Join SUKA on a special movie trip to catch Saint Jack, a 1970s film shot entirely in Singapore, as part of Asia House’s Singaporeana Day at The Cinema Museum, on Saturday 5 March at 5pm at a discounted rate of £6.50 per person. Nearest tube Elephant and Castle.
(Over 18s only due to nature of film)
Register online first and pay us £6.50 entry per person when you meet us at the venue.
More info on movie below:
Peter Bogdanovich’s return to Roger Corman after the rise and fall of his Hollywood success produced this little-seen but highly valued adaptation of Paul Theroux’s early novel, originally intended to be the directorial come-back of Orson Welles. Entirely shot on location in Singapore, it charts the ups and downs of Jack Flowers, a sublimely moral pimp beautifully played by Ben Gazzara, as he negotiates the slippery landscape of Singapore in the 70s. The film was banned in Singapore for nearly 30 years and cited as one of Bogdanovich’s best by Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino and the director himself.
Following the screening of Saint Jack, there will be a panel discussion at 19.30 moderated by Ben Slater of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and featuring Dr May Adadol Ingawanij, Reader in Visual Culture at the University of Westminster, and the actress Jennifer Lim (Code 46, Hostel). Jennifer Lim will also present her short film Dream of Emerald Hill (2015), about Singapore’s pioneering thespian Rosie Kheng.
Refreshments will be available in The Cinema Museum’s licensed cafe/bar.