Tuesday, October 29, 6:00 p.m. | RECONSTRUCTION, also referred to as THE REENACTMENT, explores the comic, absurd, and finally tragic consequences of a state-ordered reenactment of a drunken brawl with the help of a documentary film. Based on real events and suppressed by the censorship apparatus after a few successful weeks in Romanian cinemas, it is considered a veiled attack on the Communist regime, but also questions public responsibility under totalitarian conditions. After making the film, director Lucian Pintilie was pressured to leave Romania, and the film was not shown there again until after the fall of the regime in 1989.

Propaganda and Counterculture Lecture Series: From the intricate relationship between propaganda, colonialism, imperialism, and globalization we will investigate the complexities of official politics and grassroots movements. This series offers a unique exploration of how film shapes and reflects the socio-political landscapes of our world. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism Department. Lecturers: Jennifer D. Lee, Mechtild Widric. Read more

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The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu