ATA Presents
Rembrandt Laughing
Jon Jost's 1989 film, shot in San Francisco
- When
- Fri Aug 7, 2009
- Where
- Artists' for Television Access (ATA)
- Time
- 8pm
- Cost
- $6
- Tags
- Movies
Description
Shot in San Francisco in 1988, 'Rembrandt Laughing' is the 9th feature by staunchly political, cosmically underappreciated filmmaker Jon Jost. A portrait of the passage of one year in the lives of some San Francisco friends, circa 1988 (before the dot.coming of the city), this is a slow marijuana hazed story which drifts like the fabled fog, encompassing the quirks and habits of a generation that made the city theirs, if only for a while.'Rembrandt Laughing' sketches the time and place, encompassing the AIDS epidemic, the casual sexual revolution, the debris of '68 lingering in the air. A quiet, very San Francisco comedy of life among a small group of friends. 'Rembrandt Laughing' was improvised over the period of about a month by Jost and his friends, mostly acting non-professionals.
A rare opportunity to get a taste of what San Francisco was like before yuppification took over.
More Info
- Link
- http://atasite.org/
- Call
- (415)824-3890
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