Entitled 3 X 3 @ AKAG, this new series of Thursday evening films is being organized and presented by University at Buffalo professors Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian. Three films by three distinguished international film directors will be featured each month as follows: Jean Renoir (1894-1979) in February, Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in March, and Yasujirō Ozu (1903-1963) in April.
A highlight of the Albright-Knox's new open hours on Thursday evenings, this film series will provide Gallery visitors with a unique learning opportunity. Screenings will begin at 7:30 PM in the gallery auditorium, and are free with gallery admission.
Prior to the film each week, Professors Jackson and Christian will introduce the film and briefly discuss each filmmaker's career and historical influence. After the screening, Jackson and Christian will join the audience in a discussion of the film, the filmmaker, and the impact of both on world cinema and other arts. Topics will include writing, directing, acting, camera work, set design, music, and sound, allowing viewers the opportunity to explore the defining work of three seminal international filmmakers.
The films are scheduled as follows:
February - Featured
Director: Jean Renoir
February
5 - Grand Illusion, 1937
February
12 - La Bête Humaine, 1938
February
19 - Rules of the Game, 1939
March - Featured
Director: Federico Fellini
March
5 - I Vitelloni, 1953
March
19 - 8½, 1963
March
26 - Juliet of the Spirits, 1965
April - Featured
Director: Yasujirō Ozu
April 9 - Late
Spring,
1949
April
16 - Tokyo Story, 1953
April
23 - Floating Weeds, 1959
The series is a collaborative project
between the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the University at Buffalo and is
supported, in part, by the UB Humanities Institute and the Capen Chair in
American Culture. All films will
be presented in high-definition audio and video.
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