THE THIRD MAN (1949)
75th Anniversary Year presentation of the new 4k restoration of this cinematic masterpiece.
Restored sound era classic with soundtrack, 100 minutes.
Tickets: $25/$20
General seating - not reserved or numbered
(T 0419 267 318)
“A pulp novelist travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, to investigate the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime—and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass.”
“……probably the greatest British thriller of the postwar era— a fable of moral corruption in a world of near-Byzantine visual complexity: the streets and ruins of an occupied and degraded Vienna and its rubble. Through this macabre landscape—over which Anton Karas’ legendary zither score jangles with ironic jauntiness—the tale unwinds and lives unravel. The Third Man is one of those rare films that captured its audience from its first release. This magnificent, highly charged film acting created a film for the ages with its portrait of postwar corruption and the death of idealism.”
“This moody masterpiece of guilt, love, and ambivalent redemption demands and rewards audiences at the first and after many repeat viewings.”
Not to be missed.
Restored sound era classic with soundtrack, 100 minutes.
Tickets: $25/$20
General seating - not reserved or numbered
(T 0419 267 318)
“A pulp novelist travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, to investigate the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime—and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass.”
“……probably the greatest British thriller of the postwar era— a fable of moral corruption in a world of near-Byzantine visual complexity: the streets and ruins of an occupied and degraded Vienna and its rubble. Through this macabre landscape—over which Anton Karas’ legendary zither score jangles with ironic jauntiness—the tale unwinds and lives unravel. The Third Man is one of those rare films that captured its audience from its first release. This magnificent, highly charged film acting created a film for the ages with its portrait of postwar corruption and the death of idealism.”
“This moody masterpiece of guilt, love, and ambivalent redemption demands and rewards audiences at the first and after many repeat viewings.”
Not to be missed.
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Sunday 8 December 2024 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC+11)
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Metcalfe Auditorium, Macquarie Street
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Sydney NSW 2000
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STATE LIBRARY NSW - 8 December 2024 - The Third Man (1949)
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