9 Mar 1988 Director: Herbert Ross USA 1972 87 min An extremely enjoyable comedy, starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton again – and a convincing impersonation of Humphrey Bogart.
Category: Film Season 1987-1988
Annie Hall
11 Sep 1987 Director: Woody Allen USA 1977 93 min Woody Allen’s best known comedy which made him and Diane Keaton into superstars. ‘Brilliantly funny’.
Last Tango In Paris
23 Sep 1987 Director: Bernado Bertolucci Italy, France 1972 Although mainly noted for being banned, it is a serious film with excellent performances from Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.
Cries And Whispers
7 Oct 1987 Director: Ingmar Bergman Sweden 1972 91 min Classic Bergman which ‘lingers afterwards in the mind like a vividly painted picture’. Starring Liv Ullman with music by Chopin and Bach.
Don’t Look Now
21 Oct 1987 Director: Nicholas Roeg UK, Italy 1973 110 min A powerful and visually dazzling film, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie.
Les Princes
4 Nov 1987 Director: Toni Gatlif France 1983 100 min A beautiful film made by, and depicting French gypsies. ‘Best foreign film shown at the London Viewing Sessions in 1986’.
The Wild Angels
18 Nov 1987 Director: Roger Corman USA 1966 93 min Much banned, cheaply made, but vigorously handled, depicting a 60’s Californian motorcycle gang, their exploits and their alienation from society. Starring Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and Michael J. Pollard.
Chinatown
2 Dec 1987 Director: Roman Polanski USA 1974 131 min Oscar-winning detective story, starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
16 Dec 1987 Director: Jacques Tati France 1953 (Re-release 1978) 98 min (86 min) Brilliantly funny classic film to set the mood for our Christmas social.
Summer Lightning
AKA: A Free Woman 3 Feb 1988 Director: Volker Schlondorff (also of “Tin Drum”) Germany 1972 100 min Starring Margaretha von Trotta as a women attempting, and failing, to escape from her traditional role.