http://uid.trumba.com/calendar/3086942012-01-27T20:10:01ZFreer and Sackler Galleries|FilmsFreer and Sackler Galleries » FilmsTrumba Calendarhttp://uid.trumba.com/event/973040182012-02-05T19:00:00Z2012-02-05T19:00:00ZGood ByeSunday, February 5, 2012, 2pm <br/><br/>Cloaked in a deadly silence, <em>Good Bye</em> is a tale of women without men in a country that’s been trained to treat females like ghosts. Noora, a young, disbarred lawyer whose husband has been exiled, conveys a quiet desperation as she navigates the restrictive, male-dominated Tehran. Unable to find work due to her professional involvement with a human rights group, she spends her days making the rounds of government agencies. Noora’s caged-in existence echoes director Mohammad Rasoulof’s own experiences: After being arrested in 2010, he is now is permitted to come and go from his home but not from his country. Description adapted from the Toronto International Film Festival. (Dir.: Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran, 2011, 104 min., Persian with English subtitles) <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Films <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Meyer Auditorium <br/><b>Cost</b>: <a href="http://asia.si.edu/events/admissionInfo.asp" target="_blank">Free; walk-in.</a> <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Filmshttp://uid.trumba.com/event/973040602012-02-11T00:00:00Z2012-02-11T00:00:00ZMourningFriday, February 10, 2012, 7pm <br/><br/>Winner of the top prize at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, Morteza Farshbaf’s debut feature is unique in a number of ways—not the least of which is that the two main characters are deaf and communicate almost entirely in sign language. As the characters bicker during a road trip, the audience learns tantalizing pieces of information about their passenger, a young relative whose parents disappeared in the middle of the night. A protégé of Abbas Kiarostami, Farshbaf “fashions a consistently surprising and blackly comic road trip that may herald the arrival of a major new Iranian talent” (Institute of Contemporary Art, London). (Dir.: Morteza Farshbaf, Iran, 2011, 84 min., Persian and sign language with English subtitles) <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Films <br/><b>Co-sponsor</b>: This screening is copresented by the Global Film Initiative and is part of the Global Lens 2012 film series. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.globalfilm.org/" target="_blank">www.globalfilm.org</a>. <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Meyer Auditorium <br/><b>Cost</b>: <a href="http://asia.si.edu/events/admissionInfo.asp" target="_blank">Free; walk-in.</a> <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Filmshttp://uid.trumba.com/event/973040612012-02-12T19:00:00Z2012-02-12T19:00:00ZMourningSunday, February 12, 2012, 2pm <br/><br/>Winner of the top prize at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, Morteza Farshbaf’s debut feature is unique in a number of ways—not the least of which is that the two main characters are deaf and communicate almost entirely in sign language. As the characters bicker during a road trip, the audience learns tantalizing pieces of information about their passenger, a young relative whose parents disappeared in the middle of the night. A protégé of Abbas Kiarostami, Farshbaf “fashions a consistently surprising and blackly comic road trip that may herald the arrival of a major new Iranian talent” (Institute of Contemporary Art, London). (Dir.: Morteza Farshbaf, Iran, 2011, 84 min., Persian and sign language with English subtitles) <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Films <br/><b>Co-sponsor</b>: This screening is copresented by the Global Film Initiative and is part of the Global Lens 2012 film series. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.globalfilm.org/" target="_blank">www.globalfilm.org</a>. <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Meyer Auditorium <br/><b>Cost</b>: <a href="http://asia.si.edu/events/admissionInfo.asp" target="_blank">Free; walk-in.</a> <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Filmshttp://uid.trumba.com/event/985333732012-02-15T23:00:00Z2012-02-15T23:00:00ZNoodles and a Movie at the Freer!Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6pm <br/><br/><img src="http://www3.trumba.com/i/DgCHWEMM7lsmgab36bEZ1Wy7.JPG" width="100" height="66" /><br/><br/>To introduce Taiwan's food culture and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office collaborates with the Freer and Sackler in welcoming foodies and cinema lovers to savor a free film and feast. <br /><br />One of Taiwan's top culinary artists, chef Hou Chun-sheng, winner of the 2011 Taipei Beef Noodle Soup Competition, serves his special beef noodles during a reception at the Freer, followed by a screening of <em>Eat Drink Man Woman</em>. Chef Hou's beef noodles are a must-eat for international gourmets and the perfect dish to prepare viewers for <em>Eat Drink Man Woman</em>—Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's food-centered film about an elderly chef and his family as they experience the trials and joys of life in modern Taiwan. Settle in and enjoy an evening of homestyle Taiwan food culture! Free and open to the public. <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Films <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Meyer Auditorium <br/><b>Cost</b>: <a href="http://asia.si.edu/events/admissionInfo.asp" target="_blank">Free; walk-in.</a> <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Filmshttp://uid.trumba.com/event/973040792012-02-18T00:00:00Z2012-02-18T00:00:00ZHere without MeFriday, February 17, 2012, 7pm <br/><br/><img src="http://www3.trumba.com/i/DgAjVPjhOE5dZG2aIzd%2AHHfL.JPG" width="100" height="52" /><br/><br/>Bahram Tavakoli’s adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play <em>The Glass Menagerie</em> is a brilliantly acted restaging of the original’s themes within the cultural confines of contemporary Iran. As in Williams’ play, the story is told from the point of view of a cinema-haunting young man. His shy, disabled sister takes refuge in her collection of glass animals while their overbearing mother, played with motor-mouthed aplomb by Montreal Film Festival award-winner Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, works desperately to match her with a marriageable man—which she thinks she may have found in her son’s best friend. (Dir.: Bahram Tavakoli, Iran, 2011, 97 min., Persian with English subtitles) <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Films <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Meyer Auditorium <br/><b>Cost</b>: <a href="http://asia.si.edu/events/admissionInfo.asp" target="_blank">Free; walk-in.</a> <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Filmshttp://uid.trumba.com/event/973040822012-02-19T19:00:00Z2012-02-19T19:00:00ZHere without MeSunday, February 19, 2012, 2pm <br/><br/><img src="http://www3.trumba.com/i/DgAjVPjhOE5dZG2aIzd%2AHHfL.JPG" width="100" height="52" /><br/><br/>Bahram Tavakoli’s adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play <em>The Glass Menagerie</em> is a brilliantly acted restaging of the original’s themes within the cultural confines of contemporary Iran. As in Williams’ play, the story is told from the point of view of a cinema-haunting young man. His shy, disabled sister takes refuge in her collection of glass animals while their overbearing mother, played with motor-mouthed aplomb by Montreal Film Festival award-winner Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, works desperately to match her with a marriageable man—which she thinks she may have found in her son’s best friend. (Dir.: Bahram Tavakoli, Iran, 2011, 97 min., Persian with English subtitles) <br/><br/><b>Categories</b>: Films <br/><b>Venue</b>: Freer Gallery <br/><b>Event Location</b>: Meyer Auditorium <br/><b>Cost</b>: <a href="http://asia.si.edu/events/admissionInfo.asp" target="_blank">Free; walk-in.</a> <br/><br/>Freer and Sackler Galleries » Films