PINK PALACE: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY

Pink Palace presents John Schlesinger's pioneering drama that shocked the middle classes in the early 70's with its frank and explicit portrayal of a bisexual love triangle. "With a screenplay by novelist and film critic Penelope Gilliatt, John Schlesinger’s Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) was a pivotal moment in British cinema. After the Oscar-winning sensation of his New York street-hustler saga Midnight Cowboy (1969), Schlesinger returned to the UK for another groundbreaking portrayal of sexuality. His new film would prove radical by staying unusually true to everyday London life. Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson star in John Schlesinger’s piercing and brilliantly observed suburban drama. A recent divorcée (Jackson) and middle-aged Jewish doctor (Finch) find themselves embroiled in a progressive love triangle with a bisexual artist (Murray Head). Both discover a new freedom with their young lover, as they confront the conventions and obstacles that have defined their lives. An exploration of middle-class life and permissiveness in 1970s London, its depiction of bisexuality changed the landscape of LGBTQ+ representation on screen. Featuring outstanding, BAFTA-winning performances by Finch and Jackson, Sunday Bloody Sunday is a tender and complex view on the politics of love, lust and longing." BFI Please note there are NO ads or trailers, we start on time! Pink Palace is a super low fi highly relaxed event that takes place in the basement bar, its a safe queer space so come along and catch some queer film and pop culture history, each week the film is introduced by curator Andrew Woodyatt, and feel free to stay and chat afterwards, participation is encouraged!DramaPT1H50M152025-01-30
Glenda Jackson
Peter Finch
Murray Head
John Schlesinger
PINK PALACE: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY"PINK PALACE: SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY"

Showtimes

January 30, 7:30 pm

Rio Cinema