(Photo Courtesy of Meadow’s Art History department)

SMU Meadows School of the Arts celebrates 20th century European art cinema in the Son et Lumière Film Series.

The enduring films premiered exclusively in 16mm prints showcasing their original forms.

The Son et Lumière Film Series filled the month of February with Parisian culture staring with French director Jean Renoir’s classic Rules of the Game.

Films such as Luis Bunuel’s auteur “Viridian,” French director Jacques Tati’s comedic masterpiece “Mr. Hulot’s Holiday” and “The Magician” were also screened during the course of the month as part of the Son et Lumière Film Series.

The auteurs and films were unearthed from the G. William Jones Film and Video Collection, which is part of the Hamon Arts Library holdings.

As a dedicated scholar and professor in cinema and religious studies Dr. Jones founded the collection in 1970.

The mission of the archive is to support education through the study, preservation and presentation of moving images.

Originally known as the Southwest Film and Video Archives, the series was renamed in 1995 in memory of its founder.

Dr. Jones’s collection is housed in the Greer Garson Theatre climate controlled 3,800 square-foot storage vault.

The G. William Jones Film and Video Collection current holdings include more than 9,000 film prints and negatives in all formats, more than 3,000 videotapes, print materials and antique film equipment.

Moving image holdings include feature films, news film and video, animation classics, documentaries, television series and student films

The final chapter of the Son et Lumière Film Series will conclude with Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni’s modernist masterpiece, “L’Eclisse,” March 1, at 7 p.m.

Admission is free and films will be presented in Greer Garson Screening Room 3527 of the Owen Arts Center.

Students and members of the SMU community can take advantage of the collection.

The use of the G. William Jones Film and Video Collection is by appointment only.

Research requests and other enquiries can be sent to [email protected].