David Perlov
dal 5/3/2011 al 5/4/2011
Segnalato da
5/3/2011
David Perlov
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria
David Perlov's Diary 1973-1983 (Yoman). The show presents a six-chapter work that offers a deeply personal, intimate view of the filmmaker's life that also captures the turbulent reality of war-torn Israel.
David Perlov was a pioneering figure in Israeli cinema who brought a subjective and poetic approach to documentary filmmaking. His epic film Diary 1973-1983 is Perlov’s greatest achievement, a six-chapter work that offers a deeply personal, intimate view of the filmmaker’s life that also captures the turbulent reality of war-torn Israel. The film was completed in 1988, and is considered a classic of contemporary Israeli cinema, and of the genre of first-person filmmaking. On Sunday, March 6, 2011, Museum of the Moving Image will present the first-ever screening of Diary 1973-1983 in New York, featuring a personal appearance by Perlov’s widow, Mira Perlov, who was also the film’s producer. This rare screening is made possible with support from the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York.
Diary 1973-1983 (Dir. David Perlov, 1988, 330 mins.) will be presented in three parts, in a digitally restored copy, transferred from 16mm: at 2:00 p.m. Parts One and Two (110 mins.), at 4:30 p.m. Parts Three and Four (110 mins.), and at 7:00 p.m. Parts Five and Six (110 mins.). Mira Perlov will introduce the screening at 2:00 p.m. and answer questions at the end of the final section. A single ticket is valid for all parts and is included with Museum admission.
As Michael Kustow wrote in The Guardian, “Diary is Perlov’s quiet river, streaming through wars, from the 1973 Yom Kippur near-disaster to the disorderly withdrawal from Lebanon in 1982, travel—back to Paris and Brazil—and reflections on painting, photography, family and friends, aging, and neighborhood.” An extraordinary mixture of home movies, political documentary, and cinéma vérité, the film records the coming of age of his two daughters, Yael and Naomi, and includes meetings with Claude Lanzmann, Isaac Stern, Joris Ivens, Irving Howe, and Klaus Kinski. Perlov was an itinerant figure. Born in Brazil, he traveled to Paris, where he worked as projectionist at the Cinémathèque Française, and then emigrated to Israel, where he developed a distinctly lyrical approach to nonfiction filmmaking.
Opening Sunday, March 6, 2pm
Museum of the Moving Image
35 Avenue at 36 Street - Astoria
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, 10:30 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Armory Arts Week Extended Hours on Friday, March 4: 8:00 to 11 p.m. (regular admission applies). (Closed on Monday except for holiday openings).
Tickets: $10.00 for adults; $7.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $5.00 for children ages 3-18. Children under 3 and Museum members are admitted free. Admission to the galleries is free on Fridays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Paid admission includes film screenings (except for special ticketed events and Friday evenings). Tickets for special screenings and events may be purchased in advance by phone at 718.777.6800.