Cinema Rediscovered
Type:Festival
Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Cinema Rediscovered – the UK’s leading festival of classic cinema and film restorations – returns to venues in and around Bristol UNESCO City of Film for its 8th annual edition featuring big screen experiences of brand-new film restorations, rediscoveries and film on film rarities from around the world, alongside a multitude of starting points for lively conversation. You can expect a friendly space for all to share passions and enthusiasms for film.
Among the highlights will be an exploration of corruption and scandal in New Hollywood cinema; a strand called Dangerous Divas, inspired by Rita Hayworth’s electric performance in newly restored Gilda (1946) and a host of UK premieres including two 4K restorations of films by the Bristol-born, Oscar and BAFTA nominated director J. Lee Thompson (1914 – 2002), both featuring strong performances from two recently lost British female leads.
The Weak and the Wicked (1954), a women-in-prison melodrama, stars Glynis Johns (better known for her role in 1964’s Mary Poppins and who died in January 2024 aged 100) alongside a rising talent from Swindon: Diana Dors. The second Thompson showing will be of the hard-hitting No Trees in The Street (1959), set in the slums of pre-war London and starring the late Silvia Syms (1934-2023) in a moving performance as the gentle girl who refuses to marry the cheap racketeer.
Further details of the line-up will be revealed before the end of April when ‘early bird’ festival passes go on sale.
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| Dates: (24 July 2024 - 28 July 2024) |
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