Evening Land (Watkins, 1977): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 6.15pm
This film, which also screens on August 15th, is part of the Peter Watkins season at BFI Southbank. Full details here.
BFI Southbank introduction:
Prophetic in its depiction of surveillance culture and the erosion of
civil liberties, Watkins’ drama constructs a portrait of Denmark’s
‘model society’ in crisis during a NATO summit that is overshadowed by
strikes in a Copenhagen shipyard, terrorism and mounting social unrest.
Blending staged drama with the texture and immediacy of television
reportage, the film follows the state’s increasingly authoritarian
response to dissent.
James Bell
Here (and above) is an extract.
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