“The Last Unicorn” Visits Guild Cinema


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The Last Unicorn – the 1982 animated film from Peter Beagle’s novel – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, June 21 – 1:00 pm only!

Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr & Jules Bass – 1982 – 92m – Valid for Punch Cards

Special thanks to Eyona Bella who will have special artist LAS UNICORN designs for sale!  Eyona is is an illustrator, animator, and crafter with almost 2 decades of experience in creative fields.  The most famous project she’s worked on is animation for the show Yo Gabba Gabba.  Her art spans a wide variety of mediums, from digital media to painting, papercraft, linocut, clay, and more.  Eyona draws inspiration from all aspects of life, with special interest in the weird and absurd.  She likes to surround herself with art and music and has a huge soft spot for vintage animation.  Eyona is currently working on several personal projects, including a cat-themed calendar she plans to release at the end of the year. 

The enchanted tale of The Last Unicorn!  Upon hearing that she may be the very last of her kind on Earth, a Unicorn (Mia Farrow) goes in search of others like her.  Her quest won’t be easy, as it leads her straight to the evil King Haggard (Christopher Lee) and his infamous Red Bull!  And the journey is made even more complicated when, to protect her from the envious wrath of Haggard, a spell is cast to turn the Unicorn into the Lady Amalthea, a beautiful, young human woman.  But with this new body comes new thoughts and feelings, such as love for Haggard’s son, Prince Lir (Jeff Bridges).  Will Amalthea get lost inside this new body?  Will she meet the fate of the other Unicorns?  Or will she be able to defeat Haggard and his Red Bull with the aid of her friends, Schmendrick the bumbling magician (Alan Arkin) and Molly Grue (Tammy Grimes)?

From Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass (The Hobbit), comes a magical adventure with an all-star cast, including Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, Christopher Lee, Alan Arkin, Tammy Grimes, Angela Lansbury, René Auberjonois and Robert Klein, and unforgettable songs from the rock band, America!  Based on the classic fantasy novel by Peter S. Beagle.

“Will endure as a film for reasons both intellectual and aesthetic.  It’s full of rich ideas and revisions of outdated, sexist stereotypes, and thereby feels more modern than many animated classics.” – Alex McLevy, AV Club

“We don’t see stories like this anymore.  In point of fact, we never did… which makes this movie all the more wonderful.” – Rob Vaux, Mania.com

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The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Ave NE in the Nob Hill area.

Website: GuildCinema.com