Heaven’s Gate at the NFSA on 27 February. Photo: NFSA.
M | 217 Mins | 1981 | DCP | USA| D: Michael Cimino
As violence escalates on the American frontier, a privileged sheriff (Kris Kristofferson) navigates a love triangle with a beautiful madam (Isabelle Huppert) and a local thug, Nate Champion (Christopher Walken), all against the backdrop of a brutal conflict between land barons and immigrant settlers.
A notoriously expensive flop on its release and widely credited for the collapse of the United Artists studio, this epic revisionist Western has been reassessed in recent years.
‘Once the posterchild for auteurist hubris, it slowly built a cult following before eventually being welcomed into the arthouse canon proper.’ – The Guardian
The details
What: Screening of Heaven’s Gate
When: Fri 27 Feb 8 pm
Where: Arc Cinema, NFSA Acton
Cost: $16 Full / $12 Concession (+$1.50 booking fee). Tickets available via NFSA.
We provide specialised equipment for a range of accessibility needs. Arc Cinema is fully wheelchair accessible. For more information, call 02 6248 2000 or email tickets@nfsa.gov.au
