Pera Film presents In the Depths of Souls program from April 11 to May 7, parallel to the exhibition Paula Rego: The Story of Stories that opened at the Pera Museum in December.
Paula Rego's paintings reflect the complex emotions and thoughts in people's inner worlds while also addressing many social issues. In this program, the audience will discover the dramatic imagery often used in Rego's art in documentaries about her and witness the reflections of conflicts and pain in the human mind, as well as productions referring to the abortion series.
The program titled In the Depths of Souls presents; A Woman's Affair, which tells the dramatic and moving story of Marie-Louise Giraud, who illegally performed abortions during World War II; Paula Rego: Telling Tales, a documentary that explores the thoughts and inspirations behind Rego's art with scenes and interviews from her personal life; The Last Art Film, a documentary that invites us on an insider's journey with Tracey Emin, Grayson Perry, Paula Rego and many other artists, questioning what started their creative process and what keeps them going; Paula Rego: Secrets and Stories, an intimate look at Rego's life and work, directed by Rego's son Nick Willing; and Jane, which tells the story of the women who called themselves Jane in the 1970s and founded a service for women seeking safe abortions.
Tickets are available at Biletix and the museum. As per legal regulations, all our screenings are restricted to persons over 18 years of age, unless stated otherwise.
April 11
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
April 14
19:00 The Janes
21:15 Story of Women
April 18
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
April 25
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
April 26
19:00 Story of Women
April 28
19:00 The Janes
21:15 The Last Art Film
May 2
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
May 4
19:00 Paula Rego: Telling Tales
May 7
13:30 Paula Rego: Telling Tales
15:00 The Last Art Film
April 11
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
April 14
19:00 The Janes
21:15 Story of Women
April 18
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
April 25
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
April 26
19:00 Story of Women
April 28
19:00 The Janes
21:15 The Last Art Film
May 2
19:00 Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories
May 4
19:00 Paula Rego: Telling Tales
May 7
13:30 Paula Rego: Telling Tales
15:00 The Last Art Film
Paula Rego is a Portuguese/British artist who revolutionised the ways women are represented and is not one to compromise her truths. The Story of Stories shows how Rego authentically confronts oppression, authority, and institutional violence while not being afraid to reveal her own personal nature and socio-political context.
Selected from the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Photography Collection, we present the landscapes and places in Istanbul photographs, dating from the 1850s to the 1980s, together with their present-day views!
Pera Museum Blog is launching a new series of creepy stories in collaboration with Turkey’s Fantasy and Science Fiction Arts Association (FABISAD). The Association’s member writers are presenting newly commissioned short horror stories inspired by the artworks of Mario Prassinos as part of the Museum’s In Pursuit of an Artist: Istanbul-Paris-Istanbul exhibition. The third story is by Murat Başekim! The stories will be published online throughout the exhibition. Stay tuned!
Pera Museum, in collaboration with Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), is one of the main venues for this year’s 15th Istanbul Biennial from 16 September to 12 November 2017.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
