SUN, SEPT 02, 6:30p:
Miami Premiere Engagement of the
4K restoration of the Cult Classic!
ATOMIC CAFE
Directed by KEVIN RAFFERTY, JAYNE LOADER, PIERCE RAFFERTY
1982/1hr, 26mins.
Armageddon has never been so darkly funny as in The Atomic Cafe. This 1982 cult classic juxtaposes Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture, seamlessly crafted from government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements. Taken together, these sources cheerily instruct the public on how to live in the Atomic Age, how to survive a nuclear attack (!)... and how to fight and win a nuclear war. As a U.S. Army training film advises, "Viewed from a safe distance, the atomic bomb is one of the most beautiful sights ever seen by man." Returning to theaters in a sparkling 4K digital restoration created by IndieCollect, The Atomic Cafe is an absurdist blast from the past that would be downright laughable if it weren't so eerily relevant to our fake news present.
"A stunner, a movie that has one howling with laughter, horror and disbelief. Deserves national attention."-Vincent Canby, New York Times
"AN ARTFULLY ASSEMBLED COLLAGE OF OFFICIAL INSANITY."-David Ansen, Newsweek
"Never feels too distant, despite the years, perhaps because both careless stewardship of the bomb and surreal official propaganda seem to be making a comeback."-Michael Agresta, Texas Observer
