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Rembrandt
(1936) Directed by Alexander Korda
February 23 - Sunday - 3:00 p.m.
Korda's early British biopic, starring Charles Laughton as the
Dutch master and his wife Elsa Lanchester as his late-in-life lover
and maid Hendrickje Stoffels, traces the story of Rembrandt van
Rijn's life from the death of his beloved wife Saskia through the
end of his career. (35mm. 85 min. Not Rated.)
A Model for Matisse
(2003) Directed by Barbara
Freed
Henri Matisse
(1946) Directed by François Campaux
April 27 - Sunday - 3:00 p.m.
Barbara Freed tells the moving tale of Henri Matisse's last great
art project--the decorative cycle for the Chapel of the Rosary in
Vence, France. Told through the words of Sister Jacques-Marie,
the nun who assisted Matisse with the project, the film offers an
intimate look at the elderly artist's working methods and a reflec-
tion on love and friendship. Screening with Henri Matisse, which
records Matisse's creative process while he is working on a portrait
of his grandson. In French with live translation provided by Brett
Bowles, associate professor of French Studies. (DigiBeta. 93 min.
total program. Not Rated.)
Gallery Talks
Rembrandt in Focus
February 23 - Sunday
2:00-2:30 p.m.
Gallery of the Art of the Western
World, first floor. Heidi Gealt, IU
Art Museum director and curator
of Western art before 1800, will
present a talk on a selection of
prints by Rembrandt van Rijn.
Matisse in Focus
April 27 - Sunday
2:00-2:30 p.m.
Special Exhibitions Gallery, first floor.
Nan Brewer, IU Art Museum's Luci-
enne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works
on Paper, will present an overview of
Matisse's late graphic work in the exhi-
bition Matisse's Jazz and Other Works
from IU Collections.
These programs are presented in partnership with the IU Art Museum and the IU Cinema and are spon-
sored by Marsha R. Bradford and Harold A. Dumes. The talks and films are free and open to the public.
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