Surviving Life. Courtesy of Athanor LLC.

Screening & Live Event
Jan Svankmajer's Surviving Life

Part of After Hours (Fall/Winter 2011)
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 7:00 p.m.

New York premiere, preceded by opening reception, 6:00 p.m., for exhibition Surviving Life: Collages by Jan Svankmajer

Dir. Jan Svankmajer. 2010, 105 mins. Jan Svankmajer’s enchanting new film uses a combination of collages and live action to tell the story of a man who leads a double life—one real, the other in his dreams. He finds a way to enter his dreams at will, to explore his childhood and see what really happened to his parents. His wife forces him to make a choice between dream and reality.

Tickets: $15 public / $10 Museum members / Free for Silver Screen members and above. Call 718 777 6800 to reserve tickets or order online.