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MFAH Film Premieres: Mesrine (parts 1 and 2)

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

April 22-April 24, 2011

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MFAH Film Premieres: Mesrine (parts 1 and 2)

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents MFAH Film Premieres. Enjoy these critically acclaimed, award-winning international films as they make their Houston debut!

Similar to Olivier Assayas’s Golden Globe Award-winning Carlos, this docudrama focuses on another legendary gangster: France’s Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel). The two-part Mesrine charts the outlaw’s odyssey during...

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents MFAH Film Premieres. Enjoy these critically acclaimed, award-winning international films as they make their Houston debut!

Mesrine: Killer Instinct
(L'instinct de mort)

Directed by Jean-François Richet
2008 (French with subtitles)
France
Color
113 minutes

Show Times
Fri, Apr 22 5:00 pm
Sat, Apr 23 5:00 pm
Sun, Apr 24 3:00 pm

This film, Mesrine: Killer Instinct (part one) concentrates on the years 1956 to 1969, when Mesrine begins his criminal career by meeting a crime boss (Gérard Depardieu) and an equally reckless girlfriend (Cécile de France). Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (part two) details the years 1972 to 1979.

“A French Goodfellas. Mesmerizing, funny, sexy, horrific, and the stuff of great global cinema. See it.” —Boston Herald

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
(L'ennemi public n° 1)

Directed by Jean-François Richet
2008 (French with subtitles)
France
Color
133 minutes

Show Times
Fri, Apr 22 7:30 pm
Sat, Apr 23 7:30 pm
Sun, Apr 24 5:30 pm

This film, Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (part two) details the years 1972 to 1979. The infamous mobster continues his incredible life of crime while manipulating the media, the government, and the police. He plans his last and greatest escape, hoping to leave France—and the character he has created for himself—behind forever.

The cast of Public Enemy #1 also features Mathieu Almaric and Ludovine Sagnier.

“Vincent Cassel is the total movie criminal; smart, daring, ruthless, and indomitable!” —Time Magazine

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Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium

1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77006

Full map and directions

Tickets:

$7 General Admission
$6 Matinee Admission
$1 discount MFAH members, senior adults (55+), and students with ID
Free Children 5 and under
Free Film Buffs members
$60 Nonmember Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$55 MFAH member Discount Pass (10 admissions)
$3 Family Flicks Admission
$2 Family Flicks Admission for MFAH members and students with ID

Please note:
The MFAH Films box office accepts payment by cash, check, and credit card.

Tickets can be purchased in advance in three ways: online, in the museum lobbies, and at the box office.

The box office opens at 5:30 p.m. for weekend evening screenings and at least 30 minutes before show time for most other films.

Times:

Show Times (PART 1):
Fri, Apr 22 5:00 pm
Sat, Apr 23 5:00 pm
Sun, Apr 24 3:00 pm

Show Times (PART 2):
Fri, Apr 22 7:30 pm
Sat, Apr 23 7:30 pm
Sun, Apr 24 5:30 pM

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage
Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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