Sunday Masters Series

Sunday Masters Series

APRIL 4-18, 2010

Join us this April as we explore the lives and working styles of some of cinema's undisputed master directors. We kick off the program with a tribute to the recently deceased grandfather of the French New Wave, Eric Rohmer, and continue with new documentaries on comic genius Jacques Tati and a reverent look back at Russia’s existential master Andrei Tarkovsky.

 

Éric Rohmer, preuve à l’appui

Apr 04, 2010

(André S. Labarthe, France, 1994, Beta-SP, 115 min)

To honor and celebrate the life of Eric Rohmer, who passed away this January, we screen this two-part interview in which Rohmer develops some of the ideas underlying how he sees and makes films. Come out to toast Eric Rohmer, the grandfather of the French New Wave, on what would have been his 90th birthday. 

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The Magnificent Tati

Apr 11, 2010

(Michael House, USA, 2009, Digital, 60 min)

Detailing just how far reaching the career of France’s greatest comic auteur Jacques Tati was, this compelling new documentary explores Tati’s career rom his roots in the Parisian music-halls of the ‘30s to his rise and ultimate fall from grace after the release of his masterpiece Playtime. 

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Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky

Director in attendance!

Apr 18, 2010

(Dmitry Trakovsky, Russia, 2008, DigiBeta, 90 min)

This outstanding documentary journeys from Los Angeles to rural Russia to investigate Tarkovsky's legacy through encounters with those who collaborated with him. The film offers a touching, highly personal and provocative record of the lingering effects of Tarkovsky on an extraordinary range of individuals. 

"Altogether compelling...Any filmmaker who does not love or feel deeply about the films of Andrei Tarkovsky cannot be taken seriously." -The Stranger

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