WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Oct. 16 at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute concludes its Mariel Capanna film series with a screening of Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" (2014). 

 

The screening takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium.

 

Inspired by Capanna's practice of imposing time constraints upon herself while painting, this five-part series celebrates the artist's work by showcasing films by directors who worked within time constraints.

 

According to a press release: 

 

An event film of the utmost modesty, "Boyhood" (2014) was shot over the course of twelve years in Linklater's native Texas and charts the physical and emotional changes experienced by a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his divorced parents (Patricia Arquette, who won an Oscar for her performance, and Ethan Hawke), and his older sister (Lorelei Linklater). Alighting not on milestones but on the small, in-between moments that make up lives, Linklater fashions a flawlessly acted, often funny portrait that flows effortlessly from one year to the next. Allowing us to watch people age on film with documentary realism while gripping us in a fictional narrative of exquisite everydayness, "Boyhood" has a power that only the art of cinema could harness. (Run time: 2 hours, 45 minutes)

 

All films in this series are free and screened on select Thursdays at 6 pm. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524.