Next Screening May 31 2012

No Festival Required Independent Cinema presents

“The Silence Before Bach” a film by Pere Portabella

Thursday May 31, 2012 7pm (doors at 6:30)

SMoCA Lounge at SMoCA (Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art)

7373 East 2^nd Street (Scottsdale Civic Center), Scottsdale AZ

$7.00 admission-advance tickets available at SMoCA or call 480-874-4666

Sponsored by Cattle Track  Arts and Preservation

A metaphor-rich film by Spanish director Pere Portabella., The Silence Before Bach uses surreal, humorous and historic vignettes to illustrate and illuminate Bach’s totality and influence. (Film contains nudity)

New York Times: “..beautiful images and fragments of ideas..”

Full review- http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/movies/30sile.html

New Yorker: “a mysterious, magnificent blend of drama, documentary, and quasi-surrealist whimsy”.

Full Review- http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/the_silence_before_bach_portabella

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Steve Weiss, Executive Director, No Festival Required LLC