A CRITICAL FRIENDSHIP: PETER WOLLEN, TILDA SWINTON AND FRIENDSHIP’S DEATH
Screening of Peter Wollen’s Friendship’s Death with an introduction and Q&A with Tilda Swinton
Marking the publication of a new edition of ‘Raiding the Icebox: Reflections on Twentieth-Century Culture’ (Verso Books), seminal critic Peter Wollen’s kaleidoscopic overview of avant-garde and radical subcultures, we are pleased to present a special screening of his rarely seen feature Friendship’s Death.
FRIENDSHIP’S DEATH
Director: Peter Wollen Starring: Tilda Swinton, Bill Paterson UK 1987 / 78 mins
Synopsis: A fascinating, experimental political drama, set in 1970 during the Palestinian / Jordanian conflict, it stars Swinton as a young lady, named Friendship, rescued from a PLO patrol by a British war correspondent (Bill Paterson). “She claims to be an extraterrestrial robot sent to Earth on a peace mission… Is she insane, a spy, or telling the truth? … With two impressive central performances, Wollen has made by far his most rewarding movie to date.” (Time Out).
With thanks to Gareth Evans, Verso and Tilda Swinton.
