Director: Luigi Bazzoni
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Starring: Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss​
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Runtime: 92 min., Italy
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Language: English
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THE FIFTH CORD 1971
The success of Argento’s THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE ushered in a wave of new, modern takes on the giallo thriller. Some rose above the crowd thanks to skillful execution and stylistic experimentation. Case in point: THE FIFTH CORD, which, in the hands of director Luigi Bazzoni (LE ORME, THE POSSESSED), turns a conventional premise into a visually stunning exploration of alienation and isolation.
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When a man barely survives a brutal assault en route home from a New Year’s party, washed-up, whisky-swilling journalist Franco Nero (DJANGO) is assigned to the case. Before long, the maniac strikes again, this time with fatal results. As the body count rises, Nero is under suspicion himself, making it even more imperative that he crack the case. His only clue: black gloves found at the location of every attack, each with a finger cut off...
Sunday, December 29
JUBILEE 1978
When Queen Elizabeth I asks her court alchemist to show her England in the future, she’s transported 400 years to a post-apocalyptic wasteland of roving girl gangs, an all-powerful media mogul, fascistic police, scattered filth, and twisted sex. With Jubilee, legendary British filmmaker Derek Jarman channeled political dissent and artistic daring into a revolutionary blend of history and fantasy, musical and cinematic experimentation, satire and anger, fashion and philosophy. With its uninhibited punk petulance and sloganeering, Jubilee brings together many cultural and musical icons of the time, including Jordan, Toyah Willcox, Little Nell, Jayne (FKA Wayne) County, Adam Ant, and Brian Eno (with his first original film score), to create a genuinely unique, unforgettable vision. Ahead of its time and often frighteningly accurate in its predictions, it is a fascinating historical document and a gorgeous work of film art.
Wednesday, January 29
Director: Derek Jarman
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Starring: Jordan, Toyah Willcox, Adam Ant​
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Runtime: 106 min., UK
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Language: English
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