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Friday, May 31, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.
Film: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), PG click for more information »
A group of six friends - three men and three women, decidedly of the French upper middle class - have their dinner plans continually interrupted, due to a series of bizarre events that can only be described as Buñuelian. In French with English subtitles. In conjunction with the exhibition I...
Event Location: Norton Simon Museum
Cost: Free with admission
Friday, May 24, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Film: Goya, Carriere and the Ghost of Buñuel (2022), NR click for more information »
In this documentary filmed near the end of his life, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere returns to Spain to delve into the life and work of Francisco de Goya. Traveling to key locations in Goya’s life and diving into the artist’s prodigious work, Carriere and filmmaker José Luis Lopez-Linares in...
Event Location: Norton Simon Museum
Cost: Free with admission
Friday, May 17, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.
Film: Goya: or, The Hard Way to Enlightenment (1971), NR click for more information »
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV of Spain, Goya (played by Donatas Banionis) has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in king and Church, but he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people - a contradiction that presents a deep dilemma. This film is based on Lion Feuchtwanger’...
Event Location: Norton Simon Museum
Cost: Free with admission
Friday, May 10, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Film: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), R click for more information »
In this dark fable, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer enters an eerie fantasy world where her bravery and intelligence are tested. Set in 1940s Spain during the rise of fascism and the heroic efforts of the resistance, the film draws on some of Goya’s most famous imagery. ...
Event Location: Norton Simon Museum
Cost: Free with admission
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Lecture: Performing Animals in Goya's Prints click for more information »
Animals occupy a central place in all four of Francisco de Goya’s print series, from tightrope-walking horses and ferocious bulls to humorous donkeys and screeching owls. Goya was fascinated by animals, most importantly their relationship to humans and their potential to convey symbolic meaning. G...
Event Location: Norton Simon Museum
Cost: Free with admission
