French Film festival
Abel Gance's Napoleon
Directed by Abel Gance
(France, 1927, 260 min.,silent with musical soundtrack)
Never released in America on DVD . . .
Abel Gance’s monumental re-creation of the rise of Napoléon is one of the most thrilling silent films ever made. It overflows with technical innovations—and climaxes in a three-panel (originally three-screen) ‘triptych.’
The current version is Kevin Brownlow’s color-tinted and toned 1980 restoration, which has music by Francis Coppola's father "Carmine Coppola".
Friday, March 20, 7:00 p.m.
(Part I, 140 min.) - Friday, March 20, 7:00 p.m.
(Part II, 120 min.)- Sunday, March 27, 7:00 p.m.
General admission is $7, matinee admission is $6, and children 5 and under are admitted free. MFAH members, senior adults, and students with ID receive a $1 discount.
Presented in conjunction with the MFAH exhibition The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500–1825, from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, on view through May 10.
A secret
Directed by Claude Miller
(France, 2007)
Adapted from Philippe Grimbert’s best-selling novel, A Secret is a story of passion and guilt in troubled times, which unfolds as a young teenager uncovers the truth about his parents’ past. He finds out that before the war, his father Maxime (Patrick Bruel) was married to Hannah (Ludivine Sagnier) when he fell madly in love with Tania (Cecile de France).As a young Jewish couple living in Nazi-occupied France, Maxime and Tania had to make difficult choices to survive the war and the Holocaust. A Secret ‘is a fine drama that stands as Gallic vet Claude Miller’s best in at least a decade.
A reception in the museum galleries follows the film. Generous support has been provided by the Consulate General of France in Houston. This screening is part of Le mois de la Francophonie.
Special ticket prices apply! Individual tickets are $9. Festival passes are $99. MFAH members, senior adults, students with ID, JCC members, and members of Film Buffs receive a $2 discount on tickets and a $22 discount on passes. Ultimate Film Supporter level members of Film Buffs are admitted free.
