For Immediate Release
November 20, 2024
CLARK ART INSTITUTE SCREENS THE GODFATHER
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Thursday, December 19, the Clark Art Institute screens the next installment in its Hollywood Auteurs film series, The Godfather (1972), at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Presented in partnership with Images Cinema, this series captures the explosion of creativity, critical acclaim, and box office success that Hollywood directors found after the fall of the studio system. Each film is introduced by a staff member of the Clark or Images.
The Godfather was originally envisioned by Paramount as a low-budget quickie. Instead director Francis Ford Coppola fought for a period setting, to shoot in New York, and for a bigger budget. Coppola was part of the new realistic movement toward casting New York theater and TV-trained actors. (Run time: 2 hours, 55 minutes)
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.
The next screening in this series is The Exorcist (1973) on January 16, 2025, at 6 pm in the Manton Research Center auditorium.
ABOUT IMAGES CINEMA
Images Cinema has received funding support from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation's Arts Build Community grant to co-present/co-produce this series.
A Berkshire tradition for over 100 years, Images Cinema, a non-profit, community-supported movie theater, celebrates film as an art form, a source of entertainment and learning, and a means to cultivate an engaged community. As a non-profit organization, Images relies on support from the community through memberships, donations, and sponsorships from local businesses. Images Cinema is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information visit www.imagescinema.org.
ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.
The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.
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