Museum Hours

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Date: January 01, 2012 to December 31, 2012
Dates Note: 2012
Country of Origin: Austria , United States
Place of Origin: Austria/United States
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Color: Color
Silent: No
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Curator Notes

Film Series/Exhibition Title: 
Guided Tour: Museums in Cinema
Description: 

Jem Cohen’s films are often shot on the street, as he observes the world through his camera lens. With Museum Hours, he portrays Vienna, but also moves inside its Kunsthistorisches Museum to tell a story of two strangers who come to know each other, a museum guard and a Canadian woman visiting the city. Slowly, over time, the artworks of the museum facilitate their growing friendship, even “participate” in their conversations. “Museum Hours is a film about seeing, and a tribute to how art sharpens our perception of the world around us. . . . An ode to museums” (Cinema Scope).

Related People

  • Person: 
    Jem Cohen
    Role: director
    Person: 
    Cinema Guild
    Role: source
    Person: 
    Mary Margaret O'Hara
    Role: actors
    Person: 
    Bobby Sommer
    Role: actors
    Person: 
    Ela Piplits
    Role: actors