New Film Series At MOPA Focuses On Famous Firsts

The first female directed Eleanor Hartman the famous firsts of cinema a series devoted to famous firsts in the movies is coming to the Museum of photographic arts to. Beth is here with us. Who is putting on this series and what is the idea? The film geeks is Miguel and I and some other local programmers and we are working with the Museum of photographic arts and since we are working with the Museum we decided to focus on famous firsts in cinema and they mark something important in cinematic history. Miguel you refer to this as cinematic school. What do you mean? I think that there is an educational component to seeing these landmark moments. Is programmers you often face a lot of challenges get in the film that you want. I understand he faced particular problems booking what is going to be your opening night film of King Kong. We were planning to start with King Kong because we love this bevy we started out with a new con movie skull Island put a and -- and embargo on all original King Kong screenings. The film is not allowed to be screened until July of this year. We had to do some scrambling so we swapped titles we are told screening King Kong but it will be in July we are kicking off the whole series with another film that is as much a wonder Ascom himself and that is breathless. Tell us about the phone that will premiere this series on Friday? Tell us about breathless and what is first of a? Is the debut feature. That like right there is significant because of the masterpiece to think that this worker by could be a first -- is completely altered French cinema as we know it forever. They are a great romantic couple on-screen our offspring in the first time they were put together was woman of the year in 1942 and the thing that I found about the relationship is that it is built on kind of a quality. This shows the way that they have interacted on-screen and their equality was also based on the differences that they were not the same kind of people. I know what you like and what you don't like. I felt very good about it. I like knowing more about what goes on amongst people. A lot of drinking these. I Donna. I just mean if you're not used to them. Don't worry about me. I've had to match drinks with a lot of people from remittance men to international spies. Are there any highlights for you? Dorothy Eisner was the first woman to be entered into the TGA are the Directors Guild of America with a film called really rapturously titled merrily we go to hell. That takes a look at marriage in the precode era of 1932. It's what we would expect from an older film and was fantastic with Ida Lou [ NULL ] the hitchhiker from 1953 it's the first film and Mike called the first film noir directed by a woman and it is no less bleak been directed by a woman than any other film noir and it trumps many. Merrily we go to hell as is he mentioned a precode film pre-Hayes code in Hollywood so we get some interesting takes on marriage such as the scene where Sylvia Sidney describes a modern marriage. I would rather go merrily to hell with you than alone. I only said he was well. Perhaps you won't think so much longer because it's been a modern husband gives you privileges being a modern wife gives me privileges. I'm not worried. I told you before you've got the words but not the tune. Don't forget I have a musical ear and can pick up tunes easily. I have to hurry. Where you going? I just made a luncheon date with your modern friend Charlie. He's been after me for a long time. That is coming up in September. It is no nonsense there. February is Black history month do you have a famous firsts to celebrate that We want to celebrate Gordon Parks the first film he directed was the first black supply. And from which was shaft. I've been speaking with Beth and Miguel programmers of the famous firsts film series. It kicks off tomorrow at 7:30 PM at the Museum of arts of Balboa Park. He continues one Friday night a month throughout the year. For more information you can look for the film geeks page on Facebook. Thank you both. Thank you.