The Stuart Hall Project (2013)
Part of the 37 Pieces Of Flair
| Director: | John Akomfrah |
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| Certificate: | Guideline 12 |
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
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John Akomfrah's sensitive and emotionally charged portrait of cultural theorist Stuart Hall (1932 - 2014).
Venerated in academia for his knowledge of subjects as diverse as Miles Davis, Marxist methodology, the European Union, and American hippies, Stuart Hall is regarded as one of the most inspiring voices of the post-war Left. Combining extensive archival imagery with specially filmed material and a Miles Davis soundtrack, Akomfrah’s filmmaking approach matches the agility of Hall’s intellect, its intimate play with memory, identity and scholarly impulse traversing the changing historical landscape of the second half of the 20th century.
'a stirring tribute' - Dave Calhoun,Time Out
'Akomfrah finds a new and quietly moving significance in Hall's own life story' - Peter Bradshaw,Guardian
'A fascinating portrait of the revered cultural theorist from the great John Akomfrah' – Phil Concannon,Little White Lies
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11
Film: Kenny
11 Sep 2014, 7:30 p.m.
"None are less visible than those we decide not to see"- Kenny, Part philosopher, part comedian, juggles family tensions, fatherhood and sewage with charm, humour and unflinching dignity.
25
Film: By Order Of Things (Vom Ordnen Der Dinge) (2013)
25 Sep 2014, 7:30 p.m.
A sympathetic film about unusual people and unusual habits. Collectors, counters, surveyors, “self-optimisers” – they all believe in the explainability of the world, giving order to chaos. The problem is when it no longer takes place only in the minds of individuals but also the complex bureaucracy of the state - and mutates into a lumbering monster.
08
Film: Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
8 Oct 2014, 7:30 p.m.
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.” 50 years since it's release - Kubrick's classic cold-war satire in which the top brass of the American and Russian governments must decide if they want to begin a nuclear war. Nominated for several major Academy Awards, including Best Picture!