October 22 - 6:30pm
Arnaud Desplechin (2003) 121 mins

This underrated, characteristically reflexive & encompassing meta-adaptation of Edward Bond’s play about boardroom arms dealing, dazzlingly moves between the unfolding drama & rehearsals for the production we are watching. Interweaving elements of Shakespeare’s Hamlet into Bond’s play, Desplechin returns to his commonly obsessive theme of the familial struggles between power & love. With Sami Bouajila & Jean-Paul Roussillon. Music by Paul Weller.
Imported 35mm print.
* Followed by Kings and Queen at 8.40pm.
* Screens as part of the Arnaud Desplechin Season.