The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 R18+
![Production still from The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 / Director: Nicolas Roeg / Image courtesy: StudioCanal Australia](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m2obzhc2/production/61756cab6f5a3e3c64d12978fcaf5bde8ec4cebe-3840x2160.jpg?rect=0,0,3840,1884&w=320&h=157&q=90&fit=crop)
Production still from The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 / Director: Nicolas Roeg / Image courtesy: StudioCanal Australia / View full image
When
6.00pm, Wed 18 Sep 2024 (139 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
Admission
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Adult
$10.00 -
Concession/Student
Concession Tickets
The Gallery accepts the following concession cards. Individual patrons must show concession cards to receive concessional entry.
Eligibility for standard concession entry includes:
- State and regional Gallery Guides - Association of Australian Gallery Guiding Organisations (AAGGO)
- Full Time Australian Tertiary and TAFE Students
- Full Time International Tertiary and TAFE Students with ISIC card and individual institution cards
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The following Concession Cards are not accepted by the Gallery:
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QAGOMA Member
$7.00
About
In Nicholas Roeg’s 1976 adaptation of Walter Tevis’s novel, extraterrestrial space explorer Thomas Newton (David Bowie) journeys to Earth to find an alternative source of water for his drought-stricken home planet. Quickly seduced by the Earthly vices of power of money (and the material luxuries that they afford), Thomas loses sight of his original intentions, gradually drifting into a state of existential crisis.
Reflecting Bowie’s own personal circumstances following the turbulent Ziggy Stardust years, the star’s pale complexion, thin frame and permanently dilated left eye gave (first noticed by Roeg in Alan Yentob’s 1975 documentary Cracked Actor) made him the perfect fit for the role, resulting in one of Bowie’s most memorable on-screen performances.
Bowie’s intentionally peculiar depiction of the Thomas Newton character coupled with California’s harsh desert landscape, are masterfully harnessed by Roeg, resulting in an uncanny distancing effect, making the audience feel like outsiders looking in.
R18+ | High impact nudity and sex
Production Credits
- Director: Nicolas Roeg
- Script: Paul Mayersberg
- Based on: the novel ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1963) by Walter Tevis
- Cinematographer: Anthony B Richmond
- Editor: Graeme Clifford
- Cast: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark
- Print Source: StudioCanal Australia
- Rights: StudioCanal Australia
- Year: 1976
- Runtime: 139 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Sound: Stereo
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: 35mm
- Screening Format: 4K DCP