn Terfel’s assumption of the title role – one
of the most complex characters in opera – while John Graham-Hall appears as the crafty Prince
Shuisky and John Tomlinson as the vagabond monk Varlaam.
Sunday, April 17, 1:00 pm
DANCE
IL TROVATORE
DON QUIXOTE
Choreography by Alexei Fadeyechev (after Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky) – Music by Leon Minkus –
Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow – 3 hr 10 min
Cervantes’ eccentric hero Don Quixote leaves on journey full of adventures with his loyal
squire Sancho Panza in search of his perfect woman. On the way he meets Kitri, the dazzling
daughter of an innkeeper who he thinks might be his ideal love. The Bolshoi's panache
and excellence are combined in Fadeyechev’s critically acclaimed staging of this exalting
performance with Leon Minkus’ famous score. Featuring brand new sets and costumes to
accompany this colorful and technically challenging production, Don Quixote is quintessential
Bolshoi, abounding with life and not to be missed!
Sunday, May 1, 1:00 pm
Music by Giuseppe Verdi – Directed by Alvis Hermanis – Conducted by Daniele Gatti – Performed at the
Salzburg Festival – Starring Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo, Francesco Meli, Marie-Nicole Lemieux
2 hr 34 min
Anna Netrebko, whose celebrated Leonora has triumphed on stages around the world, from
the Berlin Staatsoper to the Metropolitan Opera, stars in this production of Verdi’s classic tale
of revenge from the Salzburg Festival. She is joined by the legendary Plácido Domingo, who
sings the role of the Conte di Luna.
Sunday, May 15, 1:00 pm
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Music by Gaetano Donizetti – Directed by Katie Mitchell – Conducted by Daniel Oren – Performed at the
Royal Opera House in London – Starring Diana Damrau, Charles Castronovo – 2 hr 50 min
Don Quixote. Photo by Damir Yusupov
Lucia di Lammermoor tells the story of an ongoing feud between two families in 17th-century
Scotland that has terrible consequences for two young lovers. It contains what is undoubtedly
one of opera’s most poignant and gripping mad scenes, and is regarded as one of Donizetti’s
finest works. The opera has not been seen at the Royal Opera House in more than a decade, so
this new production by Katie Mitchell will be a particularly important and exciting event. The title
role will be sung by Diana Damrau, an expert in the coloratura repertory, while American tenor
Charles Castronovo takes on that of her secret lover, the reckless and passionate Edgardo.
Sunday, May 22, 1:00 pm
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MASTER PROGRAM SCHEDULE
March:
14
Monday, 5:30 pm
3
Sunday, 10:00 am
Talk Cinema
2016 Summer Filmmaking Workshop Information Session
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Theater: AS YOU LIKE IT
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Tuesday, 6:30 pm
4
Monday, 5:30 pm
Master Humanist: The Cinematic World of Satyajit Ray course begins
Tuesday, 7:15 pm
PATHER PANCHALI
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Wednesday, 7:00 pm
EL VELADOR
17 Thursday, 7:30 pm
THE CONFIRMATION
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Saturday, 11:00 am
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Kids Matinee: THE MUPPETS
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Opera: TOSCA
Sunday, 7:00 pm
Israeli Film Festival:
A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS
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Tuesday, 7:15 pm
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Wednesday, 7:00 pm
APARAJITO
Theater: HAMLET
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26
27
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Thursday, 7:00 pm
Theater: HANGMEN
Saturday, 11:00 am
Kids Matinee:
MUPPETS MOST WANTED
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Theater: HANGMEN
Tuesday, 7:15 pm
APUR SANSAR
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Thursday, 6:30 pm
Special Topic: Philosophy on
Film—Fantasy: From Page to Screen
course begins
2016 Summer Filmmaking Workshop Information Session
Monday, 6:30 pm
Myth-busters and Iconoclasts: Japanese Cinema in Transition
course begins
Monday, 9:15 pm
Open Screen Monday
6 Wednesday, 7:00 pm
MANSHIN: TEN THOUSAND SPIRITS
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Saturday, 11:00 am
BBC: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
10
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Opera: LA DAMNATION DE FAUST
12 Tuesday, 6:30 pm
Ecstatic Truth: The Films of Werner Herzog course begins
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Wednesday, 7:00 pm
An Evening with A.O. Scott
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Saturday, 11:00 am
BBC: KING LEAR
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Sunday, 10:00 am
Talk Cinema
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Opera: BORIS GODUNOV
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Wednesday, 7:00 pm
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Saturday, 11:00 am
BBC: SIMON SCHAMA'S SHAKESPEARE AND US
Monday, 12:00 pm
Film History Discussion Series: 1966 course begins
Monday, 6:30 pm
The Secret of His Charisma:
Ricardo Darín course begins
FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED
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Thursday, 7:00 pm
Tri-Co Film Festival
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Sunday, 10:00 am
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Opera: IL TROVATORE
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Wednesday, 7:00 pm
40-LOVE and "Breath"
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Thursday, 7:00 pm
SENSE OF HUMOR and "Mother(s)"
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Thursday, 7:00 pm
Cinema Classics Seminar:
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
VINCENT and "Don't Speak About Love"
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Sunday, 1:00 pm
Art & Architecture: GOYA –
VISIONS OF FLESH AND BLOOD
Every Wednesday, the early matinee screening
is intended for moms (and dads too!) with small
babies in tow. These Going Gaga screenings
feature one of the films that we are currently
showing in the evenings, but theater lighting
and volume are slightly altered to provide
parents with a more baby-friendly environment.
