Double Feature: 30th Anniversary! PINK FLOYD – THE WALL, 1982, WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, 1986 June 29, 2012

Friday, June 29 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: 30th Anniversary! PINK FLOYD – THE WALL, 1982, Warner Bros., 99 min. Director Alan Parker's vivid film interpretation of the British rock combo's classic concept album THE WALL fuses curious fantasy with dark, tragic drama on an epic scale. It tells the story of antihero Pink, beaten down by life from his earliest childhood days in WWII Britain. Despite his rise to rock star fame, he continues to build a “wall” around himself. The film makes innovative use of sets, costumes and special effects, imbuing the movie with a bizarre surrealism worthy of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. Both disturbing and bedazzling, PINK FLOYD – THE WALL is a must-see film for any music lover. With Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins. [35mm]
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, 1986, MGM/Park Circus, 80 min. In Jimmy Murakami’s apocalyptic animated delight, aging British couple Hilda and Jim Bloggs (Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills) build a bomb shelter in preparation for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that the nature of warfare has changed since World War II. Written by Raymond Briggs (THE SNOWMAN) based on his graphic novel of the same name. Soundtrack features music by Roger Waters and David Bowie (who performed the title song), along with Genesis, Squeeze and Paul Hardcastle. [DCP]

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