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"Anthology has demonstrated a longstanding devotion to the work of Mark Rappaport, hosting a retrospective in 2011, and showcasing a new preservation of his 1975 film MOZART IN LOVE last year, alongside encore screenings of some of his other work (we snuck that program onto the calendar in February, just under the pandemic wire!). Both series included his seminal and pioneering “séance” films – ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES (1992) and FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG (1995) – in which Rappaport conjures the spirits of Hudson and Seberg as a means to unpack the social, sexual, historical, and aesthetic dimensions of classic cinema. But the programs left the unwitting impression that Rappaport’s career as a filmmaker came to a close soon after those two remarkable films. In fact, he has continued in something like the ROCK HUDSON/JEAN SEBERG vein, producing a flood of short videos that use film clips, various editing strategies, and on-screen and spoken commentary to create illuminating moving-image works of film history and criticism. Reflecting Rappaport’s keen perception, wide-ranging knowledge and passion, dry sense of humor, and unique sensibility, these short works excavate hidden dimensions of films, filmmakers, and actors both familiar and obscure.
"This series – which, in a first for Anthology, will take place both virtually and in person – comprises eight of Rappaport’s recent video essays, grouped into three programs. The programs will be available online from August 11-24 for a streaming rental fee of $8, and will screen theatrically from August 19-21. The theatrical component of the series will include in-person-only screenings of ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES and FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG."