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Subject: PARADISE NOW! Essential French Avant-Garde Cinema
PARADISE NOW! Essential French Avant-Garde Cinema, 1890-2008
Friday 14 March - Friday 2 May 2008
Tate Modern, London
Don't miss 7 weekends of the best French avant-garde cinema, including an
unprecedented selection of pioneering experimental film from the last hundred
years, including classics, as well as marvellous surprises, from psychedelia
to erotica, via music videos and radical political filmmaking. This season of
over ninety films will change your perception of cinema and the world. The
theme of each screening is inspired by manifestos written by celebrated DADA
provocateurs Marcel Duchamp and Tristan Tzara, and is guaranteed to make you
look at the French avant-garde in a new light.
Curated by Nicole Brenez, Michael Temple, Michael Witt, with Pierre d'Amerval
and Laurent Mannoni in association with Tate Modern and La Cinémathèque
Française
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/paradisenowessentialfrench
avantgardecinema18902008.htm
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Programme 1: FIGURATIVE
Friday 14 March 2008, 19.00
'distorting mirrors... multiplying the movements to infinity'
Kicking off the season is an evening of films about bodies, magic, movement,
and how cinema transforms the material world. A short film by George Méliès
- the renowned turn-of-the-century 'cinemagician' and pioneer of special
effects - is joined by work from Etienne-Jules Marey, famed for the very
earliest experiments in representing the human form on film, and recent work
by video performance artists Klonaris and Thomadaki.
Films by Etienne-Jules Marey and Georges Demenÿ (1892-1900) Goldfish Bowl
(Bocal aux poissons rouges) Louis Lumière, 1896, 35 mm Living Soap Bubbles
(Les bulles de savons vivantes), Georges Méliès, 1906, 35 mm Series 7
(Bursting Soap Bubbles) (Série 7 (Éclatements de bulles de savon)),Lucien
Bull, 1907, 35 mm Cellular Solidification (Solidification cellulaire), Henri
Bernard and C Dauzère, 1912, 35 mm Ex (Ex), Jacques Monory, 1968, 16 mm
Chromaticity I (Chromaticité I), Patrice Kirchhofer, 1977, 16 mm Gradiva,
Raymonde Carasco, 1977, 16 mm Waves at Collioure (Vagues à Collioure),
Jean-Michel Bouhours, 1991, 16 mm Pulsar, Maria Klonaris and Katerina
Thomadaki, 2001, video
Programme duration 91 minutes
*****
Programme 2: CRITICAL
Saturday 15 March 2008, 19.00
'a few drops of clarity failure in the mirror suffice'
A programme dedicated to the critical powers of cinema, its radical
interrogation of the nature of sounds and images, and of the ethical function
of cinema's place in the world. Including work by Maurice Lemaître, eminent
member of the provocative Lettrism movement, René Vautier, leading light of
militant filmmaking, and Michel Desrois, member of the utopian Medvedkine
Group.
Around Abel Gance's La Roue (Autour de La Roue) Blaise Cendrars, 1923, 11',
35mm Letter to my friend Pol Cèbe (Lettre à mon ami Pol Cèbe) Michel Desrois,
1970, 17', 16mm Imaginary films (Films imaginaires) Maurice Lemaître, 1985,
28', 16mm Destruction of the archives (Destruction des archives) René
Vautier, 10', 16mm Lighting, Othello Vilgard, 2002, 7', 16mm The Screening,
Ariane Michel, 2007, 24', video
Programme duration 88 minutes
*****
Programme 3: MUSICAL
Sunday 16 March 2008, 15.00
'have a piano tuned on the stage - EEEEEEEEEEEE'
From the 1930s to the present day, this selection of films explores the
infinite possibilities of the relationships between music and image.
Including an FJ Ossang film featuring industrial music pioneers Throbbing
Gristle, and vanguard director Philippe Grandrieux's collaboration with
Marilyn Manson.
