Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein stars Alain Delon (1935–2024) in a role he considered his favorite.
Robert Klein is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided purely by self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation of French Jews to separate them from their valuable works of art passed on from generation to generation. After learning of another Robert Klein in the area, who he believes is trying to sabotage him, Klein’s sense of entitlement leads him to alert police. In so doing, the obsession steers him to become a suspect himself, and attempts to find the other (Jewish) Klein seal his fate.
Tickets
- $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.
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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Ms. Laurence Unger; and ILEX Foundation.
Mr. Klein
Directed by Joseph Losey
(France/Italy, 1976, 123 minutes, in French with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital