From: Adam Hart (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Mar 08 2008 - 19:32:27 PST
For those of us on the other side of the Atlantic, does anyone know of any
plans to package this as a travelling program that might play in the States?
On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Michael Witt <email suppressed>
wrote:
> PARADISE NOW! Essential French Avant-Garde Cinema, 1890-2008
>
> Friday 14 March - Friday 2 May 2008
>
> Tate Modern, London
>
> Don't miss 7 weekends of the best French avant-garde cinema, including an
> unprecedented selection of pioneering experimental film from the last
> hundred years, including classics, as well as marvellous surprises, from
> psychedelia to erotica, via music videos and radical political filmmaking.
> This season of over ninety films will change your perception of cinema and
> the world. The theme of each screening is inspired by manifestos written by
> celebrated DADA provocateurs Marcel Duchamp and Tristan Tzara, and is
> guaranteed to make you look at the French avant-garde in a new light.
>
> Curated by Nicole Brenez, Michael Temple, Michael Witt, with Pierre
> d'Amerval and Laurent Mannoni in association with Tate Modern and La
> Cinémathèque Française
>
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/paradisenowessentialfrenchavantgardecinema18902008.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 1: FIGURATIVE
>
> Friday 14 March 2008, 19.00
>
> 'distorting mirrors... multiplying the movements to infinity'
>
> Kicking off the season is an evening of films about bodies, magic,
> movement, and how cinema transforms the material world. A short film by
> George Méliès - the renowned turn-of-the-century 'cinemagician' and pioneer
> of special effects - is joined by work from Etienne-Jules Marey, famed for
> the very earliest experiments in representing the human form on film, and
> recent work by video performance artists Klonaris and Thomadaki.
>
> Films by Etienne-Jules Marey and Georges Demenÿ (1892-1900)
> Goldfish Bowl (Bocal aux poissons rouges) Louis Lumière, 1896, 35 mm
> Living Soap Bubbles (Les bulles de savons vivantes), Georges Méliès, 1906,
> 35 mm
> Series 7 (Bursting Soap Bubbles) (Série 7 (Éclatements de bulles de
> savon)),Lucien Bull, 1907, 35 mm
> Cellular Solidification (Solidification cellulaire), Henri Bernard and C
> Dauzère, 1912, 35 mm
> Ex (Ex), Jacques Monory, 1968, 16 mm
> Chromaticity I (Chromaticité I), Patrice Kirchhofer, 1977, 16 mm
> Gradiva, Raymonde Carasco, 1977, 16 mm
> Waves at Collioure (Vagues à Collioure), Jean-Michel Bouhours, 1991, 16 mm
> Pulsar, Maria Klonaris and Katerina Thomadaki, 2001, video
>
> Programme duration 91 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14181.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 2: CRITICAL
>
> Saturday 15 March 2008, 19.00
>
> 'a few drops of clarity failure in the mirror suffice'
>
> A programme dedicated to the critical powers of cinema, its radical
> interrogation of the nature of sounds and images, and of the ethical
> function of cinema's place in the world. Including work by Maurice Lemaître,
> eminent member of the provocative Lettrism movement, René Vautier, leading
> light of militant filmmaking, and Michel Desrois, member of the utopian
> Medvedkine Group.
>
> Around Abel Gance's La Roue (Autour de La Roue) Blaise Cendrars, 1923,
> 11', 35mm
> Letter to my friend Pol Cèbe (Lettre à mon ami Pol Cèbe) Michel Desrois,
> 1970, 17', 16mm
> Imaginary films (Films imaginaires) Maurice Lemaître, 1985, 28', 16mm
> Destruction of the archives (Destruction des archives) René Vautier, 10',
> 16mm
> Lighting, Othello Vilgard, 2002, 7', 16mm
> The Screening, Ariane Michel, 2007, 24', video
>
> Programme duration 88 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14182.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 3: MUSICAL
>
> Sunday 16 March 2008, 15.00
>
> 'have a piano tuned on the stage - EEEEEEEEEEEE'
>
> From the 1930s to the present day, this selection of films explores the
> infinite possibilities of the relationships between music and image.
> Including an FJ Ossang film featuring industrial music pioneers Throbbing
> Gristle, and vanguard director Philippe Grandrieux's collaboration with
> Marilyn Manson.
