The Drive on 95.5’s Daedalus Howell and Rialto Cinema’s Joe Mulcaire interview producer Blake Wellen and writer/director Julie Rubio about their documentary The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & The Art of Survival.

The film is a visually stunning and sweeping feature documentary that traces the life and survival of the renowned painter through her powerful paintings – from her rise to international stardom in 1920s Paris, to her move to the United States in 1940, fleeing the rise of fascism, and her revival in the current art market. Tamara de Lempicka was the preeminent Art Deco painter, known for her high-gloss sensual nudes and portraits of high society during the Jazz Age. She was marginalized and gained notoriety for her romantic liaisons with her models and her indulgent, decadent lifestyle, but she was so much more.

The film will be screened on Tuesday, October14 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm at the Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol as part of the Jewish Film Festival. Wellen and Rubio will be in attendance to conduct Q&A’s after each screening.

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