South West Silents presents a special double including Some People (1962), A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Buster Keaton short Cops (1922). Plus a chance a chance to purchase the new BFI Classics book A Hard Day's Night with broadcaster Samira Ahmed.

Some People (1962): Entirely shot on location in and around the Bristol area; 1962's Some People is lively musical tale of teen rebellion starring BAFTA winner Kenneth More alongside a group of young actors on the cusp of bursting onto the Swinging London film scene. Ray Brooks, Annika (Anneke) Wills and David Hemmings play the young, bored rebels "living for kicks" in this key British film from the early 1960s. Some People is featured here as a brand-new High Definition restoration from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.

Young and bored, Johnnie, Bill and Bert are teenaged tearaways whose only interests are motorbikes and rock music. When they are banned from riding and fined heavily, they become convinced that society has no use for them. But a choirmaster finds them playing rock on a church organ and, for some of them at least, there seems to be a way out of a no-hope situation.
With thanks to StudioCanal.

A Hard Day's Night (1964): Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. This film, in which the bandmates play slapstick versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever. Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester (The Knack . . . and How to Get It) and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems—including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell”—A Hard Day’s Night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.
With thanks to Janus Films.

With special intro by writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed (author of the new BFI Classics book A Hard Day's Night) with copies of her new book for sale at the event.

This South West Silents event is presented in collaboration with BFI Audience Network as part of the RIP IT UP season and Bloomsbury Publishing.