Sun March 22, 2015
The Bittersweet Films of Mikhail Kobakhidze (USSR/France, 1967–2001)
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at PFA Theater
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A selection of short films made by the talented Georgian filmmaker Mikhail Kobakhidze, whose style is simple on the surface, but employs creative relationships between images and sound. The films tell allegorical stories and enact dramatic situations without dialogue, evoking emotional tones that range from humor to inventive fantasy to bittersweet sorrow. These shorts, which have a kinship with the films of Buster Keaton, Jacques Tati, Albert Lamorisse, and Norman McLaren, are beloved by Georgians and well loved in international cinematheques, where they have been widely shown.
THE MUSICIANS (USSR, 1969, 12 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE WEDDING (USSR, 1965, 19 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE UMBRELLA (USSR, 1967, 18 mins, B&W, Digital)
EN CHEMIN (France, 2001, 12 mins, B&W, Digital)
Total running time: 61 mins
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THE MUSICIANS (USSR, 1969, 12 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE WEDDING (USSR, 1965, 19 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE UMBRELLA (USSR, 1967, 18 mins, B&W, Digital)
EN CHEMIN (France, 2001, 12 mins, B&W, Digital)
Total running time: 61 mins
A selection of short films made by the talented Georgian filmmaker Mikhail Kobakhidze, whose style is simple on the surface, but employs creative relationships between images and sound. The films tell allegorical stories and enact dramatic situations without dialogue, evoking emotional tones that range from humor to inventive fantasy to bittersweet sorrow. These shorts, which have a kinship with the films of Buster Keaton, Jacques Tati, Albert Lamorisse, and Norman McLaren, are beloved by Georgians and well loved in international cinematheques, where they have been widely shown.
THE MUSICIANS (USSR, 1969, 12 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE WEDDING (USSR, 1965, 19 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE UMBRELLA (USSR, 1967, 18 mins, B&W, Digital)
EN CHEMIN (France, 2001, 12 mins, B&W, Digital)
Total running time: 61 mins
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THE MUSICIANS (USSR, 1969, 12 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE WEDDING (USSR, 1965, 19 mins, B&W, 35mm, BAM/PFA Collection)
THE UMBRELLA (USSR, 1967, 18 mins, B&W, Digital)
EN CHEMIN (France, 2001, 12 mins, B&W, Digital)
Total running time: 61 mins
show less
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2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
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