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Group plans Italian films to complement exhibition
By Mary Jane Park
Published December 28, 2006
ST. PETERSBURG - The Museum of Fine Arts will show classic Italian films along with its next exhibition, thanks to its young professionals group, the Contemporaries. "Natura Morta: Still-Life Paintings and the Medici Collection," opens Jan. 19, featuring works that once were displayed among the vast properties of the Medici dynasty. The films selected are Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life), Roberto Rossellini's Age of Medici trilogy - Cosimo de Medici, The Power of Cosimo and Leon Battista Alberti: Humanism - and Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief). Desmond Clark, president of the Contemporaries, called the film series a "fundraiser with an education aspect to it, which I'm truly proud of." Traditionally, the group has held events to help support the museum. This year, it underwrote the purchase of a photograph for the museum's permanent collection. Many of the paintings in the upcoming show have never been seen in the United States. They reflect the influential European family's interest in art and science, which made Florence a European cultural center and helped bring Europe from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance. The film series, which will be screened in the Marly Room, is designed to complement the exhibition and to increase awareness of the museum. "It's something completely different from what we normally do," Clark said. Classic Italian films La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life), directed by Federico Fellini, 12:30 p.m. Jan. 28 (museum opens early). Cosimo de Medici, directed by Roberto Rossellini, 2 p.m. Feb. 4. The Power of Cosimo, directed by Roberto Rossellini, 2 p.m. Feb. 11. Leon Battista Alberti: Humanism, directed by Roberto Rossellini, 2 p.m. Feb. 18. Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief), directed by Vittorio De Sica, 7 p.m. Feb. 23. A pass for the series costs $20. Admission to individual films is $5 at the door. The Museum of Fine Arts is at 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. For more information, call 896-2667.
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