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The Review - AT THE MOVIES with WILLIAM HALL
Published: 28 June 2007

Pick of the Indies

BEFORE De Niro, before Pacino, before Dean, there was Brando.
The mumbling man-mountain of masculinity, who single-handedly bought testosterone to the big screen, get his own season at the BFI Southbank next month. As a retrospective, it’s impressive, spanning more than three decades of cinema and peppered with gems like On the Waterfront, Guys and Dolls, A Streetcar Named Desire and Apocalypse Now. Ok, so there’s also Sayonara and Reflections in a Golden Eye, but frankly, with Brando on the screen, who cares?

THE Battle of Algiers is often cited as the definitive socio-political drama. Gillo Pontecorvo’s fiery 1966 epic – a compelling neo-realist study of the Algerian battle for independence from the French – is being paired with Godard’s Bande a Part, his spirited, noir-ish comedy drama at the Phoenix Cinema in Finchley on Sunday. It’s a chance to catch two giants of 20th century cinema in one sitting – don’t miss.

THE Renoir is marking the 130th anniversary of Nobel prize-winner Hermann Hesse’s birth with a screening of Steppenwolf on Sunday.
Starring Max Von Sydow, Hesse’s complex Faust-like tale becomes a psychedelic fable of stoned searching and 1960s spirituality in director Fred Haine’s hands. Call 0870 850 6927 for more info.
Sunita Rappai

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