Bangkok’s House Samyan cinema has announced the films in this year’s House Classics season. The theme this time is The Edge, and the film selection features two controversial titles by Stanley Kubrick (A Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut) and two Alfred Hitchcock masterpieces (Psycho and Vertigo).
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò is also included, which is a result of the liberalisation of Thai film censorship that has been apparent since 2024. Unsurprisingly rated ‘20’, it will be shown on 22nd–24th and 29th–31st May, and 6th June.
The lineup for The Edge was revealed in a trailer for the season, which was played after a surprise screening of A Clockwork Orange this evening. (The reveal of each film drew cheers and applause from the audience.) A Clockwork Orange will be shown again on 15th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th, and 31st May.
Psycho was previously shown at Scala in 2016, at Cinema Winehouse in 2018, and at Bangkok Screening Room in 2019. Psycho will be shown in its uncut version, following its restoration in 2019.
Vertigo was voted the greatest film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound critics’ poll. It was screened at the Thai Film Archive in 2021, at Cinema Winehouse in 2018, and at Bangkok Screening Room in 2016.
A Clockwork Orange was previously shown at the Thai Film Archive and Scala in 2019, at Cinema Winehouse in 2018, and at Thammasat University in 2014. It was also screened earlier this year at Arcadia.
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò is also included, which is a result of the liberalisation of Thai film censorship that has been apparent since 2024. Unsurprisingly rated ‘20’, it will be shown on 22nd–24th and 29th–31st May, and 6th June.
The lineup for The Edge was revealed in a trailer for the season, which was played after a surprise screening of A Clockwork Orange this evening. (The reveal of each film drew cheers and applause from the audience.) A Clockwork Orange will be shown again on 15th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th, and 31st May.
Psycho was previously shown at Scala in 2016, at Cinema Winehouse in 2018, and at Bangkok Screening Room in 2019. Psycho will be shown in its uncut version, following its restoration in 2019.
Vertigo was voted the greatest film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound critics’ poll. It was screened at the Thai Film Archive in 2021, at Cinema Winehouse in 2018, and at Bangkok Screening Room in 2016.
A Clockwork Orange was previously shown at the Thai Film Archive and Scala in 2019, at Cinema Winehouse in 2018, and at Thammasat University in 2014. It was also screened earlier this year at Arcadia.