With more than 100 films to his credit Chilean born filmmaker Raúl Ruiz passed away in Paris on August 19th, 2011 at the age of 70. We celebrate his legacy with two of his recent masterpieces.
Thursday, December 29, 7:30pm
Time Regained
Raul Ruiz’s Time Regained performs the remarkable feat of bringing the work of Marcel Proust to the screen. The film opens in 1922, as Proust is on his deathbed, looking through photos and remembering his life. Gradually, his own experiences give way to the characters in his novel; fiction eclipsing reality. Memories of the idyllic days of the lost paradise that was Proust’s childhood alternate with the rich recollections of his life in turn-of-the-century Parisian society. The drama of the Great War, examined in the context of spectacular soirées and grand parties, becomes an elaborate comedy of manners with an outstanding cast of international stars, including Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Emmanuelle Béart and Vincent Perez. Ruiz has made a glowing reverie on a passing age that both overwhelms and entertains. In French with English subtitles. Director: Raúl Ruiz 1999 France/Italy/Portugal 158min. NR 35mm
Friday, December 30, 5:30pm
Mysteries of Lisbon, Part 1
Raul Ruiz’s masterful adaptation of the eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel (by Camilo Castelo Branco) evokes the complex intertwined narratives of Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. The core story centers on Joao, the bastard child of an ill-fated romance between two members of the aristocracy who are forbidden to marry, and his quest to discover the truth of his parentage. But this is just the start of an engrossing tale that follows a multitude of characters whose fates conjoin, separate and then rejoin again over three decades in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. In Portuguese and French with English subtitles. Director: Raúl Ruiz 2010 Portugal 115min. NR digital
Intermission
Friday, December 30, 8pm
Mysteries of Lisbon, Part 2
Director: Raúl Ruiz 2010 Portugal 142min. NR digital
SPECIAL PRICE: $10 adults; $8 members/seniors/students