1:00 - 4:30
We continue SFPL’s 100 Years of Surrealism film series with a screening of the recent documentary Salvador Dali: In Search of Immortality. This film takes viewers on an eye-opening journey through the life and work of the great Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and his longtime muse and collaborator, Gala. The film begins in 1929, a crucial year in Dalí’s life and career, when he joined the surrealist group and met Gala, and ends in 1989, the year of his passing. Dalí’s geographies figure prominently in his fascinating story: Portlligat, the location of his only stable home-workshop; his hometown of Figueres, where he created his Dalí Theater-Museum; and Púbol, home to the magnificent Castle he shared with Gala.
NR, 109 mins., 2018. Closed captions (CC) in English.
100 Years of Surrealism programs:
World Literature Book Club Discusses André Breton’s Nadja – April 3, 6 p.m., Virtual Library
Film: David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986) – April 9, 5:30 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level
Activity: Paper Dreams & Strange Scenes – April 12, 2 p.m., Main Library, Steve Silver Music Center, 4th Floor
Film: Salvador Dali: In Search of Immortality (2018) - April 13, 1 p.m., Main Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
Presentation: The Prague Surrealist Group - April 13, 4;30 p.m., Virtual Library
Film: Jan Švankmajer’s Alice (1989) + Surrealist Shorts - April 20, 1 p.m., Main Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
Film: Raul Ruiz’s The Wandering Soap Opera (2017) + Surrealist Shorts - April 27, 1 p.m., Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Lower Level
Presentation and Activity: SF Ballet’s Frankenstein - April 29, 6 p.m., Main Library, Latino Room, Lower Level
100 Years of Surrealism exhibits:
Book Display: Surrealist Poetry and Prose, March 1– April 30, Main Library, Humanities Center (3rd Floor)
Book Display: The Legacy of Surrealism, March 1– April 30, Main Library, International Center (3rd Floor)
Book Display: Surrealist Art, March 1–April 30, Main Library, Art, Music & Recreation Department (4th Floor)
100 Years of Surrealism
This April, San Francisco Public Library celebrates 100 years of Surrealism with film screenings, displays, curated book lists and special events.
Film & Video
Watch party and film discussions.
Art, Architecture & Photography
Learn from world-class designers, artists and experts in their fields.