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Decalogue 2003: Touching The Void + Intro (15)
Dir: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Richard Hawking 106 mins, 2003, UK
Please note: this was screened in May 2010
Oscar®-winner Kevin Macdonald's (One Day in September) film on Simon Yates and Joe Simpson's attempt to scale the Siula Grande is the most successful documentary in British cinema history. We all know Yates was forced to cut the rope attaching the two climbers, leaving Simpson for dead when infact he survived through some miraculous fluke. Real life truly trumps fiction in this gripping true tale of human endurance, psychology and sheer horror.
Dr Angela Piccini, University of Bristol, will introduce the screening and discuss the film's impact and significance.
Join the debate: you can message Mark directly using Twitter @msc45 or @wshed, using #decalogue.
Visit the Decalogue Website to get involved and get a decade's worth of debate started - leave a comment, share your 2000-09 movie memory, enter competitions and read about our reasons behind choosing some of the films.
Fee: £4.50 / £3.50 concessions.
Decalogue 2000-2009
Please note: this is a old season with no further events to see
A new series of year-long events reflecting on cinema from 2000 - 09. Every month we select a film from each year which stands out as in some way redefining and shaping the second century of cinema. Presented with Film Department at Bristol University and Sight & Sound.
Past screenings that were part of this season
| Dancer in the Dark + Introduction by Nick James, Sight & Sound Magazine | Sun 28 Feb 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2001: Mulholland Drive | Sun 28 March 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2002: Russian Ark + Talk | Sun 25 April 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2003: Touching The Void + Intro | Sun 30 May 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2004: Elephant + Intro | Sun 27 June 14:00 |
| Decalogue 2005: Tropical Malady + Intro | Sun 25 July 14:00 |
| Hidden + Talk | Sun 24 Oct 15:00 |
Tales of the Night 3D
Opens on Friday
Celebrated animator Michel Ocelot (director of the Kirikou adventures) returns with his first foray into 3D, combining it beautifully with classic silhouette animation.
Drive + Author Talk
Sat 26 May
James Sallis talks about his novel Drive, and its recent adaptation starring Ryan Gosling about a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a getaway driver.

