fright night
Carrie - 4K Restoration
Fright Night returns with Brian De Palma's chilling exploration of adolescence, repression, and revenge...
Director: BRIAN DE PALMA
Cast includes: sissie spacek, piper laurie, john travolta
fright night
98 mins / 1976 / usa
Join us for a seminal work in horror cinema, with Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel. The film follows Carrie White, a shy, bullied high school girl with a devoutly religious mother, who discovers she has telekinetic powers. De Palma masterfully juxtaposes the ordinary horrors of teenage life with the supernatural, using dynamic camera techniques, split screens, and an iconic score to heighten tension.
Sissy Spacek’s haunting performance as Carrie and Piper Laurie’s portrayal of her fanatical mother earned both actresses Academy Award nominations, a rare achievement for the horror genre!
Carrie not only cemented De Palma’s reputation as a master of suspense but also established the film as a cultural touchstone, influencing countless works in both horror and teen drama.
About your Fright Night host, Emily Booth
Emily Booth is “one of the iconic women of horror”- an actress, presenter and all-round cult-movie buff who has presented shows on Channel 4, Channel 5, Bravo, and Dave, including her own cult film show Shock Movie Massacre.
Emily was the face and voice of the Horror Channel for 15 years, and has presented at many horror festivals. She has also interviewed Dario Argento, Tinto Brass and Lloyd Kauffman as part of her presenting roles.
As an actress Emily has starred in several horror films including Cradle of Fear (2001), Evil Aliens (2005), Doghouse (2009 with Danny Dyer and Stephen Graham), Shed of The Dead (2019) and They’re Outside (2020). She also wrote, produced and starred in her own short film SELKIE which premiered at Frightfest in 2014.
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