[Reader-list] John Berger presents Pasolini's La Rabbia at the Curzon Mayfair - 4th October

[Rowan Wilson]

HOLD EVERYTHING DEAR: JOHN BERGER IN CONSERVATION AFTER PASOLINI’S LA RABBIA
3rd OCTOBER, 6:30 P.M.
CURZON SOHO CINEMA
 
LA RABBIA 
Piers Paolo Pasolini, 1962, Italy / 60 mins
John Berger is a storyteller, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic. He is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years, one who has explored the relationships between the individual and society, culture and politics, and experience and expression in a series of novels, essays, plays, films, photographic collaborations and performances, unmatched in their diversity, ambition and reach. His television series and book Ways of Seeing revolutionised the way that fine art is read and understood. 
His latest book, Hold Everything Dear, is a remarkable collection of essays and reflections on the meaning of commitment and resistance. From striking meditations on the ‘war on terror’ to moving encounters in Palestine and considerations of radical cultural practise, it deepens and extends our understanding of the difficult present moment. One piece is prompted by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s little seen 1962 film-essay LA RABBIA, a remarkable newsreel assembly in which the great film-maker considers the oppressions and losses of the time. It is a prophetic work, angry, empathetic, and almost completely unseen for 45 years.  
Following its screening, John Berger will be in conversation with Gareth Evans, editor of Vertigo magazine and curator of ‘Here Is Where We Meet’, a 2005 celebration of Berger’s work.
Every audience member will receive a free copy of a 96 page, fully illustrated exploration of John Berger’s life and work, with original writing by Berger, Geoff Dyer, Michael Ondaatje and Anne Michaels, among many others.
Hold Everything Dear (ISBN: 978 1 84467 138 0; £12.99) is published by Verso Books (www.versobooks.com). It will be available to buy on the night.
For images or more information contact Simon Howarth on 020 7438 9543 (simon.howarth at curzoncinemas.com).



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