Terrence Malick is considered to be one cinema’s finest auteurs as well as its biggest enigma. We’re celebrating his first five films – individual masterpieces that study of the minutia of life within extraordinary circumstances.
Fiercely private, Malick rarely grants interviews, leaving his work to speak for itself. His first films are among the favourites of our film programmer, James. As James celebrates his 10th year at the Connaught he is marking it with this season of iconic films and hopes that you’ll join him!
The Films
Sun 4th Feb | Tue 6th Feb
Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek star as violent young lovers in this neo-noir crime drama. An impressionable teenage girl, from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.
Thur 29th Feb | Sat 2nd Mar
Richard Gere stars as a hot-tempered farm laborer, Bill, in this tense romantic drama. Bill convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich, but apparently dying boss, so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
Sun 9th Mar | Wed 13th Mar
This adaptation of James Jones’ autobiographical 1962 novel, focuses on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the WWII. Seen from the viewpoint of soldiers the cast includes George Clooney, John Travolta, Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, John Cusack and more.
Sun 17th Mar | Wed 20th Mar
This romantic adventure covers the English exploration of Virginia, and the changing world of Pocahontas. Using a mix of history and foundational myths, Colin Farrell and Christian Bale star as Pocahonats’ two English lovers.
Sun 24th Mar | Thur 28th Mar
Bradd Pitt, Jessica Chastain, and Sean Penn star in this visual mosaic exploring the life of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. Following the eldest son through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years, he seeks answers to the meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
