The Truman Show (Weir 1998): Prince Charles Cinema, 6.15pm
This 35mm screening is part of the Animus Magazine season devoted to Peter Weir. Details here. The Truman Show also screens on November 24th and 25th (with Elena Lazic introduction).
Time Out review:
Truman
Burbank is beginning to wise up. People seem to listen to him, but they
never really connect; he feels trapped in a job he doesn't care about, a
marriage he doesn't believe in, and a small island community he's never
been able to leave. It's as if his life has been pre-programmed from
the start: as indeed it has, for Truman is the unwitting subject of
television's most audacious experiment, a real-life soap following one
man from birth to death. When Truman (Jim Carrey) appeals to a higher power,
he's actually addressing the show's omniscient creator/director,
Christof (Ed Harris). The best comedy since Groundhog Day -
better, even, than that - this is more than just a savvy and ingenious
satire on media saturation, it's a moving metaphysical fable. One movie
you can pronounce a modern classic with absolute confidence.
Tom Charity
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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