Dr Strangelove (Kubrick, 1963): Prince Charles Cinema, 6pm
This 35mm presentation is part of the Stanley Kubrick season at the Prince Charles Cinema and is also being screened on April 13th. Details here.
Time Out review:
'Perhaps
Stanley Kubrick's most perfectly realised film, simply because his
cynical vision of the progress of technology and human stupidity is
wedded with comedy, in this case Terry Southern's
sparkling script in which the world comes to an end thanks to a mad US
general's paranoia about women and commies. Peter Sellers' three roles
are something of an indulgent showcase, though as the tight-lipped RAF
officer and the US president he gives excellent performances. Better,
however, are Scott as the gung-ho military man frustrated by political
soft-pedalling, and - especially - Sterling Hayden as the beleaguered
lunatic who presses the button. Kubrick wanted to have the antics end up
with a custard-pie finale, but thank heavens he didn't; the result is
scary, hilarious, and nightmarishly beautiful, far more effective in its
portrait of insanity and call for disarmament than any number of worthy
anti-nuke documentaries.'
Geoff Andrew
Watch this trailer. Now try and tell me you don't want to see this film again.
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