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Screen Icons: Madhabi Mukherjee

An arthouse icon who has starred in films that have inspired acclaimed directors such as Wes Anderson and Akira Kurosawa, Madhabi Mukherjee's inimitable screen presence is as dazzling as it is timeless.

This September we take a closer look at short films, artist moving image and documentaries poised at exploring the limits and possibilities of AI-assisted works in film.

Featuring traditionally animated and handcrafted films from artists and student works from the renowned GOBELINS Paris (the world’s leading school of animation) alongside Runway AI Film Festival’s recent generative AI selections, we put creative nuance under the microscope to measure the aesthetic impact of process and effect. Is AI truly the death of craft and genius, or is it just another creative tool in this new technological era?

 

Film list:

  • Expanded Childhood (2023) by Sam Lawton
  • Hand-colored No. 2 (2013) by Lei Lei and Thomas Sauvin
  • A Tree Once Grew Here (2023) by John and Dara Semerad
  • The Tree (2018) by Han Yang and Basil Malek
  • Critterz (2023) by Chad Nelson
  • In Between (2012), by Alice Bissonnet, Aloyse Desoubries Binet, Sandrine Han Jin Kuang, Juliette Laurent, Sophie Markatatos

Total Film List Duration: 30min approximately / PG

No screenings on:

  • 7 Sep (Sat)  
  • 13 Sep (Fri), Screenings resume from 3pm onwards
  • 14 Sep (Sat)
  • 15 Sep (Sun)

Fully self-taught, Madhabi radiated elegance, depth and subtle complexities across all her characters. Be it the reticent ennui of a lonely housewife, or the scathing, all-appraising eye of a scorned lover, Madhabi embodied a kaleidoscopic range of feminine power across age and class -- often without needing to utter a single word.

Her three-year collaboration with celebrated director Satyajit Ray between 1963 - 65 has been noted as one of the most iconic and critically acclaimed runs in cinema history, earning multiple nods from the Berlinale, Venice Film Festival, and other prestigious festivals and venues.

This July, ArtScience Cinema is proud to present these three historic titles – Charulata, Mahanagar (The Big City) and Kapurush (The Coward) - all in conjunction with the exhibition Goddess: Brave. Bold. Beautiful. For more information on related cinema programmes, click here.

date
13 Jul – 3 Aug
gps
ArtScience Cinema, Level 4

ticket Ticketed admission with online pre-booking

Standard Adult: S$13

Concessions: S$11 (seniors, students, NSFs)

ArtScience Friends: 20% off

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