Seven Nights of 007: Casino Royale (M) PRESENTED IN 35MM FILM

Seven Nights of 007: Casino Royale (M, 2006) at The Revival House Perth

James Bond (Daniel Craig) has just earned his double-0 status and his first assignment is to bankrupt Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), a private banker to terrorists, in a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale in Montenegro. If Le Chiffre loses, he'll be vulnerable to his creditors and forced to seek asylum with MI6 in exchange for information. Bond is partnered with Treasury agent Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), whose intelligence and sharp wit make her unlike any woman he's encountered. As the poker game progresses and the stakes escalate, Bond must outplay Le Chiffre while navigating assassination attempts, poisoning, and torture. But the real danger emerges after the game, when Bond's growing feelings for Vesper become his greatest vulnerability, leading to a devastating betrayal that will define who James Bond becomes.

Director Martin Campbell reboots the franchise by stripping away gadgets and returning to Ian Fleming's original novel, creating the grittiest, most grounded Bond film. Daniel Craig's casting was controversial but his performance silenced critics—he makes Bond a blunt instrument, brutal and emotionally raw rather than smoothly invincible. The 2006 film opens with a stunning black-and-white sequence establishing Bond's ruthlessness, then delivers the breathtaking parkour chase that redefined action choreography. Eva Green matches Craig scene for scene, creating the franchise's most complex Bond girl. The poker sequences generate genuine tension through character rather than spectacle, while the torture scene doesn't flinch from Fleming's brutality. David Arnold's score modernizes the Bond sound, and the film's emotional conclusion gives weight to Bond's transformation into the cold professional. This is Bond reborn.

Original format and audio experience of this film faithfully reproduced by The Revival House. Presented in 35mm film unless noted otherwise.

When: Friday, June 19th at 7:20PM
Where: The Revival House at the Como Theatre
Rating: M (Moderate action violence)

Craig's brutal, emotionally raw Bond reboots the franchise - experience Campbell's gripping origin story in 35mm film.

Presented by: The Revival House Perth