Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - All Day Event
Tuesday, March 28th
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Italia K2 - Riprese di Mario Fantin 2PM - Memorial Union Building, Theater 2 Mario Fantin • 1954-2021 • Italy • 60 min • language: Italian with English subtitles Starring Ardito Desio and alpinists from the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) **Introduction by Nicole Gercke (UNH) In 1954, the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) sponsored an expedition to climb K2 for the first time. Bolognese cameraman and director Mario Fantin accompanied the expedition, shooting at unprecedented altitudes, in order to document the momentous occasion for Italy and its symbolic resurgence from the memories of defeat in WWII. https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezione/italia-k2-riprese-di-mario-fantin/ Restored in 4K by Cineteca di Bologna in association with CAI Film Archive and Film Centre with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture. |  |
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Cinema's First Nasty Women (selections)
4:30PM - Memorial Union Building, Theater 2
various • 1898-1926 • France, UK, US • 90 min • language: silent with English intertitles
Starring Little Chrysia, Sarah Duhamel, Alma Taylor, Chrissie White, Bertha Regustus, Fay Tincher, and Laura Bayley
**Introduction and presentation by Maggie Hennefeld (University of Minnesota), co-curator of the project
From this series, the Queens of Destruction take up the mantle of their rebellious teen predecessors. They demolish the home, tyrannize their spouses, and wage feminist revolution in the streets. Their films embrace the joy of social protest and anarchic physical destruction.
https://wfpp.columbia.edu/cinemas-first-nasty-women/
4:30PM - Memorial Union Building, Theater 2
various • 1898-1926 • France, UK, US • 90 min • language: silent with English intertitles
Starring Little Chrysia, Sarah Duhamel, Alma Taylor, Chrissie White, Bertha Regustus, Fay Tincher, and Laura Bayley
**Introduction and presentation by Maggie Hennefeld (University of Minnesota), co-curator of the project
From this series, the Queens of Destruction take up the mantle of their rebellious teen predecessors. They demolish the home, tyrannize their spouses, and wage feminist revolution in the streets. Their films embrace the joy of social protest and anarchic physical destruction.
https://wfpp.columbia.edu/cinemas-first-nasty-women/
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Sedmikrásky (Daisies)
7PM - Memorial Union Building, Theater 2
Věra Chytilová • 1966 • Chechoslovakia • 76 min • language: Czech with English subtitles
Starring Jitka Cerhová and Ivana Karbanová
**Introduction by Elizabeth Stine (UNH)
Upon its release in 1966, this provocative and anarchic film was pulled from theaters by the Czech government among accusations of nihilism. It follows the destructive activities of two young women who want to bring about radical change, with its satirical tone providing social commentary on modern society.
https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/film/sedmikrasky/
Restored in 4k in 2022 through the donation of Mrs. Milada Kučerová and Mr. Eduard Kučer, carried out by Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in collaboration with the Národní filmovy archiv, Prague and the Czech Film Fund in UPP and Soundsquare.
7PM - Memorial Union Building, Theater 2
Věra Chytilová • 1966 • Chechoslovakia • 76 min • language: Czech with English subtitles
Starring Jitka Cerhová and Ivana Karbanová
**Introduction by Elizabeth Stine (UNH)
Upon its release in 1966, this provocative and anarchic film was pulled from theaters by the Czech government among accusations of nihilism. It follows the destructive activities of two young women who want to bring about radical change, with its satirical tone providing social commentary on modern society.
https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/film/sedmikrasky/
Restored in 4k in 2022 through the donation of Mrs. Milada Kučerová and Mr. Eduard Kučer, carried out by Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in collaboration with the Národní filmovy archiv, Prague and the Czech Film Fund in UPP and Soundsquare.
