LAFS Presents: Gallipoli
PG 111 mins
PG 111 mins
The London Australian Film Society are proud to mark ANZAC Day with a very timely screening of Peter Weir and David Williamson’s classic WW1 feature, Gallipoli.
A youthful Mel Gibson and Mark Lee star as competitive running buddies who join the war effort for an adventure. Starting their training in Egypt they are soon shipped off to the terrifying beaches and trenches of Gallipoli, where a national identity was forged amidst countless personal tragedies.
Steeped in myth and heart wrenchingly well-acted, this is Peter Weir at his most powerful, and a film not to be missed on the big screen. Full of pathos and humour, it humanises war like no other film before or since, and is a must watch for all who wish to mark this solemn day (with or without the 5am dawn service).
Australian snacks and sweets will be on sale, and a raffle will be held before the screening.
With thanks to CIC and Park Circus.
“Gallipoli was, and is, a triumph.” David Stratton, At the Movies
“One of the most elegiac anti-war films ever made.” Martin Chilton, Daily Telegraph