
NYFF50: On the Arts
Music, opera, theater and magic are captured on screen in these films that reflect other performing arts through the prism of cinema.
Philippe Béziat
2012|
France|
108 minutes
Director Philippe Béziat and Producer Philippe Martin in person at 9/29 and 10/1 screenings!
Met Opera favorite Natalie Dessay prepares to take on the role of Violetta in Philippe Béziat’s lovely film about the staging of Verdi’s masterwork at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France.
Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein
2012|
USA|
88 minutes
World Premiere! Ricky Jay in person!
A warm and fascinating portrait of the man widely considered to be the world’s greatest magician: actor, raconteur and master illusionist Ricky Jay.
Bertrand Bonello
2012|
France|
105 minutes
Fassbinder regular and cabaret performer Ingrid Caven performs a rich repertoire of songs in French, German and English before the intimate camera of director Bertrand Bonello.
Keith Jones and Deon Maas
2012|
South Africa / Czech Republic / Zimbabwe / Mozambique|
82 minutes
A fascinating chronicle of the explosion of punk rock in 1970s South Africa, where it became a second front in the burgeoning war against Apartheid. Director Keith Jones and producer Jefe Brown in person!
2012|
USA|
90 minutes
Director Jeff Kaufman in person at both screenings!
Director Jeff Kaufman’s look at the life of legendary jazz drummer and bandleader Chick Webb is a meditation on the transformative power of art as well as a monument to a great American artist.
September 29 – October 4
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Music, opera, theater and magic are captured on screen in these films that reflect other performing arts through the prism of cinema.




