To kick off Cinephile Paradiso’s Swingin’ Sixties Season, we invite you to watch Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical black comedy, Dr Strangelove.

The film depicts an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It separately follows the President of the United States, his advisors, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Royal Air Force exchange officer as they attempt to prevent the crew of a B-52 (who were following orders from the general) from bombing the Soviet Union and starting a nuclear war. The film stars Peter Sellers in various roles and George C. Scott as General Turgidson.

Dr. Strangelove set a new standard for satire by turning a story about nuclear holocaust into a sophisticated black comedy. At a time when the entire world was focused on the Cold War and the fear of nuclear war, Kubrick decided to make comedy out of that fear. Though the subject matter doesn’t seem to be one full of laughs, it is considered one of the funniest films ever made.

Cinephile Paradiso is back on April 6th with a whole new season of classic films… and this time they’re taking a trip to the groovy 1960s. 

Cinephile Paradiso’s Swingin’ Sixties Season is kicking off with a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical black comedy, Dr Strangelove.

The film depicts an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a pre-emptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. It separately follows the President of the United States, his advisors, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Royal Air Force exchange officer as they attempt to prevent the crew of a B-52 (who were following orders from the general) from bombing the Soviet Union and starting a nuclear war. The film stars Peter Sellers in various roles and George C. Scott as General Turgidson.

Dr. Strangelove set a new standard for satire by turning a story about nuclear holocaust into a sophisticated black comedy. At a time when the entire world was focused on the Cold War and the fear of nuclear war, Kubrick decided to make comedy out of that fear. Though the subject matter doesn’t seem to be one full of laughs, it is considered one of the funniest films ever made.