Cradles, (Les Berceaux), Jean Epstein, 1931, 5', 16mm
Cradles, (Les Berceaux), Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1931, 7', 35mm Feria, Marcel
Hanoun, 1961, 19', 35mm Entrées de secours, Jérôme de Missolz, 1982, 18',
16mm (music by The Clash, PIL, Iggy Pop, The Cramps, Siouxsie and the
Banshees, and Devo) Kant, Éric Duyckaerts, , 2000, 6', video Silencio, FJ
Ossang, 2006, 20', 35mm (music by Throbbing Gristle) Putting Holes in
Happiness, Philippe Grandrieux, France, 2007, 4', video (music by Marilyn
Manson)
Programme duration 71 minutes
*****
Programme 4: PURE
Friday 21 March 2008, 19.00
'make something that the eyes cannot stand'
A programme of films devoted to legendary philosopher Gilles Deleuze's
concept of the 'pure optical and sound image'. Including Alberto Cavalcanti's
Nothing but the Hours, a monumental film taking the pulse of metropolitan
Paris in the 1920s - one of the very first 'City Symphonies' - and Augustin
Gimel's luminous celebrations of abstract form.
Nothing but the Hours (Rien que les heures) Alberto Cavalcanti, 1926, 40', 35
mm Rotation, Wiliness,Paddle Wheel Unit (Roulement, rouerie, aubage) Rose
Lowder, 1978, 15', 16 mm The Beach, (La Plage) Patrick Bokanowski, 1991, 14',
35 mm Tribology, (Tribologie) Yves Berthier et Jean-François Dalle,1996, 5',
16 mm 1305, Augustin Gimel, 2001, 2', video Radar, Augustin Gimel, 2001, 2',
video Betelgeuse, (Bételgeuse), Hugo Verlinde, 2004, 4'28, video
Programme duration 83 minutes
*****
Programme 5: POLITICAL
Saturday 22 March 2008, 19.00
'in all the fires of autumn, vibrations and trees fuel sweat'
A night of revolutionary political films, demonstrating the formal rigour of
truly radical cinema. Classic militant films by artist László Moholy-Nagy and
René Vautier are followed by Jean Genet's extraordinary appearance in a film
for Civil Rights activist Angela Davis, and the notorious S.C.U.M. Manifesto
- originally written by Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol.
The Old Port at Marseilles (Marseille Vieux-Port) László Moholy-Nagy, 1929,
9', 35 mm Africa 50, (Afrique 50) de René Vautier, 50, 1951, 20', 16mm Genet
talks about Angela Davies, (Jean Genet parle d'Angela Davis) Carole
Roussopoulos,1970, 8', video The Other Scene, (L'Autre Scène) Dominique
Avron, Claudine Eizykman, Guy Fihman, Jean-François Lyotard, 1974, 6', 16mm
S. C. U. M. Manifesto, Carole Roussopoulos et Delphine Seyrig, 1976, 28',
video Embargo, Mounir Fatmi, 1997, 7'30, video Let's Dance, (Dansons)
Zoulikha Bouabdellah, 2003, 5', video
Programme duration 84 minutes
*****
Programme 6: PSYCHEDELIC
Friday 28 March 2008, 19.00
'wire me the density of love'
A programme of mind-altering films that will astonish and inspire in equal
measure. From the earliest experiments in animation by Émile Cohl, via the
infamous erotic surrealism of Pierre Molinier, to Man Ray's radical DADA
experiments and the psychedelic work of Pierre Clémenti, these films will
leave your senses reeling.
The Fairy Glasses,(Les lunettes féeriques) Émile Cohl, 1909, 5', 35mm Return
to Reason, (Le Retour à la raison) Man Ray, 1923, 2', 35 mm Legs (Jambes (aka
Mes Jambes)), Pierre Molinier, France, 1964, 10', 16 mm Censorship Visa
Number X, (Visa de censure n°X), Pierre Clémenti, 1967, 43', 16 mm Focusing,
(Mise au point) de Ode Bitton, 1972, 13', 35mm (with Gabriel Pomerand)
Programme duration 72 minutes
*****
Programme 7: X
Saturday 29 March 2008, 19.00
'penetration in feverish season'
With titles such as Ogres, F***, and Clandestine Porn Film, this programme is
not for the prudish. Pushing back the boundaries of acceptability, these
films include Man Ray's early erotic experiments, Lionel Soukaz's 70s
post-queer-punk masterpiece, and Augustin Gimel's radical remix of
pornographic iconography.
