Discovering the Passionate Films of Luchino ViscontiNovember 2, 2018–January 13, 2019

WHITE NIGHTS (LE NOTTI BIANCHE)

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ADMISSION

The MFAH is located at 1001 Bissonnet between Main and Montrose. Films are screened in  Brown Auditorium Theater inside the Caroline Wiess Law Building. Enter for films through the Main Street door. General admission is $9. Museum members, students with ID, and seniors (65+) receive a $2 discount. The MFAH Films box office accepts payment by cash, check, and credit card. Purchase tickets in advance online at mfah.org/film, in the Museum lobbies, or at the auditorium box office prior to show time. 

The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of Israel Houston; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Franci Neely; American Turkish Association – Houston; James V. Derrick;  Mr. and Mrs. H. Bruce Sallee; Lynn S. Wyatt; ILEX Foundation; and L’Alliance Française de Houston.  

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Experience the extraordinary talent of the great Italian director Luchino Visconti (1906–1976) whose early Neorealist films were followed by lavish melodramas, often informed by Italian history, politics, and literary adaptations. All films are in Italian with English subtitles unless otherwise noted.

Organized in collaboration with Camilla Cormanni

and Paola Ruggiero of Istituto Luce Cinecittà.

Coproduced by Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Rome.

Presented in association with the Ministry of

Culture in Italy.

Generous funding has been received from the

Vaughn Foundation. Additional funding and support

has been provided by the Italian Consulate.

BELLISSIMA (1951, 108 min.)Friday, November 2, 7:00 p.m.

OBSESSION (OSSESSIONE) (1943, 140 min.)Friday, December 7, 7:00 p.m.

Introduced by Professor Alessandro Carrera, University of Houston

DEATH IN VENICE (MORTE A VENEZIA) (1971, 130 min., in English, Italian, Polish, French, Russian, and German with English subtitles)Friday, January 11, 7:00 p.m.

THE EARTH TREMBLES (LA TERRA TREMA) (1948, 160 min.)Saturday, November 3, 7:00 p.m.

SANDRA (1965, 105 min.)Saturday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.

THE LEOPARD (IL GATTOPARDO)(1963, 186 min., in Italian, Latin, and French with English subtitles)Saturday, January 12, 6:00 p.m.

Introduced by Professor Alessandro Carrera, University of Houston

WHITE NIGHTS (LE NOTTI BIANCHE)(Italy/France, 1957, 101 min.)Sunday, November 4, 5:00 p.m.

THE DAMNED (LA CADUTA DEGLI DEI) (1969, 156 min., in English and German with English subtitles)Friday, January 4, 6:00 p.m.

SENSO (1954, 123 min., in Italian and German with English subtitles)Sunday, January 13, 5:00 p.m.

ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (ROCCO E I SUOI FRATELLI) (Italy/France, 1960, 177 min.)Friday, November 16, 7:00 p.m.

Introduced by Professor Alessandro Carrera, University of Houston

LUDWIG (1973, 238 min., in Italian, German, and French with English subtitles)Saturday, January 5, 3:00 p.m.