Film: Soundtrack to a Coup d' État
Tonight was film again. So, what I came up with was Soundtrack to a Coup d' État , a fascinating documentary about events in the UN in 1960, with the entry of a host of newly independent African nations, shifting the balance of power. We get Khrushchev banging his fist, we get Eisenhower - and we get a political assassination . Lots of shenanigans - and all to a rocking jazz soundtrack. Showing in the ICA . I left a little later than intended, but the bus fairly flew - until we were nearly at my stop , when we hit horribly heavy traffic. When we were finally let off, happily, Google Maps had provided me with a terrific little shortcut, down Spring Gardens , then onto a pedestrian passageway that took me straight to the Mall . So handy - albeit there was a chap pissing in the corner. And wouldn't you know it, I made it on time! Had to queue for a ticket, then slipped into the cinema behind another couple, and sat in the same row as they did, which was mostly empty,