From Monday 2 April – Monday 30
April, BFI Southbank will celebrate
one of the
undisputed masters of
cinema, Sergio Leone. While
they may not
have been the
first spaghetti westerns,
Leone's Dollars trilogy
of A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few
Dollars More (1965) and The
Good, the Bad
and the Ugly (1966)
are certainly the
best
known – they
paved the way
for Clint Eastwood
to break Europe
and for Leone
to have an
enduring influence on cinema.
As part of the
season, A Fistful of
Dollars will screen on
extended run from Friday 13
April, when it
is re-released in selected
cinemas by Park Circus.
Schedule of events for Monday April 30, 2018:
During the Mexican Revolution in 1913, a bandit and a
fugitive British explosives expert reluctantly end up working together in a
tale that Leone used to reflect the political instability and violence rocking
Italy at the time. The growing trust between the two men is given more time to
develop than in Leone’s other films, and though often overshadowed by his
previous work, his final western is a rarely seen treat.
MON 30, APR, 18: “A Fistful of Dynamite”
For further information contact the BFI at this link: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp
As
part of the Sergio Leone celebration at the BFI this month a set of badges and
a Leone postcard have been commissioned by noted Graphic Artist Mark Chester.
These limited edition badges and postcard will become a collector’s item so get
yours now.
The
badges come in a set of three with beautiful drawings of Clint Eastwood, Lee
Van Cleef and Eli Wallach from the “Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The post card
features an excellent portrait of director Sergio Leone. Contact the BFI for
further information and costs of these keepsakes.
The
BFI Shop is open 11am to 8.30pm every day. Phone us on 020 7815 1350 or email bfishop@bfi.org.uk
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