Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017)
Frederick Wiseman
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Date
- 16:00 / Cancelled 16:00 / Sold out Sunday, 16:00
Location
Grand AuditoriumCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Pricing
10% – Cartão Gulbenkian and Cartão Gulbenkian Mais
We end the ‘Power and Glory’ film cycle with a trip to the New York Public Library, a place of openness, cultural exchange and learning. The session includes a conversation between curator Pedro Mexia and Miguel Tamen.
Filmed between September and December 2015, Ex-libris shows the various spaces of the New York Public Library, spread across Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, depicting the various activities it carries out, from book clubs to braille classes to administrative meetings.
One of the most democratic institutions in the United States, the library aims to be a resource for all the inhabitants of this multifaceted and cosmopolitan city, promoting knowledge, strengthening a sense of belonging and inspiring community learning.
Film in English, with Portuguese subtitles. This session includes an intermission.
Power and Glory
This event is part of the film cycle ‘Power and Glory’, which includes films by Rossellini, Rohmer and Wiseman, curated by Pedro Mexia. Learn more
Biographies
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Pedro Mexia
Literary critic and columnist for Expresso and co-author of a political commentary program on SIC Notícias. A cultural advisor to the President of the Republic, he previously served as deputy director and interim director of Cinemateca. He has published volumes of chronicles, diaries, poetry and theater, and won the Grand Prize for Chronicles from the Portuguese Writers’ Association. He is co-director of Granta in Portuguese and coordinates Tinta-da-china’s poetry collection.
Credits
Original title
Ex-Libris: The New York Public Library
Director
Frederick Wiseman
Duration
197 minutes
Genre
Documentary
Image
© ZipporahFilms
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