Cinema Weekend at the Museum / September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill, 1995

At evening time there shall be light | A Cinematic View of the Museum’s Exhibitions
Curator: Karin Rywkind Segal

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art is proud to present a rich weekend of films, carefully selected in dialogue with the current exhibition season—shows conceived in response to the turbulent times in which we are living. These include Year Zero, The Day is Gone: 100 Years of the New Objectivity, andVision of the New Bones: Jewish Imaginations after 1940. The film program accompanies these exhibitions, enriching and deepening the visitor experience.

The screenings will be accompanied by introductions from the Museum’s curators and guest lecturers. Some screenings will take place in the galleries.

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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Director: Larry Weinstein | With: Lou Reed, Nick Cave, P.J. Harvey, Elvis Costello, William S. Burroughs | Canada, Germany, Portugal, 1995 | 91 min. | English and German; Hebrew subtitles

September Songs, a musical film dedicated to the work of the renowned German-Jewish composer Kurt Weill, is an exceptional documentary both thematically and stylistically. Filmed in an abandoned industrial hangar designed in the spirit of Weill’s theatrical world, it blends cinema, cabaret, and concert performance into a total aesthetic experience. An ensemble of artists—including Lou Reed, Nick Cave, P.J. Harvey, Elvis Costello, and William S. Burroughs, alongside independent theater groups, soul musicians, and other performers—offer personal interpretations of Weill’s well-known and lesser-known songs, transforming his melodies and sharp social critique into a contemporary reflection on art, exile, and the human condition.

This special screening marks 21 years since the film’s release and presents the international premiere of a newly restored 4K version.

The screening is made possible through the generous support of the Embassy of Germany in Israel.

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The films screened over the weekend are in dialogue with the exhibitions currently on view at the Museum, including Year Zero, andVision of the New Bones: Jewish Imaginations after 1940, as well as a recently presented exhibition, The Day is Gone: 100 Years of the New Objectivity. Like the artworks, they emerge from the history of twentieth-century Europe—particularly in the context of the World Wars and their aftermath—and span historical rupture, a sober gaze at reality, and a search for new horizons of hope. In the shared space of cinema and visual art, both engage with questions of identity, memory, and the human condition in times of upheaval and uncertainty, offering distinct yet resonant ways of reflecting on similar experiences.

We invite you to visit the exhibitions to expand your viewing experience. An intimate encounter with the artworks on view can deepen your understanding of the social contexts reflected in the films.

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Note: Film introductions will be in Hebrew.
The number of participants is limited | Advance reservations are required for all participants.
Participation in the tour includes entrance ticket to the Museum.

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