It is rumored that when Brakhage taught at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1970s that he insisted that he stay at the Palmer House.

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the first chapter as an epilogue

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follow it into the flower called nowhere danger danger

presenting the final installment of the Griffith films

in two parts... two acts.
Sunday June 22
Monday June 23

music will begin at 9:30, the film will follow shortly there after.
thank you mr. Bohnenstengel

(as a side note, the importance is hardly to be noted, we will serve mint tea. often mistaken as Berber's whiskey. this is not an exclusively cinematic drink. we are prepared to serve, as well, the formulaic.
...but only as an alternative.




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Intolerance is a silent film. one would expect the venue showing a silent film to present the film along with musical accompaniment. this seems like a quite a relationship we have here. I entice you, you come, you come wanting me to entice you further. I suggest we see something else, you prefer that also, we are together. I pull a few naughty tricks. you think I am being clever, I suspect you of adultery..

Screening six:
Birth of a Nation
also know as the clansman

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the brakhage lectures
continues with the mightiest spectacle ever produced
, the Birth of a Nation,
this Wednesday it will be screened in the new open air cinema
on the roof of daimlerstrasse 32, mr. Bohnenstengel will
play records from 20:30 and when it's dark enough we will
start the movie.

drinks will be served, but feel free to bring
your own bottle of wine, and blanket
the lecture is available here, here and here

Screening five:
DAVID WARK GRIFFITH & EDWIN S. PORTER

the films
Porter:
The Great Train Robbery (colored version)
Griffith:
A Corner in Wheat
Three Sisters
Porter:
Rescued from an eagle's nest
runtime: 43 minutes

this sunday at ten, the fifth screening in the Brakhage
lectures will take place on the roof of daimler / music
will be deliverd by mr. Bohnenstengel an hour before
we start showing the sun-plays / bevereges will be
provided / seats available but with a recomendation
to bring your own blanket /
map / blog / text: audio - pdf /

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Sean Kennedy has read the 2nd chapter from the Stan Brakhage lectures.