White Wall Cinema: DONNIE DARKO
25TH ANNIVERSARY | 4K RESTORATION
October 29 @ 7:15 pm – 10:30 pm
** See Donnie Darko in conjunction with Richard Kelly’s follow up film Southland Tales which is screening in it’s notorious ‘Cannes Cut’ on December 2nd by getting discounted the Richard Kelly Double Ticket. For more on Southland Tales go HERE **
It’s been 25 years since Richard Kelly’s directorial debut, Donnie Darko, opened in cinemas in the wake of 9/11, finding itself in the wrong place at the wrong time, only to steadily build a global following over the next decade and firmly cement its place as the key cult classic of its era. Still as potent as ever 25 years on, the hypnotic, poetic, nostalgic and yet joyously fresh sensibility of this miracle of a film remains firmly intact.
Set in the suburbs of Virginia in the late 1980s, Donnie is an awkward and troubled teenager who survives a freak accident, only to find himself having visions of a six-foot-tall bunny rabbit named Frank, who informs him that the world will soon end. As Donnie tries to unravel the mystery, a high-school bully, time tunnels, Halloween parties, a mysterious elderly neighbour and a burgeoning friendship with fellow troubled teen Gretchen all complicate matters.
The first cult film of the 21st century, Donnie Darko is a perfectly formed mini-masterpiece that allows itself to be funny, sincere, mind-bending, compassionate, melancholy, ethereal and outrageously cool all at the same time. Set during the Halloween period, the film’s eerie vibes provide the perfect viewing for this year’s final spooky special on Thursday, October 29th.
- DOORS: 7.15pm*
- START TIME: 7.45pm*
- RUN TIME: 113 mins
- CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).
*Please note – doors open at 7.15pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.45pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence
