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Exhibition on Screen 2020

The Jerusalem Cinematheque is proud to present, for the second year, the global sensation Exhibition on Screen, in collaboration with top international museums and galleries.

With a cinematic tour through the halls of museums and insights from leading historians, curators and art critics, Exhibition on Screen brings exhibition-based art films to a cinema near you and takes the audience on a mesmerizing and unforgettable journey into the life and work of the utmost renowned and loved artists in history.

Led by award-winning filmmakers Phil Grabsky and David Bickerstaff, Exhibition on Screen, has extensive relationships with galleries around the world, such as the National Gallery, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Tate, MoMA, Hermitage, Royal Academy and many more.

The Jerusalem Cinematheque is pleased to invite the Israeli audience to join millions of other viewers from around the world on this extraordinary experience.

The Impressionists - and the Man Who Made Them

Dir.: Phil Grabsky
| 90 minutes

Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Renoir: some of the world’s most popular artists. Their works, and that of their contemporaries, fetch tens of millions of dollars around the globe. But who were they really? What lies behind their enduring appeal? And who was the man that made them?

Frida Kahlo

Dir.: Ali Ray
| 90 minutes

This highly engaging film takes us on a journey through the life of one of the most prevalent female icons: Frida Kahlo. Displaying a treasure trove of colour and a feast of vibrancy, this personal and intimate film offers privileged access to her works and highlights the source of her feverish creativityץ

Vermeer from The National Gallery, London

Dir.: Phil Grabsky, Ben Harding
| 85 minutes

The National Gallery of London is offering a fresh look at arguably one of the greatest artists of all – Johannes Vermeer. This new cinematic exploration will take their enjoyment of Vermeer’s life and work to a new level. In glorious HD see these paintings as never before.

Onsite screening

Renoir: Revered and Reviled

Dir.: Phil Grabsky
| 85 minutes

This stunning and fresh biography of the great Pierre-Auguste Renoir examines how and why, though his impressionist work was admired, Renoir changed course. Based on the remarkable collection at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, the film explores this new direction and why it provokes such extreme reactions.