Quest + Phase IV
Science fiction pushes the boundaries, explores the improbable, and envisions the future of humanity. It also exposes us to extravagant visual effects and the inventive power of cinema, reflecting our deepest fantasies. In cinema, science fiction is immersive, creating worlds suddenly within our reach. This summer, over one hundred films from the history of cinema will allow us to witness this!
Quest : 16 mm print loaned by the Cineclub Film Society
On a distant planet, an isolated human community, descended from the survivors of a crashed spaceship, has seen its life span reduced to eight days. A fascinating adaptation of a story by Ray Bradbury, whose unsettling atmosphere is enhanced by a particularly creative use of special effects.
Following a mysterious cosmic event, colonies of ants start behaving strangely in the Arizona desert, building fascinating geometric structures. After evacuating the area, two scientists set out to study them. The encounter between humans and ants soon turns into a confrontation.
Saul Bass
Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and Oscar-winning filmmaker, best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. During his 40-year career, Bass worked for some of Hollywood's most prominent filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese. Among his best known title sequences are the ones for The Man with the Golden Arm, North by Northwest, and Psycho. He also designed some of the most iconic corporate logos in North America, including logos for Geffen Records, the Bell System, AT&T, Continental & United Airlines', as well as Warner Bros. In 1964, with his wife and creative partner Elaine, he directed the short film The Searching Eye, shown during the 1964 New York World's Fair. They also directed a short documentary film called Why Man Creates which won the Academy Award in 1968. In 2002, the film was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 1974, Saul Bass made his only feature film as a director, the visually splendid Phase IV, a "quiet, haunting, beautiful, and largely overlooked, science-fiction masterwork".
