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For 25 years, Lauren Greenfield’s documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image and affluence. In this fascinating meld of career retrospective and film essay, she offers a meditation on her extensive body of work. It’s a postcard from the edge of the American Empire, and a snapshot of a materialistic, image-obsessed culture. Exploring the modern world’s unyielding aspiration for wealth, the film bears witness to the global boom-bust economy, the corrupted American Dream and the human costs of late-stage capitalism, narcissism and greed. From her earliest photo studies of the seemingly privileged lives of Los Angeles high-school students, to her look at the pitfalls of extreme wealth in The Queen Of Versailles, Greenfield’s work becomes a cautionary tale about our insatiable desire for more.
The Discover Tuesdays preview screenings on Tuesday 17 July are followed by an exclusive recorded Q&A with director Lauren Greenfield hosted by journalist Kate Muir.
18.30Discover Tuesdays: Discover stunning cinema. Whether it's a cult classic, an art-house gem or a riveting documentary, there will always be a chance to see something different and brilliant in our weekly slot.
Sumptuously restored, James Ivory’s adaptation of E. M. Forster’s gay novel returns to cinemas for its 30th anniversary. A profound tale of emotional and sexual awakening set against the stifling conformity of Edwardian society, this elegant period drama from the team behind Howards End and A Room With A View tracks the homosexual affair between two students at Cambridge in 1911.
18.30Discover Tuesdays: Discover stunning cinema. Whether it's a cult classic, an art-house gem or a riveting documentary, there will always be a chance to see something different and brilliant in our weekly slot.
One of the bestselling indies to come out of France in early 2018, this psychological thriller stars Cannes Best Actor winner Vincent Lindon as a respected journalist recruited by the Vatican to investigate a young girl who claims to have been visited by the Virgin Mary.
18.30Discover Tuesdays: Discover stunning cinema. Whether it's a cult classic, an art-house gem or a riveting documentary, there will always be a chance to see something different and brilliant in our weekly slot.