Bryn Mawr Film Institute invites area filmmakers to
screen their films at our theater. Just bring your film
in DVD format, and we’ll run it on the BIG SCREEN!
Admission, as well as praise (or criticism) from your
peers, will be offered FREE of charge. Submissions
are limited to 10 minutes in length.
First Monday of every month, 9:15 pm to 11:00 pm
Birthday Parties
In association with the Saturday Kids Matinee
series, Bryn Mawr Film Institute offers birthday
party packages (starting at $300) for children
aged 2-12. The rental includes tickets to the kid’s
matinee, free popcorn and use of the Multimedia
Room or Community Room after the film. Email
[email protected] to inquire about
date availability.
Film Discussions
FREE EVENT
Talk Cinema
Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, 6:30 pm
1984 – 1 hr 38 min – Rated G
4 Wednesday, 7:00 pm
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THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN
Open Screen Monday
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The Art of Film course begins at PMA
MARCH 12
Monday, 9:15 pm
Going Gaga
FREE EVENT
Ballet: DON QUIXOTE
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Ongoing Programs
Open Screen Mondays
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Opera: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Wednesday, 10:30 am
MARCH: “MUPPET MANIA”
Talk Cinema
Art & Architecture: FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY
Saturdays at 11:00 am
Adults: $5, Children: $4
1Sunday, 10:00 am
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 pm
Kids Matinees
May
22
27
12
30
Saturday, 11:00 am
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CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
and "One, Two, Tree"
April
Saturday, 11:00 am
BBC: AS YOU LIKE IT
Internet Cat Video Festival
BBC: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Wednesday, 7:15 pm
Not all of our events are listed here.
Visit BrynMawrFilm.org for information
about last-minute additions and changes.
MARCH 19
THE MUPPETS
2011 – 1 hr 43 min – Rated PG
BMFI staff or volunteers regularly lead informal
discussions of one of the main attraction films
currently being screened. The group meets for an
hour after selected screenings. No pre-registration
is required, and the film to be discussed is noted on
BMFI's website several days before the discussion.
Free with your ticket stub from the film!
Check BrynMawrFilm.org for specific times.
Talk Cinema
Talk Cinema offers its subscribers a unique
selection of films curated by Harlan Jacobson,
a 30-year industry veteran. The series previews
innovative, independent, and international films
before their release. Screenings are followed by
discussions led by distinguished moderators.
MARCH 26
MUPPETS MOST WANTED
2014 – 1 hr 47 min – Rated PG
Day of Show Admission:
General Public.............. $20.00
Students with ID............ $10.00
Subscriptions (Twelve-film Series):
General Public............ $225.00
Students with ID.........$203.00
Subscriptions for the current session are available
only at TalkCinema.com or by calling 800.551.9221.
Sundays at 10:00 am
April 3
April 17
May 1
May 15
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FILM COURSES
$100 members; $125 non-members
unless otherwise noted. Tuition includes
digital readings; printed copies are $10.
To register, visit BrynMawrFilm.org or call
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Myth-busters and Iconoclasts: Japanese Cinema in Transition
AT THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
Taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D., Department of English, Cabrini College
The Art of Film
For many Americans, their exposure to Japanese cinema begins and ends with Akira
Kurosawa, and while his work is an eminently sensible place to start, there is so much
more to see, learn from, and enjoy by venturing further into this nation’s film culture. In
this course, we endeavor to enrich our understanding of Japan’s complex and important
cinematic tradition with a close look at four essential directors.
