Screening of Joseph Losey's 1966 film 'Modesty Blaise' with a pre-recorded introduction by film curator George Cruse-Drew and a post-screening discussion led by film historian Darrell Buxton, part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour.
QUAD is screening Modesty Blaise on Sunday 22 November, part of the Cinema Rediscovered on Tour programme. It's a 1966 film, rated 12A, and the screening comes with a bit more than just the movie: a pre-recorded video introduction by film curator George Cruse-Drew and a post-screening discussion led by film historian Darrell Buxton.
Directed by Joseph Losey, the film casts Italian star Monica Vitti in her first English-language role as the British comic-strip heroine Modesty Blaise. She teams up with cockney sidekick Terence Stamp to thwart a diamond-theft scheme run by the super-villain Gabrielle, played by Dirk Bogarde. It's a visually playful pop-art fantasy of the Swinging Sixties, and it stands out as the work of the exiled American director.
The screening is part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour, a Watershed production that followed the festival's 10th anniversary edition in Bristol, a UNESCO City of Film. The tour runs across the UK and Ireland from August 2026 to January 2027, and each stop pairs a pre-recorded introduction by a key cinema figure with a discussion led by local film historian Darrell Buxton. The tour was made possible with support from the BFI Audience Projects Fund, which awarded National Lottery funding, and principal sponsors Park Circus and STUDIOCANAL.
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It starts at 13:00 on Sunday 22 November at QUAD, with tickets at £11.50 standard and £9.50 concession. If you've got a QUAD Annual membership, that's £45 and saves you 10% on your booking.
