Wednesdays at 3 p.m.
January 23 through May 15
Lectures by Russell Merritt
Film 50 will survey a century of international cinema, looking at major film styles and genres, including German Expressionism, Italian Neorealism, American Film Noir, the French New Wave, and more recent film movements that defy easy categorization. Lectures will consider the social context from which the films emerge, how movies connect with other arts, and how they are a distinct form of expression.
Schedule for January and February
January 23
The Terms of Cinema: An Illustrated Lecture
January 30
The Nickelodeon: A Variety Show Recreating the Early Cinema
Richard “Scrumbley” Koldewyn on Piano, Lori Leigh Giegleghem and Greg Thiede in Performance
February 6
The Last Laugh
(F. W. Murnau, Germany, 1924)
Judith F. Rosenberg on Piano
February 13
Arsenal
(Alexander Dovzhenko, USSR, 1929)
Joel Adlen on Piano
February 20
The General
(Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, U.S., 1926)
Joel Adlen on Piano
February 27
La Chienne
(Jean Renoir, France, 1931)
Screenings and lectures are held in the PFA Theater, Bancroft @ Bowditch. We recommend advance tickets, which are, as always, available at the PFA box office, or charge–by–phone (510–642–5249).
