POP UP CINEMA BRIGHTON
White Wall Cinema presents
TUESDAY JUNE 16TH
RICHARD LINKLATER'S
BLUE MOON
NEW RELEASE SPECIAL
DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater
STARRING: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott
*** PLEASE NOTE DOORS OPEN AT 7.30PM SO YOU CAN ENJOY OUR BEER GARDEN PRIOR TO THE SCREENING***
One of cinema’s most beloved filmmakers, Richard Linklater, the director of Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, School of Rock and Boyhood, returns with his latest and perhaps most deeply affecting work yet. Elegantly crafted and richly atmospheric, the film stars Ethan Hawke in what may be the finest performance of his career: a moving portrait of Lorenz Hart - brilliant, balding, witty, talented, queer, lonely, and quietly unraveling.
One half of one of history’s greatest songwriting partnerships, Lorenz Hart, alongside Richard Rodgers, created timeless standards including The Lady Is a Tramp, My Funny Valentine and, of course, Blue Moon. But on this fateful evening in 1943, we find Hart alone at a bar on the opening night of Rodgers’ new musical, Oklahoma!, the first collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. As Rogers & Hammerstein, they would go on to dominate American musical theatre with classics such as South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music.
Set entirely over the course of a single after-show party, the film captures the painful moment Hart realises both his professional success and personal companionship are slipping away. As he trades stories and sharp observations with an obliging bartender (Bobby Cannavale - Boardwalk Empire), his latest infatuation Elizabeth Weiland (Margaret Qualley - The Substance), and his soon-to-be former writing partner Rodgers (Andrew Scott - All Of Us Strangers, Fleabag), a quietly devastating and unexpectedly funny story unfolds creating one of the most poignant films in recent memory.
Brimming with New York sophistication, bittersweet wit and graceful reflections on art, love and loneliness, this genuinely remarkable Oscar nominated screenplay is elevated by Hawke’s truly mesmerising Oscar nominated performance. Achingly funny, deeply humane and heartbreakingly sad, the film paints a luminous portrait of a virtuoso writer blessed with extraordinary charm yet haunted by profound insecurity and isolation. With immense empathy, Linklater brings to life a complex, melancholy and long-overlooked creative force, a man desperate to be loved, even as he remains convinced he is unlovable. Comes highly recommended as the most underappreciated Award season triumph of this year's crop.
DOORS: 7.30pm*
START TIME: 8.20pm*
RUN TIME: 100 mins
CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
LOCATION: Wagner Hall (Regency Road, Brighton)
*Please note - doors open at 7.30pm in advance of screening time in order to give patrons extra time to purchase food & drink, enjoy the beer garden, look at our archive movie store and to allow gradual entry to your seats in a safe and easy way. Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 8.20pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue's licence. For more information about screenings and the venue please visit our Venue & Screenings Info page.