Museum Hours

The New York -- based artist Jem Cohen has created a distinctive yet diverse body of work and ranges from music videos for the bands Fugazi and R.E.M. to installations, narrative features, and documentaries. With his latest feature, Museum Hours, Cohen makes a major leap into what he calls the "in-between" film, a genre that straddles the modes of drama and personal essay. Exploring the nature of friendship and the capacity of film to capture the nuances of daily life, the story concerns an American woman who comes to Vienna to tend to a relative's medical needs only to find herself immersed in the city's art and history.