cinematic adventure. Arguably one of the best films ever
made, David Lean's epic story depicts the life of
T.E. Lawrence, the controversial and romanticized British
officer who led an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire
during the First World War. The Arabian Desert, captured
in Super Panavision 70, provides a majestic backdrop for
Lawrence's larger-than-life exploits. The film was nominated
for 10 Academy Awards, winning seven, and was restored in
1992 by Robert Harris.
middle-aged people (Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard) meet after routine business brings them both to town one
Thursday. Their casual friendship soon develops into something deeper, and they begin a passionate extramarital affair
confined to those weekly meetings. Both Howard and Johnson give nuanced and touching performances, set off by a
Rachmaninoff score that would seem clichéd in other films but works perfectly here.