The French Connection
Dir: William Friedkin
USA, 1971, 104minmins, DCP
Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey
The greatest chase scene alone is sufficient in making this thriller a timeless classic, yet its electrifying achievement is much more than its striking action sequences. The exhilarating performance from Oscar Best Actor Gene Hackman compels audience to identify with a vicious, bigoted New York cop, whose obsession and actions in capturing the drug smugglers subvert ethical resolution. Drawing its momentum from hard-edged realism and pseudo-documentary aesthetic, William Friedkin mixes “gritty authenticity” with movement, violence and suspense in a complicated plot that is at once physically stimulating and psychologically frightening. Sweeping five Oscars, The French Connection has set a style that becomes a staple of neo-noir and the crime thriller genre.
1972 Academy Awards, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing
10.6.2018 (SUN): Post-screening talk with Bryan Chang
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
CINE FAN ONLINE
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction
Remarks
1. Unless otherwise stated, all films (except English-speaking films) are subtitled in English.
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5. While it is the HKIFFS’s policy to secure the best possible print of the original version for all its screenings, the HKIFFS appreciates its patrons’ understanding on occasions when less than perfect screening copies are screened.
