In this acclaimed film which won top directing and acting prizes at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Garrone presents a "reverse shot" of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. Two Senegalese teenagers living in yearn for a brighter future in Europe.
The Modern is home to one of the leading collections of modern and contemporary international art in the central United States. Throughout the museum, visitors will experience artworks from the 1950s to the present.
As visitors enter the first gallery on the lower floor, they encounter artworks by Clyde Connell, Anselm Kiefer, Shirin Neshat, and Do Ho Suh. In conversation with one another, these works explore how artists from different generations and backgrounds navigate the intersections between their cultures of origin and their personal identities.
Billy Wilder, 1959
121 minutes
After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win over the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.
Wim Wenders, 1999
G; 105 minutes
An ensemble of aging musicians whose talents were virtually forgotten following Fidel Castro’s takeover of Cuba are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring them together. This acclaimed documentary features triumphant performances of extraordinary music and resurrected the musicians' careers.
Joseph Mankiewicz, 1947
104 minutes
Defying her conventional in-laws, a young widow (Gene Tierney) leaves London with her daughter and moves away for a quieter life in a secluded seaside cottage. She discovers the ghost of the dead former owner, a sea captain (Rex Harrison), is haunting the house, but gathers the courage to stand up to him, and the woman and ghost become friends. Faced with dwindling means of support, Lucy agrees to the captain’s challenge to write his colorful life story.
Richard Brooks, 1958
108 minutes
Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor are at the height of their glamor and acting prowess in this feverish adaptation of Tennessee Williams’s play, with a subtext of sexual repression providing an electric undercurrent.
Film Screening, 1 pm
Q & A with Ethan Hawke, 3 pm
General Admission $15; Members $10
Directed by Ethan Hawke
Written by Ethan Hawke and Shelby Gaines
Produced by Joe Goodman, Ryan Hawke, Karri O'Reilly, and Cory Pyke
Starring: Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger, Rafael Casal, Cooper Hoffman, Steve Zahn, Vincent D’Onofrio, Alessandro Nivola, Christine Dye, Willa Fitzgerald, and Levon Hawke
Scenes Showcase
Museum Auditorium
The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents "Powerhouses" with Gary Levinson, violin; William Hagen, violin; Dénes Várjon, piano; Juan Miguel Hernandez, viola; Julian Schwarz, cello. The program includes Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1; Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34.
Pre-concert discussion at 1:15 pm
For more information and purchasing tickets, call 817.877.3003 or visit the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth's website.
Jean Cocteau, 1946
93 minutes; French with English subtitles
With its magical optical effects and enchanting performances by Josette Day and Jean Marais, Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast remains the most surreal—and soulful—of fairy tale film adaptations.
