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Scala Cinema 1978-1993
(livre en anglais)
de Jane Giles et Stephen Woolley
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The most infamous and influential of all British cinemas, the Scala's iconic programs tell their own unique story about culture and society between 1978-1993, a post-punk / pre-internet period of significant change.
The Scala rose from the ashes of a defunct socialist collective on the site of an ancient concert hall and theatre in London's West End. Pushed out of its premises by the arrival of Channel 4 television in 1981, the Scala moved to the Primatarium, a former picture palace and one-time rock venue within spitting distance of north London's King's Cross station.
An exceptionally atmospheric repertory cinema with its mysteriously rumbling auditorium and resident cats, people traveled to the Scala from all over the country to have their minds blown by its alchemical mix of Hollywood classics and cult movies, horror, Kung Fu, LGBT+, animation, silent comedy, Psychotronic and unclassifiable films, combined with live gigs and music club nights. Over a million people went through the doors of the Scala, and its reputation spread far and wide.
A lone operator, the Scala closed down in 1993 following a perfect storm of lease expiry, the ravages of the recession… and a devastating court case. 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the first Scala program and 25 years since the cinema's closure, an ideal time to take stock of a legacy which includes many of today's most exciting filmmakers, who've credited the Scala's influence on their work.
Scala Cinema 1978-1993 features the complete collection of all 178 monthly programs plus photographs and ephemera. It is also an in-depth and often outrageous time-traveling history uncovering its deep roots and taking the reader behind the scenes of the Scala. The book will appeal to anyone interested in film or the story of the 1980s.
À propos des auteurs :
Jane Giles started going to the Scala when she was 17, and was its program manager from 1988-1992. A film exhibitor and distributor, Jane is the author of books The Cinema of Jean Genet, Criminal Desires and The Crying Game (BFI Modern Classics) in addition to writing for the Guardian, Time Out, Sight & Sound and others. She lives and works in London.Stephen Woolley has spent a lifetime steeped in movies and filmmaking. After working with The Other Cinema, he programmed and subsequently owned his own cinema, The Scala, which won acclaim for its diverse, original and alternative programming. In 1982 Woolley launched Palace Video in partnership with Nik Powell, releasing titles such as Eraserhead and The Evil Dead. Woolley's partnership with director Neil Jordan began with The Company of Wolves in 1983. His other collaborations with Jordan include The Miracle, The Butcher Boy, The Good Thief, and the Oscar-winning The Crying Game.
Revue de Presse :
The Scala had magic. It was like joining a club – a very secret club, like a biker gang or something … It's like they were a country club for criminals and lunatics and people that were high … which is a good way to see movies.
- John Waters
The Scala was perverse in every sense of the word. It made sleaze romantic. That cinema was a refuge from suburbia. It made me feel as if I wasn't the only misfit in the world.
- Peter Strickland
The Scala was a place for people who genuinely didn't fit in anywhere, no longer expected to, and weren't fussed about it. There was a real ecology to the mix of earnest cinephiles, late-night hedonists, local flotsam and non-specific weirdos.
- Danny Leigh
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