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JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014VOLTA PRESENTATIONFRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY‘a movie laced with tension, stinging wit and potenthuman drama’ Rolling StoneFROST/NIXONFri 14 Feb / Cineworld 9 / 6.15pm / 104 minutesDirector: Ron Howard 2008 USWriter: Peter MorganCast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin BaconNominated for five Academy Awards® including Best Pictureand Best Adapted ScreenplayNeither the title nor the subject matter prepares youfor the pure fun of Frost/Nixon. Ron Howard’s movieis based on Peter Morgan’s play, which was basedon the 1977 television interviews between Britishjournalist David Frost and the disgraced formerpresident Richard Nixon. You expect somethingdry, historical and probably contrived. But youget a delicious contest of wits, brilliant acting anda surprisingly gripping narrative.The premise of Morgan’s play is that Frost and Nixondesperately needed each other when they sat for aseries of in-depth interviews three years after Nixon’sresignation. Frost was deemed a lightweight and bethis career (and his own money) on a blockbustertelevision special. Nixon wanted rehabilitation, andgambled that Frost would lob him softballs.As Nixon, Frank Langella is perfection. The characteris generated from the inside out, not predicated onsurface imitation or caricature. The writing is so good,the acting so powerful, that the film goes well beyondthe courtroom drama into the territory of the classichistory play. It is drama at a level one doesn’t oftenget in the movies.Philip KennicottThe Washington PostThere will be a public interview with Peter Morganafter the screeningBOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 21