Friday, 28 February 2014: Underground

Friday, 28 February 2014, 20:00

Venue: (see Locations and Tickets for further details)

Programme category: Forest Row Film Society

Director: Anthony Asquith, UK 1928, 93 mins, PG

This stunning silent, a romantic and thrilling drama set in and around the London Underground of the 1920s is a wonderful time-capsule. It features a love triangle that sparks jealousy, madness and a sensational chase – the final showdown across the roof of Lots Road power station, pre-empts the thrills of The Bourne Supremacy by a good eight decades. With live music from Terry Davies.

Further reading

1. New Statesman
2. Guardian
3. Total Film
4. Bright Lights Film Journal
5. Restoring Underground [fascinating short film about the restoration process]
6. Anthony Asquith (Wikipedia)
7. The Asquith version [more about Asquith, the Guardian]

Trailer