Taught by Jenevieve DeLosSantos, Ph.D., Coordinator of Academic Programs, PMA &
Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI
First, with Kenji Mizoguchi’s Sisters of the Gion (1936), we explore a film made on the eve
of the Second World War, and one surprisingly critical of contemporary Japanese society
and its mistreatment of women. We then turn to Yasujirô Ozu’s Floating Weeds (1959),
a post-war meditation on the joys and agonies of family—both those bound by blood,
as well as those we improvise amongst folks with a shared vocation. Next, we move into
the tumultuous 1960s with Masaki Kobayashi’s Harakiri (1962), the greatest and most
compelling indictment of the samurai ethos in all of Japanese cinema.
Finally, we shift as Japan does into new aesthetic and historical territory with Kinji
Fukasaku’s Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973), a bracing and controversial
template for every Yakuza film that follows. With these directors, our course will
celebrate four master filmmakers and trace Japan’s journey from pre-war paranoia to
post-war malaise.
Harakiri (1962)
Class meets at BMFI:
4 Mondays, April 4, 11, 18, 25,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Class screenings will take place in the
theater whenever possible.
BMFI Members: Please call 610-527-4008 x108 for instructions on receiving your
tuition discount. To register for this class at PMA, please call (215) 235-7469.
Taught by Christopher Long, M.A., Film Critic and Author
Poet. Visionary. Daredevil. Madman. These are a few of the (kinder) words that have been
used to describe Werner Herzog, along with another: unique. Herzog has invented and
re-invented himself many times, emerging first as a leader of the New German Cinema
of the 1970s, then as a controversial documentary guru, and even transforming into an
American pop-culture figure who has logged guest appearances on The Simpsons and
Parks and Recreation, and even played the villain in a Tom Cruise movie (Jack Reacher).
Cinema of Dreams: The Films of Steven Spielberg, Pt. 1
Taught by Andrew M. Karasik, Film Producer, 30th Street Entertainment
“I dream for a living.”
Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
Class meets at BMFI:
4 Tuesdays, April 12, 19, 26, May 3,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Class screenings will take place in the
theater whenever possible.
The Secret of His Charisma: Ricardo Darín
Taught by Beatriz Urraca, Ph.D., Modern Languages Department, Widener University
In Argentina’s vibrant film scene, there is only one transnational celebrity: Ricardo Darín.
Though his acting career dates back to the 1960s, in the late 1990s, his star rose thanks
as much to his charming blue eyes and undeniable acting talent as to the ordinary-guy
aura that emanates from every character he plays. Darín’s repertoire includes many key
contemporary Argentine films, though he is probably best known to U.S. audiences for
his leading role as a jaded lawyer in the Oscar-winning The Secret in their Eyes (Juan José
Campanella, 2009). Nowadays, his presence all but guarantees the success of any film
with audiences throughout Latin America and Spain.
On and off the screen, Darín embodies the Argentine everyman. The actor exudes
charisma in all of his roles, especially when he plays flawed, vulnerable protagonists, such
as the epileptic taxidermist in The Aura (Fabián Bielinsky, 2005), or the priest in the slums
of Buenos Aires in White Elephant (Pablo Trapero, 2012). His recurring “fellow in crisis”
has become a beloved symbol of middle-class Argentines; he is a man who embodies a
certain set of social meanings and values. It is an image Darín has deliberately exploited
as a soapbox for his own political and social views.
Join us to consider the cultural and historical significance of four of Darín’s most iconic
films, plus interviews, public service announcements, and letters from public figures
that illustrate his importance as an international Argentine celebrity. This course will
discuss the thrillers The Aura and The Secret in their Eyes, as well as the poignant comedy
Chinese Take-Away (Sebastián Borensztein, 2011) and the social drama White Elephant,
and will feature a guest lecture by author and film critic Gary M. Kramer.
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This course looks at movements and developments in art and film that were inspired by
the same cultural impulses. Gallery visits and film clips will enhance the discussion of
the impact of the American frontier, the immigrant experience at the dawn of the 20th
century, World War II, and 1960s counterculture on works in the Museum’s collection
and from Hollywood cinema. Join us to explore some of the parallels between key
moments in the histories of art and film, and to gain a greater appreciation of some of
the ways in which world events determine the nature of the art we experience.
This image from Touch of Evil (1958) has an
aesthetic similar to that found in numerous
drawings and paintings by American artists
of the Ashcan school and their students, like
Reginald Marsh, whose Tattoo-Shave-Haircut
(1932) can be seen at the PMA, and on its
website. (bit.ly/1TaMDJ2)
Class meets at the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
4 Wednesdays, April 27, May 4, 11, 18, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Ecstatic Truth: The Films of Werner Herzog
Herzog has devoted his career to the pursuit and creation of the “new images” we
desperately need to survive as a culture, and he has journeyed to all ends of the earth
(South America, Africa, Antarctica) to find them. Along the way, his films have blurred the
distinction between fiction and non-fiction in perplexing and fascinating ways. This course
will cover both his feature and documentary work, including Aguirre: The Wrath of God
(1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), The Great Ecstasy of the Woodcarver Steiner
(1974), and Lessons of Darkness (1992), among others.
