Evento

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) & CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1996)

Monday, Dec. 12, 2011:

The Wright Stuff III: Movies Edgar Has Never Seen

'The New Romantics'

Evening hosted by Edgar Wright & James Gunn

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
1964, France/West Germany, 91 minutes, 35mm,
Zeitgeist Films
Written and directed by Jacques Demy
Music by Michel Legrand
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo
In French with English subtitles
7:30 pm

PLUS, on the same double feature:

CHUNGKING EXPRESS
1994, Hong Kong, 102 minutes, 35mm, Swank/Miramax Films
Written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai
Starring Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro,
Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong
In Cantonese with English subtitles
9:30 pm

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Edgar Wright says:

Here's one to bring a date to. I am a big fan of musicals and chances to see them in their big screen glory are all too rare, so this is a treat for me. I've heard about Jacques Demy's film since I was in school, missed the re-issue and didn't want to see it on a small screen. So this is a thrill. And its perfect partner is Wong Kar-Wai's 1994 film CHUNGKING EXPRESS. Ironically, I saw both ASHES OF TIME and FALLEN ANGELS on their original release, but missed this one. I even own two copies of it on DVD, but again, a big screen outing was always calling me. Am preparing to swoon.

Screening hosted by Edgar Wright & James Gunn

[THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG suggested by myself; CHUNGKING EXPRESS suggested by Quentin Tarantino, Bill Hader, Greg Mottola & Daniel Waters]