Monday Night Movies at the Ringling Museum Features World Classics and Special Discussions
Sarasota, FL – December 26, 2007 - Monday Night Movies, presented with the Sarasota Film Festival at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s Historic Asolo Theater,begins Jan. 14, 2008 at 7 p.m.Two new features for the winter series include a 3 p.m. matinee and expert-led discussions on select films.
Guests will have the opportunity to participate in an enlightening and in-depth discussion of the filmmakers’ art. These select films will be shown at 3 p.m. in addition to the 7 p.m. showing with the lecture/discussion at 5:30 p.m. The discussions will be led by Terry Porter from Video Renaissance.
The series will featureWorld Cinema Classics from Janus Films and are presented with the Sarasota Film Festival.
The entire 12-film series includes:
Jan. 14; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Smiles of a Summer Night by Ingmar Bergman
*This is a feature film that will be shown at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. with a discussion at 5:30 p.m.
Bergman's break-through film and winner of the 1956 Grand Prix at Cannes.
Sweden 1955 /108 minutes
Jan. 21, 7 p.m.
Gertrud by Carl Theodore Dreyer
In the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to take alover.
France 1964 / 119 minutes
Jan. 28, 7 p.m.
The Cranes Are Flying by Mikhail Kalatozov
Lovers rendezvous at the bank of river in the days leading to World War II.
Soviet Union 1958 / 97 minutes
Feb. 4, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
400 Blows by Francois Truffaut
* This is a feature film that will be shown at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. with a discussionat 5:30 p.m.
The touching story of a misunderstood adolescent who delves into a life of pettycrime.
France 1959 / 99 minutes
Feb. 11, 7 p.m.
Diary of a Country Priest by Robert Bresson
A young parish Priest arrives in a small town that will not accept him.
France 1951 / 110 minutes
Feb. 18, 7 p.m.
Seven Samurai by Akira Kurasawa
A village under attack by bandits recruits seven samurai to help them defendthemselves.
Japan 1954 / 207 minutes
Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
Wages of Fear by Henri-Georges Clouzot
*This is a feature film that will be show at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m with a discussion at 5:30 p.m.
South American villagers transport nitroglycerine without equipment to be safe.
France 1953 / 131 minutes
March 3, 7 p.m.
Cleo from 5 to 7 by Agnes Varda
A cabaret singer, convinced she is dying of cancer, meets a soldier on his way towar.
France 1961 / 90 minutes
March 10, 7 p.m.
Amarcord by Federico Fellini
* This is a feature film that will be shown at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. with a discussionat 5:30 p.m.
A year in the life of a small Italian coastal town in the 1930’s.
Italy 1973 / 127 minutes
March 17, 7 p.m.
Mon Oncle by Jacques Tati
Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world where he can't quite fit in.
France 1958 / 117 minutes
March 24, 7 p.m.
Early Summer by Yasujiro Ozu
In postwar Tokyo, this household is loving and serene - but society is changing.
Japan 1951 / 124 minutes
March 31, 7 p.m.
Boudou Saved From Drowning by Jean Renoir
Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine and is rescued by a gentle and goodbookseller.
France 1932 / 85 minutes
Tickets are available for Monday Night Movies by calling the Historic Asolo Theater Box Office at 941.360.7399.Tickets are $7 per film or $72 for the 12-film series. Tickets for the discussion are $5 and are not included in the regular film ticket price. Seating is limited. For more information visit www.ringling.org.
The series is sponsored in part by SunTrust Bank.
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Florida State University, is the largest museum/university complex in the nation.It preserves the legacy of John and Mable Ringling, educating and enabling a large and diverse audience to experience and take delight in a world-renowned collection of fine art; Cà d’Zan, the Ringling historic mansion; the Circus Museum; the Original Asolo Theater; and historic architecture, courtyard, gardens and grounds overlooking Sarasota Bay.
The 10-day Regal Entertainment Group Sarasota Film Festivalhas grown into one of the leading film festivals in North America. The mission of the Sarasota Film Festival is to present unique and quality cinema in a festival atmosphere for the purpose of educating, stimulating and entertaining audiences. The Festival supports and encourages the filmmaker by supplying essential networking opportunities and open dialogue with intelligent, creative and inquisitive consumers of film. The Festival attracts audiences from local, national, and international markets as well as promotes Sarasota, Manatee and surrounding Gulf Coast communities as cultural centers which contribute to the financial and cultural success of our region. For more information visitwww.SarasotaFilmFestival.comor call 941.364.9514.