CineTour Classics: Network (1976) @ Filmmuseum (ENG)

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In this lauded satire, veteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live television, instead he launches into an angry televised rant, which turns out to be a huge ratings boost for the UBS network. This stunt allows ambitious producer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) to develop even more outrageous programming, a concept that she takes to unsettling extremes.

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HOW

If you can't find us before/after the movie, write me a PM (Farit, the host) or post a message to this event, I monitor it during the meetup and will pick you up.

Let’s meet at 19:00 at Stadtboden pub (Krugerstraße 8), have a couple of drinks, and shortly before 20:30 we will go together to Filmmuseum. Optionally you can join us even at the cinema.

We recommend to buy a ticket as soon as possible!

Buy tickets - Network

Usually, after the movie we just chat a bit about it for a moment in front of the cinema. So don't run away, if you don't have to.

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ABOUT THE VENUE

Since its founding in 1964, the Austrian Film Museum has been dedicated to the preservation, study, and presentation of the medium of film. Its pursuits are as wide and varied as the medium itself: The Film Museum operates a cinema, manages a collection, and functions as a research and educational facility.

The heart of the Film Museum is the "Invisible Cinema." Its unique architecture offers the ideal environment for concentrated and intense cinematic experiences. With few exceptions, films are always shown in their original formats from the best available prints and projected with utmost care. As film prints become increasingly rare (and ever more valuable), Filmmuseum continues to source them from their own collection as well as the collections of their international FIAF partners.
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