Saved events

The Last Supper (15) + Recorded Introduction by Michael Chanan

Cinema Restored

,Barbican Cinema 2
Cinema Restored: The Last Summer

The second title in our programme of restorations of political global art cinema, Cinema Restored, is the incendiary film by legendary Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.

The Last Supper, centres around a delusional Cuban plantation owner who, on Easter Sunday, decides to host his own version of the Biblical Last Supper with himself in the position of Jesus Christ, and his plantation slaves as Christ’s disciples.

The film is politically loaded, mixing absurdist humour with a biting satirical commentary of colonialism and the Catholic Church, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea infuses the film with repeated pictorial allusions to depictions of The Last Supper, adopting an allegorical mode throughout the film which creates parallels between the period of the 18thcentury, in which the narrative takes place, and notions of contemporary state violence, both in the moment it was shot, and with the present day.

Tagged with: Cinema Cinema Restored

Cuba 1976 dir Tomás Gutiérrez Alea 120 min

This screening is locally classified

Please be advised that this film contains racist language and imagery throughout.

Barbican Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.