The theme for this summer’s movies will be a “celebration of the arts.” The four movies described below will feature painting, dancing, classical music, and Broadway.
May 11. “Pollock.” 2001. Directed and starring Ed Harris, this is a moving drama about the legendary American painter Jackson Pollock. Fellow artists and lovers Pollock and Lee Krasner are at the center of New York’s 1940s art scene, but as Krasner neglects her work to push Pollock’s career forward, he begins to unravel emotionally. They escape to the country, marry, and soon Pollock creates work that makes him internationally famous. But with fame and fortune comes a volatile temper and severe self-doubt. Marcia Gay Harden (Krasner) won the academy award for best supporting actress. 123 min.
June 8 “Satin Rouge” (Red Satin). 2002. In this Tunisian film directed and written by Raja Amari, the tale follows Lilia (Hiam Abass) who is at a loss to find direction in her life after the death of her husband. Her daughter Salma (Hend El Fahem) is too busy with school and friends and is now dating a musician named Chokri (Maher Kamoun). Lilia discovers Chokri performs at a nightclub featuring belly dancers. She is drawn into this carefree attitude of the club, becomes fascinated with belly dancing, and soon becomes a performer, while being drawn into a relationship with Chokri. 100 min.
July 13. “Late Quartet.” 2012. Starring Christopher Walken and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and directed by Yaron Zilberman. When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet receives a life changing diagnosis, the group’s future suddenly hangs in the balance. Competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they prepare to play their 25th anniversary concert (structured around Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-sharp minor), only their personal bonds and the power of music can preserve their legacy. This movie pays homage to chamber music and the cultural world of New York. 105 min.
August 10. “De-Lovely.” 2004. Starring Kevin Kline as Cole Porter and Ashley Judd as his wife Linda, this is an original musical portrait of a great American composer, filled with his unforgettable songs. In the film, Porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and popular hits like “Anything Goes,” “It’s De-Lovely,” and “Night and Day,” Porter’s elegant, excessive past comes to light, including his deeply complicated relationship with his wife and muse, Linda Lee Porter. Directed by Irwin Winkler. 125 min.
May 11. “Pollock.” 2001. Directed and starring Ed Harris, this is a moving drama about the legendary American painter Jackson Pollock. Fellow artists and lovers Pollock and Lee Krasner are at the center of New York’s 1940s art scene, but as Krasner neglects her work to push Pollock’s career forward, he begins to unravel emotionally. They escape to the country, marry, and soon Pollock creates work that makes him internationally famous. But with fame and fortune comes a volatile temper and severe self-doubt. Marcia Gay Harden (Krasner) won the academy award for best supporting actress. 123 min.
June 8 “Satin Rouge” (Red Satin). 2002. In this Tunisian film directed and written by Raja Amari, the tale follows Lilia (Hiam Abass) who is at a loss to find direction in her life after the death of her husband. Her daughter Salma (Hend El Fahem) is too busy with school and friends and is now dating a musician named Chokri (Maher Kamoun). Lilia discovers Chokri performs at a nightclub featuring belly dancers. She is drawn into this carefree attitude of the club, becomes fascinated with belly dancing, and soon becomes a performer, while being drawn into a relationship with Chokri. 100 min.
July 13. “Late Quartet.” 2012. Starring Christopher Walken and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and directed by Yaron Zilberman. When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet receives a life changing diagnosis, the group’s future suddenly hangs in the balance. Competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they prepare to play their 25th anniversary concert (structured around Beethoven’s String Quartet in C-sharp minor), only their personal bonds and the power of music can preserve their legacy. This movie pays homage to chamber music and the cultural world of New York. 105 min.
August 10. “De-Lovely.” 2004. Starring Kevin Kline as Cole Porter and Ashley Judd as his wife Linda, this is an original musical portrait of a great American composer, filled with his unforgettable songs. In the film, Porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and popular hits like “Anything Goes,” “It’s De-Lovely,” and “Night and Day,” Porter’s elegant, excessive past comes to light, including his deeply complicated relationship with his wife and muse, Linda Lee Porter. Directed by Irwin Winkler. 125 min.
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