>
> Cradles, (Les Berceaux), Jean Epstein, 1931, 5', 16mm
> Cradles, (Les Berceaux), Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1931, 7', 35mm
> Feria, Marcel Hanoun, 1961, 19', 35mm
> Entrées de secours, Jérôme de Missolz, 1982, 18', 16mm (music by The
> Clash, PIL, Iggy Pop, The Cramps, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Devo)
> Kant, Éric Duyckaerts, , 2000, 6', video
> Silencio, FJ Ossang, 2006, 20', 35mm (music by Throbbing Gristle)
> Putting Holes in Happiness, Philippe Grandrieux, France, 2007, 4', video
> (music by Marilyn Manson)
>
> Programme duration 71 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14183.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 4: PURE
>
> Friday 21 March 2008, 19.00
>
> 'make something that the eyes cannot stand'
>
> A programme of films devoted to legendary philosopher Gilles Deleuze's
> concept of the 'pure optical and sound image'. Including Alberto
> Cavalcanti's Nothing but the Hours, a monumental film taking the pulse of
> metropolitan Paris in the 1920s - one of the very first 'City Symphonies' -
> and Augustin Gimel's luminous celebrations of abstract form.
>
> Nothing but the Hours (Rien que les heures) Alberto Cavalcanti, 1926, 40',
> 35 mm
> Rotation, Wiliness,Paddle Wheel Unit (Roulement, rouerie, aubage) Rose
> Lowder, 1978, 15', 16 mm
> The Beach, (La Plage) Patrick Bokanowski, 1991, 14', 35 mm
> Tribology, (Tribologie) Yves Berthier et Jean-François Dalle,1996, 5', 16
> mm
> 1305, Augustin Gimel, 2001, 2', video
> Radar, Augustin Gimel, 2001, 2', video
> Betelgeuse, (Bételgeuse), Hugo Verlinde, 2004, 4'28, video
>
> Programme duration 83 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14184.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 5: POLITICAL
>
> Saturday 22 March 2008, 19.00
>
> 'in all the fires of autumn, vibrations and trees fuel sweat'
>
> A night of revolutionary political films, demonstrating the formal rigour
> of truly radical cinema. Classic militant films by artist László Moholy-Nagy
> and René Vautier are followed by Jean Genet's extraordinary appearance in a
> film for Civil Rights activist Angela Davis, and the notorious S.C.U.M.
> Manifesto - originally written by Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy
> Warhol.
>
> The Old Port at Marseilles (Marseille Vieux-Port) László Moholy-Nagy,
> 1929, 9', 35 mm
> Africa 50, (Afrique 50) de René Vautier, 50, 1951, 20', 16mm
> Genet talks about Angela Davies, (Jean Genet parle d'Angela Davis) Carole
> Roussopoulos,1970, 8', video
> The Other Scene, (L'Autre Scène) Dominique Avron, Claudine Eizykman, Guy
> Fihman, Jean-François Lyotard, 1974, 6', 16mm
> S. C. U. M. Manifesto, Carole Roussopoulos et Delphine Seyrig, 1976, 28',
> video
> Embargo, Mounir Fatmi, 1997, 7'30, video
> Let's Dance, (Dansons) Zoulikha Bouabdellah, 2003, 5', video
>
> Programme duration 84 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14185.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 6: PSYCHEDELIC
>
> Friday 28 March 2008, 19.00
>
> 'wire me the density of love'
>
> A programme of mind-altering films that will astonish and inspire in equal
> measure. From the earliest experiments in animation by Émile Cohl, via the
> infamous erotic surrealism of Pierre Molinier, to Man Ray's radical DADA
> experiments and the psychedelic work of Pierre Clémenti, these films will
> leave your senses reeling.
>
> The Fairy Glasses,(Les lunettes féeriques) Émile Cohl, 1909, 5', 35mm
> Return to Reason, (Le Retour à la raison) Man Ray, 1923, 2', 35 mm
> Legs (Jambes (aka Mes Jambes)), Pierre Molinier, France, 1964, 10', 16 mm
> Censorship Visa Number X, (Visa de censure n°X), Pierre Clémenti, 1967,
> 43', 16 mm
> Focusing, (Mise au point) de Ode Bitton, 1972, 13', 35mm (with Gabriel
> Pomerand)
>
> Programme duration 72 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14186.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 7: X
>
> Saturday 29 March 2008, 19.00
>
> 'penetration in feverish season'
>
> With titles such as Ogres, Fuck, and Clandestine Porn Film, this programme
> is not for the prudish. Pushing back the boundaries of acceptability, these
> films include Man Ray's early erotic experiments, Lionel Soukaz's 70s
> post-queer-punk masterpiece, and Augustin Gimel's radical remix of
> pornographic iconography.
