Screening of The Thin Red Line | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12019-11-01T17:17:35+08:00PeatixNational Museum Screening of The Thin Red Linetag:peatix.com,2018:event-3342132018-01-20T20:00:00SGT2018-01-20T20:00:00SGTThe Thin Red LineDir:
Terrence MalickUSA
/ 1998 / English, Tok Pisin, Japanese & Greek (with English subtitles) /
DCP / PG
Based on the novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a
group of soldiers, who change, suffer, and ultimately make important discoveries
about themselves during the fierce World War Two battle of Guadalcanal, the
first major Allied offensive against the Japanese. The story takes place as
Army troops relieve battle-weary Marine units. It follows their journey through
bloody and exhausting battles to the ultimate departure of those who survived.This film is part of the war film programme Witness to War: Memories and Screens, organised by the National Museum of Singapore as part of the Witness to War exhibition and curated by the Asian Film Archive. About Witness to War: Memories and ScreenThe
memories of World War Two have been captured, interpreted and presented
in various films – from iconic war films like Merry Christmas, Mr
Lawrence to romance films such as Hiroshima Mon Amour and historically
significant films like Momotaro, Sacred Sailors and Spirit of the
Overseas Chinese which have not been seen in Singapore in recent
history. For the first time, the National Museum, in collaboration with
the Asian Film Archive, will be presenting Witness to War: Memories and
Screens, a selection of films which document and remember the experience
of World War Two in the Pacific and its aftermath.In tracing
the historical development from the bombing of Pearl Harbour (1941) to
Hiroshima (1945), Memories and Screens will showcase films and
narratives from Singapore and Malaya, Britain, Japan, America and
Singapore’s regional neighbours, accounting for the diverse yet shared
narratives of countries and people that have participated in and
witnessed World War Two. This film programme –inspired by the exhibition
Witness to War: Remembering 1942 – invites us to reflect upon the ways
film across national borders remembers a shared history that continues
to shape our reality today.Updatestag:peatix.com,2017-12-20 12:38:082017-12-20 12:38:08The event description was updated. Diff#303211Updatestag:peatix.com,2017-12-19 01:53:532017-12-19 01:53:53The event description was updated. Diff#302867