Film buffs will be Lyne-ing up for this one
Some of the most talked-about movies of our time from one of Hollywood’s most revered directors will be screened at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork over the coming weeks.
As part of Triskel’s summer cinema season, six movies by British director Adrian Lyne will be presented to Cork audiences, starting with his beloved coming-of-age drama ‘Foxes’ on 26 July.
The season, titled Little Pieces of Humanity: The Films of Adrian Lyne, then continues every Saturday throughout August, with ‘Flashdance’ (2 August), ‘9½ Weeks’ (9 August), ‘Fatal Attraction’ (16 August), ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ (23 August), and ‘Indecent Proposal’ (30 August).
Lyne forged a career in Hollywood by making some of the most popular and talked about films of their time. His movies were not only commercial blockbusters but were executed with style, thoughtfulness, and were aimed at a mature, adult audience, a combination seldom seen within the mainstream Hollywood system these days.
In a recent interview, Lyne said he looks for the “little pieces of humanity” when shooting a scene, some tangible details that give his characters that extra dimension that an audience can recognise and identify with. Lyne makes movies populated by characters dealing with emotionally engaging issues.
Often these issues revolve around relationships and sexuality and are always presented in a highly stylish manner. But it is those persuasive “little pieces of humanity” that gives the films their edge.
They ground them in a relatable form of reality and allow the films to resonate with audiences at the time of their release and beyond.
In the lead up to the start of the season, Chris O’Neill, Head of Cinema at Triskel, talked about how he chose the six movies.
“I mean, ‘Fatal Attraction’ and ‘Indecent Proposal’ were two of the biggest films of their respective years at the worldwide box office,” he said.
“They not only were hugely successful in a financial sense but sparked debate in the media, at dinner parties, and amongst cinemagoers. ‘Flashdance’, meanwhile, was a cultural phenomenon. It was a movie that is now seen as one of the defining American films of the 1980s with its fashion, stylish visuals, exhilarating soundtrack.
“With these films, and also the coming-of-age drama ‘Foxes’, the dark love story ‘9½ Weeks’ and the psychological thriller ‘Jacob's Ladder’, Lyne proves to be a passionate director who invests his movies with credible characters and situations that audiences could relate to and sympathise with.”
Little Pieces of Humanity: The Films of Adrian Lyne will be screened at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork city over six consecutive Saturdays starting 26 July.