Pupi Avati retrospective at MFA

Over the last few years the Museum of Fine Arts has run retrospectives of major Italian directors. While the names and films of Antonioni and Fellini are familiar the output of Pupi Avati has rarely, if at all, been distributed in the United States (much less Houston).
Avati's films cover a range of genres and promise a stash of cinematic surprises as the series unfolds.

September 5 through September 21, 2008:
5 Fri. 7 p.m. House of Laughing Windows
6 Sat. 7 p.m. Knights of the Quest
7 Sun. 5:30 p.m. A School Outing
and 7:15 p.m. Christmas Present
12 Fri. 7 p.m. The Three of Us
and 9 p.m. Revenge of the Dead
13 Sat. 7 p.m. Graduation Party
and 9 p.m. Stars in the Ditch
14 Sun. 7 p.m. A Midsummer Night’s Dance
19 Fri. 7:30 p.m. The Heart is Elsewhere
20 Sat. 7 p.m. The Story of Boys and Girls
21 Sun. 7 p.m. Bix


Director Pupi Avati along with his producer/brother, Antonio, will attend the final weekend of the tribute. The video below shows a sequence from Una gita scolastica (A School Outing).