The ground-breaking first feature from Sally Potter is a key film of early Eighties feminist cinema. Made with an all-woman crew, featuring stunning photography by Babette Magolte and a score by Lindsay Cooper it embraces a radical and experimental narrative structure. Celeste (Colette Laffont) is a computer clerk in a bank who becomes fascinated by the relationship between gold and power. Ruby (Julie Christie) is an enigmatic film star in quest of her childhood, her memories and the truth about her own identity. As their paths cross they come to sense that there could be a link between the male struggle for economic supremacy and the female ideal of mysterious but impotent beauty.
This screening of The Gold Diggers is part of a weekend of events celebrating the films of Sally Potter ahead of the release of her debut album Pink Bikini on 14 July
Cast:
Julie Christie, Colette Laffont, Hilary Westlake