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Showing posts with label "a woman like that". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "a woman like that". Show all posts
Monday, February 6, 2012
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Friday, March 4, 2011
gallery event of the week - DON'T MISS
"One of the first successful female artists, 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi, has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. In 1997, the Italian biopic "Artemisia" told her story, with an emphasis on the young woman's erotic awakening. That made for a marketable film, but experts complained it was mostly fiction.
Ellen Weissbrod took a different approach in her 2010 documentary "A Woman Like That," which screens this week at the National Gallery of Art. She stuck closely to the facts, while taking Gentileschi's accomplishments as a personal inspiration. The director considered the few known works attributed to Gentileschi and interviewed scholars and amateur admirers alike. Weissbrod also reenacted a few moments from the painter's life, drawing on limited biographical information.
Weissbrod will introduce and discuss her 93-minute documentary at 1 p.m. Saturday at the National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. www.nga.gov/programs/film. 202-737-4215. 202-842-6799. Free."
- Mark Jenkins
Thursday, March 3, 2011
another good review - yeah team!
This is by Jeannette Catsoulis:
'A Woman Like That' Merges A 17th Century Scandal And A Midlife Crisis'
'A Woman Like That' Merges A 17th Century Scandal And A Midlife Crisis'
" . . . Weissbrod pieces together a lighthearted commentary on art and gender as relevant today as it would have been four centuries ago."
"Following a release strategy as unconventional as its style, A Woman Like That will screen primarily at universities and museums, including on Saturday, March 5th, at 1:00 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art.
" . . . an extraordinary synthesis . . . moving and powerfully revealing"
So check out this review of our film on flick filosopher. We really appreciate everyone helping us get the word out.
". . . Weissbrod blends her own experience as an artist with Gentileschi’s -- via the testimony of art experts and Gentileschi’s own words in documents from her time -- to create an extraordinary synthesis that is part art appreciation, part personal diary, and all very moving and powerfully revealing about what it means to be a woman alive in the world, today and four hundred years ago."
And for another positive take check this out from the Washington Jewish Week, Filmmaker models herself after 17th-century painter - "When a middle-aged woman needs a role model, where does she look? Ellen Weissbrod crossed centuries and seas for her answer, finding inspiration at every turn." . . .
You can click on the links to read the full reviews. More posts coming soon!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
On the Road
Since September we've been on the road screening "a woman like that" . . . and it has been an exhilarating ride - but I/we have not taken the time to catch up and fill everyone in on what has been happening, all the places we've been, the wonderful people we've met and the fantastic reception that has greeted the film.
So in a typically non-linear fashion - here are some of the highlights of our journey so far.
While we've had a slew of successful screenings, our most recent - at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon - was our largest venue yet. We hoped the word had gotten out - we hoped we would fill the house. This was a big test of our DIY - social networking strategy! We were very relieved to see people waiting to get in before the doors to the theater opened.
And as the theater started to fill . . .
I did some quick iphone video interviews (sorry for the poor sound quality) to see what had brought people out and what they were expecting.
The screening was scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 1pm and as people continued to straggle in - we began a little late.
Obviously our hosts - Dana Katz from Reed College and Jesse Locker from Portland State -
Obviously our hosts - Dana Katz from Reed College and Jesse Locker from Portland State -
along with the Portland Bologna Sister City Association did a really amazing job of getting the word out. They filled the house - we counted 350! The film was presented as "An Afternoon with Artemisia Gentileschi: Film and Conversation." Dana Katz introduced the event and then Jesse Locker, who is writing a new book about Artemisia, gave a really great 10 minute introduction to Artemisia and her work. He then placed our film in a context of all the biographical works; fiction and non-fiction books and movies; that preceded "a woman like that." That was especially gratifying!
The audience was rambunctiously appreciative, and most stayed for the following Q&A. Their comments were warm and emotional - their questions pointed and poignant.
We really appreciate the grand effort of Jesse and Dana. We are grateful for their enthusiasm, support, kind words and of course the after screening drinks and great conversation - cheers all around!
The audience was rambunctiously appreciative, and most stayed for the following Q&A. Their comments were warm and emotional - their questions pointed and poignant.We really appreciate the grand effort of Jesse and Dana. We are grateful for their enthusiasm, support, kind words and of course the after screening drinks and great conversation - cheers all around!
We added a lot more names to our mailing list, too.
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