Thursday Matinee Film Series: The Realism of New York Artist Edward Hopper and His Influence on Cinema: “Rear Window” (PG)

Join us upstairs in the Community Room. No registration required.

Educator Victor Messick will moderate this film series delving into the influence of the NYC- and Nyack- based realist artist Edward Hopper on film directors and cinematographers.

A Hitchcock classic! A photographer (James Stewart) in a wheelchair spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window, and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend (Grace Kelly). (1954) (112 min.)

According to Smithsonian Associates: “Alfred Hitchcock and American painter Edward Hopper, an unlikely artistic pair, shared a rich and complex vision: Both were deeply affected by the traditions of film noir. Each created a unique visual language shaped by the psychological implications of spectatorship, voyeurism, and viewer empathy. They also imbued their often-commonplace subjects with a deeper, and disquieting meaning: Windows that both reflect and reveal, strategically placed spots of color, a lit cigarette, and shadows all seem to carry more meaning than they otherwise might.”

A discussion will follow the film. No registration required.