The Other '68: The Great Silence 
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Klaus Kinski star in this astonishingly transgressive Spaghetti Western from director Sergio Corbucci (Django). The film is a favourite of Quentin Tarantino, who borrowed both Ennio Morricone and the snowbound setting for his Hateful Eight.
Trintignant is Silence, a bounty hunter hot on the heels of the film’s acting bastard, gang leader Loco (Kinski). The backdrop to the film is the mountainous state of Utah, where the snow – exceptional for a Spaghetti Western – is more than knee deep. Trintignant’s silence is functional, Kinski is functionally brutal and mad and the guns are ablaze.
This 4K restoration screening will be introduced by Des O'Rawe, Film Studies at Queen's.
THE OTHER '68: Alternative Takes on Turbulent Times
In the history of cinema, 1968 is often associated with images of students rioting in Paris, the assassination of Martin Luther King, the escalation of war in Vietnam, and the wider culture of protest and civic activism. QFT, in partnership with Film Studies at Queen’s, presents a short season exploring some contemporary films that have a more oblique – but no less significant – relationship with the upheavals of ‘68.
Don't miss the other films in the season: Faces, My Night With Maud and The Firemen's Ball.
Part of Uprising: Spirit of ’68, a season supported by funds from the National Lottery, led by Film Hub Midlands on behalf of the BFI UK Film Audience Network.
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The Other '68: Faces
John Cassavetes puts a disintegrating marriage and American middle-class suburban life under the microscope in this visceral, Oscar-nominated drama. First screened 50 years ago, Faces was an explosive moment for DIY filmmaking in America.
The Other '68: My Night With Maud
An all-time gem of French cinema, Éric Rohmer's My Night With Maud is a captivating interrogation of morality and temptation.
The Other '68: The Firemen's Ball
A milestone of the Czech New Wave, Miloš Forman’s (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) last film before his forced exile to the US is both a dazzling comedy and a provocative political satire.