Rent Friendship's Death (1987)
3.2 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 15min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- "Friendship's Death" is a bizarre and absorbing story of the relationship between a British war correspondent (Bill Paterson) and a female extra-terrestrial, named Friendship (Tilda Swinton) who on a peace mission to Earth misses her intended destination of MIT, and instead lands inadvertently in Jordan during the events of Black September in 1970. The film's intelligent wit, coupled with outstanding performances from its two leads makes this a truly compelling film.
- Actors:
- Tilda Swinton, Patrick Bauchau, Bill Paterson, Ruby Baker, Joumana Gill
- Directors:
- Peter Wollen
- Producers:
- Rebecca O'Brien
- Writers:
- Peter Wollen
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Getting to Know: Tilda Swinton
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/06/2021
- Run Time:
- 75 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, French
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly recorded audio commentary with producer Rebecca O'Brien, cinematographer Witold Stok and BFI curator Josephine Botting
- Reflections on Friendship's Death (2020, 40 mins): Tilda Swinton, Bill Paterson, Rebecca O'Brien and Witold Stok join BFI curators Will Massa and Josephine Botting to talk about Friendship's Death
- Peter Wollen - Writing, Politics, Film (2020, 63 mins): academics and filmmakers Laura Mulvey and Kodwo Eshun join BFI archivist Wendy Russell for an appreciation of the work of Peter Wollen
- Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti (1983, 30 mins): documentary by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen exploring the work of painter Frida Kahlo and photographer Tina Modotti, female icons of the Mexican Renaissance. It features footage of Modotti in the 1920 Hollywood film The Tiger's Coat and some exquisite home movie shots of Frida Kahlo and muralist Diego Rivera
