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George Kuchar 1942-2011
February 10–12, 2012 at
Anthology Film Archives
, New York
Although he passed away last September at the age of 69, George Kuchar will forever remain an immortal of cinema. Whether shooting 8mm films with his twin brother Mike in the 1950s and early '60s, crafting his own precociously irreverent 16mm productions, staging over-the-top productions with students at the San Francisco Art Institute, or churning out poignant video diaries, George was forever busy making yet another movie. He lived to film, loved to laugh, and looms large over generations of artists, filmmakers, and admirers, all of who have been delivered by his works to great heights of delightful delirium. Beyond prolific, George made literally hundreds of hysterically heartfelt, outrageously ingenious, incredibly inventive, and impossible-to-pigeonhole works that continue to astound new audiences and create instant fans.
Featured Works:
Anthology had a lengthy relationship with George, and in the last decade preserved much of his earliest work, including films made while still a teenager. These works screen regularly in the Essential Cinema series, so for these special memorial screenings Anthology asked George's longtime distributors to share some of their favorite pieces. To round out the series Anthology is also spotlighting works from the collections of Harvard Film Archive and Pacific Film Archive. If you've never seen a Kuchar film, now is your opportunity to dive in with some of his very best.
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