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Great Britain DAVID STRATTON’S GREAT BRITAIN retro film festival OFFICIAL PROGRAM I spent the first twenty years of my life in Britain ‘‘ so I’ve always been especially fond of British movies. That’s why I’m so excited about this retrospective film festival. All of these wonderful films will be ‘‘screened in the digital format on the big cinema screen. I do hope you can join me for some, or all, of this season one of great British classics. 19 CLASSIC BRITISH FILMS RARELY SEEN ON THE BIG SCREEN. AUGUST 6-19 FULL DETAILS INSIDE WITH DAVID STRATTON’S COMMENTS ORPHEUM.COM.AU 9908 4344 FESTIVAL SAVE UP TO $5.00 ON EVERY MOVIE! BOOKS OF TEN CINEMASAVERS AVAILABLE. $AVER! TUESDAY BARGAIN PRICES DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS FESTIVAL. DAVID STRATTON COMMENTS ON THE FESTIVAL FILMS: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) (PG) (1968) (G) David Lean’s masterly depiction of a tentative Made entirely in British film studios, Stan- romance between two married middle-class ley Kubrick’s masterpiece is still the most Brits was scripted by Noel Coward and based visionary and challenging science fiction on his play Still Life. As the lovers, Trevor movie ever produced. The mysteries of Howard and Celia Johnson give unforgetta- Outer Space and the origins of life are ex- ble performances. plored with consummate skill in a film that AUGUST 6, 8 & 13 can only be appreciated when seen on the big cinema screen. AUGUST 9, 16 & 18 “DOn’T LooK NOW” (1973) (M) Much expanded from a short story by Daphne du Maurier, Nicolas Roeg’s extraor- A MAn fOr All SeasoNS (1966) dinary film is partly about a bereaved couple (PG) (Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie) coming Veteran American director Fred Zinnemann’s to terms with loss and partly a tense and sus- flawless adaptation of Robert Bolt’s play about penseful thriller. The back streets of Venice Sir Thomas More’s moral courage in stand- have never looked as sinister as they do in ing up to Henry VIII won six Oscars® in 1967 this film with its complex and consummate including Best Picture, Best Director, Best editing style, the work of Australian Graeme Adapted Screenplay (Bolt), Best Actor (Paul Clifford. Scofield, memorable as More), Best Cos- AUGUST 8, 10 & 17 tume Design and Best Cinematography (Ted Moore). The fine supporting cast includes Robert Shaw as the King, Orson Welles, Su- GosFORD PaRK (2001) (M) sannah York, Leo McKern, John Hurt and Near the end of his career the great American Wendy Hiller. director Robert Altman made this deliciously AUGUST 13 & 15 old-fashioned British film based on an origi- nal screenplay by Julian Fellowes. The setting A ROOM wiTh A VieW(1985) (PG) is a stately home, and the characters, above and below stairs, are played by a dazzling One of the best of the films made by the ensemble that includes Maggie Smith, Kris- team of James Ivory (director), Ismail Mer- tin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Alan Bates, chant (producer) and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren, Derek Jacobi and (writer), this sophisticated and witty adapta- many more. tion of E.M. Forster’s novel showcases mem- AUGUST 7 & 14 orable performances from Maggie Smith, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench and Helena Bonham Carter, with key scenes beautifully GREat EXPECtatIONS (1946) (G) filmed in Florence. Made immediately after Brief Encounter, this AUGUST 6, 9 ,13 ,16 & 19 was the first of two magnificent Dickens ad- aptations made by David Lean (the other was Oliver Twist). Dickens’ complex story with its BLACK NARCISSUS (1947) (PG) many characters has been skilfully adapted This Michael Powell-Emeric Pressburger ad- for the screen with a stellar cast that includes aptation of a novel by Rumer Godden is set John Mills as Pip, Valerie Hobson as Estella in India but was filmed almost entirely on (Jean Simmons plays the young Estella) and, elaborate and beautiful sets constructed in most memorably, Martita Hunt as the defini- a British film studio. The story of a convent tive Miss Havisham. located high in the Himalayas where frus- AUGUST 10, 16 & 17 tration and jealousy begin to take hold is as timeless as ever, and the fine cast (Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Kathleen Byron and Jean “I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING!” Simmons among them) brings distinction to (1945) (G) an intriguing story compellingly told. Another Powell-Pressburger classic in which AUGUST 8, 10, 12 & 19 the delectable Wendy Hiller plays a resource- ful and ambitious young woman who travels BRASSED OFF (1996) (M) to the Scottish Highlands in order to marry a wealthy man but finds her plans mysteriously, In this beguiling combination of laughter and almost mystically, derailed. Roger Livesey tears, Yorkshire miners threatened with the and Pamela Brown head an intriguing sup- closure of their pit find solace in their brass porting cast in one of the best of the Powell- band. Ewan McGregor and Tara Fitzgerald Pressburger productions. are