Screening of the film Amadeo - followed by a Q&A session with the Director

As part of a tribute to the celebrated Portuguese modernist artist Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, a special screening of the film "Amadeo".
About this Event

The Embassy of Portugal in Ireland will be commemorating the celebrated Portuguese modernist artist Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso with a special screening of the film Amadeo, directed by Vicente Alves do Ó (with English subtitles).

Following the screening, audiences will be invited to take part in a Q&A session with the director.

The event will take place on Tuesday the 25th August, at 6.00 p.m., at the Light House Cinema, Market St S, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 R6YE.

All are most welcome, including film and visual arts enthusiasts and members of the Portuguese-speaking Community.

Advance booking is required.

Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887–1918) was a groundbreaking Portuguese modernist artist whose innovative and highly individual style drew on Futurism, Cubism, Abstractionism, and other avant-garde movements while remaining independent of any single artistic school. A key figure in the development of modern art in Portugal, he organized two landmark exhibitions in 1916 that helped establish the country's Futurist movement. Despite his close connections with leading Parisian artists such as Picasso, Modigliani, and the Delaunays, his career was cut short by the Spanish flu at the age of 30. Largely overlooked during his lifetime, his work has since gained international recognition, and today he is celebrated as one of the most original and influential figures of early twentieth-century modern art.

(Adapted from Ukbar Films)