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| Our Art Saturday programs are free and meet above the waterfall in Yerba Buena Gardens (Mission between 3rd and 4th Streets) between 10:45 and 11:15. No need to RSVP. Students tour downtown art galleries and museums to take in the very latest in contemporary art before they are treated to a picnic lunch. After lunch we go see a new release film. A cultural education unlike any other! Cine/Club is free and is held on Friday nights. These events are free to students, their guests, mentors, parents and friends of Art & Film. No need to RSVP. Screenings are held at the Randall Museum (199 Museum Way) and at Dolby Labs (100 Potrero Avenue). Refreshments are served at 6:30 and the film begins at 7 unless otherwise noted. Discussions are held after each film, led by Ronald Chase, director of Art & Film, and guest moderators such as Heather Woodward of SotA and Jeanne Finley of CCA. |
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| Friday 4: Cine/Club: Randall Museum Bernardo Bertolucci’s THE CONFORMIST (1970, Italy) One of a kind. This is the tale of a spineless Italian aristocrat, who, during the reign of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, is sent to Paris while on his honeymoon to assassinate his dissident ex-professor. Visually astounding, richly poetic with powerful set pieces, all the pieces you need to create a great film you won’t soon forget. The impact of this film on other directors has been enormous. Come and find out why. PARENTAL WARNING: Some nudity and suggested sex scenes. |
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| WHY WE CHOSE THIS FILM: The Conformist is rather like a film encyclopedia of all the visual advances that have been made in film since the beginning: the moving camera, the dolly, the orchestration of scenes, the brilliant use of light and dark, arresting montage, the expressionist settings, the ingenious use of visual concepts bring the story brilliantly to life. There is never a moment without unusual visual ideas working to the max, and the chilling story of a brilliant student who joins the fascist undercover and is sent to kill his college mentor in Paris is strenuous indeed. When he falls in love with the wife of the victim, the film becomes operatic in its scope. It is an aesthetic masterpiece, but also doubles as a political film, etching a portrait of a fascist from the inside out. You won’t easily shake its power and beauty. |
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| ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Bertolucci is an important Italian director that has produced a number of influential films. He received his training working with Pasolini (Mama Roma) and with his first films quickly gained a sturdy reputation. His 1972 film Last Tango In Paris brought him a lot of attention when Bertolucci was given a suspended prison sentence by an Italian court for obscenity, and his 1987 film The Last Emperor was celebrated throughout the world. It is, however, with The Conformist that he entered the pantheon of important directors. |
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| Friday 18: Cine/Club: Randall Museum Billy Wilder's SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959, USA) In one of the best comedies ever to come from Hollywood, two struggling musicians find themselves on the run from the mob after witnessing a hit. With their options running out, they hide themselves in plain sight by putting on dresses and wigs and joining a all girl band. Things warm up when Marilyn Monroe starts to get close to one of the pair. This film is anything but a drag! (Sorry, we couldn't help ourselves...) |
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| WHY WE CHOSE THIS FILM: We thought it was time for you to have a break from all the difficult, mind-expanding films and enjoy a thoroughly frivolous one. The actors have so much fun in this film, it’s a joy to watch them. The writing is quick and clever, and has lines people have been quoting for 50 years now. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis outdo any other comic performers of their generation. The film brought a new feeling of openness about cross-dressing to the general public, and is probably the campiest you’ll see. |
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| ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder fled Nazi Germany and found his real following in Hollywood, where he directed a number of acclaimed films throughout the 40’s and 50’s. Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend and Sunset Blvd. are his classic dramas, and Some Like it Hot was on of the late comedies, which include The Apartment. Wilder had a long career and died at 95. Much of the latter part of his life was spent collecting modern art. His collection was one of the largest and most inclusive in Hollywood. |
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