From Hollywood to Bollywood to the avant-garde
Ryde Film Club’s 2023/24 program is in full swing by popular demand, with a vibrant selection of films hand-picked by Ryde’s resident film expert Behroz Gandhi (Filmmaker, British Film Institute). We bring you a rich collection of movies.
Ride Film Club offers a fascinating mix of UK and international entertainment, including foreign language films. All of this can best be viewed at the Ryde School, the impressive new Jenny Kelly Performing Arts Center.
Behrooz Gandhi (pictured center), founder of Ride Film Club, says:
“My passion is to keep film alive, from documentary to fiction, from mainstream Hollywood to Bollywood and most importantly the avant-garde. We want our community to participate in the shared experience of moviegoing. I hope so.”
Movies inspired by Ryuichi Sakamoto
This season features selections inspired by maverick pop star Ryuichi Sakamoto of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, who has scored memorable films from Hollywood to European art cinema, and several new programs from Ride Film Club. It is linked with. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.high heels; the last emperorand a documentary about his life, Coda.
Sakamoto’s recent passing prompted me to consider aspects of Western film culture that are less well known for their influence on Japanese cinema. Magnificent Seven (1954) by John Sturgess lifethe wildly popular Bill Nighy-starring film (2022), both based on films by Japanese director Akira Kurasawa. seven samurai and live Each.
Prominent Western directors, including Italy’s Bernardo Bertolucci and Spain’s Pedro Almodovar, were influenced by Sakamoto’s transition from tech-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer. This includes collaborations with directors Yasujiro Ozu (Late Spring) and Kenji Mizoguchi (Ugetsu Monogatari), for which he composed music, as well as Akira Kurasawa’s original Japanese Sequencing also creates an opportunity to juxtapose parts of the film with Westerns. interpretation.
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Before each film screening, a short 5-minute informal presentation will be held to help illustrate aspects of particular audience interest, whether in terms of spatial, illusory effects, or dramatic conventions being explored. there is.
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The next three films are Sakamoto. coda October 18th, high heels (Tacones Rejanos) November 15th and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Dec. 13 – Screening Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
The full program can be found on the Ryde Film Club Facebook Group and Events OnTheWight listings, along with details of each specific film.
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Ride Film Club members pay a £5 entry fee. Visitors pay him 7 pounds.
Members make this club a great opportunity to meet like-minded and friendly people. The discounted membership fee saves you £25 a year, but as a non-member you can still pay just £7 for admission and see the movies you’re most interested in.
Entrance to the Jenny Kelly Performing Arts Center is from the Ryde School entrance on Queen’s Road.
Jean shared the news on behalf of Ryde Film Club.ed
