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28 September 2012
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION (1982 ITALY) BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI When his friend dies, young Fabrizio confronts the stultifying conformity of his middleclass family. Will a clandestine affair with his aunt clarify things, or add to his discontent? Captures the political and emotional tensions of mid-60s Italy, still around today
THE PARADINE CASE (1947 USA) ALFRED HITCHCOCK Gregory Peck is the young barrister falling for Alida Valli, who he is defending on a murder charge. This obsession blinds him to the realities of the case and threatens his marriage. A subtle and thrilling
morality tale, with Charles Laughton as the judge
DROLE DE DRAME (1937 FRANCE) MARCEL CARNÉ A complex chain of bizarre and farcical events is unleashed when a botanist and his wife pretend to go missing. Set in Victorian London with a script by Jacques Prevert, this deftly directed comedy
stars Jean-Louis Barrault and Jean-Pierre Aumont
IN THE WHITE CITY (1983 FRANCE) ALAIN TANNER Jumping ship in Lisbon, a Swiss sailor falls in love with the white city and with a local woman. He sends his wife amateur movies of his new life and things start to fall apart. Bruno Ganz is the alienated hero in this intriguing drama.
THE MAN WHO HAD HIS HAIR CUT SHORT (1966 BELGIUM) ANDRE DELVAUX This moving blend of noir love story and psychological thriller put Belgian cinema on the map. A young lawyer falls in love with a student; this and an encounter with a pathologist unhinge him. Magic realism and an original musical soundtrack complete the picture
THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT (1982 UK) PETER GREENAWAY ‘A vivid exploration of an alien world’ – English country house life in 1694. Greenaway’s 17th century is a place of ribald honesty and wit, mystery, sex and murder. Anthony Higgins is the painter given a curious commission by Janet Suzman. Michael Nyman score
JU DOU (1990 CHINA) ZHAN YIMOU, YANG FENGLIANG Like Zhan’s Raise the Red Lantern, a story of love and revenge. A young wife faces the wrath of her older, cuckolded husband. Rigidly traditional 1920s China assumes a universal resonance. Superb performances, dark wit, Oscar nominated
NOSTALGIA (1983 USA/ITALY) ANDREI TARKOVSKY Disenchanted with the material world, a Russian academic seeks refuge in Tuscany to research a book. In the course of his search for self, he forges an unlikely alliance with the local recluse. ‘A hauntingly beautiful meditation’ and the first film Tarkovsky made abroad