Silver Screen: The Annihilation of Fish

Name: Silver Screen: The Annihilation of Fish
Start: 2024-09-20T12:00:00+01:00
Location: Market Square, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland D07

Schedule

Fri Sep 20 2024 at 12:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Market Square, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland D07 | Dublin, DN

"Charles Burnett is one of the finest filmmakers in this country. His pictures speak in a cinematic voice that is uniquely and completely his own.” -Martin Scorsese, Founder and Chair of The Film Foundation.
The Annihilation of Fish finds Burnett playfully ruminating on ageing and romance, via the guise of a sweet and sincere comedy, as two new tenants (Earl Jones and Redgrave) in an apartment building, both with peculiar eccentricities (Earl Jones has been recently released from a mental institution for fighting with a figment of his imagination; Redgrave has recently broken up with her ‘lover’ the long-dead 19thcentury composer Puccini). As the two grow closer together, Burnett uncovers their unique humanity amidst the hijinks and whimsical humour - yet without sensationalising or poking fun at their life experiences.