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Watership Down at Hyde Park Picture House
Watership Down at Hyde Park Picture House
Film, Sun 24 Feb 2019
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During his lifetime author Richard Adam’s insisted _Watership Down_ was “Just a film about rabbits”. Whatever the truth of that this story about a group of rabbits trying to escape man’s attempts to destroy their home shaped the psyche of a generation after its release in 1978. The often-violent imagery used in this adaptation highlights the effect of human intervention on the natural world which only feels more shocking given the current impact of climate change on our environment.
We’re presenting _Watership Down_ this February as part of our LGBTQ* history month programme as a way of better highlighting the often-overlooked presence of Queer artists and filmmakers in film history. Proposed to us for inclusion in our programme by Leeds Queer Film Festival, the score to _Watership Down_ was composed by Angela Morley (1924 – 2009), an Oscar nominated trans woman who was born in Leeds. Other credits to her name include Peeping Tom (1960) and The Litter Prince (1974).
DIRECTOR: Martin Rosen
DETAILS: UK/US, 1978, 91mins, U
STARRING: John Hurt, Richard Briers
F-RATING: No
Event details
| Dates | Times |
|---|---|
| Sun 24 Feb 2019 | 12:00 to 00:00 |
Also at this Venue
Hyde Park Picture HouseAlso see
- LGBT* History Month
Tue 5 Feb - Sun 3 Mar: VISIBLE - 36point7 at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
Tue 5 Feb - Wed 15 May: Feminist Archive North Display at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
Tue 26 Feb: Leeds Freedom Families at Leeds City Centre, Leeds
Wed 27 Feb: LGBT History Wiki Workshop at Leeds Central Library, LeedsEvents at this Venue
| date | event |
|---|---|
| Sat 23 Feb | Finding Nemo |
| Sat 23 - Sun 24 Feb | Burning (Beoning) |
| Fri 22 - Sat 23 Feb | Free Solo |
| Fri 15 - Sun 24 Feb | If Beale Street Could Talk |
| Sun 24 Feb | Bergman: A Year in the Life (Bergman - ett år, ett |
| Sun 24 Feb | Watership Down |
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Address
Brudenell Road,
Leeds,
LS6 1JD
Location
Directions
See location on Google mapsMap reference: SE 283351 Lat: 53.81143 Long: -1.57168
By Car
From the city centre: Follow signs for A660 to Skipton (which after about a mile turns into Woodhouse Land). From north Leeds: Follow signs to A660 (Otley Road), Hyde Park is in between Headingley and Leeds city centre.
By Bus
From the city centre: The 56 runs frequently and stops right outside the cinema. Alternatively take the 1, 28, 95, 96, 97 or 97A and get off at Hyde Park Corner. Or thake the 18 or 18A and get off at Cardigan Road.
By Train
Take the train to Burley Park Station and take the Cardigan Road exit then follow directions to the cinema.
Parking: free
Accessible by Public Transport: 1 mile from Burley Park station
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Credit cards accepted (no fee)
On-site light refreshments