Clandestine Porn Film, (Film porno clandestin), Anonymous, circa 1930, 3', 16
mm Love Sickness, (Maladie d'amour), Barbara Glowczewska, 1977, 6', 16mm X
(Ixe), Lionel Soukaz, 1980, 45', 35mm F***, Yves-Marie Mahé, 1999, 16mm
Ogres, Jean-Paul Nogues, 2001, 7', video Rythmixxx, Raphaël Gray, 2002, 7',
video Fig. 4, Augustin Gimel, 2004, 5', video Love and Death, (De L'amort)
Johanna Vaude, 2006, 6', video Man Ray, Two Women (Deux femmes), Man Ray,
circa 1930, 4', 16mm Go Get F****d Up the Arse (Va te faire enculer),
Yves-Marie Mahé, 1999, 4'30, 16mm
Programme duration 78 minutes (NB: This programme contains adult content.)
*****
Programme 8: TEXT
Sunday 30 March 2008, 15.00
'scratching in the throat of little flame letters'
An afternoon of films exploring the relationships between text, sound and
image. Renowned artist Christian Boltanski's early film examines the
loneliness of a working-class mother, referring both to Anne Frank's diary,
and to the human condition under capitalism. Jean-Luc Godard offers a
characteristically intricate and thought-provoking reflection on time and
cinema's relation to history.
Attempt to Reconstitute the 46 Days that Preceded the Death of Françoise
Guiniuo, (Essai de reconstitution des 46 jours qui précédèrent la mort de
Françoise Guiniou),Christian Boltanski, 1971, 19', 16mm Alley of Signs,
(Allée des signes) de Gisèle, Luc Meichler, Rapp-Meichler, 1976, 21', 16mm
Rosa Rot, de Giséle Rapp-Miechler, 1994/2001, 8', video I Also Understand the
Language of Birds, (Je comprends moi aussi le langage des oiseaux), Sabine
Massenet, 1999-2000, 8', video Calamity Jane, Stefani de Loppinot, 2002, 10'
I Die, (Ich Sterbe), Maryléne Negro, 2007, 12', video In the Blackness of
Time, (Dans le noir du temps) Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville, 2002,
11'
Programme duration 81 minutes
*****
Programme 9: BURLESQUE
Friday 11 April 2008, 19.00
'gift of colour and of farce'
The thought-provoking humour of burlesque has always been a major factor in
cinematic invention. Presenting films from the birth of cinema to the 21st
century, this night includes work by the pioneering Lumière brothers, Fluxus
icon Ben, Marcel Duchamp's hypnotic masterpiece, Anémic Cinema, and Abel
Gance's fantastical, farcical ode to the magic and power of cinema starring
Max Linder, Help!
Demolition of a Wall, (Démolition d'un mur), Louis Lumière,1896, 2', 35mm
Writing Backwards, (Écriture à l'envers), Louis Lumière, 1896, 1', 35mm The
Happy Skeleton, (Le squelette joyeux), Louis Lumière, 1897, 1', 35mm Help !
(Au secours!), Abel Gance et Max Linder, 1923, 40', 35mm Anemic Cinema,
Marcel Duchamp, 1927, 7', 35 mm Cinematon number 288 : Jean-Pierre Bouyxou,
(Cinématon n° 288 : Jean-Pierre Bouyxou),Gérard Courant, France, 1983, 3'55,
Super 8 Ben, Street Actions, (Actions de rue de Ben), Ben, 1960-1972, 25',
video Bingo Show, Christelle Lheureux, , 2003, 8', video
Programme duration 88 minutes
****
Programme 10: PHILIPPE GARREL
Saturday 12 April 2008, 19.00
'the great lamp digests virgin mary'
Garrel's dreamy, minimalist masterpiece, The Crystal Cradle, stars his then
partner Nico as the unforgettably beautiful muse of creativity. The film also
features Anita Pallenberg, painter Frédéric Pardo, and Pierre Clémenti, icon
of the Sixties avant-garde, all accompanied by a haunting soundtrack by Ash
Ra Tempel.
The Crystal Cradle, (Le berceau de cristal) Philippe Garrel, 1976, 80', 35mm
Programme duration 80 minutes
****
Programme 11: PHILIPPE GRANDRIEUX
Sunday 13 April 2008, 15.00
'I live the intervals of death underground'
Philippe Grandrieux is the director of numerous documentary-essays, and two
features constituting the most advanced point of contemporary cinematic
research. This screening includes two shorts, plus New Life, which explores
all the ways in which we fail to understand the world: sleep, dream, fantasy,
trance, delirium, and the general confusion of bodies and perceptions.
