Celebrating the art of film, the Toledo Museum of Art has three film-based series’ to expose patrons to new work and to use the TMA’s beautiful indoor theaters. The Art House Film Series, the Sunday Family Film Club, and the Sound of Silents, which pairs live playing of the Skinner organ with a film classic, are great ways to get more involved with reel art.
Rembrant @ 7pm Friday, September 11 in the Little Theatre
Rembrandt’s beloved paintings grace the walls of museums around the globe, belying the struggles that lie beneath the paint strokes. Charles Laughton brings Rembrandt’s harsh life to the screen in the 1936 film Rembrandt during the museum’s Art House Film Series. Directed by Alexander Korda, the film illustrates Rembrandt falling from fame as he fights for his masterpieces, grieves the death of his wife and begins a forbidden affair with his housekeeper.
The Painting @ 2pm Sunday, September 13 in the Little Theatre
In The Painting, a 2012 animated film directed by Jean-Françios Laguionie, painted characters, half-painted characters and timid sketches divide a kingdom in an unfinished work. Wholly crafted Claire leads a search for their artist. The team flees the kingdom, falls out of the canvas and weaves through more artwork, determined to finish The Painting. As part of the Sunday Family Film Club.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed @ 7pm Thursday, September 17 in the Peristyle
This film introduces audiences to the beginning of animation. The German film is the oldest surviving animated feature, bringing a witch, a beautiful ruler and Aladdin together in Prince Achmed’s quest to conquer an evil magician. Director Lotte Reiniger’s shadow puppet craftsmanship will be accompanied by TMA’s Skinner organ.
Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St.
419-255-8000 | toledomuseum.org
Free
Celebrating the art of film, the Toledo Museum of Art has three film-based series’ to expose patrons to new work and to use the TMA’s beautiful indoor theaters. The Art House Film Series, the Sunday Family Film Club, and the Sound of Silents, which pairs live playing of the Skinner organ with a film classic, are great ways to get more involved with reel art.
Rembrant @ 7pm Friday, September 11 in the Little Theatre
Rembrandt’s beloved paintings grace the walls of museums around the globe, belying the struggles that lie beneath the paint strokes. Charles Laughton brings Rembrandt’s harsh life to the screen in the 1936 film Rembrandt during the museum’s Art House Film Series. Directed by Alexander Korda, the film illustrates Rembrandt falling from fame as he fights for his masterpieces, grieves the death of his wife and begins a forbidden affair with his housekeeper.
The Painting @ 2pm Sunday, September 13 in the Little Theatre
In The Painting, a 2012 animated film directed by Jean-Françios Laguionie, painted characters, half-painted characters and timid sketches divide a kingdom in an unfinished work. Wholly crafted Claire leads a search for their artist. The team flees the kingdom, falls out of the canvas and weaves through more artwork, determined to finish The Painting. As part of the Sunday Family Film Club.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed @ 7pm Thursday, September 17 in the Peristyle
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This film introduces audiences to the beginning of animation. The German film is the oldest surviving animated feature, bringing a witch, a beautiful ruler and Aladdin together in Prince Achmed’s quest to conquer an evil magician. Director Lotte Reiniger’s shadow puppet craftsmanship will be accompanied by TMA’s Skinner organ.
Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St.
419-255-8000 | toledomuseum.org
Free
