PART 3, THAMESMEAD TRILOGY 2022
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), BY STANLEY KUBRICK
Alex, a psychopathic delinquent, is imprisoned for murder and rape. In order to reduce his sentence, he volunteers for an experimental therapy conducted by the government, but it goes askew.
THAMESMEAD TEXAS are proud to present the Thamesmead Trilogy. This year’s summer programmes features films shot in and around Thamesmead, which explore Coming of Age stories in Working Class Britain. Three evening film screening programmes at the Lakeside Centre will include:
Beautiful Thing (1996) by Jonathan Harvey/ 2 July 2022
Fish Tank (2009) by Andrea Arnold/ 6 August 2022
A Clockwork Orange (1971) by Stanley Kubrick/ 3 September 2022
SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2022, FROM 7:30PM
8:45PM INTRO BY MATTHEW MELIA
9:00PM A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), BY STANLEY KUBRICK
11:00PM DRINKS AT MOLOKO PLUS MILK BAR
11:30PM CLOSE
MATTHEW MELIA is a Senior Lecturer and Course leader of the Humanities Foundation Degree at Kingston University. He has co-edited The Jaws Book: New Persepectives on the classic Summer Blockbuster for Bloomsbury; Anthony Burgess, Stanley Kubrick and A Clockwork Orange (Palgrave – forthcoming); and edited ReFocus: The Films of Ken Russell (EUP – Forthcoming). He has taught modules on British cinema and cult and transgressive film and literature and is interested in the tension between analogue and digitial media as well as dead technology.
STANLEY KUBRICK (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films, almost all of which are adaptations of novels or short stories, cover a wide range of genres and are noted for their realism, dark humor, extensive set designs, and innovative cinematography.
Supported by Bow Arts Trust