7:00 p.m.

Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York

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Image by Paul Strand (courtesy of Filmoteca de la UNAM).

Film screening: Redes

A singular coming together of talents, Redes, commissioned by a progressive Mexican government, was cowritten and shot by photographer Paul Strand, with a recently recorded score by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas.

7:00 p.m.

Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York

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Image by Paul Strand (courtesy of Filmoteca de la UNAM).

Overview

Pre-registration for this event is now closed. Box office opens at 6:15 PM; those not pre-registered will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis.

Admission: FREE and open to the public. Registration required. 

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A singular coming together of talents, Redes, commissioned by a progressive Mexican government, was co-written and shot by photographer Paul Strand, with a score by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas. PostClassical Ensemble, led by Angel Gil-Ordóñez, recently recorded the soundtrack for the release of the restored version of the film for Naxos. Perspectives Ensemble (Sato Moughalian, Artistic Director), conducted by Gil-Ordóñez, will begin the evening with performances of Revueltas' Ocho por Radio (1933) and "Duelo" from Homenaje a Federico García Lorca (1936) for chamber orchestra. A panel discussion, featuring PostClassical Ensemble Executive Director Joseph Horowitz, conductor Gil Ordóñez, and moderator Carlos Gutierrez (Cinema Tropical), will be held prior to the screening of the film. This event marks the New York premiere of the restored version of the film.

Perspectives Ensemble

Cornelius Duffalo, Nurit Pacht violins
Wendy Sutter cello
Stephen Sas contrabass
Sato Moughalian piccolo, Artistic Director
Meighan Stoops clarinet
Monica Ellis bassoon
Thomas Hoyt, Joshua Frank trumpets
Thomas Hutchinson trombone
Morris Kainuma tuba
Christopher Oldfather piano
Jeffrey Irving percussion
Angel Gil-Ordóñez conductor

 

Listen to a podcast introducing the world premiere recording of Revueltas' complete score, which accompanies a recently released restored print of the film. "Redes represents a towering meeting of minds in terms of direction, cinematography, and music. Raymond Bisha sets the film in the context of Mexico’s social revolution and nascent film industry, highlighting the score’s transcendent and epic qualities" (Naxos).

Read more about the restoration of the film on the Criterion Collection website and on Criterion's blog.

Read the 1937 New York Times review of the film.

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