November 13, 2007
SLIFF @ PFA: Greenaway, Water
In the haze of SLIFF's various programming, I've forgotten one other thing over the past few mornings, namely posting a note about a Pulitzer event this coming weekend.
(EDIT: Minutes after posting this, I learned that Greenaway will not be coming to St. Louis for this SLIFF event. The event below will occur, with the caveat that Greenaway will not be attending. The films should still be an inducement for some to attend, but read the following the a different eye.)
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Films at the Pulitzer : Water Films with Peter Greenaway
St. Louis, MO – The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and Cinema St. Louis are pleased to present an evening with acclaimed filmmaker Peter Greenaway on Saturday, November 17th at 7:00pm.
Greenaway will present and discuss a selection of his water-related films, in conjunction with the Pulitzer’s current exhibition Water. This will be an exciting opportunity to not only view these rarely-seen films, but also to engage in discussion with the filmmaker himself.
Born in Wales and educated in London, Peter Greenaway trained as a painter for four years, and started making his own films in 1966. He now lives in Amsterdam. He has made 12 feature films and some 50 short-films and documentaries, been regularly nominated for the Film Festival Competitions of Cannes, Venice and Berlin. His first narrative feature film, The Draughtsman¹s Contract, completed in 1982, received great critical acclaim and established him internationally as an original filmmaker, a reputation consolidated by the films, The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover, The Pillow-book, and most recently The Tulse Luper Suitcases.
The event is free and open to the public. The program is a collaboration with Cinema St. Louis and a part of the AT&T St. Louis International Film Festival. In addition to the event at the Pulitzer, at 2:30pm November 18th at the Saint Louis Art Museum Greenaway will screen his film Drowning by Numbers, receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, and participate in a career-spanning Q&A with filmmaker and teacher RD Zurick.
Cinema St. Louis is a not-for-profit organization that emphasizes film as an art form. Its mission is to enhance cultural diversity by bringing American independent productions, horizon-expanding international films and high-quality studio films to audiences before their commercial release.
The Pulitzer aims to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of art and architecture. With the works of art themselves, along with programs, collaborations and exchanges with other cultural and educational institutions, the Pulitzer is a resource for artists, architects, scholars, students and the general public. The Pulitzer is located at 3716 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63108, Telephone 314.754.1850, www.pulitzerarts.org.
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