Remembrance of Things
to Come ~ Philadelphia Premiere
Friday, July 25 at 8:00pm
Remembrance of Things to Come
dir. Chris Marker & Yannick Bellon, France,
2001, video, 48 mins, b/w
 Chris
Marker, master of the cinema-essay, is joined by Yannick Bellon,
daughter of photographer Denise Bellon, whose images from the
period of 1935-1955 are the backbone of this rumination of the
photographer’s life as well as the beginning
of the modern age,
the history of Surrealism, the atrocities of WWII, and Marker’s
love of cats, women, Paris and much more. "A small masterpiece
of montage, Remembrance of Things to Come is from
moment to moment reminiscent of Resnais, Ivens, even Kubrick,
but in its deployment of still photographs (as in
La Jetée),
its theme of history and memory, its subject-skipping montage
and rapid shuttle of wit and philosophy, Remembrance
is pure, marvelous Marker". – James Quandt
Preceded by
Colette
dir. Yannick Bellon, France, 1951, video,
28 mins, color, French w/ English subtitles
Through her own voice-over
narration, legendary author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954)
looks back over her carefree childhood, the inspiration she
drew from her rural homes, and her career as a performer. The
film, which includes conversations between her and acclaimed
poet-filmmaker Jean Cocteau, shows a woman who may be near the
end of her life but who remains dynamic and engaged - and occupied
with needlepoint.
Prime Time in the Camps
dir. Chris Marker, Slovenia, 1993, video,
23 mins, color
Marker's concern with
war's effect on civilians has been a feature of his work since
the 1960s. Prime Time in the Camps looks at the function
of media for a viewership that has been stripped of a homeland.
In the vandalized ruins of an army barracks in Roska, Slovenia,
lives a community of Bosnian refugees. What they know of world
events comes from a unique video workshop run by fellow refugees
who pirate signals from CNN, Radio Sarajevo, and Sky News. The
young production team, most of whom had no prior experience
with program making, underline how the warring factions' abuses
of media make them suspicious of all news output; at the same
time, they exhibit sincere aspirations to provide a genuine
documentary of refugee life.
Tickets
$6.00 for general admission, $5.00 for I House members, students
and seniors. Tickets available one hours before showtime.
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