Mark Morris Presents: In the Age of Pepperland
Mark Morris Presents: In the Age of Pepperland
September 28–November 25, 2018
Choreographer Mark Morris selects a series of films that reflect the irrepressible creativity of the late sixties and inspired his dance work Pepperland.
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The Producers
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Blow-Up
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A Hard Day’s Night
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Films - Past
Films - Past
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Past Films
High School
Frederick Wiseman
United States, 1969Friday, September 28 3:30 PMFrederick Wiseman in PersonView DetailsWiseman’s documentary on a large urban high school in Philadelphia got to the core of American conformity and conditioning; seen as an antiestablishment indictment in the Vietnam War era, it has only gained resonance with age.
Blow-Up
Michelangelo Antonioni
United Kingdom, 1966Digital Restoration
Friday, September 28 7 PMIntroduction by Mark MorrisView Details“Simply put, the key movie of the 1960s. Set in a vividly mod Swinging London, Antonioni’s first English-language film [is] a cryptic murder mystery . . . a landmark of the decade’s observational outrage and Pop disposability” (Time Out).
A Hard Day’s Night
Richard Lester
United Kingdom, 1964Digital Restoration
Saturday, September 29 3:30 PMView DetailsFollowing the adventures of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, A Hard Day’s Night perfectly captures the spirit of the times—and, of course, the music is fantastic.
The Producers
Mel Brooks
United States, 1968Digital Restoration
Sunday, September 30 7 PMIntroduction by Mark MorrisView DetailsIn Brooks’s first film (which won the Oscar for best screenplay), a has-been Broadway producer (Zero Mostel) hopes to bilk his investors by producing a surefire failure: Springtime for Hitler, the musical. With Gene Wilder and Dick Shawn.
The Leopard
Luchino Visconti
Italy, France, 1963Digital Restoration
Saturday, October 13 7 PMView DetailsAlain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, and Burt Lancaster (in one of his greatest performances) star in this tale of an aging Sicilian aristocrat who watches as his life—and lifestyle—fades into the past. “Even the most intimate scenes seethe with a sense of change” (Village Voice). “A mellow and melancholy feast” (New York Times).
The Leopard
Luchino Visconti
Italy, France, 1963Digital Restoration
Sunday, October 21 7 PMView DetailsAlain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, and Burt Lancaster (in one of his greatest performances) star in this tale of an aging Sicilian aristocrat who watches as his life—and lifestyle—fades into the past. “Even the most intimate scenes seethe with a sense of change” (Village Voice). “A mellow and melancholy feast” (New York Times).
Persona
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden, 1966Digital Restoration
Wednesday, October 24 3:10 PMLecture by Linda H. RuggView DetailsExploring the strange symbiosis between a speechless actress (Liv Ullmann) and her nurse companion (Bibi Andersson), this is “Bergman at his most brilliant” (Time Out).
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
United Kingdom, United States, 196850th Anniversary Rerelease
Saturday, November 10 2 PMView DetailsKubrick harnesses the widescreen, epic format for an intensely metaphysical experience in space and time. Since 2001’s release fifty years ago, “no movie has matched its solemnly jaw-dropping techno-poetic majesty” (Variety).
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
United Kingdom, United States, 196850th Anniversary Rerelease
Friday, November 16 3:30 PMView DetailsKubrick harnesses the widescreen, epic format for an intensely metaphysical experience in space and time. Since 2001’s release fifty years ago, “no movie has matched its solemnly jaw-dropping techno-poetic majesty” (Variety).
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
United Kingdom, United States, 196850th Anniversary Rerelease
Saturday, November 24 6:30 PMView DetailsKubrick harnesses the widescreen, epic format for an intensely metaphysical experience in space and time. Since 2001’s release fifty years ago, “no movie has matched its solemnly jaw-dropping techno-poetic majesty” (Variety).
2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
United Kingdom, United States, 196850th Anniversary Rerelease
Sunday, November 25 3:30 PMView DetailsKubrick harnesses the widescreen, epic format for an intensely metaphysical experience in space and time. Since 2001’s release fifty years ago, “no movie has matched its solemnly jaw-dropping techno-poetic majesty” (Variety).