The Big Chill
Lawrence Kasdan / US, 1983 / 103 min.
Occasioned by the death of actor William Hurt on 13 March 2022, Eye will screen The Big Chill, a comedy-drama about a group of former university activists who have had to bid farewell to their youthful ideals. Featuring William Hurt, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum and Tom Berenger.
After a shocking suicide, a group of thirty-somethings have a weekend get-together before their friend’s funeral. They reminisce about their youthful activism in the 1960s. Nowadays they mainly struggle with the insecurities of adult life in the 1980s, having lost their ideals somewhere along the way.
Details
Director
Lawrence Kasdan
Production year
1983
Country
US
Original title
The Big Chill
Length
103 min.
Language
English
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. We screen them regularly, in various programmes. Eye now brings film history even closer with its new series Eye Classics: three classics a week, chosen by Eye's programmers. On the big screen, screened in 35mm whenever possible.
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