Nottingham Cinema Meetup

'The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organise the greatest solo concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.'
Trailer and tickets: https://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/koln-75

Meet in the Broadway Café Bar from 6.30pm to say hello, before taking our seats in Screen 3 for the 7.15pm showing. Afterwards, we'll gather in the foyer and can then (unless you've got a bus to catch or need to be on top of your game at work in the morning) adjourn to a suitably groovy hostelry to discuss the film, related matters and whatever else takes our fancy. Nice.

Book your ticket online to make sure you have a seat:
https://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/sacrifice-4k-restoration

Trailer: https://youtu.be/hCrQLPk32dQ

We'll meet in the Broadway Café just before the film (I will post a message on how to recognize me). After the film we'll have a drink/snack in the café and chat about it.

Summary:
As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander (Erland Josephson, Cries and Whispers), news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island -- and the happy mood turns to horror. The family descends into a state of psychological devastation, brilliantly evoked by Tarkovsky's arresting palette of luminous greys washing over the bleak landscape around their home. (The film's masterful cinematography is by Sven Nykvist, Ingmar Bergman's longtime collaborator). For Alexander, a philosopher troubled about man's lack of spirituality, the prospect of certain extinction compels the ultimate sacrifice, and he enters into a Faustian bargain with God to save his loved ones from the fear which grips them. The director's last film, made as he was dying of cancer, The Sacrifice is Tarkovsky's personal statement, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.