You can almost smell the hairspray in Chantal Akerman’s exuberant but subversive musical about the many romantic entanglements of salon workers in a shopping mall basement.
Its natty 1980s style, witty song lyrics, rapturous dance sequences, not to mention a gloriously bitchy male-suited quartet, deliver all the joys of the genre.
At the same time, Akerman critiques the consumerist ‘paradise’ around them, questioning whether love, if it’s tied to conformity, really is the answer.
The Sun 8 March 14:00 screening will be introduced by film critic Tara Judah.
- Golden Eighties on Tue 11 Mar is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket.
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What A Good Dielman: get 20% off when you buy tickets for four or more screenings as part of Chantal Akerman: Adventures in Perception. Discount automatically applied at check out.