What can’t Harris Dickinson do? He’s an actor, a Beatle, a babygirl, a author/director, and now a movie curator.
His characteristic directing debut, “Urchin,” opens from 1-2 Particular in New York and Los Angeles on October 10 earlier than increasing nationwide on October 17. Forward of the IndieWire-raved movie starring Frank Dillane as a self-destructive London drifter, the Roxy Cinema in downtown Manhattan will host Harris Dickinson Selects. Dickinson himself curated the movie collection to ask audiences “contained in the visible and emotional panorama that helped form his first characteristic movie,” per the Roxy. IndieWire shares extra unique particulars beneath.
“Harris Dickinson has quietly constructed a status as one of the vital nuanced actors of his technology.,” Roxy additionally wrote of the breakout “Triangle of Disappointment” and “Seashore Rats” actor. “With ‘Urchin,’ Dickinson steps behind the digital camera, proving he’s simply as compelling a storyteller as he’s a performer. The movie follows a [young man] navigating life on the fringes of society in coastal Britain, balancing harsh realism with poetic introspection. It’s a deeply private work — one which feels each intimate and cinematically formidable.”
From IndieWire’s overview of “Urchin”: “Dickinson’s lithe and tetchy script solely feigns at a clear hero’s journey to be able to undercut it with the chaos of human conduct, and what may need been a pleasant three-act story a few moppet on the mend sours into one thing far much less digestible or instructive.”
The collection consists of movies by Agnès Varda, Andrei Tarkovsky, and extra. Extra particulars beneath.
“Vagabond” (dir. Agnès Varda)
A portrait of a younger lady’s solitary journey by rural France, informed with Varda’s trademark mix of realism and lyricism. Screening Wednesday, September 24 in 35mm.
“Nil by Mouth” (dir. Gary Oldman)
A uncooked, wrenching take a look at dependancy and violence in South London—gritty, unflinching, and deeply compassionate. Screening Thursday, September 25 in 35mm.
“Andrei Rublev” (dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
An epic meditation on artwork, religion, and struggling. Dickinson cites it as a serious affect on his sense of rhythm and ambiance. Screening Friday, September 26 in 35mm.
“Manila within the Claws of Gentle” (dir. Lino Brocka)
A politically charged neorealist masterpiece that follows a younger man navigating poverty, exploitation, and disillusionment in Nineteen Seventies Manila. Its stark magnificence and social urgency resonate deeply with the themes of Urchin. Harris will introduce the Thursday, October 9 screening.
Head to Roxy Cinema’s official web site for full particulars.
