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Oh! What a Lovely War
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen
USA, 1927, 139’, black and white
Silent
Wings was the first of two silent films, the other being The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards, to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Released in 1927, this elegant silent classic, is famed for being the first ever winner of an Oscar for Best Motion Picture. Set during World War I, Wings blends great acting with incredible stunts and mesmerizing aerial cinematography to weave a complex and riveting tale of romance, male friendship, heroism, tragedy, and loss of innocence in the slaughterhouses of war. Middle class boy Jack Powell (Buddy Rogers) and rich boy David Armstrong (Richard Arlen) are rivals for the attentions of high society beauty Sylvia Lewis (Jobyna Ralston), while the less showy but more spirited Mary Preston’s (Clara Bow) secret love for Jack goes unnoticed. Everyone’s lives change with the outbreak of the war. Containing some of the greatest battle scenes in film history, including dogfights featuring daredevil stunts performed by the US Army Air Corps, Wings flies high as one of the unsung masterpieces of American cinema. The film is a beautiful portrait of youth and great-heartedness in war.
2 May Wednesday, 19.00
13 May Sunday, 15.00
24 May Thursday, 19.00
26 May Saturday, 14.00
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