The Big Lebowski
Dir: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
USA / UK, 1998, English, 117mins, DCP
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi
Seemingly effortless in its depiction of laidback cool, The Big Lebowski has earned its status as a cult classic with its quirky tone and relatable colourful characters of modern idlers. Jeff Bridges’ erstwhile slacker The Dude is compelled to turn into an ill-equipped sleuth when he stumbles into this Chandler-esque case of mistaken identity and stolen rugs. Helped – or perhaps hindered – by his equally inept bowling buddies, The Dude navigates a labyrinthine Los Angeles in his blearyeyed efforts to locate a missing trophy bride, crossing paths with arrogant millionaires, avantgarde artists and porno impresarios amidst a rogue’s gallery of classic Coen caricatures, making a sociological satire which mocks the deflated idealism in the seventies.
Berlin International Film Festival: In Competition
16/9 (Sat): Film talk with Fung Ka-ming
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Crimes and Misdemeanours – The Eccentric Cinema of the Coen Brothers
Full House 2023-09-16 (Sat)
16:45Buy Ticket 2023-10-22 (Sun)
14:30
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
K11 Art House
Broadway Hollywood
Hong Kong Film Archive
Festival Grand Cinema
The Grand Cinema
M+ Cinema
Cine Moko
MOViE MOViE
The Metroplex
the sky
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Arts Centre Shouson Theatre
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
The HKFYG Jockey Club Media 21
CINE FAN ONLINE
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Assigned seating
Full House