PROGRAMS
Archive Fever ! 5.0
Central to our visual culture , the archive is a repository for any personal memories , shared histories , objects , and documents through which we revisit the history of our time . In this series , we explore the myriad ways in which the archive , archival , and found materials are central to the works of film and video artists who are discovering the dynamic possibilities within archives .
Wednesday , September 11 at 7pm From the Pole to the Equator
European Cinema Uncovered
Programs of recently-restored classics from European countries lesser-known worldwide for their cinematic history help us understand what cinema means to a people , a country , a heritage . The Embassy of Lithuania , the Albanian Cinema Project , the Academic Film Center Belgrade and Alternative Film / Video Festival Belgrade each present projects that allow us to discover and uncover a cinematic legacy we might not have otherwise been privy to . As more and more state governments realize and evaluate the importance of preservation of and access to moving images , we will begin to rediscover many histories that otherwise might have been lost .
Note : this series continues into our fall season .
Thursday , September 19 at 7pm Cinematic Inclusions : Time , People and Places
Family Matinees
All year long , International House Philadelphia will be entertaining families when we open the doors to all ages for our new series of family friendly matinee one Saturday every month at 2pm . The series aims to bring the big screen to children , inspiring their imaginations , and yours , too ! Take this opportunity to encourage a love of film and art from a young age – filmgoers of all ages will delight in this carefully curated selection of inspired cinema from around the world . These films will bring the best of both worlds – education and entertainment . With a diverse line-up of programming geared towards children , teens , parents , and grandparents – there is no reason to leave anyone at home !
Special discounted ticket price of $ 5 ; free to members
Saturday , July 27 at 2pm My Neighbor Totoro
Saturday , September 14 at 2pm Nana saturday , August 10 at 2pm Red Balloon / White Mane
Full Exposure
Full Exposure is a series dedicated to recent works by innovative film and video makers from around the world , and is a snapshot of the current state of moving image production and it ’ s constantly evolving practice .
Thursday , August 8 at 7pm Friday , September 20 at 7pm
Night Across the Street Leviathan
Languages
Our Language Program offers the opportunity to study a foreign language or improve English conversation skills . At our friendly and affordable sessions , the small class setting will allow you to quickly learn how to communicate clearly outside of the classroom and enhance skills that assist with future goals .
Fall 2013 Registration : September 9 – 13 from 9am – 5pm Fall 2013 Class dates : September 24 – December 5
For more information call 215.895.6592 or visit www . ihousephilly . org .
Motion Pictures
Motion Pictures is a monthly series that focuses on different movements in film culture such as science fiction , city symphonies , and New German Cinema . It has previously featured the films of Georges Méliès , John Ford , Preston Sturges , and Andrei Tarkovsky .
Saturday , September 21 at 2pm |
Saturday , September 21 at 7pm |
The Rules of the Game |
8 ½ – 50th anniversary screening ! |
The Janus Collection
Truly one of our national treasures , Janus Films is a vital part of American film culture . International House continues the Janus Collection with titles from their library , all in brand new or restored 35mm prints .
Saturday , July 13 at 7pm The Earrings of Madame de ...
Saturday , September 14 at 7pm Day of Wrath saturday , August 10 at 7pm The Makioka Sisters
Directors in focus : Jacues rivette
For more than half a century French director Jacques Rivette has created some of the most ambitious and imaginative works of cinema . Along with Jean-Luc Godard , Francios Truffaut , Claude Chabrol and Eric Rohmer , Rivette has long been associated with the French New Wave , the young group of film critics who radically changed film history when they began making films in the late 1950s . Many of Rivette ’ s films utilize extended running times and involve a unique blend of fantasy and reality . On the occasion of the newly restored 35mm print of Rivette ’ s overlooked gem Le Pont du Nord , International House will also screen two of Rivette ’ s major works Celine and Julie Go Boating and L ’ amour Fou .
Thursday , September 5 at 7pm Le Pont du Nord
Saturday , September 7 L ’ Amour Fou
Friday , September 6 at 7pm Céline and Julie Go Boating
SERGEI PARAJANOV : SURREALIST POET OF SOVIET CINEMA
Born in 1924 in modern-day Tblisi , Georgia , Sergei Parajanov had a keen interest in art from a very young age . He enrolled in the Moscow film school VGIK and studied under prestigious Soviet filmmakers Aleksandr Dovzhenko and Igor Savchenko . However , after creating regime-sanctioned Soviet realist films through the 1950s , Parajanov dismissed his previous work in favor of a subversive style concerned with dreamlike visuals , innovative camerawork and effects , and poetic interpretations of regional folktales . The Color of Pomegranates , his most acclaimed film , was particularly shocking to authorities and was suppressed immediately upon release . He was sentenced on dubious charges and served the majority of a five-year prison sentence in the mid-1970s , despite the protests of figures as varied as Federico Fellini , Yves Saint Laurent , François Truffaut , John Updike and his close friend ( and fellow Soviet filmmaker ) Andrei Tarkovsky . IHP is proud to present Sergei Parajanov ’ s four wonderfully surreal and poetic feature films in beautiful 35mm prints . The Color of Pomegranates will be introduced via Skype by keynote speaker James M . Steffen whose forthcoming book The Cinema of Sergei Parajanov ( University of Wisconsin Press ) will be released in October 2013 . In addition , we will kick off the series with a newly-restored 35mm print of Nostalghia , the 1983 landmark film-in-exile by Parajanov ’ s friend and collaborator Andrei Tarkovsky .
Wednesday , August 14 at 7pm
Nostalghia – New 35mm restored print !
Friday , August 16 at 7pm Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Saturday , August 16 at 8pm The Color of Pomegranates
Thursday , August 15 at 7pm The Legend of Suram Fortress
saturday , August 16 at 5pm Ashik Kerib