FILM FLEADH THE AFRICAN FILM SEASON
Saraounia Ouly 18) La Vie est Belle Ouly 19) Sambizanga Ouly 19) An African Dream Uuly 20) Tabataba Uuly 20) Yaaba Uuly 21) Camp Thiroye Uuly 21) The Citadel Ouly 22)
The African season will also show two great classics: "The Battle of Algiers" and "The Lion of the Desert", starring Oliver Reed - who will be present at the screening. THE REX INGRAM RETROSPECTIV E
Born in Dublin, but made his home in Hollywood in the 1920's where he directed all the "greats" such as Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry. In the 1930's he set up a European rival to Hollywood in Nice.
Th,i special tribute to th£ work of Thaddeus O'Sullivan includes his latest film "December Bridl' (abcwe), which has already made a great impact both at home and abroad. His first' break into i directng films came with "The N>man Who Married Clark Gable" starring Bob Hoskins and recent Oscar Winner Brenda Fricker. "December Bride'; which is being shuwn only for its second time, .is a- powerful and compelling story about a woman who finds herself pregnant in a small Ulster Protestant community at the turn of the century.
The season will show five of his greatest silent classics: - "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", the world wide sensation, which launched Rudolph Valentino (Thursday, July 19). - "Prisoner of Zenda': the swashbuckling action packed film (Friday, July 20). - "Scaramouche", a romantic epic of star-crossed lovers and duels (Saturday, July 21). - "Mare Nostrum", best described as a 'love poem to the Mediterranean' (Saturday, July 21). - "The Magician", a film about a mad scientist who kidnaps a bride-to-be and hides her in his Dracula-like castle (Sunday, July 22).
As part of the African season offilms at the Claddaglt Palace cinema, tl1e Film Fleadh presents ·�11 African Dream" co starring John Kani and Dominic Jephcott (below) and starring Kitty Aldridge. And "Camp Thiaroye" iwtl, lbmhima Sane (below right).
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