Events / Talking Pictures

Each season takes a specific theme or personality from the world of cinema. The format is a brief spoken introduction based on a prepared handout, the screening of the film, and an informal follow-up discussion. Screenings are usually in English.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 20.00

Film: Oliver!

 

"Consider yourself at home, consider yourself part of the family..."

'"Oliver!" is a treasure of a movie. It is very nearly universal entertainment, one of those rare films like "The Wizard of Oz" that appeals in many ways to all sorts of people' (Roger Ebert). '[Carol] Reed is craftsman enough to make an efficient family entertainment out of Lionel Bart's musical, but not artist enough to put back any of Dickens' teeth which Bart had so assiduously drawn' (Time Out). Ron Moody's (soft) Fagin may not be the best on film, but Mark Lester's Oliver runs a close second to Davies's for echt Dickensian schmaltz.