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| | My Darling Clementine By carefully including Western iconography in every frame, John Ford exploited Monument Valley in order to shape ideas of the “Wild West." | |
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This Week's Films
Thu, Feb 11
5 pm The Making of Western Myth How the West was Won by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, and Richard Thorpe
8:10 pm The Making of Western Myth My Darling Clementine by John Ford
Fri, Feb 12
5:50 pm The Making of Western Myth Rio Grande by John Ford
8 pm The Making of Western Myth She Wore a Yellow Ribbon by John Ford
The Making of Western Myth, Feb 11-28, 2010
In the MFA series The Making of Western Myth, we're featuring the films John Ford shot in Monument Valley. Ford used the desert region to represent the geography of the entire West, and constructed Monument Valley to suit America’s vision of the “Wild West.” Ford was well aware that his movies were mostly fantasy. Although his films lack historic authenticity, he created wonderful stories and entertaining images. In Ford’s later films, however, he began to reevaluate his portrayal of Native Americans, explore their customs and culture, and to question the US Western expansion.
My Darling Clementine, Rio Grande, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon courtesy of UCLA Film and Television Archive. |
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February Highlights
Vital Signals, Feb 5, 6, and 20, 2010
A program of early video art from America and Japan, Vital Signals highlights developments in video art during the 1960s and ’70s.
Artists include Nam June Paik, CTG, Gary Hill, Toshio Matsumoto, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Keigo Yamamoto, James Byrne, Takahiko Iimura, Kohei Ando, Morihiro Wada,Nam June Paik, Jud Yalkut, Toshio Matsumoto, Fujiko Nakaya, Chris Burden, TVTV, Saburo Muraoka, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Keiji Uematsu, Ko Nakajima, Shirley Clark, Joan Jonas, Takahiko Iimura, James Byrne, Norio Imai, William Wegman, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Ante Bozanich, Mako Idemitsu, Paul McCarthy, John Baldessari, Hakudo Kobayashi, Mobuhiro Kawanaka and Vito Acconci.
Advanced Screening, Sat, Feb 6, 7 pm Werner Herzog's My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
History of Film Semester Course, Feb 10-Apr 14, 1-2:30 pm
Join us for an introductory survey of film that considers historic, aesthetic, cultural, economic, and political perspectives. Look at the relationship of cinema to other forms of media, from literature and painting to theater and television. This ten-session course covers American and international cinema chronologically, featuring weekly lectures and optional screenings.
The Making of Western Myth, Feb 11-28, 2010
In the MFA series The Making of Western Myth, we're featuring the films John Ford shot in Monument Valley. Ford used the desert region to represent the geography of the entire West, and constructed Monument Valley to suit America’s vision of the “Wild West.” Ford was well aware that his movies were mostly fantasy. Although his films lack historic authenticity, he created wonderful stories and entertaining images. In Ford’s later films, however, he began to reevaluate his portrayal of Native Americans, explore their customs and culture, and to question the US Western expansion.
International Festival of Films on Art, Feb 24-March 4, 2010
Selected by the MFA, the series presents the best films from the 27th Montréal International Festival of Films on Art, featuring productions about painting, dance, music, photography, architecture, literature, and cinema.
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Coming Soon
New Cinema from Quèbec, March 4-13
New Cinema from Spain, March 6-13
The Films of Kim Longinotto, March 17-26
Werner Herzog's My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?, March 18-26
Boston Turkish Film Festival, March 25-April 11
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MFA Annual Film Festivals
Boston Turkish Film Festival, Mar 25-April 11, 2010
Boston LGBT Film Festival, May 6-16, 2010
Boston French Film Festival, Jul 8-25, 2010
Roxbury Film Festival, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2010
Boston Palestine Film Festival, Oct 2010
The Boston Jewish Film Festival, Nov 2010
Boston Festival of Films from Iran, Jan 2011
Human Rights International Film Festival, Jan 2011
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Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Film Program at the MFA
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Monday and Tuesday 10 am-4:45 pm
Wednesday-Friday: 10 am- 9:45 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am- 4:45 pm
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| Thursday, February 11, 2010, 5 pm Film
How the West Was Won
With an all-star cast including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Gregory Peck, the Prescott family travels West and fulfills their own destiny....
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| | Thursday, February 11, 2010, 8:10 pm Film
My Darling Clementine
Wyatt Earp’s legend continues when Wyatt seeks vengeance for his brother’s death, and clashes with the local Clanton gang at the OK Corral...
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| | Friday, February 12, 2010, 5:50 pm Film
Rio Grande
Colonel York is bitter about his post on the Texas frontier, but when his son and estranged wife arrive, he faces the difficult task of reuniting his ...
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| | Friday, February 12, 2010, 8 pm Film
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Captain Brittles must complete one final mission before he retires—calm the restless Arapaho tribe and put the commanding officer’s wife a...
