Description
Rimini
Director: Ulrich Seidl
Starring: Michael Thomas, Tessa Göttlicher, Hans-Michael Rehberg
Comedy | Drama | Italy | 2022
1 hr 54 mins | Subtitles
Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl is one of the world’s best directors of actors, and he nears some kind of a peak in Rimini, a blisteringly funny and often touching film about people struggling towards happiness despite having experienced lifetimes of disappointment. Richie Bravo is an ageing lounge singer with a drinking problem. The Austrian plies his trade, out of season, in the Italian seaside resort of Rimini. His audience are elderly European holidaymakers looking for cheap fun. He provides a little extra for fans who can pay. When his estranged daughter appears, money problems quickly materialise. While it’s beautifully shot, it’s a comedy drama which lives or dies by Richie’s performance, and he’s magnificently terrible. Rimini is a character study like no other.
Tuesday 24 Oct. 7.30 pm
The Mowlem Theatre BH19 1DD
£9.50: £6.50 (students and under 25s)
Refreshments available from the theatre bar
