Cult Classics: Blood Simple (Directors Cut)

Cult Classics with Venus Mantrap dives into the world of sharp, edgy films and beloved fan favourites.

Each event features a pre-screening live performance by Venus in our beautiful art deco Arc Cinema.

1984 | R18+ | 96 mins | USA | D: Joel and Ethan Coen

Abby (Frances McDormand) is married to a menacing Texas bar owner Julian (Dan Hedaya) but has fallen in love with the barman (John Getz). When Julian hires a private detective (M Emmet Walsh) to intervene, suspicion, misunderstanding and paranoia take over.

Guns, bodies, betrayal and Stetsons combine in the dark modern noir that announced the singular talent of Joel and Ethan Coen.

‘As black, sinful and nasty as a weekful of Hitchcocks, this is as fresh and intoxicating now as it was back then. In a word: deadly.’ – Empire



Our Cult Classics screenings are often interactive and always full of laughs and surprises. Leave your serious side at home and enjoy a movie night with a twist. And probably a shimmy.