John Boorman at BAM

One of Gothamist's favorite movies, Hope and Glory, is playing at BAM tonight. It's part of BAM's retrospective of director John Boorman's work, The Adventures of John Boorman. Boorman's made his name with darker, more violent films like Point Blank and Deliverance, which is why Gothamist loves Hope and Glory so much: It's a hilarious film about a British family surviving World War II, from the middle-aged father who enlists to the young children who thank Hitler for bombing their school. Tonight's screening of Hope and Glory starts at 7:30PM, and there will be a Q&A with Boorman and Paul Auster!

Here's John Boorman's filmography. Hope and Glory came out in 1987, the same year as Empire of the Sun, which ostensibly is another World War II film with a young boy at the center. Gothamist has come to find Empire of the Sun one of Steven Spielberg's best works, something much more sweeping and majestic than originally thought. Check out Roger Ebert's reviews of Hope and Glory and Empire of the Sun. And we're looking forward to the U.S. release of the documentary, Gunner Palace, about soldiers at Uday Hussein's palace - it's been getting amazing buzz while at the Toronto Film Festival. Some other war movies: Dr. Strangelove, Das Boot, Ran, Grand Illusion, MASH and Three Kings.

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By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on September 20, 2004 2:37 PM

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Jen

Thanks for the update, nylund. Really, give Hope & Glory a time to sink in...it's also a great movie to see on a lazy afternoon.

nylund

I saw Hope & Glory last night and really enjoyed it. Although not completely exhilerating, the session with Boorman afterwards had some really interesting insights into his life and movies, as well as a nice jab at Mel Gibson (who horribly remade his classic "Point Blank" as "Payback").

essny

Both HOPE & GLORY and EMPIRE OF THE SUN are two of my all-time favorite movies. Some how, life does go on, even amidst all the chaos and strife. I just remembered the googly scene. nice.

erika herzog

i hope anyone who is a john boorman fan will check out the faber series he sometimes edits -- and founded.

it's called PROJECTIONS. if you do an amazon search under john boorman ("john boorman"+projections") it will come up.

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has anyone read ADVENTURES OF A SUBURBAN BOY, Boorman's memoir/bio? it looks really good....