Time Out Live's Best of British… Film – Brazil

In the second of our ten-week season of great British films, we're screening Terry Gilliam's futuristic fever-dream 'Brazil' introduced by the film's star, Jonathan Pryce. On its initial release in 1985, 'Brazil' became a cause célèbre in the battle between art and commerce when Universal studios tried to release a cut version on American screens. We will of course be showing Gilliam's full, unexpurgated version, with all the terrorist bombings, dissolving grannies, psychotic ex-Pythons and furious De Niros you can handle. Since the film's release, Pryce has become one of the country's most beloved character actors, with appearances in everything from 'Glengarry Glen Ross' and 'Carrington' to the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series. The season ties in to Time Out's 100 best British films poll, as chosen by industry experts (see www.timeout.com/bestbritishfilms for the full list).