A Lake (Un Lac) (excerpt, work in progress), 2008
Late Autumn, (L'Arrière-saison), 2007, 10', video
New Life, (La vie nouvelle), 2002, 102', 35 mm
Programme duration 120'
****
Programme 12: MARYLÈNE NEGRO
Friday 18 April 2008, 19.00
'I bent toward you like a bridge stretched out'
Marylène Negro's work seeks to re-open the question of optical experience. At
stake here is the manner in which things appear (light, a landscape, a face,
movement), captured with a radical, delicate elegance.
Marylène Negro, The Bridge, (Le Pont), 2001
Marylène Negro, Restoration, (Ravalement), 2001
Marylène Negro, Raid, 2006
Marylène Negro, A Night, (Une nuit), 2006
Marylène Negro, Pa, 2007
Marylène Negro, Message, 2007
Marylène Negro, Elding, 2006
Programme duration 62 minutes
*****
Programme 13: ANGE LECCIA AND DOMINIQUE GONZALEZ FOERSTER
Saturday 19 April 2008, 19.00
'and the best cinema is the mirror of the diaphragm'
Ange Leccia and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, major figures on the
international contemporary art scene, both address cinema in their work.
Gonzalez-Foerster produces films, installations and performances that stage
the unfolding of psychological and emotional dramas. Leccia deploys video
projections in architectural interventions and arrangements, to relay stories
of personal and public dramas.
Stridura, Ange Leccia, 1980, 13', 16mm
Beaches, (Plages), Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, 2001, 15', 35mm True Romance,
Ange Leccia, 2004, 5', video Atomic Park, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster,2004,
9', 35mm Perfect Day, Ange Leccia, 2007, 67', video
Programme duration 110 minutes
*****
Programme 14: JEAN-MARIE STRAUB AND DANIÈLE HUILLET
Friday 25 April 2008, 19.00
'in the looks transfixing the abyss points'
The rigorous, stimulating films of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet have
provoked strong reactions since their debut in 1965. Valuing the soundtrack
as much as the visual image, they favour direct sound. Most of their films
are based on pre-existing works of art. This screening includes two recent
films: a short political pamphlet, and an adaptation of the poet Joachim
Gasquet's account of discussions about painting with Paul Cézanne.
Europa 2005 - 27 October, (Europa 2005 - 27 Octobre), Jean-Marie Straub et
Danièle Huillet, 2005, 12', video A Visit to the Louvre, (Une visite au
Louvre), Jean-Marie Straub et Danièle Huillet,2004, 64', 35mm
Programme duration 76 minutes
*****
Programme 15: May 68
Friday 2 May 2008, 19.00
'many car headlights (real) turned towards the audience'
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the revolutionary protest events of May
1968 in France, this programme reflects filmmakers' desire to document
political events alternatively, taking take direct revolutionary action
through cinema and inventing new film forms along the way. Part of the season
All Power to the Imagination! 1968 and Its Legacies. For full details visit
www.1968.org.uk
Cine-tracts 1-16, Chris Marker and Jean-Luc Godard, 1968, 35', 16mm
Film-Tract number 1968, (Film-Tract n°1968), Gérard Fromanger (with Jean-Luc
Godard), 1968, 3', 16mm The Red, (Le Rouge), Gérard Fromanger, 1969, 3', 16mm
Sochaux 11 June 1968, (Sochaux, 11 juin 68") du Groupe Medvedkine de Sochaux,
11 juin 68, 1970, 20', 16mm Fast, (Vite), Daniel Pommereulle, 1969, 30', 35mm
Programme duration 91 minutes
*****
The epigraphs are from Marcel Duchamp, Notes, arranged and translated by Paul
Matisse (Paris: Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, 1980);
and Tristan Tzara, 'Cinema calendar of the abstract heart', translated by May
Ann Caws, in Tristan Tzara, Cinéma calendrier du coeur abstrait (Ann Arbor:
Book Arts, 1997)
All screenings take place in the Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern
For full details:
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/paradisenowessentialfrench
avantgardecinema18902008.htm
Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended. Treat yourself to a season
ticket £50 (£40 concessions)
For tickets call 020 7887 8888 or book online:
https://tickets.tate.org.uk/selectshow.asp
*****
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