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| | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6 pm Film
The Searchers
Ethan Edwards searches for his niece, Debbie, after she’s taken captive by Ethan’s archenemy, Scar, a Comanche chief....
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| | Thursday, February 18, 2010, 8:20 pm Film
My Darling Clementine
Wyatt Earp’s legend continues when Wyatt seeks vengeance for his brother’s death, and clashes with the local Clanton gang at the OK Corral...
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| | Friday, February 19, 2010, 6 pm Film
Modern Times
Chaplin’s Tramp character survives the perils of a modern world including industrialization, poverty, and unemployment, but manages to remain ho... |
| | Friday, February 19, 2010, 8 pm Film
Stagecoach
A group of travelers leave town after hearing an Apache attack. As the journey progresses, the hypocrisy of the “respectable” passengers b...
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| | Saturday, February 20, 2010, 11 am Film
Open Television
Examine how individuals and collectives saw the relationship between video and television as a way to directly engage new audiences.... |
| | Saturday, February 20, 2010, 2:10 pm Film
Body Acts
Explore how video art enhanced the artists' physical and emotional gestures.... |
| | Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 5:50 pm Film
Fort Apache
Captain Kirby is usurped by Colonel Thursday for the cavalry post at Fort Apache, and they clash over the handling of Native territory....
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| | Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 8:30 pm Film
Solo
Accomplished, but largely unknown, Solo examines the life and work of Polish artist Boguslaw Schaffer....
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| | Thursday, February 25, 2010, 6:30 pm Film
Boris Ryzhy
The documentary follows the tragically short life of Boris Ryzhy, posthumously lauded and added to the canon of Russian poets....
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| | Thursday, February 25, 2010, 8 pm Film
The Searchers
Ethan Edwards searches for his niece, Debbie, after she’s taken captive by Ethan’s archenemy, Scar, a Comanche chief....
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| | Friday, February 26, 2010, 3:40 pm Film
Stagecoach
A group of travelers leave town after hearing an Apache attack. As the journey progresses, the hypocrisy of the “respectable” passengers b...
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| | Friday, February 26, 2010, 6 pm Film
M
A child murderer is on the loose in Berlin, and group of criminals come together and assert their own brand of justice...
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| | Saturday, February 27, 2010, 11 am Film
Nora preceded by Oslo Opera House
Renowned dancer and choreographer, Nora Chipaumire uses her art to address African history and its cultural and political barriers...
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| | Saturday, February 27, 2010, 1 pm Film
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump the Sun
The author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston rose from poverty to the praised writer of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance....
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| | Saturday, February 27, 2010, 3 pm Film
Karsh is History
Documenting the life and work of photographer Yousuf Karsh, Karsh Is History reveals the stories behind his iconic portraits of celebrities, politicia...
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| | Saturday, February 27, 2010, 4:20 pm Film
Harry Callahan
The film interprets the life and work of American photographer Harry Callahan over the past fifty years.... |
| | Sunday, February 28, 2010, 10:15 am Film
Mort a Venise
Pianist Louis Lortie uses Venice to infuse his performances with triumph and tragedy....
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| | Sunday, February 28, 2010, 12 pm Film
Peepshow
Based on a play, the main character, Beautiful, explores the realms of our reality and the possibilities that lie beyond....
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| | Sunday, February 28, 2010, 1:15 pm Film
M
A child murderer is on the loose in Berlin, and group of criminals come together and assert their own brand of justice...
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| | Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3:30 pm Film
Cheyenne Autumn
After failing to deliver supplies to the Cheyenne reservation, the US Cavalry officer witnesses the tribes’ abuse and displacement and asks for ...
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| | Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 6 pm Film
Anthony Caro, Sculpture like Religion
A look at France’s largest public commission, the monumental installation by Anthony Caro for the gothic choir of Église Saint-Jean-Baptist...
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| | Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 8 pm Film
Piotr Anderszewski
This documentary follows Piotr Anderszewski during a concert tour by train, transforming his quarters into rehearsal space, complete with a baby grand...
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| | Thursday, March 4, 2010, 8 pm Film
It’s Not Me, I Swear
A young boy’s hides the pain of his mother’s abandonment by performing increasingly clever, yet dangerous, stunts....
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| | Friday, March 5, 2010, 3:40 pm Film
Sticky Fingers
After serving jail time, a group of thieves attempt to turn themselves into honest citizens in order to receive $2 million....
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| | Friday, March 5, 2010, 6 pm Film
Sullivan’s Travels
A classic Hollywood satire, a successful director lives as a hobo in order to understand the lives of the poor....
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| | Friday, March 5, 2010, 8 pm Film
I Killed My Mother
Teenage Hubert has a love/hate relationship with his mother in this much discussed breakthrough film from 20-year-old Xavier Dolan...
