What’s coming soon to FilmStruck UK in August 2018?
David Farnor | On 29, Jul 2018
FilmStruck gets its Jacques Demy on this month, with a collection of charming musical numbers from across the English Channel. They join crtically acclaimed cult classics A Perfect World and Day for Night, as well as altogether different musical legend, Dirty Dancing.
Here’s what’s coming soon to FilmStruck UK in August 2018:
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – 1st August
Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly.
The Young Girls of Rochefort – 1st August
Demy’s follow-up to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg explores missed connections and second chances as dance teacher Delphine and music teacher Solange find their longing for big city life come one step closer to reality when a fair comes to their quite port town.
Une Chambre en Ville – 1st August
Demy’s late career gem is a musical melodrama set against the backdrop of a workers’ strike in Nantes, as young women wishes to leave her brutish husband for a down-to-earth steelworker.
Blind Chance – 1st August
Before The Decalogue and the Three Colors trilogy came Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski’s first metaphysical work, a compelling drama about the difficulty of reconciling political ideals with personal happiness.
Lola – 1st August
Lola (Barbara Sukowa), a cabaret singer in 1957 Germany exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out — she wants money, property, and love.
Day for Night – 1st August
Francois Truffaut’s loving and humorous tribute to the communal insanity of making a movie, which inspired future satires of the craft and went on to win the 1973 Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
Dirty Dancing – 28th August
Have the time of your life with this moving coming-of-age musical, a surprise box office hit and an Oscar winning for Best Original Song.
New Seasons
August sees FilmStruck unveil a new string of themed collections, each one combining new additions for the month with existing classics in its catalogue. Here’s the rundown of the new seasons you can find on FilmStruck this month, with new arrivals in italics.
The Criterion Collection – 1st August
FilmStruck’s collection of Criterion titles expands with a fresh serving of classics from French legend Jacques Demy.
Blind Chance
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Donkey Skin
Lola
Secrets & Lies
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Une Chambre en Ville
Foodie Films – 3rd August
For film fans with exceptional taste, FilmStruck prepares a delicious of cinematic treats that all food enthusiasts should devour.
Tampopo
Soylent Green
Mid-August Lunch
Fast Food Nation
Media Frenzy – 10th August
Stop the press! FilmStruck gets the scoop on the best of cinema’s media-focused stories, celebrating the craft and professionalism of journalist with authenticity.
All the President’s Men
Woman of the Year
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Bonfire of the Vanities
The Philadelphia Story
Men on the Verge – 31st August
Explore some of cinema’s most complex figures, as they grapple with their place in history.
After Hours
Berberian Sound Studio
Days of Wine and Roses
Disclosure
Falling Down
Mutiny on the Bounty
Oldboy
The Ruling Class
White Heat
Under the Volcano
The Kiss of the Spider Woman
Last Chance to Stream
Don’t miss your chance to catch these old and new favourites, which depart at the end of the month:
Hopscotch
Jimi Plays Monterey
Monterey Pop
The Ruling Class
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Lone Wolf and Cub; Baby Cart in Peril
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in The Land of Demons
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All new releases on FilmStruck UK in August 2018:
1st August
Blind Chance
Donkey Skin
Lola
Secrets & Lies
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Une Chambre en Ville
The Young Girls of Rochefort
A Perfect World
Day for Night
28th August
Dirty Dancing