Co-presented by Aurora Picture Show and the Menil Collection

Arielle de Saint Phalle in attendance

Free Admission

Aurora Picture Show and the Menil Collection co-present a special screening of French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle’s rarely screened 1976 feature film, Un rêve plus long que la nuit (A Dream Longer Than The Night). An often-overlooked work in the prolific, multidisciplinary artist’s career, Un rêve is a phantasmagoric feminist fairy tale in which a young girl comes face to face with a friendly dragon, a beautiful bird-man, and a witch who grants her wish to become a grown-up. The precocious Camélia searches for the meaning of life, death, and love in increasingly strange scenarios–including an absurd factory, a brothel where Saint Phalle plays the role of madam, and a battlefield with phallus cannons. Guest Arielle de Saint Phalle, the artist’s niece, will be in attendance to introduce the film and answer questions afterwards. In French with English subtitles. NOTE: Mature content. Image courtesy of Laurent Condominas

“A modern surrealist film masterpiece.” – Amy Taubin, Art Forum

This program has been organized in collaboration with Arielle de Saint Phalle, and in conjunction with the Menil Collection’s exhibition, Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s, on view through January 23, 2022.