CONTOURS
CONTOURS is a monthly screening series at Paradise Theatre spotlighting films which thematize the world of visual art:painting, sculpture, sketching, and performance. Each feature is preceded by a short film and an introduction by curator and host Saffron Maeve. Maeve also writes an accompanying column for Screen Slate, which covers art films playing in New York.
Camille Claudel
- Sun, Apr 6
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Bruno Nuytten Run Time: 175 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1988 Language: French
Starring: Alain Cuny, Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Adjani, Laurent Grévill, Roch Leibovici
The life of Camille Claudel, a French sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his...
A Quiet Place in the Country
- Mon, May 12
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Elio Petri Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 1968 Language: Italian
Starring: Franco Nero, Gabriella Boccardo, Georges Géret, Madeleine Damien, Vanessa Redgrave
In a quiet place she strips away the structure of his mind and body... piece by piece.
Jane B. by Agnès V.
- Sun, Jun 8
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Agnès Varda Run Time: 97 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1988 Language: French
Starring: Alain Souchon, Farid Chopel, Jane Birkin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Philippe Léotard
The interests, obsessions, and fantasies of two singular artists converge in this inspired collaboration between Agnès Varda and...