I would fly there in a heartbeat if I had the means. What a thrill to sit in front of that film on the big screen, with the full theatrical soundscape.
If anyone attends this, please report back.
Thought about going to this… it’s either this or potentially Close-Up in an all-new 35mm print at Anthology Film Archives tonight in NYC.
For me there would be no choice. You’re lucky to have options ;)
I went to the screening of Marketa Lazarova. I hadn’t seen it before, and I’m not going to lie. I had a difficult time with it, since it was very challenging to follow. That’s not a criticism of the film, but it’s going to require several viewings I think. It’s certainly a more difficult film I think than Andrei Rublev, which certainly isn’t easy in it’s own right.
several views yes, but well worth it. It surely does come together the more you see it.
I hate everyone that can go to this.I really mean that!!!!Here in Greece,there’s not even the slightest chance that we ever have films like this shown in cinema…And I’m not living in a small town,Thessaloniki has 1,5 million people!!!!Damn it…
How was the print…really wanted to do the double feature with VALLEY OF THE BEES, but was in Pennsylvania for the weekend. CLOSE-UP is still playing for a few more dates, right? I hope? UGH!
The print had some dust on it. It wasn’t perfect, but anything’s better than the Week End (1967) fiasco at MOMA several months ago. Anyone familiar with that? Oh GOD! But no, all in all, the print was great, aside from a couple of faded subtitles. Either way, sometimes seeing retrospective screenings of old art films like this is not exactly conducive to understanding a film, because you have one chance to watch the film without being able to stop it or go back and that’s it. That’s your chance, and you don’t know when else you’ll be able to watch it again, in order to more fully understand it. In the past several months, I’ve seen Marketa Lazarova, Before the Revolution, Week End, and Sauve qui peut la vie on the big screen in New York, and all are films that command multiple viewings, in order to fully appreciate. The point is that none of them are available on region 1/A, so I can’t rent them from netflix, so it’s as if I have one chance to fully grasp them, and that simply does not cut it. I’ll need several viewings to actually feel like I’ve seen the film. Yes, watching a film on the big screen is optimal, but it’s also optimal to watch films several times, since many art films can be quite challenging, and finding an outlet for watching these films several times in the US can be quite difficult.
Now I know Week End was released by New Yorker, which doesn’t exist anymore, but why hasn’t someone like Kino, or Facets picked up the other films, if not criterion? Well it appears Before the Revolution had a Vhs release in the US, but never a DVD release.
Rossi: what happened with the Weekend showing at MOMA?
The print was incredibly faded and had a red tint to it.
Rossi
Just a heads up for people in New York.