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ROMANCE IN LIGHT
Fryderyk Chopin And The Cinema
Fri Jan 8 / Sun Jan 10 / Tue Jan 12

In celebration of Chopin’s bicentenary, we offer a brief selection of works inspired by the life and work of one of the essential figures of western music. In addition to fiction films, we will be offering documentaries of fabled performances of Chopin’s music as well as experimental films that offer their own responses to the master’s music. There will be three more programs in the series series in March, April and May; tickets and passes for these programs will go on sale in February.


SAVE! See the three films screening in January ~ at any screening that fits your schedule ~ for one affordable price with a Sampler Pass: $27 Public / $21 Senior (62+) / $18 Member & Student. The pass is available for purchase at the box office or online. Buy Online Now! >>


The Youth of Chopin
Aleksander Ford, Poland, 1952; 121m
Fri Jan 8: 2pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Fri Jan 8: 6:30pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Sun Jan 10: 3:00pm ~ Buy Tickets >>

One of the first postwar Polish films to receive international attention was this rousing, left-leaning portrait of the artist as a young Polish patriot.

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Calling Mr. Smith
Franciszka Themerson and Stefan Themerson, UK, 1943; 10m




Films of the International Chopin Piano Competition
Total Running Time: app. 90m
Fri Jan 8: 4:30pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Sun Jan 10:1:00pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Tue Jan 12: 3:15pm ~ Buy Tickets >>

Rare footage of stirring performances of Chopin recorded during the legendary annual piano competition that launched the careers of many of the world’s finest musicians.




Impromptu
James Lapine, UK/France, 1991; 109m
Fri Jan 8: 9:00pm ~ Buy Tickets >>
Tue Jan 12: 1:00pm ~ Buy Tickets >>

The romance between Chopin (Hugh Grant) and his most famous lover, novelist George Sand (Judy Davis) is exquisitely captured in this slightly wry send up of the Romantic era.





COMING ATTRACTIONS
These upcoming programs will go on sale in February.

The Mystery of Chopin
March 6: 2pm

Experimental Film Program
April 10: 2pm

Blue Note
May 8: 2pm




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Sampler Pass:
$27 Public; $21 Senior;
$18 Member & Student.
Admits one person to the three films screening in January.
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Single Screening Tickets:
$11 Public - $8 Senior -
$7 Member/Student/Child
Online service charge: $1.25 per ticket ordered.

Please note: Passes and individual screening tickets subject to availability. Certain restrictions apply.

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