Michael A. McRobbie's Choice
In September 2017, more than 30 Indiana University faculty and staff members presented gifts to endow the Michael A. McRobbie President’s Choice Film Series Fund. The series is now officially part of IU Cinema’s program every semester in perpetuity, honoring Chancellor Michael McRobbie’s leadership and his affinity for cinema. Each semester, Chancellor McRobbie selects films that represent some of the masterworks of cinematic art to screen in IU Cinema’s world-class theater.
Spring 2024 Series: Peter Brook’s Explorations in Humanity
“That, for me, is the only real legacy: the idea that one has left a lingering trace in people’s memories. In the end, that’s all a director can hope to do.” – Peter Brook
Peter Brook (1925-2022) was one of the greatest theater directors of the 20th century. Over the course of almost 100 productions in seven decades, Brook’s career was defined, in large part, by a drive to uncover the fundamental nature of humanity by using art to search for truth. Although primarily known for his work in theater, Brook was a devotee of cinema, an artist who prized innovation, and a creative who refused to be defined or limited by one medium. In this semester’s Michael A. McRobbie’s Choice series, we’ll explore the cinematic work of Peter Brook through three of his hallmark films:
Marat/Sade (1967), the story of Marquis de Sade directing Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theater play where the actors are the patients that Roger Ebert called “a distinguished and brilliant film;” screens March 5 at 7pm
The Mahabharata (1989), a captivating adaptation of the Hindu epic; screens March 19 at 7pm
The Lord of the Flies (1963), dubbed a “masterpiece” by the Criterion Collection, is a formally inventive adaptation of William Golding’s legendary novel; screens March 26 at 7pm
Curated by IU University Chancellor Michael A. McRobbie.
Coming up in this series
Previously in this series
This screening includes Lord of the Flies
Tues, March 26, 7 pm
This screening includes The Mahabharata
Tues, March 19, 7 pm
This screening includes Marat/Sade
Tues, March 5, 7 pm
Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 7 pm
This screening includes In the Mood for Love/Fa yeung nin wah
Fri, Nov 10, 2023, 7 pm