Museum Cinema / The Threepenny Opera (Die 3 Groschen-Oper), 1931

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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The Threepenny Opera (Die 3 Groschen-Oper)
Director: G. W. Pabst | Cast: Rudolf Forster, Lotte Lenya, Carola Neher | Germany, 1931 | 111 min. | German; Hebrew subtitles

The Threepenny Opera is a satirical theatrical work by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that critiques the moral corruption of the Weimar Republic. The 1931 film adaptation, directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, extends this critique through the visual language of cinema. Set in the impoverished underworld of Victorian London, the story follows the antihero Macheath (“Mack the Knife”) as he pursues Polly Peachum while eluding both the law and the criminals that surround him. The film’s oppressive atmosphere of corruption and unease, combined with Weill’s distinctive score, secures its place as a landmark of early sound film.

The screening is made possible through the generous support of the Goethe-Institut.

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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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