Film Series: Surrealist Cinema

When
Event has passed (Fri Feb 24, 2017 - Fri Mar 24, 2017)
Cost
Free
Tags
Arts, Art Events

Description

In conjunction with the exhibition The Conjured Life: The Legacy of Surrealism, join us Friday afternoons in February and March for a four-part film series exploring the rich tradition of Surrealist cinema, spanning from the movement’s origins in 1920s France through the 1980s and encompassing an eclectic mix of genres and styles including experimental narrative, found footage, essay films, animation, and collage. Featured artists include Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dali, Luis Buñuel, Maya Deren, Jean Genet, Chris Marker, Samuel Beckett, and more.

Experiments in Surrealist Cinema (1943 - 1950)


Meshes of the Afternoon (1943, Dir. Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 14min)

Un Chant D’Amour (1950, Dir. Jean Genet, 26min)

Total runtime: 40 minutes

The films will continually screen in the order above starting at 1PM and ending at 4PM. Visitors are encouraged to drop in and out of the screening as their schedule allows.

Image: Still from Un Chant D'Amour (1950), courtesy Cult Epics

More Info

Link
http://events.stanford.edu/events/659/65907/
Call
650-736-9371
Email
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Schedule

Cantor Arts Center
328 Lomita Dr
Palo Alto, CA
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  1. Cantor Arts Center
    328 Lomita Dr, Palo Alto, CA