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January 31, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH PRESENTS
PRETTY BABY FILM SERIES
February 24–May 5, 2007
Inspired by the exhibition Pretty Baby, this series explores the complexities of childhood identity as depicted in critically acclaimed and visually profound films.
Tickets are $7.50; $5.50 for Modern members (exceptions are noted*).
Advance sales begin two hours prior to each show.
Pretty Baby (1978)
Saturday, February 24, 2 pm
Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film festival, director Louis Malle tackled a social taboo and made twelve-year-old Brooke Shields a star with this controversial examination of child prostitution in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
Rated R; 109 minutes
Jeux Interdits (Forbidden Games) (1952)
Saturday, March 3, 2 pm
French director René Clément's timeless evocation of childhood innocence corrupted was honored with a special Academy Award for the astonishing performances of its child stars.
102 minutes; French with English subtitles
El espiritu de la colmena (The Spirit of the Beehive) (1973)
Saturday, March 10, 2 pm
Produced as Franco's long regime was nearing the end, Spanish filmmaker Victor Erice's portrait of a child's haunted inner life is widely considered the greatest Spanish film of the seventies and one of the most visually stunning movies ever made.
97 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles
À ma soeur! (Fat Girl) (2001)
Saturday, April 7, 2 pm
Catherine Breillat, one of contemporary cinema's most controversial directors, boldly dissects sibling rivalry and female adolescent sexuality.
82 minutes; French with English subtitles
Short Subject Films by Miranda July
Friday, April 27, 8:45 pm*
Getting Stronger Every Day (2001, 7 minutes)
Nest of Tens (2000, 27 minutes)
The Amateurist (1998, 14 minutes)
Atlanta (1996, 10 minutes)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Friday, April 27, 10 pm*
Written and directed by artist Miranda July, Me and You and Everyone We Know is a poetic and penetrating observation of the ways people struggle to connect with one another in an isolating contemporary world.
Rated R; 91 minutes
*Modern 'til Midnight films are included in the price of admission: $10; free for Modern members. Auditorium seating is limited to 250
What Remains (2005)
Saturday, May 5, 2 pm
Award-winning documentarian Steven Cantor delves into the creative process of celebrated photographer Sally Mann.
80 minutes
LOCATION
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
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Fax 817.735.1161
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Museum Gallery Hours
Tues 10 am–7 pm (Feb-Apr)
Wed–Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 11 am–5 pm
General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$8 for adults ($13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free every Wednesday and the first Sunday of every month
CAFÉ MODERN
Lunch
Tue–Fri 11 am–2:30 pm
Sat 11 am–3 pm
Sunday Brunch 11 am–3 pm
Coffee bar
Serving Starbucks coffee, snacks, sandwiches, beer, wine, and dessert
Tue–Sat 10 am–4:30 pm
Tue (Feb–Apr) 5–7 pm
Sunday 11 am–4:30 pm
The Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
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