Cinema on Wheels: Art Deco and the Age of Speed: How an Art Movement Inspired the Race Car Industry
The VBMA is pleased to present a mini-film series in conjunction with the exhibition Rolling Sculpture: Streamlined Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles. Diane Thelen, Film Studies Coordinator, will provide a brief introduction to each film.
Thursday, February 23, 2023, 2:00pm
The Great Gatsby (1974) Rated PG
Set in the roaring ‘20s on Long Island, this period piece exemplifies Art Deco in all its glory. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic great American novel, this cinematic adaptation, starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, and Bruce Dern, is now legendary. Amid the award-winning costumes, outstanding set designs, beautiful vintage cars, and yearning love stories, Gatsby transports us back in time, to experience an era that is still influential today.