An Evening With Kate & Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte
The Cinefamily – LA, CA
3/31/11

Co-presented by MOCA (in conjunction with their exhibit “Rodarte: States Of Matter”), Kate and Laura Mulleavy, sibling fashion designers and founders of Rodarte, come to the Cinefamily to present a unique double-header of “female double” movies!

The element of sisterhood has played a critical role in their creative process, making their work on Black Swan’s thematically bifurcated ballet costumes have all the more artistic resonance. We’re pleased to see, when asked to pick two films, that Kate and Laura selected this duo of doppelganger stories: one light, one dark, together making a balanced and dynamic evening of entertainment. First up is Krzysztof Kieslowski’s masterpiece The Double Life of Veronique, which Laura describes as “an exploration of the interconnected nature of humanity, culture, and landscape. More often than not, this connection is fragile and dislocated. The film starts with a simple notion, one that most of us have thought: is there someone else, right now, at this moment, living the same life as me, uttering the same words, sharing a collective memory?” Then, it’s Brian De Palma’s devilish, suspenseful Sisters. As Kate succinctly puts it: “Sisters is one of our all time favorite films. Identity is shattered…split…and severed.”

The Double Life of Veronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991, digital presentation, 98 min.

Sisters Dir. Brian De Palma, 1973, digital presentation, 92 min.

Screening begins at 8:00pm
Tickets are free for members, or $10 for general admissions: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/156821