>
> Clandestine Porn Film, (Film porno clandestin), Anonymous, circa 1930, 3',
> 16 mm
> Love Sickness, (Maladie d'amour), Barbara Glowczewska, 1977, 6', 16mm
> X (Ixe), Lionel Soukaz, 1980, 45', 35mm
> Fuck, Yves-Marie Mahé, 1999, 16mm
> Ogres, Jean-Paul Nogues, 2001, 7', video
> Rythmixxx, Raphaël Gray, 2002, 7', video
> Fig. 4, Augustin Gimel, 2004, 5', video
> Love and Death, (De L'amort) Johanna Vaude, 2006, 6', video
> Man Ray, Two Women (Deux femmes), Man Ray, circa 1930, 4', 16mm
> Go Get F*****d Up the Arse (Va te faire enculer), Yves-Marie Mahé, 1999,
> 4'30, 16mm
>
> Programme duration 78 minutes (NB: This programme contains adult content.)
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14187.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 8: TEXT
>
> Sunday 30 March 2008, 15.00
>
> 'scratching in the throat of little flame letters'
>
> An afternoon of films exploring the relationships between text, sound and
> image. Renowned artist Christian Boltanski's early film examines the
> loneliness of a working-class mother, referring both to Anne Frank's diary,
> and to the human condition under capitalism. Jean-Luc Godard offers a
> characteristically intricate and thought-provoking reflection on time and
> cinema's relation to history.
>
> Attempt to Reconstitute the 46 Days that Preceded the Death of Françoise
> Guiniuo, (Essai de reconstitution des 46 jours qui précédèrent la mort de
> Françoise Guiniou),Christian Boltanski, 1971, 19', 16mm
> Alley of Signs, (Allée des signes) de Gisèle, Luc Meichler, Rapp-Meichler,
> 1976, 21', 16mm
> Rosa Rot, de Giséle Rapp-Miechler, 1994/2001, 8', video
> I Also Understand the Language of Birds, (Je comprends moi aussi le
> langage des oiseaux), Sabine Massenet, 1999-2000, 8', video
> Calamity Jane, Stefani de Loppinot, 2002, 10'
> I Die, (Ich Sterbe), Maryléne Negro, 2007, 12', video
> In the Blackness of Time, (Dans le noir du temps) Jean-Luc Godard and
> Anne-Marie Miéville, 2002, 11'
>
> Programme duration 81 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14188.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 9: BURLESQUE
>
> Friday 11 April 2008, 19.00
>
> 'gift of colour and of farce'
>
> The thought-provoking humour of burlesque has always been a major factor
> in cinematic invention. Presenting films from the birth of cinema to the
> 21st century, this night includes work by the pioneering Lumière brothers,
> Fluxus icon Ben, Marcel Duchamp's hypnotic masterpiece, Anémic Cinema, and
> Abel Gance's fantastical, farcical ode to the magic and power of cinema
> starring Max Linder, Help!
>
> Demolition of a Wall, (Démolition d'un mur), Louis Lumière,1896, 2', 35mm
> Writing Backwards, (Écriture à l'envers), Louis Lumière, 1896, 1', 35mm
> The Happy Skeleton, (Le squelette joyeux), Louis Lumière, 1897, 1', 35mm
> Help ! (Au secours!), Abel Gance et Max Linder, 1923, 40', 35mm
> Anemic Cinema, Marcel Duchamp, 1927, 7', 35 mm
> Cinematon number 288 : Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, (Cinématon n° 288 :
> Jean-Pierre Bouyxou),Gérard Courant, France, 1983, 3'55, Super 8
> Ben, Street Actions, (Actions de rue de Ben), Ben, 1960-1972, 25', video
> Bingo Show, Christelle Lheureux, , 2003, 8', video
>
> Programme duration 88 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14189.htm
>
> ****
>
> Programme 10: PHILIPPE GARREL
>
> Saturday 12 April 2008, 19.00
>
> 'the great lamp digests virgin mary'
>
> Garrel's dreamy, minimalist masterpiece, The Crystal Cradle, stars his
> then partner Nico as the unforgettably beautiful muse of creativity. The
> film also features Anita Pallenberg, painter Frédéric Pardo, and Pierre
> Clémenti, icon of the Sixties avant-garde, all accompanied by a haunting
> soundtrack by Ash Ra Tempel.
>
> The Crystal Cradle, (Le berceau de cristal) Philippe Garrel, 1976, 80',
> 35mm
>
> Programme duration 80 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14190.htm
>
> ****
>
> Programme 11: PHILIPPE GRANDRIEUX
>
> Sunday 13 April 2008, 15.00
>
> 'I live the intervals of death underground'
>
> Philippe Grandrieux is the director of numerous documentary-essays, and
> two features constituting the most advanced point of contemporary cinematic
> research. This screening includes two shorts, plus New Life, which explores
> all the ways in which we fail to understand the world: sleep, dream,
> fantasy, trance, delirium, and the general confusion of bodies and
> perceptions.
