85 mins |
Rated
G
Presenting you limited screenings of this classic film as part of our Classics at The Vic series!
Chemist Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) is at a crossroads in his career. He's been trying to invent a long-lasting clothing fiber, but his unreasonable demands for high-end equipment have gotten him fired from job after job. Finally, Sidney creates a white suit that is impervious to the elements -- it cannot stain or wrinkle. At first he is celebrated as a hero but, soon enough, big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
In 2014 The Guardian included this satirical science fiction comedy as one of the twenty best British science fiction films.
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Presenting you limited screenings of this classic film as part of our Classics at The Vic series!
Chemist Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) is at a crossroads in his career. He's been trying to invent a long-lasting clothing fiber, but his unreasonable demands for high-end equipment have gotten him fired from job after job. Finally, Sidney creates a white suit that is impervious to the elements -- it cannot stain or wrinkle. At first he is celebrated as a hero but, soon enough, big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
In 2014 The Guardian included this satirical science fiction comedy as one of the twenty best British science fiction films.