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Film screenings and discussion: Memory and Memorials

28 Apr 2011

Regular hours

Thursday
12:00 – 17:00

Cost of entry

£10/£7

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Freud Museum

London
England, United Kingdom

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  • Finchley Road
  • Nearest tube: Finchley Road, 5 min walk from Museum
  • Finchley Road & Frognal , 5 min walk from Museum
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With Michael Eaton and Duncan Pickstock

About

The Freud Museum London is delighted to host the screenings of Frozen Music (1981) and Monument (2010), followed by a discussion exploring public and private grief, mourning, and the creation of memorials, with Michael Eaton and Duncan Pickstock, introduced by Ivan Ward, Deputy Director of the Freud Museum London. Michael Eaton's Frozen Music was made in 1981, when we were exhorted to return to Victorian values. The film is about the Albert Memorial, then in a state of decay, prior to its glorious restoration. Statues representing the four corners of the world, the great artists and scientists, the Christian virtues and moral values all constellate around the gigantic figure of Prince Albert. This public monument is also a memorial to a very private grief. Duncan Pickstock's Monument (2010) explores the stories behind the dedications on park benches and uses that framework to raise questions about the purpose of memorials and how they have been used to reinforce dominant power structures.

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