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Jean-François Millet, French, 1814–1875; Starry Night, c. 1850-1865; oil on canvas; 25 3/4 x 32 inches; Yale University Art Gallery, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund 2020.44
THURSDAY 02/13 Hong Kong Beauty Hark Tsui’s martial arts comedy Peking Opera Blues was the first of his films to hit the American arthouse circuit back in the 19 0s, but it’s not an easy film for a esterner to follow unless you’re a keen historian of the Chinese evolution . Still, there’s a great deal of visual appeal and action to tide you over. Brigitte in, Sally eh and Cherie Chung are three strangers thrown together by the rising chaos of 1920s China. Sun at-Sen is waging war against the empire in hopes of establishing a new republic, and various warlords are trying to grab as much power as they can. Brigitte in plays the cross-dressing sao an, whose father is a general. Sally eh is aspiring opera star at eil, whose ambition is thwarted by the long-standing tradition of men playing women’s roles on stage, while Cherie Chung is a petty thief. ogether they run from the palace to Bei ing heater, trying to do what they think is best. here’s much footage of the amboyant Chinese pera, as well as rooftop fights, narrow escapes and some slapstick comedy. t’s a visual feast. Peking Opera Blues
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is shown by the ebster ilm Series at p.m. hursday, ebruary 13, at ebster niversity’s oore
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910; The Bright Side, 1865; oil on canvas; 12 3/4 × 17 inches; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd 2020.55 Auditorium 0 ast ockwood Avenue www.webster.edu filmseries . ickets are 5 to .
FRIDAY 02/14 Love in Motion f you’re tired of the dinner-anda-movie route for alentine’s Day, maybe it’s time to step up to dinner and a ballet. he Saint ouis Ballet oins forces with the Arianna String uartet to present a romantic evening titled “Could This Be Love?” he centerpiece is the ballet The American, which was choreographed by Christopher heeldon for the Broadway musical An American in Paris. he piece is set to Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, which is set to the climactic ballet performance at the end of the musical. t should set an appropriately romantic mood. Also on the program are new ballets by company artistic director en oriuchi and mery eCrone. “Could his Be ove? is performed at p.m. riday and Saturday and 2 30 p.m. Sunday ebruary 1 to 1 at the ouhill erforming Arts Center on the niversity of issouri-St. ouis campus 1 niversity Drive at atural Bridge oad www.stlouisballet.org . ickets are 3 to 59.
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