notable but it’s Pete Postlethwaite as the AUGUST 7, 14 & 15 resourceful and determined bandleader who gives the outstanding performance. AUGUST 11 & 18 Kind HEARts & CoRONEts The 39 STEPS (1935) (G) (1949) (PG) In the 1930s, Alfred Hitchcock gained an in- One of the finest of the distinguished Ealing ternational reputation for a series of amusing comedies, Robert Hamer’s dry and extremely and beautifully crafted thrillers including this witty film is a depiction of the activities of a one, based on a book by John Buchan, with suave murderer, impeccably played by Den- Robert Donat perfectly cast as Hannay who, nis Price, who sets out to eliminate all the like several of Hitchcock’s protagonists in dif- members of an aristocratic family, each one ferent films, goes on the run suspected of a played by Alec Guinness. Valerie Hobson and murder he didn’t commit. Joan Greenwood are the delightful women AUGUST 7, 9 & 14 with whom the anti-hero becomes involved and watch for Miles Malleson, very funny as the Hangman. THE RED SHOES (1948) (G) AUGUST 9, 12 & 17 In this masterpiece from the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Moira Shear- er plays a young ballerina torn between two LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) controlling men, played by Anton Walbrook and Marius Goring. Australian Robert Help- (PG) mann makes a memorable on-screen contri- If ever a film demanded to be seen on a big bution and the sublime Technicolor photog- cinema screen it’s David Lean’s great epic raphy is by Jack Cardiff. This is perhaps the about the extraordinary career of T.E. Law- greatest of all films about the world of ballet. rence and the shaping of the post-World War AUGUST 6, 11, 13 & 15 I Middle East. In his first major role, Peter O’Toole is a mesmerising Lawrence and the supporting cast includes Alec Guinness, Jack THE TALES OF HOFFMANN Hawkins, Anthony Quinn, Claude Rains and (1951) (G) Omar Sharif. DAVID LEAN’S FINAL CUT The apotheosis of the Powell-Pressburger 4K DIGITAL. collaboration, this sumptuous filmed ver- AUGUST 12, 16 & 18 sion of Offenbach is a visually exhilarating combination of opera and ballet, not to men- PEEPING TOM (1960) (M) tion exceptional production design. Moira Shearer and Robert Helpmann are among the The film that is generally believed to have ru- talented artists on screen. AUST PREMIERE ined the career of the great director Michael 4K RESTORATION, WITH SPECIAL ON- Powell, this obsessive thriller about a serial SCREEN INTRO BY MARTIN SCORSESE. killer (Karl Böhm) who works in a film studio and who was traumatised by the cruel August 8, 11, 15, 16 & 18 treatment of his father (portrayed in brief flashbacks by Powell himself) was greeted THE THIRD MAN (1949) (PG) with derision on its initial release but has Directed by Carol Reed on location in shat- since become a cult classic. tered, divided post-war Vienna, and scripted AUGUST 7, 11 & 14 by Graham Greene, this celebrated suspense film features Joseph Cotten as an American writer who comes to the city searching for his SENSe And SenSIBILITY (1995) (G) friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles in a small This exceedingly handsome Jane Austen but crucial role). Australian cinematographer adaptation was scripted by actor Emma Robert Krasker won an Oscar® for his superb Thompson and was the first feature directed black and white camerawork. AUST. PRE- by Ang Lee outside his native Taiwan. The MIERE 4K RESTORATION. impeccable cast includes Thompson her- AUGUST 9, 10, 15 & 17 self, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant. AUGUST 6, 12 ,15 & 19 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008) (MA15+) A British film, directed by Danny Boyle, set in the slums of Mumbai where Jamal (Dev Patel) seeks to make a fortune on the In- dian television version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Boyle vividly depicts the confronting side of urban India yet the end result is a feel-good movie that concludes with an irresistible Bollywood-style musical sequence set in a railway station. AUGUST 12 & 19 We are proud to premiere five of the classic titles from the Michael Powell/ Emeric Pressburger Library in restored digital in this season. Their imprint on British Cinema is almost without peer, and their influence on filmmakers around the world is felt even today, inspiring such directors as George Romero, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese. Further praise for these Powell/Press- I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING! THE RED SHOES “A superb stylized fairy tale.” burger films: “A quiet gem.” LEONARD MALTIN "I reached the point of thinking LEONARD MALTIN there were no more masterpieces to THE TALES OF HOFFMANN "The passion for art drives every discover, until I saw I Know Where single, extraordinary moment and This stunning restored 4K version I'm Going!” MARTIN SCORSESE it’s what makes the film’s glorious runs 136 minutes,with six extra Technicolor images so forceful and moving, now restored to their minutes never before seen.
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