The cinema and fine art, such as the paintings in the collection of the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, have in common many things, including aesthetic considerations of
perspective, light, color, and composition. Beyond such matters of form, they are also
concerned with theme, genre, and school or movement. Along these lines, there is one
rather substantial way in which the two creative forms function similarly: They are both
significantly influenced—aesthetically, as well as thematically—by major societal shifts.
The Secret in their Eyes (2009)
Class meets at BMFI:
4 Mondays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 ,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Class screenings will take place in the
theater whenever possible.
—Steven Spielberg
By any measure, Steven Spielberg is one of the most successful directors in the history
of cinema. Few filmmakers are more widely known, or have work that is more widely
recognized, and no director since Alfred Hitchcock has so consistently bridged the
yawning chasm that all too often exists between commercial triumph and critical acclaim.
But to truly understand Spielberg’s genius, one must appreciate his mindset as a
filmmaker. When Spielberg says he “dream[s] for a living,” it reveals a view of his role
as filmmaker that is rather different than most, and his films—particularly his initial
blockbusters—thoroughly reflect this alternative outlook. To experience Spielberg’s
early work is to step into a realm of cinematic wonderment in which imagery unfurls
before us as though we have just closed our eyes and slipped into a dream. Indeed,
the subject matter of these films is the very stuff that dreams—both good and
bad—are made of: a killer shark stalking a seaside town; an obsession with a close
encounter; globe-spanning adventures in search of hidden treasures; and a young boy
befriending an outsider and learning to cope with an imperfect world.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Class meets at BMFI:
4 Wednesdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Class screenings will take place in
the theater.
Spielberg’s voice, in his early work, in particular, stands in stark contrast to the
cynicism of New Hollywood that permeated the films of Robert Altman, Mike
Nichols, and Alan J. Pakula, among others. It hearkens back to a sunnier time of
can-do heroes and cliffhanger serials, unwittingly offering an antidote to the venom
surrounding the Vietnam War and Watergate.
Join us to examine Steven Spielberg’s creation of oneiric wonderlands through a
discussion of four of his greatest achievements (all of which will be shown on the big
screen): Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost
Ark (1981), and E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982). In exploring Spielberg’s own personal
journey and the influence of his life on his work, we will come to more fully appreciate
one of the most talented auteurs in American cinema.
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FILM COURSES
$100 members; $125 non-members
unless otherwise noted. Tuition includes
digital readings; printed copies are $10.
Early Kubrick
Wednesday, April 27
Cinema Classics Seminar: CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
Taught by Maurizio Giammarco, Ph.D., Intellectual Heritage Program, Temple University
Taught by Paul Wright, Ph.D., Department of English, Cabrini College
“If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed,” Stanley Kubrick said famously. As
one of the most universally acclaimed and influential directors of the postwar era,
Kubrick enjoyed a reputation unique among the filmmakers of his day. A perennial
outsider, he worked far beyond the confines of Hollywood, maintaining complete
artistic control and making films according to the concerns and time constraints of no
one but himself, but with the rare advantage of studio financial support for much of
his career.
This class will explore his early films, which began to establish the director as an
important cinematic presence, starting with Killer's Kiss (1955), made in the finest
film noir style. The film’s polish is countered by a measure of spontaneity—a trait that
Kubrick would abandon entirely in later works—with its on-location depiction of New
York standing as the most potent example of this dynamic. In 1956, Kubrick directed
his first studio picture, The Killing, the tale of a bold racetrack robbery told via an
ambitious overlapping time structure (which has influenced many subsequent heist
films), with dialogue from hardboiled crime novelist Jim Thompson.
To register, visit BrynMawrFilm.org or call
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To register, visit BrynMawrFilm.org
or call 610.527.4008 x108
Killer's Kiss (1955)
Class meets at BMFI:
4 Tuesdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28,
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Class screenings will take place
in the theater whenever possible.
