The Moving Image Source Calendar is a selective international guide to retrospectives, screenings, festivals, and exhibitions.
Descriptions are drawn from the calendars of the presenting venues.
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The Films of Carmelo Bene
April 26–29, 2012 at
Anthology Film Archives
, New York
Anthology is extremely proud to present this retrospective encompassing all five feature films (as well as a couple shorts) directed by the vanguard filmmaker, actor, and playwright Carmelo Bene, one of the greatest figures in Italian avant-garde culture. Renowned for his work in the theater, Bene turned his attention to filmmaking for a brief period in the late 60s and early 70s, producing a small but unforgettable body of film works. Reflecting Bene's lifetime of engagement with literature and theater-Our Lady of the Turks is based on his own novel, while his last three features are radical adaptations (or reworkings) of Hamlet, Oscar Wilde's Salomè, and Mozart's opera Don Giovanni-his films are visionary, flamboyant, wildly excessive, and exhilaratingly unrestrained. It's been decades since these works have been screened all together, making this an opportunity not to be missed!
Featured Works:
Our Lady of the Turks (1968, pictured); Capricci (1969); Don Giovanni (1970); Salomè (1972); One Hamlet Less (1973)
Program information:
Harvard Film Archive
Inutile: The Cinema of Carmelo Bene
March 30-April 2, 2012
Related Articles:
Alone Against All by Nick Pinkerton posted Apr. 26, 2012
