Divorce, Italian Style. 1961. Italy. Directed by Pietro Germi
These notes accompany screenings of Pietro Germi’s </em>Divorce, Italian Style</a> on October 16, 17, and 18.</p>
Italian cinema has historically been undervalued in relation to those of the United States, several other European countries, and post-World War II Japan.
On my way to MoMA each morning, I walk past the majestic Italian Renaissance revival building of the University Club of New York. This stronghold on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 54th Street was designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White and completed in 1899.
Whistle Down the Wind. 1961. Great Britain. Directed by Bryan Forbes
These notes accompany screenings of Bryan Forbes’s </em>Whistle Down the Wind</a> on October 9, 10, and 11 in Theater 3.</p>
The 1960s were an important period in the history of English cinema, but one that would be hard to label or define.
MoMA’s celebration of the landmark year 1913 continues with the 17th installment in our series of videos highlighting important works from 1913 in the Museum’s collection.
An Autumn Afternoon. 1962. Japan. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu
These notes accompany screenings of Yasujiro Ozu’s </em>An Autumn Afternoon</a> on October 2, 3, and 4 in Theater 3.</p>
Yasujiro Ozu died in 1963, on his 60th birthday. Samma no aji (An Autumn Afternoon) was his last film
35mm reels of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Medea prepped in the Titus 1 Theater projection booth
Over the course of eight weeks this summer I worked as a curatorial intern in MoMA’s Department of Film, assisting curator Jytte Jensen and associate curator Ron Magliozzi in mounting a large-scale show devoted to celebrated production designer Dante Ferretti.
MoMA’s celebration of the landmark year 1913 continues with the 15th installment in our series of videos highlighting important works from 1913 in the Museum’s collection.
Il Posto (The Job/The Sound of Trumpets). 1961. Italy. Directed by Ermanno Olmi
These notes accompany screenings of Ermanno Olmi’s </em>Il Posto</a> on September 25, 26, and 27 in Theater 3.</p>
Ermanno Olmi, now 82, made some three-dozen short documentary films (many for the electric company in Milan) before Il Posto
Rita Tushingham and Murray Melvin in A Taste of Honey. 1961. Great Britain. Directed by Tony Richardson
These notes accompany screenings of Tony Richardson’s </em>A Taste of Honey</a> on September 18, 19, and 20 in Theater 3.</p>
Tony Richardson (1928–1991), like Karel Reisz and Lindsay Anderson, came out the British Realist school of directors.
Yojimbo. 1961. Japan. Directed by Akira Kurosawa
These notes accompany screenings of Akira Kurosawa’s </em>Yojimbo</a> on September 11, 12, and 13 in Theater 2.</p>
It would be hard to overstate the impact of the importation to the West, and particularly to America, of Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 film Rashomon
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