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Sheldon, Lincoln theaters present
art, drama, foreign cinema series
There's something for almost anyone.
There are films about art, theater and
the European cinema-all beginning this
month in three separate film series in
Lincoln theaters.
Foreign Films
The Nebraska Union Foreign Film
Series, now in its 23rd year, opens Tuesday
with showings of Two English Girls at 7
and 9:15 pjn. ...
Admission to the 15 shows in this year s
series is by membership only. Information
is available at the south desk of the
Nebraska U;uon or the Union Program
Office.
Other films in the series are:
Sept. 23-25-Lucie, a Cuban epic
Oct. 7-9-77) downs, a Fellini film.
Oct. 21-23-77) Testament of Dr. Mabusa, a
macabre German tale.
Nov. 4-6-Lacombe, Lucen, a drama about a
French boy's drift Into Nazism.
No.v 18-20-SWWry, a film about a man who
destroys the French economy.
Dec. 2 A -Middle of the World, a Swiss story
of a doomed love affair.
Jan. 13-15-i Petit Theatre de Jean Renoir,
three stories by the classic French director.
Jan. 27-29-SVenc and Cry, a Hungarian film
of love and war. Un Chien Andalou, a Dali and
Bunuel surrealistic short feature.
Feb. 10-17-77) Phantom of Liberie, a
Bunuel series of. absurd vignettes.
Feb. 24-26-Montreel Main, a poignant ex
pression of friendship, love and hurt.
March Q-M-Donkey Skin, a French fairy
tale.
March 30-April 1-Samblzanga. a drama about
a woman's search for her husband before revolu
tion. April 13-15-771 Nun, a French film taken
from a work of litarature. "
April 27-29-77ff Seduction of Mlml, an Ital
ian sex farce.
American Art and Artist series
An 11 -part film series on American Art
and Artists will begin Sunday in the Shel
don Art Gallery Auditorium.
The films will be shown at 3 pan. Sun
day and Tuesday except on Oct; 13 and 28
when the time will be 1 :30 p jn. The shows
are free.
Many of the films show contemporary
artists at work and discuss characteristics
of different periods.
The films in the series are:
"Sept. 14 and 16-77) New York School. A
film about a group of New York artists who
founded a movement known as Abstract Expres
sionism. . ' .
Sept. 21 and 23-Amerkan Art In the 60s.
The film focuses on diverse tendencies pursued
by painters and sculptors in the oaneration fol
lowing the Abstract Expressionists.
Sept. 28 and ZQ-Christo: Four Works In
Progress. A documentary, without narration,
showing the Installation of four of Christo's pro
jects. Chrlsto's Valley Curtain. Chrlsto, with the
help of engineers, Ironworkers and students
hangs an orange curtain across a valley in
Colorado. ,
Oct. 12 and A-Larry Rivers. Rivers works
on paintings, constructions and videotapes in his
New York studio and discutse his career. Japan:
The New Art. Avant garde Japanese artists are
shown at work on a variety of projects.
Oct. 19 and 21-amu Noguchl. The film
reviews 40 years of Noguchi's work and closes
with his recent sculpture retrospective at The
Whitney Museum. Philip Guston. The artist ex
plains the development of his style from his fig
urative paintings of the late 30s and 40s to his
celebrated color abstractions during tha height of
the New York School.
Oct. 26 and 2Q-Robert Motherwell. Mother
well discusses the Issues of Abstract Expression
Ism es it evolved in New York following World
War II. Jim Dine. London. Dine works on large
collages In his London studio, talks about his
London exile and reads his own poetry
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Eight films from the first season of the
American Film Theatre (AFT) will be re
released at regular box office prices in the
Plaza Theater.
These films are movies made from the
best-known works . in theatrical
literature and feature some of the best di
rectors and actors.
The season begins Sept. 19 ith the
showing of Eugene O'Neill's Thj Iceman
Cometh. The film stars Lee Mai i, Fred
eric March, the late Robert Ryw (in his
last film performance), Jeff Bridges and
Bradford DiUman.
All of the AFT films will have a week
long run.
Other films in the season include:
Sept. 26- John Osborne's Luther. Stacy
Keach stars.
Oct. 3-CMckhov's Three Sitters. Laurence
Olivier directs and stars in the production.
flow Showing!
American Film Theatre
Oct. 10-Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill's
Lost in the Stars,
, Oct. 17-Harold Pinter's The Homecoming.
Ian Holm and Vivien Merchant star.
Oct 24-ugan lonexco's Rhinoceros. Zero
Mostel and Gene Wilder star. '
Oct. 3-Butly. Harold Pinter directs, Alan
Bates and Jessica Tandy star.
Nov. 7 -Edward Albee'i A Delicate Balance.
Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofleld and Lee Rem
Ick star.
Nov. 9 and 1 -Jasper Johns: Decoy. Johns
is filmed while at work on "decoy" at Tatiana
Grosman's Universal Limited Art Editions
studios. Andy Warhol. Warhol discusses his views
on art, money and society while visiting the Old
Masters Room In the Brooklyn Museum. All of
his major works are shown as well as clips from
many of his most important films.
Nov. IS and 1 -David Hockney's Diaries.
Hockney shares some of his photo albums with
the viewer and shows how his snapshots are used
as sketches for paintings. Scenes Seen with Allen
Jones. Some of the scenes include visit to
London latex and vinyl tailor, when his wife Is
fitted with one of his preliminary costuma
designs for the film A Clockwork Orange.
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