In 1957, Kubrick, along with Thompson and novelist Calder Willingham, adapted the
Humphrey Cobb war novel Paths of Glory. This haunting, exquisitely photographed
dissection of the military machine in all its absurdity and capacity for dehumanization
is assembled with the exactitude for which the director would become known. In 1962,
Kubrick brought Nabokov’s controversial novel, Lolita, to the screen. Upon its release,
the film was at once deemed too provocative and dismissed for not remaining faithful
to its source, though, over the years, Lolita’s reputation has undergone reassessment,
particularly in light of Kubrick’s later work.
In so many ways, Orson Welles is remembered and revered as the Shakespeare of
American cinema—as the kind of creator who not only defines, but transforms the
state of the art. And yet, Welles was also very much cut from the same cloth as one of
Shakespeare’s greatest characters, Falstaff, the larger-than-life, charismatic, and yet
deeply flawed creature of appetites whose presence hovers over the theatrical tradition
since the time of the Bard. Similarly, Welles continues to call out to us like the ghost in
the machine of Hollywood itself, reminding us of both Hollywood’s potential to produce
genuine art and the grinding mercilessness of Hollywood's commercial imperative—the
very thing that haunted the entire career of Welles from Citizen Kane (1941) and The
Magnificent Ambersons (1942) on.
In this seminar, we will spend an evening with the Welles film that brought Shakespeare,
Welles, and Falstaff into delirious collision: Chimes at Midnight (1965). An adaptation of
material from Shakespeare's history plays and other sources on the life of King Henry V,
Chimes at Midnight depicts how the price of power and leadership is often the rejection
of youth and friendship. A study in mentorship and betrayal, Welles's film is both a
worthy exploration of classic Shakespearean themes and a resonant commentary on his
own career and image.
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Seminar meets at BMFI:
Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Meets in the 2nd floor Multimedia Room; the
film will be shown in the theater at 7:15 pm
Fee: $25 for BMFI members, $30 for
non-members; includes admission to the film
One-night seminars offer an entertaining and engaging way to learn more about some of the true classics of world cinema. Students receive an introductory
lecture before the film and a guided discussion after the film. In addition, your ticket to see it on the big screen, as well as popcorn and a drink, are included.
Across these films, one can see the burgeoning skills and amplifying voice of a
director often lauded for his exacting precision, and consistently engaged with issues
surrounding morality, discipline, power, and ambition. Join us as we discuss some
of the first cinematic works of Stanley Kubrick, who, according to Martin Scorsese,
“expanded our idea of what is possible in movies.”
2016 SUMMER FILMMAKING WORKSHOP
Film History Discussion Series: 1966
2015 Summer Filmmaking Workshop Premiere
Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Instructor Chris Fusco and students at the 2014 Summer Filmmaking Workshop Premiere
Moderated by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., Director of Education, BMFI
Join us for a series of discussions covering an array of films that were initially released
fifty years ago. We will take a brief tour of international cinema, including stops in
Germany, Sweden, and Japan. Films scheduled to be discussed are:
Here’s what students who’ve participated in the Summer Filmmaking Workshop are saying:
"It really was the highlight of my summer. It allowed us all to work with the different aspects of filmmaking." — Lily M.
"This was a great basis for experience in the industry – hands on work that was actually our own film! I loved this program – it was
awesome!" — Gracie M.
May 2 WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Mike Nichols, US)
May 9 YOUNG TÖRLESS (Volker Schlöndorff, Germany)
May 16 THE NAKED PREY (Cornel Wilde, US)
May 23 PERSONA (Ingmar Bergman, Sweden)
May 30
No Discussion
June 6
THE FORTUNE COOKIE (Billy Wilder, US)
June 13
TOKYO DRIFTER (Seijun Suzuki, Japan)
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Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Sessions meet at BMFI:
6 Mondays, May 2 through June 13,
noon to 3:00 pm
No meeting on May 30
"I got even more from it than I ever thought. It's taught me that film is my calling, and gave me the true experience of film." — Pat B.
"This program has helped me gain the skills I will need for the future. I really liked being able to have hands-on experiences; there was
a lot for us to do, but we also had help from people who really know what they are doing." — Kat W.
2016 SUMMER FILMMAKING WORKSHOP INFORMATION SESSIONS
Learn more about our 2016 Summer Filmmaking Workshop at these free events. Meet instructor Chris Fusco, see a film from a past
workshop, and get further details about this engaging program, now in its eighth year.
Mondays at 5:30 pm: March 14, April 4
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All Director benefits PLUS:
– Free tuition for Film Studies courses for the entire family
 $10,000 Cineastes
All Film Maker benefits PLUS:
–O
ne free use of the Multimedia Room
(Mon-Thurs)
– Named star under the marquee
Bryn Mawr Hospital is a proud membership sponsor
of Bryn Mawr Film Institute.
We share a vision of a vibrant and healthy community.