Partners: Cinema

Tony Palmer, the British film director, author, and composer will present and introduce three of his films: 

Parsifal- The Search for the Grail
May 22, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Director's Cut
This film about the legend of Parsifal stars Plácido Domingo, with music conducted by Valery Gergiev.

World Premiere:  The Wagner Family
May 22, 2010 - 3:30 PM
World Premiere
The director's new film chronicles the ups and downs of the Wagner family, their strugles with the Bayreuth Festival, and the fights amongst themselves.  A discussion of the film's explosive contents will follow.  UCLA Professor Michael Hackett will lead the discussion with Tony Palmer. 

Wagner
May 23, 2010 - 11:00 AM
The monumental 1983 film starring Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud.  Sir George Solti conducts.  Palmer's film was described by the LA Times as "one of the most beautiful films ever made."

Date(s):
May 22 - 23, 2010

Admission:
$25.00/movie on May 22
$50 for the movie on May 23
$100 for the Film Festival Weekend

(Tickets purchased on the day(s) of the event will be charged at a higher rate.  $30 per movie on May 22, $60 for the movie on May 23, and $110 for the Film Festival Weekend.)

Tickets:
(310) 471-8109 or (310) 877-6285
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
www.operaleague.org
PO Box 49933, Los Angeles, CA  90049
(The $100 package includes all three films, priority seating, a complimentary collector's item of the Wagner film program, and an invitation to the reception following the Wagner premiere.)

Food Information:
There are 2 intermissions during the Wagner movie on Sunday, May 23.  It is possible to sign up for boxed lunches (cold) or dinners (hot).  Deadline for ordering food is Wednesday, May 19 (before midnight).

Lunch - $12 (approximately at 2:30pm), choice of:
Roasted Vegetable Sandwich
Italian Tuscan Chicken Sandwich
Gorgonzola Roast Beef Sandwich

Dinner - $16 (approximately 6:00pm), choice of:
Vegetable Fajitas
Beef Fajitas
Roasted Herb Chicken

1 bottle of Arrohead water will be included in the boxed Lunch/Dinner

Location:
The James Bridges Theatre, UCLA
1409 Melnitz Hall, Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095
213.972.7220