Big screen classics

October/November

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  Bicycle Thieves

  De Sica’s neorealist classic follows a father and son as they search for a stolen bike in postwar Rome.

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  Bicycle Thieves + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large

  De Sica’s neorealist classic follows a father and son as they search for a stolen bike in postwar Rome.

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  The Naked City

  Hollywood’s response to neorealism: a murder investigation carried out by ‘ordinary’ detectives, shot mostly on location in New York.

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  The Naked City + intro by film critic Pamela Hutchinson

  Hollywood’s response to neorealism: a murder investigation carried out by ‘ordinary’ detectives, shot mostly on location in New York.

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  Poor Cow

  Ken Loach’s first feature charts the fortunes of a young woman whose life takes a turn for the worse when she marries a criminal.

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  The General

  Buster Keaton’s masterpiece boasts a beautifully convincing recreation of America during the Civil War.

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  The General + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large

  Buster Keaton’s masterpiece boasts a beautifully convincing recreation of America during the Civil War.

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  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  John Ford’s elegiac classic about the troubled arrival of ‘civilisation’ in the Old West.

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  Apocalypse Now: Final Cut

  Coppola’s transposition of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness to war-torn Vietnam revels in hallucinatory spectacle.

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  Late Spring

  A gentle, insightful film from Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu about a widowed professor wanting to marry off his daughter.

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  Late Spring + intro by Dr Jinhee Choi (King’s College London)

  A gentle, insightful film from Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu about a widowed professor wanting to marry off his daughter.

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  Journey to Italy

  Roberto Rossellini’s study of a marriage on the rocks boasts unforgettable performances from Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders.

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  Longing

  From the writer-director of the recently acclaimed Western, comes this sensitive and affecting story of marital infidelity.

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  Longing + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large

  From the writer-director of the recently acclaimed Western, comes this sensitive and affecting story of marital infidelity.

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  Rebel Without a Cause

  James Dean’s finest performance was in this landmark film about disaffected middle-class teenagers in 1950s LA.

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  Rebel Without a Cause + intro by film critic Thirza Wakefield

  James Dean’s finest performance was in this landmark film about disaffected middle-class teenagers in 1950s LA.

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  Raging Bull

  De Niro is at his best as boxing champ Jake LaMotta, in Scorsese’s dazzling portrait of toxic masculinity.

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  Raging Bull + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large

  De Niro is at his best as boxing champ Jake LaMotta, in Scorsese’s dazzling portrait of toxic masculinity.

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  Love Streams

  John Cassavetes’ late gem features extraordinarily nuanced performances from the director and his wife, Gena Rowlands.

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  The Last of the Mohicans: Director’s Definitive Cut

  Michael Mann’s ravishing mix of action-adventure, western and love story stars a charismatic and masterly Daniel Day Lewis.

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  Aguirre, Wrath of God

  Herzog’s remarkable recreation of the Spanish conquistadors’ quest for El Dorado, with Klaus Kinski in memorably manic mood.

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  Cleo from 5 to 7

  Agnès Varda’s (almost) real-time chronicle of a woman awaiting medical test results while wandering the streets of Paris.

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  This Sporting Life

  Lindsay Anderson blends realism and poetry in his portrayal of a troubled relationship between a volatile rugby player and his landlady.

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  A Fistful of Dollars

  Eastwood and Leone’s first collaboration not only transformed their careers but also changed the face of the western.