Rhapsody in August (Japan)

Akira Kurosawa, 98 minutes, UK:U

On August 9th, 1945, the Nuclear devastation of Hiroshima was dealt upon the people of Nagasaki, Japan, as well.

Kurosawa chooses not the Samurai past but a more modern setting for this unusual story of a family reunion: remembering what happened in Nagasaki and reflecting on human nature.

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Arrive at 8:50pm for 9:00pm start.

To Be or Not To Be (Poland)

Ernst Lubitsch, 1942, 99 min

In occupied Poland during WWII, a troupe of ham stage actors match wits with the Nazis. A spy has information which would be very damaging to the Polish resistance and they must prevent it's being delivered to the Germans.

Screwball comedy should always be like this...

The film will be introduced by Fabian.

Arrive at 8:50pm for 9:00pm start.

Hiroshima Mon Amour (France, Japan)

Alain Resnai, 1959, 90 minutes, UK:PG

On the morning of August 6th, 1945, the people in Hiroshima, Japan, became the first on earth to be subject to the devastation of a Nuclear bomb.

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

This classic film is a love story set in Hiroshima, and perhaps also a subtle meditation on remembering and forgetting.

Arrive at 8:50pm for 9:00pm start.