Winter/Spring Film Series

Brighton Rock
Friday, February 11 | 8 pm
Museum Auditorium

This week we cross the pond for a superb film noir from Britain that’s not available on DVD. The Daily Mirror warned in 1947, "No woman will want to see it. No parents will want their children to see it." This prompted novelist-screenwriter Graham Greene (a devout Catholic) to reply in a published letter: "Your critic's disgust is an indication that one purpose of the film—the presentation of a character possessed by evil—has been successfully achieved." The baby-faced gangster Pinky is played by Richard Attenborough, yes, Lord Attenborough, Oscar-winning director of Gandhi.

Brighton Rock
(1947) Directed by John Boulting. Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell. (92 min.)

Pinky, a vicious hood, tries to cover up a rival’s murder in this British noir set in the seediest back alleys of the resort town of Brighton. Adapted by Graham Greene from his novel. “Richard Attenborough will scare the bejesus out of you” (Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun). Restored 35mm print from Rialto Pictures.

Upcoming
Friday, February 18: Burt Lancaster and Yvonne de Carlo star in Criss Cross.

Tickets
$3.50 Museum members, students, Cinema Inc. and Galaxy Cinema members
$5 All others

Winter/Spring Film Series Pass
Valid for 10 admissions
$35 ($25 Museum members, students, Cinema Inc. and Galaxy Cinema members)
Please note that film series passes must be exchanged for individual film tickets at the Box Office.

Tickets are available online, by phone at (919) 715-5923, and in person at the Museum Box Office. Many films sell out, so be sure to get your tickets soon. Same-day tickets are not available online.

See you at the movies!

Upcoming

30 Americans
Opens March 19 | Ticketed

30 Americans brings together established and emerging African Americans artists whose work explores issues of race, gender, identity, history, and popular culture. The exhibition features more than 70 works of art and includes painting, drawing, photography, video, sculpture, and mixed-media installations.

Fridays at the Museum

Before the movie, visit the galleries or relax with a glass of wine from our Friday night wine bar in the West Building Lobby, open 5:30–8 pm on Fridays.

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