Gummo

Video Povera presents: Gummo (18) [35mm] Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home. Harmony Korine’s debut feature is an audacious, lyrical evocation of America’s rural underbelly, and an elegy in the southern-gothic tradition of William Faulkner and William Eggleston. Shot in Korine’s native Nashville—standing in for the tornado-ravaged Xenia, Ohio—the rough-hewn film follows two young friends, Tummler and Solomon, as they ride around town, huffing glue and hunting stray cats, their every local encounter charged with vaudevillian anarchy as well as deep pathos. At once transgressive and empathetic, disturbing and undeniably beautiful, Gummo is a one-of-a-kind portrait of angelic and devilish souls caught in a cultural void, circumscribed by poverty and the depleted, alienated spiritual life of late-twentieth-century America. This screening will be presented on 35mm using a print from our archive. Director: Harmony Korine Cast: Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Lara Tosh, Chloë Sevigny Language: English Pictureville Presents: Summer Takeovers From cult classics to hidden gems, discover something new this summer. Every Thursday and Friday in August, we welcome local programmers, curators, film clubs and cinema enthusiasts to Pictureville Cinema for a summer of guest screenings. Each screening will be accompanied by an intro from the programmers. About Video Povera Following their debut at Scalarama in 2023, Video Povera (povera meaning poor or neglected) is back to explore all things cult and experimental on screen. This screening is made possible with the support of the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.