15/11/2012
William Klein
Tate Modern, London
Films, 1958-99. From Broadway by Light, his directorial debut in 1958, Klein scripted, directed and designed irreverent satires addressing themes as varied as mainstream media, high fashion (Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, 1966), world imperialism (Mr. Freedom, 1969) and biopolitics (The Model Couple, 1975).
William Klein’s films are a major body of work as remarkable and groundbreaking as his acclaimed photographic oeuvre. From Broadway by Light, his directorial debut in 1958, Klein scripted, directed and designed irreverent satires addressing themes as varied as mainstream media, high fashion (Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, 1966), world imperialism (Mr. Freedom, 1969) and biopolitics (The Model Couple, 1975). He also authored a number of captivating documentaries, and collaborated with the likes of filmmakers Chris Marker and Louis Malle. This survey of Klein’s work in cinema will be presented in the Starr Auditorium to accompany the exhibition William Klein + Daido Moriyama, featuring rarely seen documentaries, such as The Panafrican Festival of Algiers (1969), and Messiah (1999), Klein’s visual interpretation of Handel’s oratorio as a choral portrait of contemporary life.
Tate Film is supported by Maja Hoffmann / LUMA Foundation..
Events in this series
William Klein: Broadway by Light + Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Friday 16 November 2012, 20.00
William Klein: The Model Couple + La Jetée
Saturday 17 November 2012, 19.00
William Klein: Messiah
Sunday 18 November 2012, 16.00
William Klein: Far from Vietnam + Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther
Friday 23 November 2012, 19.00
William Klein: Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Saturday 24 November 2012, 19.00 – 21.00
William Klein: The Panafrican Festival of Algiers
Sunday 25 November 2012, 16.00
William Klein: The Little Richard Story
Friday 30 November 2012, 19.00
William Klein: Hollywood, California: A Loser’s Opera
Saturday 1 December 2012, 19.00
William Klein: Zazie dans le Métro
Sunday 2 December 2012, 16.00
William Klein: Maydays (Grands soirs & petits matins)
Saturday 8 December 2012, 15.00
William Klein: Mr Freedom
Saturday 8 December 2012, 19.00
William Klein: The French
Sunday 9 December 2012, 16.00
William Klein: Broadway by Light + Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Friday 14 December 2012, 19.00
William Klein: Fashion in France (Mode en France)
Saturday 15 December 2012, 19.00
William Klein: Contacts + In and Out of Fashion
Sunday 16 December 2012, 16.00
William Klein: The Little Richard Story
Friday 11 January 2013, 19.00
William Klein: Far from Vietnam + Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther
Saturday 12 January 2013, 19.00
William Klein: Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Sunday 13 January 2013, 16.00
William Klein: Mr. Freedom
Friday 18 January 2013, 19.00
William Klein: The Model Couple (Le Couple Témoin)
Saturday 19 January 2013, 19.00
William Klein: Contacts + In and Out of Fashion
Sunday 20 January 2013, 12.0
William Klein: Messiah (Le Messie)
Sunday 20 January 2013, 16.00
Press contact
Kate Moores, Tate Press Office Call +44(0) 207 887 8731 Fax +44(0) 207 887 8729 Email pressoffice@tate.org.uk
Tate Modern
Bankside, London