Film

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WONG’S WORLD An extensive retrospective of the work of actress Anna May Wong (1905-61) opens this weekend. The series includes several archival prints from the British Film Institute that have not screened theatrically in New York since their original releases in the 1920s and 1930s. A screening of “The Toll of the Sea” (1922), the world’s first color feature and Wong’s first leading role, is introduced by professor Shirley Jennifer Lim, who is writing a book on Wong and her contemporary, Josephine Baker (Saturday, 2 p.m.; additional screening Sunday, 2 p.m.). This weekend’s screenings also include “Piccadilly” (1929), a still from which is seen at right. The film features Wong in her most famous role, a scullery maid turned nightclub performer. Live music accompanies the screenings (Saturday and Sunday, 4 p.m.). Series: Saturday through Sunday, April 16, Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.


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