Part of Filmic 2016

John Schlesinger’s (Midnight Cowboy) deeply personal take on love and sex in 1971 was highly controversial on its release. Sunday Bloody Sunday depicts the romantic lives of two Londoners, a middle-aged doctor and a prickly 30 something divorcée—played with great sensitivity by Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson—who are both sleeping with the same handsome young artist (Murray Head). A revelation in its day, this may be the 1970s’ most intelligent, multi-textured film about the complexities of romantic relationships, and the acting is flawless.

Ron Geesin’s ground breaking soundtrack makes brilliant use of Mozart’s opera Cosi fan Tutte, which expresses perfectly the poignant emotional uncertainties of Sunday Bloody Sunday. Ron joins us for a Q&A and screening of An Improvised Life.

Part of Filmic 2016.

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