hello loyal subscribers!
April’s a comparatively lighter month over here at ye olde cinema, but we’ve still got a great double-header for ya. I’ve personally not seen Consequences of Love, but it was described to me by one Hard Light attendee as one of their favorite movies of all time and that it was crazy that someone chose to screen it, which are two criteria we love to meet over here at Hard Light HQ. After that, we’ve got the kickoff of our library series TWO BY LUCRECIA MARTEL, 2011’s The Headless Woman. And with a headshot like that, you know you’re in for a banger.
APRIL AT HARD LIGHT CINEMA:
The Consequences of Love (2004)
dir. Paolo Sorrentino
📅 April 7
⏰ doors 6:30p / starts 7p
🇮🇹 Part 4/4 of our series Hard Light at UR: A Trip to Italy
For those familiar with Paolo Sorrentino, you know his films are often homages to Fellini with older men questioning the meaning of beauty and reflecting on their own success. The Consequences of Love, his breakthrough film, still has some of his central auteurist themes, but through the lens of an alt-mafia film with twists and turns and flashy cinematography like a Wong Kar-Wai film. The most recent film in our series, come and see one of Sorrentino’s early efforts that kickstarted his reputation in Italian Cinema that still remains strong among the international awards stage today.
— Warner West, Hard Light Cinema
The Headless Woman (2011) dir. Lucrecia Martel
📅 April 12
⏰ doors 1:30p / starts 2p
🇦🇷 Part 1/2 of our series Two by Lucrecia Martel
An upper-class woman hits something on the road in a rural part of town and keeps driving. As guilt slowly besets her, friends and family stifle her concerns and attempt to return her to normalcy.
— Syd, Hard Light Cinema
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