In the United States, the film will be shown at Museum of the Moving Image at 2:00 p.m.( with an encore screening on Sunday, July 12, at 2:00 p.m.), presented in collaboration with the Czech Center New York. The film will also screen at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic and at the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy.
Invention for Destruction (Vynález zkázy) is based on Jules Verne's nineteenth-century tale of a professor kidnapped by a band of pirates who want to use his invention to take over the world. A dazzling blend of live action and animation, with an eye-popping style based on engravings by Édouard Riou and Léon Bennett-illustrators of Verne's novels-the film became a global phenomenon, playing in 96 cinemas in New York alone. Pauline Kael called it a "wonderful giddy science fantasy," and noted that Zeman "sustains the Victorian tone, with its delight in the magic of science, that makes Verne seem so playfully archaic." For more information about the Invention for Destruction and its restoration, view the Karel Zeman Museum press kit. Tickets for Museum of the Moving Image's screening are $12 ($9 senior citizens and students / $6 children 3-12) and free for Museum members at the Film Lover level and above. Advance tickets are available online at movingimage.us.MUSEUM INFORMATION - Museum of the Moving Image (movingimage.us) advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media. In its stunning facilities -- acclaimed for both its accessibility and bold design -- the Museum presents exhibitions; screenings of significant works; discussion programs featuring actors, directors, craftspeople, and business leaders; and education programs which serve more than 50,000 students each year. The Museum also houses a significant collection of moving-image artifacts.
Hours: Wednesday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, 10:30 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and located on the campus of Kaufman Astoria Studios. Its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, visit movingimage.us.
Top photo: Still from Invention for Destruction (detail), courtesy of the Karel Zeman Museum.
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