"A master of cinematography with two Academy Awards on his roster, as well as 15 nominations. He has given light and color to dozens of Hollywood masterpieces, becoming an indispensable collaborator for such directors as the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, Denis Villeneuve. Now let’s explore his art photography: from November 17th, 2022, to January 15th, 2023, in the Sottopasso di Piazza Re Enzo (free admission), Bologna dedicates the first institutional exhibition in Europe to Roger Deakins, promoted by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with Fondazione MAST and the publishing house Damiani.
Roger Deakins will be in town to inaugurate the exhibition Byways. Le fotografie di Roger Deakins and to introduce the first screenings of the films he worked for (the retrospective will run through January, at Cineteca di Bologna and MAST Auditorium). The exhibition originates from Deakins’ first and eponymous monograph published by Damiani in 2021 and will feature more than 50 black-and-white photographs from in the book, as well as a series of previously unpublished shots. The photographs were shot by Deakins at different times and in different places: the rural areas of North Devon tell us about a now vanished England of cattle fairs, unspoiled nature, and traditions; a large section is devoted to the sea, Deakins’ great love, a protagonist among the various landscapes photographed around the world. His images testify to a deeply ironic English sensibility and a keen and curious look at life on the back roads, as the title Byways suggests.
The complete schedule
November 16th
Cineteca di Bologna’s Bookshop (Voltone di Palazzo del Podestà) | From 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Roger Deakins will sign copies of the book Byways
Free admission
November 17th
Sottopasso di Piazza Re Enzo | From 2:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Opening of the exhibition Byways. Le fotografie di Roger Deakins curated by James Ellis Deakins
Free admission
MAST.Auditorium (Via Speranza, 42) | 6 p.m.
Conversation Cinema and Photography with Roger and James Ellis Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli
The encounter between Roger Deakins, James Ellis Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli provides an opportunity to explore the differences and similarities between the world of photography for the cinema and art photography: from the choice of framing to the relationship between color and black and white, from teamwork on a film set to shooting for passion, from subjects for the big screen to the protagonists of photographs.
Booksigning of the book Byways to follow
Free admission, prior booking required: www.mast.org
November 18th
Cinema Lumière (Piazzetta Pasolini) | 5:30 p.m.
Roger Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli introduce the screening of The Shawshank Redemption (USA/1994) by Frank Darabont
Info and tickets: www.cinetecadibologna.it
Cinema Lumière (Piazzetta Pasolini) | 8:00 p.m.
Roger Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli introduce the screening of Another Time, Another Place (UK/1983) by Michael Radford
Info and tickets: www.cinetecadibologna.it
Cinema Lumière (Piazzetta Pasolini) | 10:15 p.m.
Roger Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli introduce the screening of Barton Fink (USA-UK/1991) by Joel e Ethan Coen
Info and tickets: www.cinetecadibologna.it
November 19th
Cinema Lumière (Piazzetta Pasolini) | 10:30 a.m.
Roger Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli introduce the screening of Fargo (UK-USA/1996) by Joel and Ethan Coen
Info and tickets: www.cinetecadibologna.it
MAST.Auditorium (Via Speranza, 42) | 6:00 p.m.
Roger Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli introduce the screening of Nineteen Eighty-Four (UK/1984) by Michael Radford
Free admission, prior booking required: www.mast.org
MAST.Auditorium (Via Speranza, 42) | 9:00 p.m.
Roger Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli introduce the screening of Skyfall (UK-USA/2012) by Sam Mendes
Free admission, prior booking required: www.mast.org
Sunday 20th
Cinema Lumière (Piazzetta Pasolini) | 10:30 a.m.
Roger Deakins and Gian Luca Farinelli introduce the screening of The Big Lebowski (GB-USA/1998) by Joel and Ethan Coen
Info and tickets: www.cinetecadibologna.it
MAST.Auditorium (Via Speranza, 42) | 6:00 p.m.
Roger Deakins and Roy Menarini introduce the screening of Sicario (USA/2015) by Denis Villeneuve
Free admission, prior booking required: www.mast.org
MAST.Auditorium (Via Speranza, 42) | 9:00 p.m.
Roger Deakins and Roy Menarini the screening of Prisoners (USA/2013) by Denis Villeneuve
Free admission, prior booking required: www.mast.org
All the screenings are in original version with Italian subtitles"
