Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Captioned)

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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (Captioned)

Saturday 21 December 2024

Cinema

This screening will be shown with the addition of captions throughout the film. A hearing loop is also available in the Cinema.

 

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story tells the rise of an unknown actor to a iconic movie star who set one of the greatest benchmarks.

The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star. His definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic universes that dominate cinema today.

Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care – all while continuing his career in cinema in front of and behind the camera and dedicating himself to his beloved family.

From the directors of McQueen, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, this film includes never-before-seen intimate home movies and an extraordinary trove of personal archive material.

There will also be the first extended interviews ever filmed with Reeve’s three children about their father, and interviews with the A-list Hollywood actors who were Reeve’s colleagues and friends.

The film is a moving and vivid cinematic telling of Reeve’s remarkable story.

‘Even Superman had his Kryptonite, and the documentary is refreshingly honest about the fallibility of its subject.’ – Empire ★★★★☆

 

 

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Certificate: 12A

Length: 119 minutes

Director: Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui

Cast: Christopher Reeve

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Saturday 21 December 2024 | 2:15 pm

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