Gulbenkian

Description

Steve McQueen’s follow-up to the award winning Hunger again stars Michael Fassbender (Fish Tank, Jane Eyre); this time as Brandon, a New York corporate executive irretrievably addicted to sex and pornography.

 

Struggling to hold his life together in the face of his sexually articulated self-loathing, he’s further disturbed when his equally damaged sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) comes to stay. Invading his personal and professional lives, her mere presence also reminds him of their shared upbringing - a nameless horror he’d rather forget. Fassbender is utterly extraordinary as Brandon; whose ugly tastes somehow don’t render him a monster, rather complete a picture of pity, as his unspoken desperation is so horribly transparent.

 

As with Hunger, McQueen has delivered a scorching, cinematically precise portrait of a spirit in free-fall which puts him at the forefront of international cinema’s risk takers.

 

Subtitles screening – Tues 14 Feb 6.40pm - Deaf and hearing impaired subtitles.

 

Tickets:

Full £7
Concessions £6
GulbCard Members pay just £5
Student Oscar Season Special (Feb - Mar) Offer £4

 

4 Audio description headsets are available for the blind and visually impaired. It is advisable to arrive early as these are on a first come first served basis.