Il Mare (Griffi, 1962): Barbican Cinema, 6.20pm
This 35mm screening is part of the 'Queer 60s' season at the Barbican. Details here. Tonight's presentation will by Lillian Crawford. The screening on Sunday 28th June will be introduced by the season's curator Alex Davidson.
There is a longer article on the film on the Senses of Cinema website here.
Barbican Cinema introduction: An actor (Umberto Orsini) recovering from a break-up and a 19-year-old man (Dino Mele) with an unspoken trauma connect in off-season Capri, where the restaurants close early in the evening, the rain is a frequent visitor and the streets are practically deserted. Homoerotic fireworks explode – but the arrival of a woman (Françoise Prévost) on the island threatens to change everything. Griffi’s camera is in love with the beautiful Mele, who gives a great performance depicting the wild, untamed passion of youth. Il Mare received little attention upon its release, but its reception has grown over the decades, with director Derek Jarman even declaring it his favourite film.
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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