"In the Gallery" film series

Every year, the Cineplex chain of movie theatres offers a series of films about art. Each film is screened twice only, and tickets are available on-line. This fall, I booked tickets to four of these documentaries, and have thoroughly enjoyed them all.

The first was a profile of the Hermitage Gallery in St. Petersburg, the second a documentary about the staging of the Matisse cutouts exhibition at Tate Modern, the third was a biographical piece on Van Gogh, and the fourth, titled "The Impressionists," will be shown on May 28 and May 31, 2015.

"They are the world’s most popular artists. The works of Cezanne, Monet, Degas and their compatriots fetch tens of millions of dollars. But just who were they really? Why and how did they paint? What lies behind their enduring appeal? 

"To help answer these questions, the film has secured unique access to a major new exhibition focussing on the 19th century Parisian art collector Paul Durand-Ruel, the outspoken champion of Impressionism. This eagerly anticipated exhibition is perhaps the most comprehensive ever held about the Impressionists. Durand-Ruel’s brave decision to exhibit the Impressionists in New York in 1886 introduced enlightened, wealthy Americans to modern French painting. In doing so, he not only filled great American galleries with Impressionist masterworks but also kept impressionism alive at a time when it faced complete failure. This energetic and revealing film will tell his remarkable story along with that of the Impressionists themselves."

To discover more about this great resource of top-quality films, and to buy tickets for the final event of the season, go to www.cineplex.com/Events/InTheGallery