Chichester Cinema at New Park
THE HIDE
The 18th Chichester International Film festival
Premieres, Previews & New Releases of UK Films
On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt (Alex Macqueen), a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable plover - he will have 'twitched' the entire British List. Tunt has his shortwave radio, packed-lunch and a portrait of his ex-wife Sandra for company.
Suddenly, in the midst of a conversation with Sandra's portrait, the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger introduces himself as Dave John (Philip Campbell), a fugitive from the storm.
After a tense introduction, the two men discover that they have a good deal in common, sharing sandwiches, tea and personal exchanges which are frank, poignant and often funny. As the two men begin to form a close bond, news of a police manhunt sets them both on edge.
Marek (grandson of Joseph) Losey’s debut - based on a play (The Sociable Plover, by Tim Withnall), is a stunningly photographed film, blackly funny, wickedly playful, and unsettlingly perceptive. Every time you think you've got The Hide pegged, it twists out of reach. It is dark, intense and surprisingly funny.
We hope to welcome Marek Losey (director), and Christopher Granier-Deferre (producer) to introduce their film followed by a Q&A.
UK · 2008 · Marek Losey · 84min
