To celebrate the release of his acclaimed new documentary MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK, director Mark Cousins (THE STORY OF FILM) has curated - exclusively for Riverside - a short season of feature films directed by the legendary filmmaker, all of which will play with insightful video introductions from Cousins recorded in his own inimitable presenting style. Catch this unmissable season across the first few weeks of August (see dates below) as well as shows of Cousins' new documentary.
ROPE:
"Alfred Hitchcock’s most audacious masterpiece" - Little White Lies
Farley Grander and John Dall are two friends who strangle a classmate for intellectual thrills and then proceed to invite his family and mutual friends for dinner – with the body stuffed inside the trunk they use for a buffet table. Their former teacher (James Stewart) suspects wrongdoing. Before the night is over, he finds out how brutally his students have twisted his own academic theories.
MARK COUSINS CURATES ALFRED HITCHCOCK SEASON:
MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK- 4th-11th August
ROPE - 6th and 7th August.
SABOTEUR - 13th and 14th August
NOTORIOUS - 5th and 12th August.
£100/year gets you: 6 free cinema tickets, 10% off all tickets at Riverside, 10% off our various bars & bakery, free popcorn every cinema visit, no booking fees, AND MUCH MORE
