May 2009 - Repertory Cinema
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Tuesday 5 May, 8pm SATYRICON Directed by Federico Fellini 1968 | Italy, France | 124 mins | Colour |
| Set in Imperial Rome, Satyricon is loosely based on Gaius Petronius’ series of satires written during emperor Nero’s reign. A truly sophisticated film spectacle by perhaps the greatest of all film artists, this masterpiece by Fellini is a fabulous trip into the decadence of Roman civilization. |
| Venue: The Working Men’s Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB | Ticket: £5/£3 Close-Up members |
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Tuesday 12 May, 8pm TROPICAL MALADY (Sud Pralad) Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2004 | Thailand | 114 mins | Colour |
| Apichatpong’s visionary film exists in dual realms, exploring connected themes of love and desire in a radically different way. A fractured love story is interrupted by a feverish night-time odyssey into the heart of the jungle where shape-shifting spirits and tigers abound. The conscious and the subconscious, the modern and the ancient, reality and myth; all become magically entwined in this hypnotic, mysterious drama from one of the most singular filmmakers in the world. |
| Venue: The Working Men’s Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB | Ticket: £5/£3 Close-Up members |
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Tuesday 19 May, 8pm DREAMS (Yume) Directed by Akira Kurosawa 1990 | Japan | 119 mins | Colour |
| Dreams is based on actual dreams of the film’s director Akira Kurosawa at different stages of his life. Comprised of eight episodes the narrative allows us rare insight into the director’s mind, and explores such topics as the cost of war, the perils of nuclear power, and humanity’s need to harmonize with nature. |
| Venue: The Working Men’s Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB | Ticket: £5/£3 Close-Up members |
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Tuesday 26 May, 7pm ANTICIPATION AND MEMORY - THE FILMS OF LARRY GOTTHEIM - Fog Line (1970, 11 mins, 16mm, colour, silent) - Doorway (1971, 7.5 mins, 16mm, b&w, silent) - Horizons (1971-73, 77 mins, 16mm, colour, silent) - Mouches Volantes (1976, 69 mins, 16mm, colour and b&w, sound) - The Opening (2005, 8 mins, video) |
| We are delighted that renowned filmmaker Larry Gottheim will attend this special screening and introduce his films. The program surveys the trailblazing career of one of America’s foremost avant-garde masters. Best known for the cycle Elective Affinities, a series of four feature-length films started in the early 1970s and completed in 1981, Gottheim has carried out an absorbing exploration of the relationship of images to sound and time, examined issues of racial, cultural and personal identity, and considered the theme of nature in art. Please click here for the full Program Notes |
| Venue: The Working Men’s Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB | Ticket: £7/£5 Close-Up members |
