The New York City world premiere of Madeleine Castaing by Christopher Flach

    /24-7PressRelease/ - SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 18, 2007 - Madeleine Castaing, is a visually stimulating film that explores the personality of the French decorator and antique dealer Madeleine Castaing. The film celebrates Castaing's neoclassical taste in decor and her glamorous appearance even into her 90s. The film reintroduces her taste for Napoleon III furnishings and 18th century English furniture to collectors of art and design.

About Madeleine Castaing
Madeleine Castaing (1894-1992) was a prominent antiquaire and interior decorator in Paris for more than fifty years. She and her husband Marcellin were key members of the artistic community of Montparnasse in the 1920s and 30s, and became friends with writers, musicians and artists. Among those artists Castaing was closest to was Chaim Soutine. Soutine was a frequent houseguest at the Castaing country home in Lèves. Soutine's 1929 portrait of Madeleine is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum.

About Chris Flach
A New York City native, Flach has earned a BFA. He spent his early photographic years studying with Ansel Adams and Yousuf Karsh in Yosemite, California and more recently with Mary Ellen Mark. He has produced many short, experimental films that have been screened at several international and local film festivals. Madeleine Castaing is his first documentary project.

The 34 minute film will be screened on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 6:30 pm in the NYSID auditorium at 170 East 70 Street, New York City.

RSVP is required for the screening and reception to 212-472-1500 ext. 402

www.nysid.edu

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