Jim and Hilda Bloggs’ peaceful retirement in the English countryside is destroyed after a nuclear strike turns their home and its surroundings into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Cut off from the world, they soon discover that the government-issued pamphlets on which they rely offer little protection from the bomb’s deadly effects. Premiering in 1986, this bleak yet tenderly comedic work remains one of that decade’s most powerful representations of the futility of nuclear war. Based on Briggs’ 1982 graphic novel and featuring
music by David Bowie and Roger Waters, the film showcases Murakami’s innovative style, which combines cel animation, newsreel footage, and model backgrounds. This film will be screened in 35mm