Treasures from the Archive

Digitally Restored

Classic films digitally restored in stunning prints shown on our big screen where they should be seen and experienced. Plus two rare 35mm prints, ‘Accident’ screened in Slindon together with some other Christopher Nolan 35mm prints.

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Sat 14 Aug 10.00 (Auditorium)

Nashville

‘Nashville’ follows a host of colourful characters – musicians, agents, fans, journalists, politicians, locals – during the city’s three-day country music festival in Robert Altman’s magnum opus. A milestone in American cinema and of the key films of the 1970s, Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville’ is one of the most influential and dazzling films ever made. Weaving together the stories and interactions of twenty-four major characters with astonishing fluidity, this audacious, epic vision of America circa 1975 has lost none of its freshness or excitement. Taking place over five days in the nation’s music capital Nashville, Tennessee, the film follows two-dozen characters struggling for fulfilment, both personal and professional, amongst a backdrop of country and gospel musicians, outsider political campaigning, and the peripheries of life in between, building from one encounter at a time to create a wide-ranging tapestry of rich drama and human comedy. Featuring an exhilarating central vein of musical performances (written in character by many of the actors themselves), and a phenomenal cast including Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Shelley Duvall, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Murphy and Lily Tomlin – now gloriously restored in 4K. USA 1975 Robert Altman 160m

Accident

1957 Stars Dirk Bogarde in a finely understated performance, in a collaboration between legendary director Joseph Losey and playwright Harold Pinter Screened in a rare 35mm print at Slindon Cinema. Full details of this film can be found on the Dirk Bogarde Centenary on pg75. Fri 20 Aug 20.30 (Slindon Cinema)

La Strada

1954 Federico Fellini A care-free girl (Giulietta Masina) is sold to a travelling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way. Mon 16 Aug 12:15

Fellini’s 8½

1963 Federico Fellini Probably Fellini’s most acclaimed work, ‘8½’ won two Oscars including Best Foreign Film. An autobiographical film about the trials and tribulations of film making. Wed 18 Aug 11:15

Death in Venice

1971 While recovering in Venice, sickly Composer Gustav von Aschenbach (Dirk Bogarde) becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio in Visconti’s beautiful cinematic realisation of Thomas Mann’s novella. Full details of this film can be found on the Dirk Bogarde Centenary on pg76. Sat 21 Aug 11:30

Nights of Cabiria

1957 Federico Fellini A waifish prostitute (Giulietta Masina) wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak. Tue 17 Aug 11:30

Amarcord

1974 Federico Fellini Fellini’s semi-autobiographical comedydrama about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the fictional town of Borgo (based on Fellini’s hometown of Rimini) in 1930s Fascist Italy. Screened in a rare 35mm print. Sun 22 Aug 11:30

Details of all four of the above Fellini classics are part of his retrospective to be found on pg54.

Daughters of the Dust

A majestic film about three generations of Gullah women (descendants of West African slaves) at the turn of the 20th century as their family struggle with the decision to migrate from their sea island home off the coast of South Carolina to the mainland. Full details can be found in the Black Directors Matter section on pg60. Thu 26 Aug 16:15

The Bridge on the River Kwai

British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it. Malcolm Arnold won an Oscar for his marvellous film score. Full details of this film can be found on the Malcolm Arnold centenary on pg83. Sun 15 Aug 10:00

The Golem

Special Event: Silent Film with piano accompaniment at the Guildhall, Priory Park, Chichester. An iconic early horror masterpiece, ‘Der Golem’ is presented with amazing piano accompaniment by John Sweeney, master of bringing silent films to life. Prepare to be chilled and thrilled in the atmospheric Guildhall. Details of this Special Event on pg84. Thu 26 Aug 21:00