Capital Celluloid 2025 — Day 28: Tue Jan 28

The Annihilation of Fish (Burnett, 1999): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 6.15pm

BFI introduction:
In this tender and bittersweet comedy of outsiders, a former housewife and a Jamaican widower, the latter freshly released from a mental institution, strike up an irresistible romance. Directed by one of America’s most revered independent filmmakers, this delicate tale approaches aging, mental illness and race in a poignant and honest way. Unreleased for decades, this 4K restoration finally does justice to the film and the late, great James Earl Jones’ performance.

Here (and above) is an introduction to the film.

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