Release Date: January 5, 2006
National Gallery of Art Winter Film Program Features Washington Premieres, World-Renowned Directors, and Films Examining CÉzanne's Ties to Aix-En-Provence
Washington, DC—This winter, the National Gallery of Art showcases films that range from a heartfelt tribute to the American landscape to a new documentary on the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan. The program includes works from such celebrated filmmakers as Orson Welles, Michael Almereyda, Werner Herzog, Christian Frei, James Benning, and Mikio Naruse. To complement two major exhibitions opening this winter—Cézanne in Provence and Dada — the Gallery is presenting a range of French and German archival restorations in Provence et Marseille, Dada Cinema and Music, and the world premiere of Cézanne in Provence. All screenings are held in the East Building Auditorium, which features stadium-style seating, a state-of-the-art projection system, and an FM wireless listening system for the hearing impaired. Receivers, ear phones, and neck loops are available at the Art Information Desk near the main entrance.
Other screenings include Selections from the International Festival of Films on Art; the American premiere of The Well (Brunnen), a Swedish documentary looking at Orson Welles’ fondness for Spain; the Washington premieres of Stolen, a film about the investigation of the 1990 theft of several important paintings from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and William Eggleston in the Real World, a profile of the innovative photographer. Several filmmakers will introduce their films and take questions from the audience. For dates, times, film descriptions, and a schedule of appearances by filmmakers, visit http://www.nga.gov/programs/film.htm.
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