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Film Screening: “Merchant Ivory”
March 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WHEN: Friday, March 15, 2024 at 7:00pm
WHERE: Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus, 135 Western Avenue, Albany
COST: FREE
BUS: #10, 111, 910, or walk
(U.S., 2024, 112 minutes, color) Directed by Stephen Soucy.
Arthouse film lovers will enjoy immersing themselves in the glorious history of Merchant Ivory Productions, a film company widely credited with creating its very own genre of films steeped in literature and history, featuring lavish sets and costumes, as well as nuanced performances by first-rate actors portraying disillusioned and extremely genteel characters.
UAlbany alum Stephen Soucy worked closely with cofounder James Ivory himself to reconstruct the company’s extraordinary journey.
Meet legendary filmmaker James Ivory, the oldest person ever to win an Oscar for screenwriting (at age 89, for “Call Me By Your Name,” together with documentarian Stephen Soucy at the 4th Annual Albany Film Festival on Saturday, April 6.
What comes after graduation? Many College Experience students, in fact most, choose to remain in Albany. They maintain friendships with their fellow and former graduates, form romantic partnerships, and some get married.