Bristol Sunset Cinema: Close Encounters of the Third Kind at Ashton Court Mansion on Sunday 4 September 2016

Bristol Sunset Cinema: Close Encounters of the Third Kind at Ashton Court Mansion on Sunday 4 September 2016

Posted on: 01 Sep 2016

Steven Spielberg's iconic sci-fi epic Close Encounters of the Third Kind will get a spectacular outdoor screening courtesy of those champions of classic movies at Bristol Sunset Cinema this Sunday 4 September in the equally epic grounds of Ashton Court Mansion.

 

The bearded maestro's masterpiece tells the story of line worker Richard Dreyfuss who, after a startling UFO encounter, is inexplicably drawn to an isolated part of the wilderness where something distinctly unusual and extra-terrestrial is on the cusp of happening. 

Bristol Sunset Cinema: Close Encounters of the Third Kind at Ashton Court Mansion on Sunday 4 September 2016

Released in 1977 - the same year as Spielberg's long-time friend and collaborator George Lucas's Star Wars - this beguiling, beautiful, mysterious and uplifting tale of alien contact is a ground-braking classic and one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. 

 

The film runs from 8pm to 11pm and is rated PG as it contains mild language and scary scenes. Adult tickets are £12.50, child tickets (under 12s) £8, and under 5s get in for free.   

 

For more information about the event, visit the official Facebook event page, and to see what other classic flicks Bristol Sunset Cinema will be screening in the not-too-distant future, go to the official website.


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Jamie Caddick

Jamie is a writer, blogger, journalist, critic, film fan, soundtrack nerd and all-round Bristolian good egg.  He loves the music of Philip Glass, the art of Salvador Dali, the writings of Charles Bukowksi and Hunter S Thompson, the irreverence of Harry Hill, and the timeless, straw-chomping exuberance of The Wurzels.  You can sometimes find him railing against a surging tide of passing cyclists, or gorging himself senseless on the Oriental delights of a Cosmos all-you-can-eat buffet.