Screening of the 1949 noir 'Obsession' with an introduction by film historian Darrell Buxton and a post-screening discussion, part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour.
QUAD is screening Obsession on Sunday 15 November at 13:00, as part of the Cinema Rediscovered season. It's a 1949 British psychological noir directed by Edward Dmytryk, and the screening comes with an introduction by film historian Darrell Buxton and a discussion afterwards.
The story follows a man driven to the edge by his wife's infidelity, who orchestrates a sinister revenge. It's remembered for Robert Newton's chilling performance as the psychiatrist Bill Sykes — the same role he played in David Lean's Oliver Twist. The script was written by Alec Coppel, who later co-wrote Vertigo, and the score is by Nino Rota, who went on to write the themes for 8½ and The Godfather. The print was restored by Powerhouse Films from a 4K scan of the nitrate duplicate negative preserved at the BFI National Archive.
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The screening is part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour, a QUAD Essentials season that took the highlights of the festival's 10th anniversary edition — held in Bristol, a UNESCO City of Film — on a UK and Ireland-wide tour celebrating the return of the big-screen experience. Tickets are £11.50 standard and £9.50 concession, with the film starting at 13:00 on Sunday 15 November.
