THE ARTS S N A P S H O T S O F B R I S T O L’ S C U LT U R A L L I F E
I On-screen, at least, few things ever seemed to faze Cary Grant. Whether he was running from an evil cropduster, dangling over a ledge on Mount Rushmore or battling Nazi spies, Bristol’s suavest son took most things in his stride, and we strongly suspect that if you’d told him that this year’s Cary Comes Home for the Weekend would have to be held in cyberspace he’d just have flashed you one of his signature double-takes. We’re not sure what he’d have said if you’d told him that he’d be sharing star billing with a dog, mind. The theme of this year’s festival is Journeys, to mark the 100th anniversary of the actor’s emigration to the USA. Born in orfield as rchie each, he left ristol in 1920, ditching his accent somewhere along the way and reinventing himself in New York as Cary Grant. In honour of this event, the festival is screening ourney-oriented ary Grant films, including
ir o emember; other events include a talk by Mark Glancy about a diary kept by the teenage Archie. he opening e ent finds ary sharing the spotlight with another famous Bristolian: Nipper, the terrier who became immortalised as the logo. ike young Archie, Nipper spent a fair amount of time backstage in Bristol theatres, having been adopted by scenic designer Mark Henry Barraud of the Prince’s Theatre. In her talk, festival director Charlotte Crofts will explore one critic’s likening of Cary Grant to a loveable but tough mutt, while recounting Nipper’s comparable rise from humble origins to world fame. Brace yourself for a seamless link: the talk is followed by the movie e ere e in which Nipper also makes an appearance. All events are on a pay-what-you-can basis. r r t omes bet ee For more: c r
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