Amen (2002) + Introduction
Part of the Holocaust Film Season
| Director: | Costa-Gavras |
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| Certificate: | Guideline PG |
| Length: | |
| Format: | 35mm |
| Language: | French with English subtitles |
| Country: | France |
The film, based on a German play, looks at the links between the Vatican, the Nazi regime and the extermination of Jews.
The film is partly historical and partly fictional, and it created great controversy on its release.
REVIEWS
"This is not the place to debate the Vatican's role, but Costa-Gavras offers a most persuasive study of its shortcomings." - BBC
"The film persuasively shows the Vatican to be coldly arrogant and haughtily implacable, set on a course of pure pusillanimity. Costa-Gavras brings to his movie seriousness and high-mindedness, and elicits performances of intelligence and distinction from his cast." - THE GUARDIAN
+ INTRODUCTION
The film will be introduced by Dr Daniel Laqua, lecturer in History at Northumbria University.
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TICKETS
On the door: £5 / £3.50 (concessions)
Or advance tickets online: £4.50 and £3 (concessions) http://www.wegottickets.com/event/204699
Other films in the Holocaust Film Season:
06
Film: The Pianist (2002) + Introduction
6 Feb 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Winner of some of the most prestigious international awards (Oscar for best actor and director, Palme d’Or at Cannes), this is an astounding film based on the true story of a Polish-Jewish concert musician who survived WWII.
13
Film: Shoah (1985)
13 Feb 2013, 7:30 p.m.
This is an absolutely incredible documentary, consisting mainly of interviews of Holocaust survivors. “ It is one of the noblest films ever made” – ROGER EBERT
27
Film: The Nasty Girl (1990) + Introduction
27 Feb 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Winner of the BAFTA for the best foreign film and the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, this film is based on a true story and tells the story of a young woman who investigates her town’s Nazi past.