Film still from a Monitor interview of Max Ernst

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On April 9th, the British Film Institute in Southbank will show "Monitor Interviews the Artist", a selection of interviews with and films about artists, including  Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp,  René Magritte and Andy Warhol.  The films come from the archive of the British TV show "Monitor", which ran during the 1950s and was known for its intellectual and thought-provoking take on the arts.