Imperial War Museum London Film Events
SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING
Fateless
Tuesday 25 April, 7.00pm
A preview screening Fateless, a moving tale of a Hungarian Jewish boy and his quest for the meaning of his past.Based on the 2002 Nobel prize-winning novel by Imre Kertesz, Fateless chronicles the attempts of 14-year-old Gyuri Koves to reconcile the treatment he received in German concentration camps. The directorial debut of acclaimed cinematographer Koltai, this drama offers a new perspective on one of modern history's darkest junctures. Vast in scale, Fateless shows remarkable historical detail, this is a work of compassion, beauty and shattering power.
Adults £7.00 Concessions and FIWM £6
ANZAC Weekend at Imperial War Museum London: The Digger and the Larrikin Live On 22, 23 April, 10.00am-5.00pm
Films, talks and readings marking the involvement of Australians and New Zealanders in the two world wars, and examining the impact military conflict has had on political and cultural identity. Organised with the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies. www.kcl.ac.uk/menzies
Admission free, but pre-booking is advised. 020 7416 5439 or email boxoffice@iwm.org.uk
A Screen Between Two Islands: British and Irish Relations in Film and Video, 1916-2006
24 April-30 June
From the Easter uprising to the Good Friday Agreement and beyond, British and Irish relations as depicted in newsreels, animated films and features.
Please see www.iwm.org.uk for full details of film programmes.
Admission free.
Humphrey Jennings: Poet, Artist, Filmmaker (1907 – 1950)
8-28 May
To coincide with the unveiling of a blue Plaque to Jennings, by English Heritage, a short season of films made by this multi-talented figure from the worlds of surrealism and documentary.
Please see www.iwm.org.uk for full details of film programmes.
Admission free.
Boys: Triumph over Adversity
Tuesday 16 May, 4.00pm
The Imperial War Museum’s cinema will screen this documentary with an introduction from the film’s narrator Sir Martin Gilbert.
An RAF film crew documented ‘the boys’ departure from Prague on the 14 August 1945 to begin new lives in Carlisle, Britain. The young survivors from Prague were the first of a group of boys and girls – all of them, orphans from Nazi concentration camps – brought to Britain. The then Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, was prepared to allow 1,000 young survivors of the Holocaust to come to Britain for rehabilitation but only 732 could be found. The film explores how ‘The Boys’, as the group came to be known, rebuilt their lives in this country.
Free entry, however pre-booking is required. To book call 020 7416 5439 or email boxoffice@iwm.org.uk.
Nuremberg Trials
June and July
To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Trials, a season of films and newsreels recording the proceedings
Please see www.iwm.org.uk for full details of film programmes.
Admission free.
Imperial War Museum London, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
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