Film
The Goldman Case (12A)
Dir. Cédric Kahn, France, 2023, 116 mins. In French with English subtitles. Cast. Arieh Worthalter, Arthur Harari, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié.
This tense, immersive courtroom drama follows the 1975 trial of Pierre Goldman, a fiery and controversial figure of revolutionary left-wing activism. Facing a life sentence, he accepts charges of robbery but denies any involvement in two murders.
Twenty years before the OJ Simpson case, the Goldman trial reflected the political, ideological, and racial tensions that marked the 1970s in France and Europe. Then considered to be the trial of the century, it divided an entire country and widened the gap between the conservative right and left-wing intelligentsia.
Taking place entirely in the confined courtroom and with a script meticulously recreated from newspaper reports of the trial, this is a fast-paced and profoundly thought-provoking drama.
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
The 6pm screening on Wednesday 23 October will be preceded by a short film from the Artist Moving Image Programme “Moving Waters”:
Marée basse (Allan Laurent, 3 mins 12)
Laurent is a Franco-Mexican audiovisual artist currently living in France. His work is strongly related to the body, memory and time and includes documentary, video essay, experimental cinema, video dance and video clip. The work is contemplative and hypnotic with the desire to experience the diverse chronologies that are part of the world.
This film was made in Douarnenez, France, in September 2024, as a portrait of the cemetery of ships in the Port Rhu and the relationship that these bodies maintain with the dance of the tide.
This tense, immersive courtroom drama follows the 1975 trial of Pierre Goldman, a fiery and controversial figure of revolutionary left-wing activism. Facing a life sentence, he accepts charges of robbery but denies any involvement in two murders.
Twenty years before the OJ Simpson case, the Goldman trial reflected the political, ideological, and racial tensions that marked the 1970s in France and Europe. Then considered to be the trial of the century, it divided an entire country and widened the gap between the conservative right and left-wing intelligentsia.
Taking place entirely in the confined courtroom and with a script meticulously recreated from newspaper reports of the trial, this is a fast-paced and profoundly thought-provoking drama.
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
The 6pm screening on Wednesday 23 October will be preceded by a short film from the Artist Moving Image Programme “Moving Waters”:
Marée basse (Allan Laurent, 3 mins 12)
Laurent is a Franco-Mexican audiovisual artist currently living in France. His work is strongly related to the body, memory and time and includes documentary, video essay, experimental cinema, video dance and video clip. The work is contemplative and hypnotic with the desire to experience the diverse chronologies that are part of the world.
This film was made in Douarnenez, France, in September 2024, as a portrait of the cemetery of ships in the Port Rhu and the relationship that these bodies maintain with the dance of the tide.
