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Film Screenings
Wednesdays and Sundays 2.30pm
Domain Theatre, Lower Level 3
13 November - 22 December 2002
8 January - 16 February 2003
A collection of feature films and documentaries related to the passionate, colourful
universe of Picasso: the bullfight, flamenco, the South of France, a fascination
with metamorphosis and grotesquerie, an undimmed vitality that defies the ageing
process.
PROGRAMME
Wednesday 13 November
Sunday 17 November
Pablo Picasso: Legacy of a Genius 1981 Dir. Michael Blackwood 89 min.
A detailed critical analysis of Picasso's painting and sculpture made
by fellow artists, historians and Picasso's own family during on-camera
interviews.
Wednesday 20 November
Sunday 24 November
Picasso 1985 Dir. Didier Baussy-Oulianoff, video 90 min.
Stunningly comprehensive documentary uses the drawings, paintings, objects and
sculpture from Picasso’s personal collection to illustrate the major periods
in his life and work.
Wednesday 27 November
Sunday 1 December
Picasso - Romancero du Picador 1968 Dir. Jean Desvilles, b&w 13 min.
Depicts the role of the picador in the Spanish bullfight as interpreted by Picasso
in his pen and wash drawings.
Flamenco at 5:15 1984 Dir. Adam Symansky & Cynthia Scott 30 min.
Spanish Flamenco choreographers introduce this ancient dance form to students
at the National Ballet School of Canada.
Blood Wedding 1981 Dir. Carlos Saura 72 min.
Dance drama centering around the rehearsals for a Flamenco ballet version of
the Lorca tragedy.
Wednesday 4 December
Sunday 8 December
Spirit of the Beehive 1973 Dir. Victor Erice 97 min.
A haunting, atmospheric piece set in rural Spain soon after the Civil War depicting
a family on the verge of collapse.
Wednesday 11 December
Sunday 15 December
Tosca's Kiss 1984 Dir. Daniel Schmid 84 min.
A retirement home for opera performers where the inhabitants burst into song
and flamboyant gesture at the slightest provocation.
Wednesday 18 December
Sunday 22 December
Shameless Old Lady 1965 Dir. Rene Allio, b&w 94 min.
A family is outraged by an old woman’s irresponsibility when she takes
a new lease on life after the death of her husband.
No screenings between 23 December 2002 and 7 January 2003.
Wednesday 8 January
Sunday 12 January
Notes on the Circus 1966 Dir. Jonas Mekas 13 min.
A spontaneous view of circus performers.
Freaks 1932 Dir. Todd Browning, b&w 63 min.
A group of circus "freaks" take revenge upon a beautiful trapese artist
and her strongman lover.
Wednesday 15 January
Sunday 19 January
8 1/2 1963 Dir. Federico Fellini, b&w 135 min.
Fellini's semi-autobiographical masterpiece.
Wednesday 22 January
Sunday 26 January
Le Mystere Picasso 1956 Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot 78 min.
In the high summer temperatures Picasso is at work in the Victorine Studios
in Nice.
Wednesday 29 January
Sunday 2 February
Bay of Angels 1962 Dir. Jacques Demy, b&w 85 min.
An ordinary bank clerk, who has had a streak of good luck at the Nice casino,
falls in love with a compulsive gambler who has left her husband and child to
satisfy her craving.
Wednesday 5 February
Sunday 9 February
The Green Ray 1985 Dir. Eric Rohmer 90 min.
A Parisian secretary, who cannot bear to spend an August in Paris, holidays
on her own at the seaside in the hope of finding a dream lover.
Wednesday 12 February
Sunday 16 February
Le Mepris (Contempt) 1963 Dir. Jean Luc Godard 103 min.
Brigitte Bardot plays the bored, unsatisfied wife of a troubled screenwriter.
She develops contempt for her husband after discovering he is secretly in the
communist party. One of Godard's finest films.
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