film programme ●
BLACKPOOL COMMUNITY CENTRE
SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER ● DOORS AT 6.30PM ● FREE ENTRY
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS from 1966
12 Angry Men screening
Gillo Pontecorvo's classic 1966 film, 'The Battle of Algiers', is about the long campaign fought by Algerians, between 1954 - 1957, to rid themselves of the colonial yoke of France. This documentary-like reconstruction of events in grainy black and white photography, is neither balanced nor impartial in its allegiances. Its argument is a moral one and its aim is to show the rightness of the Algerian cause. The film has become one of the most celebrated and influential political films in movie history with a powerful score by Ennio Morricone and Pontecorvo, an angry and intelligent script by Franco Solinas and its adroit use of both professional and amateur actors. Doors open at 6pm and admission is free. We'll also have teas, coffees and plenty of biscuits.