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| | Saturday, March 6, 2010, 11 am Film
Spleen
Spleen goes out to buy bread and meets Ninotchka, the woman of his dreams. The two embark on a unexpected journey that changes their lives completely....
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| | Saturday, March 6, 2010, 3 pm Film
Sticky Fingers
After serving jail time, a group of thieves attempt to turn themselves into honest citizens in order to receive $2 million....
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| | Saturday, March 6, 2010, 5:20 pm Film
Carcasses
A man’s home filled with the clutter of old car parts becomes a refuge for four teenagers with Down syndrome....
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| | Sunday, March 7, 2010, 1 pm Film
All That She Wants
With the sudden disappearance of her mother, Coralie is forced into prostitution by her father in order to provide for their family....
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| | Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:15 pm Film
Polytechnique
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre at the Polytechnique School, where, in 1989, a psychotic misogynist murdered several female engineering stude...
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| | Sunday, March 7, 2010, 5 pm Film
Wild Hunt
Reality and fantasy collide when Erik follows his estranged girlfriend into a medieval re-enactment game, after learning she has been seduced by one o...
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| | Friday, March 12, 2010, 6 pm Film
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity set the standard for film noir with story of murder, deceit, and overt sexuality....
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| | Saturday, March 13, 2010, 11 am Film
Gigante
A supermarket security guard falls in love with the store’s cleaning woman....
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| | Saturday, March 13, 2010, 1 pm Film
The Blind Sunflowers
The effects of the Spanish Civil War continue to haunt Elena, and the many secrets she keeps to protect her family....
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| | Saturday, March 13, 2010, 3 pm Film
West of Pluto
Members, seniors and students $8; general admission $10...
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| | Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 6:20 pm Film
Divorce Iranian Style
A look at the Iranian divorce court system through the lives of three women all seeking to separate from their husbands....
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| | Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 8 pm Film
Rough Aunties
A group of women fight for sexually abused victims in South Africa....
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| | Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6 pm Film
Day I Will Never Forget
A look at the practice of female genital mutilation in Kenya and the pioneering African women who are bravely reversing the tradition...
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| | Thursday, March 18, 2010, 8 pm Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
A police officer slowly unravels the bizarre mystery behind a murder in a quiet San Diego neighborhood....
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| | Friday, March 19, 2010, 6 pm Film
Shoot the Piano Player
A French New Wave cinematic classic, this film follows a piano player as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair....
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| | Friday, March 19, 2010, 8 pm Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
A police officer slowly unravels the bizarre mystery behind a murder in a quiet San Diego neighborhood....
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| | | | Saturday, March 20, 2010, 1:25 pm Film
Dream Girls preceded by Eat the Kimono
In two documentaries, women audition for a prestigious performing arts school and can choose male or female roles, and a woman defies Japanese conserv...
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| | Saturday, March 20, 2010, 3:45 pm Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
A police officer slowly unravels the bizarre mystery behind a murder in a quiet San Diego neighborhood....
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| | Sunday, March 21, 2010, 10:30 am Film
Runaway
Young women seek refuge at a women’s shelter in Tehran and form sisterly bonds over shared experiences of abuse....
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| | Sunday, March 21, 2010, 12:40 pm Film
Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go
A look at one English school’s innovative methods for working with children who have suffered severe emotional traumas.
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| | Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3 pm Film
Pride of Place preceded by Theatre Girls
Two of Kim Longinotto’s films made when she was a student set the tone for her signature style, exposing abuse and cruelty and the living condit...
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| | Thursday, March 25, 2010, 5 pm Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
A police officer slowly unravels the bizarre mystery behind a murder in a quiet San Diego neighborhood....
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| | Thursday, March 25, 2010, 9 pm Film
Hidden Faces
A fascinating portrayal of Egyptian women living in a Muslim society reveals friction between modernity and tradition, as well as a startling renewal ...
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| | Friday, March 26, 2010, 3:20 pm Film
Gaea Girls
Several young women go through rigorous mental and physical training in order to become Gaea girls—a popular group of Japanese female wrestlers....
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| | Friday, March 26, 2010, 8:10 pm Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
A police officer slowly unravels the bizarre mystery behind a murder in a quiet San Diego neighborhood....
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| | Saturday, March 27, 2010, 11 am Film
The Phantom of Liberty
Without a strong narrative frame, Luis Bunuel challenges his audience and makes them laugh with a bizarre series of events and images....
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| | Thursday, April 1, 2010, 6 pm Film
Five Easy Pieces
Jack Nicholson gives a memorable performance as a privileged musician who gives up his career to work on an oil rigger....
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| | Friday, April 9, 2010, 6 pm Film
Tekkoninkreet
This anime film follows two brothers who must fight a group of yakuza for control of their decaying city.
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