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HILMA dRAMA
directed by LASSE HOLLSTROM
Discussion to Follow with Tora Hallstrom 
June 4 at 4 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

The cinematic portrait of the visionary Swedish artist and feminist pioneer Hilma af Klint — who’s played at different ages by Tora Hallström and Oscar nominee Lena Olin, is spirited and sensuous.  

Lasse Hallström’s HILMA brings to life the story of a woman who posthumously revolutionized the art world as one of the first abstract artists. In this immersive biopic, we follow the artist from her early life through her rising artistic career and spiritual awakening after the loss of her beloved younger sister Hermina. Hilma explores af Klint’s spiritualism, her unconventional love life, and the impetus behind her work — from the writings of Rudolph Steiner to the strong influence of the Theosophic Movement, and her belief in its mystical philosophy — in a portrait of a woman well ahead of her time.

Having remained unknown and unrecognized as the woman who invented abstract painting after her death in 1944, a 2019 Guggenheim Museum exhibition devoted to Hilma af Klint’s work became her first major solo exhibition in the U.S., revolutionizing the art world and art history while displacing Kandinsky, Malevich and Mondrian as the fathers of Modernism.

Official Selection: Palm Springs International Film Festival

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Close to Vermeer documentary
directed by
 Suzanne Raes
Discussion to Follow 
June 10 at 7:30 pm

Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

Go behind the scenes of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever mounted, now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Capturing the imagination of the art world, with glowing reviews, global press, and tickets sold out through the entirety of its run, the Rijksmuseum's Vermeer retrospective is nothing short of an historic event. This fascinating documentary is a unique opportunity to discover what goes on behind the scenes at exhibitions of this scale, from the latest techniques for determining what makes a Vermeer truly a Vermeer, to new discoveries while searching for the master’s paintings around the world.

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Master Gardner dRAMA
directed by Paul schrader
Discussion to Follow 
Coming Soon
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

MASTER GARDENER follows Narvel Roth (award-winner Joel Edgerton), the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver). When Mrs. Haverhill demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great-niece Maya (Quintessa Swindell) as a new apprentice, chaos enters Narvel’s spartan existence, unlocking dark secrets from a buried violent past that threaten them all.          

Official Selection: Venice International Film Festival, New York Film Festival

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Only In Theaters documentary
directed by Raphael Sbarge
Discussion to Follow 
Coming Soon
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison

An intimate film about the Laemmle Theatres, the beloved 84-year-old arthouse cinema chain in Los Angeles, as they face seismic change and downward pressure. Yet the family behind this multigenerational business – whose sole mission has been to support the art of film – is determined to see it survive. The film features interviews with Ava DuVernay, James Ivory, Cameron Crowe, Mark Ulano, and Leonard Maltin.

Past Screenings at the Film Society of Summit

 

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