[NewMusicEvents] PFA: Music on film at SFIFF50

[Anuj Vaidya]

Pacific Film Archive presents:
Music in Focus at the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival at PFA

Friday April 27
4:30 Opera Jawa
Garin Nugroho (Indonesia/Austria, 2006, 125 mins)
Siti and Setio's marital bliss is threatened by Ludiro's fiery 
writhings in Garin Nogroho's gorgeous postmodern musical-commissioned 
by Peter Sellars for his New Crowned Hope festival in honor of the 
250th anniversary of Mozart's birth-that updates an ancient Sanskrit 
epic with gamelan melodies and Indonesian dancing.

Friday April 27
8:55 The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Rani Singh (U.S, 2006, 90mins)
Rani Singh's jubilant documentary celebrates the enduring legacy of 
underground culture hero Harry Smith's influential collection of 
blues and country classics, brought to life in concert footage 
featuring Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, Beth Orton, Emmylou Harris, 
Philip Glass, Lou Reed, and other music greats.

Monday April 30
9:10 Wonders are Many
Jon Else (U.S, 2007, 94 mins)
Award-winning documentarian Jon Else provides a fascinating 
behind-the-scenes look at the making of Doctor Atomic, an opera about 
J. Robert Oppenheimer created in 2006 for the San Francisco Opera by 
composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars.

For the detailed festival schedule, please visit:
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/sfiff20077

PFA Theater: 2575 Bancroft Way at Bowditch, Berkeley, CA
Info: (510) 642-1124	Advance Tickets: (510) 642-5249
http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa
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Anuj Vaidya
Outreach Coordinator
Pacific Film Archive
2625 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA  94720-2250
510-642-6883
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/pfa
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