"Le Salaire de la peur / The Wages of Fear" film screening at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 5:30pm & 7:30pm on 4th May 2012
Time : 5.30
& 8.30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
& 8.30 pmEntry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003
Landmark : Next to Annexe building of India International Centre
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events
In Las Piedras, a desert village of Central America, where all the “tramps” of the world are reunited, four men are requested for a suicide mission against a 4,000 $ reward: driving two trucks full of nitroglycerin over mountain dirt roads, without the equipment that would make it safe, to extinguish a burning oil well.
The manager of the SOC, the American company, which pretty much rules the roost in the impoverished village, chooses Mario, Luigi, Bimba and Jo. They will become four “walking dead men”, in a true hell in movement, where death is awaiting at every turn. Mario, the character played by Yves Montand, may remind us of Albert Camus’ vision of humanity: he is a death row inmate who finds in an insane challenge a reason to move forward and to exist.
The film gives the impression of an end of the world, taking place in an area where only vice and the need for survival prevail. The precariousness of their situation serves an excruciating suspense.
At every moment they can disappear in the explosion of the truck. But contrary to the main part of cinematographic production, the suspense is here provoked by the slowness of the action (indeed the trucks have to be driven very carefully to avoid any bump). The direction of Henri-Georges Clouzot invites the spectator to share the fear of the characters. Seeing The Wages of Fear is really a nerve-wracking experience.
The Wages of Fear won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953 and Charles Vanel received the Best Actor Award for the role of Jo.
Theme for the Month : Ciné Club : Festival de Cannes
The 65th Festival de Cannes will open on May 16th. This is the occasion to remember some of the brilliant works and artists that have been awarded by this institution of the cinematographic art, maybe the most internationally recognized. Indeed the Festival de Cannes is a very special moment, which crystallized all the tensions and expectations of the world of cinema. Known for its scandals and controversies, for its luxury and glamour, it is also the place where a film director can emerge or be definitely acclaimed by its profession. In any case, the Festival de Cannes is the most exciting period of the year to celebrate cinema in the world.
Our selection of films for the month of May will include some masterpieces of the French and
international cinema, past and contemporary, which have been awarded in Cannes.
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Event Details : 'Le Salaire de la peur/ The Wages of Fear' film screening.
The manager of the SOC, the American company, which pretty much rules the roost in the impoverished village, chooses Mario, Luigi, Bimba and Jo. They will become four “walking dead men”, in a true hell in movement, where death is awaiting at every turn. Mario, the character played by Yves Montand, may remind us of Albert Camus’ vision of humanity: he is a death row inmate who finds in an insane challenge a reason to move forward and to exist.
The film gives the impression of an end of the world, taking place in an area where only vice and the need for survival prevail. The precariousness of their situation serves an excruciating suspense.
At every moment they can disappear in the explosion of the truck. But contrary to the main part of cinematographic production, the suspense is here provoked by the slowness of the action (indeed the trucks have to be driven very carefully to avoid any bump). The direction of Henri-Georges Clouzot invites the spectator to share the fear of the characters. Seeing The Wages of Fear is really a nerve-wracking experience.
The Wages of Fear won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953 and Charles Vanel received the Best Actor Award for the role of Jo.
Theme for the Month : Ciné Club : Festival de Cannes
The 65th Festival de Cannes will open on May 16th. This is the occasion to remember some of the brilliant works and artists that have been awarded by this institution of the cinematographic art, maybe the most internationally recognized. Indeed the Festival de Cannes is a very special moment, which crystallized all the tensions and expectations of the world of cinema. Known for its scandals and controversies, for its luxury and glamour, it is also the place where a film director can emerge or be definitely acclaimed by its profession. In any case, the Festival de Cannes is the most exciting period of the year to celebrate cinema in the world.
Our selection of films for the month of May will include some masterpieces of the French and
international cinema, past and contemporary, which have been awarded in Cannes.
Director : Henri-Georges Clouzot
Year : 1953
Duration : 148 mins
"Le Salaire de la peur / The Wages of Fear" film screening at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 5:30pm & 7:30pm on 4th May 2012
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