Movie Masterpieces Through The Ages: the 1980's

Contact

Organizer: Keswick Alhambra Cinema

Name: Keswick Alhambra Cinema

Phone: 017687 72195

Email: [email protected]

Website: keswickalhambra.co.uk

Address

St. Johns Street
Keswick, Cumbria,
Keswick
CA12 5AG

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Direction

The Alhambra Cinema is located in St Johns Street just up from the Market Square.

Details

Max Newsom, film director, script writer, producer and film lecturer, continues his series of talks on film masterpieces of the 1920's - 2000's, with the following dates: 

Tues 25th June - 1970's

Tues 23rd July - 1980's

Tues 24th Sept - 1990's

Tues 22nd Oct - 2000's
Each lecture includes short clips from movies of the era, a short recap of the previous decade's main contributions to the developing form, as well as an outline of the contemporary political and social issues.

After each talk, there will be a short, 15-min break, complementary tea and biscuits, then a presentation of a classic film from the decade disussed.

1980's - The new Kitchen Sink drama; art house; Le Look; Almodovar and the New Spain; new voices in the USA; Indy film.

1980's mentions to include: Gregory's Girl; Scarface; Draftsman's Contract; Amadeus; Withnail & I; Three Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown; Matador; Pepi, Bom, Luci; sex lies and videotape; This is Spinal Tap; Out of Africa; Do the Right Thing; Blue Velvet; Come and See; Stop Making Sense; Desperately Seeking Susan; Subway; 37.2 Le matin (Betty Blue); Diva; Blood Simple; Raising Arizona; She's Gotta Have It; Fitzcarraldo; Paris, Texas; Mystery Train; Spielberg and the new teenagers.

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