Ionesco Festival

Films

The film portion of the Ionesco Festival will be hosted by Anthology Film Archives, located at 32 Second Ave, at the corner of 2nd St. For information, call them at 212-505-5181

The schedule is as follows:

Thursday, October 25, at 7:00

The New Tenant (1974), directed by Larry Yust
From Ionesco's play by that title
Eugene Ionesco: Voices, Silences (1987), directed by Thierry Zéno
A documentary

Friday, October 26, at 9:00

A (1964), directed by Jan Lenica.
An animated short, based on Ionesco's work
Seven Deadly Sins (Les Sept Péchés Capitaux) (1961)
IN FRENCH WITH SUBTITLES
Seven short films, including Ionesco's Anger (La Colère)
Co-directed by Eugene Ionesco and Sylvain Dhomme

Saturday, October 27, at 3:00

The New Tenant and Eugene Ionesco: Voices, Silences
See above

Saturday, October 27, at 7:00

Rhinoceros (1964), directed by Jan Lenica
An animated short based on Ionesco's play
Rhinoceros (1974), directed by Tom O'Horgan
From Ionesco's play

Sunday, October 28, at 5:00

Rhinoceros (1964) and Rhinoceros (1974)
See above

Links to other Ionesco Festival sites

Untitled Theater Company #61 Home Page
Day by Day Schedule
Shorts
Seminars
Readings
Venues
Festival Passes
Production List
Staff and sponsors
Curator's note
Essay on Rhinoceros
Biography of Ionesco
More information on Ionesco and his plays at www.ionesco.org