Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories

  • April 11, 2023 / 19:00
  • April 18, 2023 / 19:00
  • April 25, 2023 / 19:00
  • May 2, 2023 / 19:00

Director: Nick Willing
Participants: Paula Rego, Nick Willing, John McEwen, Victoria Willing, Victor Willing, Lila Nunes
UK, 2017, 92', HDD, color
English with Turkish subtitles

A unique insight into the life and work of Paula Rego directed by her son, filmmaker Nick Willing. Notoriously private and guarded, Rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her unique life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world, and manic depression. 

Born in Portugal, a country which her father told her was no good for women, Rego nevertheless used her powerful pictures as a weapon against the dictatorship before settling in London, where she continued to target women's issues such as abortion rights. But above all, her paintings are a cryptic glimpse into an intimate world of personal tragedy, and awkward truths.

Nick Willing combines a huge archive of home movies and family photographs with interviews spanning 60 years and in-depth studies of Rego at work in her studio. What emerges is a powerful personal portrait of an artist whose legacy will survive the years, graphically illustrated in pastel, charcoal, and oil paint.

Story of Women

Story of Women

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Paula Rego: Telling Tales

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The Last Art Film

Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories

Paula Rego: Secrets & Stories

The Janes

The Janes

Turquerie

Turquerie

Having penetrated the Balkans in the fourteenth century, conquered Constantinople in the fifteenth, and reached the gates of Vienna in the sixteenth, the Ottoman Empire long struck fear into European hearts. 

Symbols

Symbols

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The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

The Ottoman Way of Serving Coffee

Coffee was served with much splendor at the harems of the Ottoman palace and mansions. First, sweets (usually jam) was served on silverware, followed by coffee serving. The coffee jug would be placed in a sitil (brazier), which had three chains on its sides for carrying, had cinders in the middle, and was made of tombac, silver or brass. The sitil had a satin or silk cover embroidered with silver thread, tinsel, sequin or even pearls and diamonds.