Olivier Assayas Being Honored With BAMcinematek Retrospective

With his latest cinematic outing, the five hour long epic Carlos, making the festival rounds, director Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours) will be the subject of a new restrospective thanks to BAMcinematek in Brooklyn in October.

Entitled Post-Punk Auteur: Olivier Assayas, the complete retrospective will run from October 9, until October 29, and will star on Saturday, October 9, with his latest film, and Criterion release, Summer Hours.

Among films showing, Carlos will show on October 23 and 24, with a special screening of his film Demonlover, which will include a Q&A with the auteur following the screening.

As with most retrospectives, this will offer a fantastic, all encompassing view of one of today’s most gifted filmmakers, and one who doesn’t seem like he’ll be slowing down anytime soon.   While I’m not massively familiar with his filmography, I have seen a few of his films, such as the aforementioned Summer Hours, which is a truly wonderful, meditative and introspective look at life, death, and loss.   Also on the calendar are great films like Noise, and one of my favorites, Paris At Dawn.

If you haven’t had a chance to dig through this director’s work, and happen to live in New York, there is absolutely no better way to get accustomed with one of today’s best filmmakers.

Here’s the full schedule:

Post-Punk Auteur: Olivier Assayas schedule

Saturday, October 9
6:50, 9:15pm: Summer Hours

Sunday, October 10
2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Irma Vep

Monday, October 11
4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Disorder preceded by Rectangle

Wednesday, October 13
6:50, 9:15pm: Noise

Thursday, October 14
7pm: Winter’s Child

Friday, October 15
2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Paris at Dawn

Saturday, October 16
2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Clean

Sunday, October 17
3, 7pm: Les Destinées

Monday, October 18
4:30, 7*pm: demonlover
*Q&A with Olivier Assayas

Tuesday, October 19
6:50, 9:30pm: Flowers of Shanghai

Wednesday, October 20
4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Thursday, October 21
4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Cold Water

Friday, October 22
2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: A New Life

Saturday, October 23
6:30pm: Carlos

Sunday, October 24
3pm: Carlos

Tuesday, October 26
4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Late August, Early September preceded by Quartier des enfants rouges

Wednesday, October 27
4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Boarding Gate

Thursday, October 28
4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm: Eldorardo/Creation

Source: IFC