Events

Karel Vachek in person: two screenings

The Film Study Center is pleased to welcome Karel Vachek, a groundbreaking Czech filmmaker whose works mix cinema verité, improvisation, and staged scenes into a fascinating perspective on the political and intellectual history of the Czech Republic.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
7:00 PM l Main Lecture Hall, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Záviš, the Prince of Pornofolk Under the Influence of Griffith’s 'Intolerance' and Tati’s 'Mr. Hulot’s Holiday', or The Foundation and Doom of Czechoslovakia [1918 – 1992] (35mm, 147 min.)
Director in person.
Free and open to the public.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
1:00 PM l Main Lecture Hall, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Elective Affinities (35mm, 85 min.)
Director in person. Discussion in conjunction with VES and Anthropology documentary filmmaking classes.
Free and open to the public.
Synopsis

Sponsored by the Film Study Center at Harvard, the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Literature and Culture Seminar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, and Balagan Film Series.

This presentation is part of a touring series curated by Irena Kovarova and Alice Lovejoy, and produced by Radim Procházka Productions with the support of The Czech Republic State Fund for Support and Development of Cinematography.

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Záviš, the Prince of Pornofolk under the Influence of Griffith’s 'Intolerance' and Tati’s 'Mr. Hulot’s Holiday', or The Foundation and Doom of Czechoslovakia [1918 – 1992]
Directed by Karel Vachek

Audio documentary by Harvard students, directed by Sharon Lockhart, at the Harvard Film Archive

Sound Safari: Bath, Maine (50 min)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
5:00 PM l Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
With director Sharon Lockhart and recordists Alex Berman, John Hulsey, Lisa Jing, and Stephanie Spray in person

This audio documentary was created under the direction of Sharon Lockhart, a 2007-08 FSC-Radcliffe Fellow, as she led a group of Harvard students to Bath, Maine, for two days of location recording and composing in March of 2008. The work is presented in conjunction with Lockhart's visit to the Harvard Film Archive for two evenings of screenings, including Lunch Break and Exit, which were also realized with the support of the FSC.

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Previous Events

Peabody Museum reception and book signing for
Robert Gardner's Human Documents: Eight Photographers

Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
5–7 PM on Thursday, September 17, 2009
Free and open to the public

Event information is available at http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/node/531

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