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SECONDS OF ETERNITY: THE FILMS OF GREGORY J. MARKOPOULOS PROGRAM 1 \u201cFor me, personally, the Cinema is music; is music with its contrapuntal elaborations,\u201d Gregory J. Markopoulos wrote in 1955. \u201cCinema is the noble metaphysical Art of our age, and of our one world without boundaries. Cinema can show us in what aspects we differ from one another, and in what aspects we remain the same. Cinema can draw nations together, and dissolve boundaries between groups of men. Lastly, Cinema is the representative of Life, which no other Art can give us, so truly.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the great visionary filmmakers of the twentieth century, Markopoulos was an equally insightful writer on film aesthetics, theory, and criticism. His call for an ideal cinema is one that remains highly relevant today, giving us direction and inspiration. The presentations at BAM\/PFA this April pick up where our 2012 Markopoulos retrospective left off, offering a rare chance to see films made between 1967 and 1969. The series coincides with the launch of Film as Film: The Collected Writings of Gregory J. Markopoulos<\/em><\/a> (The Visible Press, 2014), a volume that offers essential reading and insights into the mind of a poet filmmaker. We welcome the book\u2019s editor, London-based film curator Mark Webber, who will introduce the programs. \u2014Susan Oxtoby, Senior Film Curator<\/p>\n Gregory J. Markopoulos, Sorrows, 1969, 6 min<\/strong>
\nWednesday 1 April 2015, at 7:30pm
\nBerkeley Pacific Film Archive<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n Gregory J. Markopoulos, The Mysteries, 1968, 64 min<\/strong>
\n Gregory J. Markopoulos, Political Portraits, 1969, 12 min excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n