MONDAY FEBRUARY 2nd

GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON (2008)
Directed by Alex Gibney
120 minutes
In English

\"THE EDGE....THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO REALLY KNOW WHERE IT IS ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE GONE OVER.\" - Hunter S.Thompson

In this documentary Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron) recounts the major biographical details, from birth to death, of the life of Hunter S. Thompson...American rebel and the subject of Terry Gilliam\'s FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. The film charts his entire life, but it really kicks in when it gets to the late 1960s...in fact the film serves as an excellent time capsule of that time when America was exploding (both culturally and politically) in the streets. Thompson had a keen eye on those times, and in his writing he revolutionized journalism by merging it with a mad psychedelic surrealism.

Though Thompson remains best known for Fear and Loathing, Gonzo concentrates on his coverage of the 1968 and '72 presidential elections. Gibney stated that Thompson\'s hope that American politics can ever bring about real positive change started to die after Hunter witnessed the brutal treatment of protesters at Chicago\'s Democratic Convention. Disillusionment led to an erosion of his talent and an escalation of his self-destructive tendencies. Basically he just gave up.

Johnny Depp is a key participant in this film, and Depp, who played him in Fear and Loathing, reads passages from his work, while the Thompson\'s friends and family provide a glimpse of the man behind the brash image.
Accompanied by an iconic soundtrack, this fast moving, wildly entertaining film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson\'s life from his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell\'s Angels to his eventual suicide.

THE NEW ANITA
Frederik Hendrikstraat 111 (Hugo de Grootplein)
Doors open at 19:30
The film starts at 20:30 sharp

Location
Frederik Hendrikstraat 111 (Hugo de Grootplein)



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