>
> A Lake (Un Lac) (excerpt, work in progress), 2008
> Late Autumn, (L'Arrière-saison), 2007, 10', video
> New Life, (La vie nouvelle), 2002, 102', 35 mm
>
> Programme duration 120'
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14191.htm
>
> ****
>
> Programme 12: MARYLÈNE NEGRO
>
> Friday 18 April 2008, 19.00
>
> 'I bent toward you like a bridge stretched out'
>
> Marylène Negro's work seeks to re-open the question of optical experience.
> At stake here is the manner in which things appear (light, a landscape, a
> face, movement), captured with a radical, delicate elegance.
>
> Marylène Negro, The Bridge, (Le Pont), 2001
> Marylène Negro, Restoration, (Ravalement), 2001
> Marylène Negro, Raid, 2006
> Marylène Negro, A Night, (Une nuit), 2006
> Marylène Negro, Pa, 2007
> Marylène Negro, Message, 2007
> Marylène Negro, Elding, 2006
>
> Programme duration 62 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14192.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 13: ANGE LECCIA AND DOMINIQUE GONZALEZ FOERSTER
>
> Saturday 19 April 2008, 19.00
>
> 'and the best cinema is the mirror of the diaphragm'
>
> Ange Leccia and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, major figures on the
> international contemporary art scene, both address cinema in their work.
> Gonzalez-Foerster produces films, installations and performances that stage
> the unfolding of psychological and emotional dramas. Leccia deploys video
> projections in architectural interventions and arrangements, to relay
> stories of personal and public dramas.
>
> Stridura, Ange Leccia, 1980, 13', 16mm
> Beaches, (Plages), Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, 2001, 15', 35mm
> True Romance, Ange Leccia, 2004, 5', video
> Atomic Park, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster,2004, 9', 35mm
> Perfect Day, Ange Leccia, 2007, 67', video
>
> Programme duration 110 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14193.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 14: JEAN-MARIE STRAUB AND DANIÈLE HUILLET
>
> Friday 25 April 2008, 19.00
>
> 'in the looks transfixing the abyss points'
>
> The rigorous, stimulating films of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet
> have provoked strong reactions since their debut in 1965. Valuing the
> soundtrack as much as the visual image, they favour direct sound. Most of
> their films are based on pre-existing works of art. This screening includes
> two recent films: a short political pamphlet, and an adaptation of the poet
> Joachim Gasquet's account of discussions about painting with Paul Cézanne.
>
> Europa 2005 - 27 October, (Europa 2005 - 27 Octobre), Jean-Marie Straub et
> Danièle Huillet, 2005, 12', video
> A Visit to the Louvre, (Une visite au Louvre), Jean-Marie Straub et
> Danièle Huillet,2004, 64', 35mm
>
> Programme duration 76 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14194.htm
>
> *****
>
> Programme 15: May 68
>
> Friday 2 May 2008, 19.00
>
> 'many car headlights (real) turned towards the audience'
>
> Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the revolutionary protest events of
> May 1968 in France, this programme reflects filmmakers' desire to document
> political events alternatively, taking take direct revolutionary action
> through cinema and inventing new film forms along the way. Part of the
> season All Power to the Imagination! 1968 and Its Legacies. For full details
> visit www.1968.org.uk
>
> Cine-tracts 1-16, Chris Marker and Jean-Luc Godard, 1968, 35', 16mm
> Film-Tract number 1968, (Film-Tract n°1968), Gérard Fromanger (with
> Jean-Luc Godard), 1968, 3', 16mm
> The Red, (Le Rouge), Gérard Fromanger, 1969, 3', 16mm
> Sochaux 11 June 1968, (Sochaux, 11 juin 68") du Groupe Medvedkine de
> Sochaux, 11 juin 68, 1970, 20', 16mm
> Fast, (Vite), Daniel Pommereulle, 1969, 30', 35mm
>
> Programme duration 91 minutes
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/14195.htm
>
> *****
>
> The epigraphs are from Marcel Duchamp, Notes, arranged and translated by
> Paul Matisse (Paris: Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou,
> 1980); and Tristan Tzara, 'Cinema calendar of the abstract heart',
> translated by May Ann Caws, in Tristan Tzara, Cinéma calendrier du coeur
> abstrait (Ann Arbor: Book Arts, 1997)
>
> All screenings take place in the Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern
>
> Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended. Treat yourself to a
> season ticket £50 (£40 concessions)
> For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online:
> https://tickets.tate.org.uk/selectshow.asp
>
> *****
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