Free movie tickets – several available

Flinders staff are invited to complimentary preview screenings of The Professor and the Madman starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn, at either the Regal or Nova theatre in February, thanks to Transmission Films.

In cinemas February 20, the advance sessions will screen on 5 February and 12 February next year. A number of tickets are available to Flinders staff, so register now to download your tickets –  https://www.showfilmfirst.com/pin/892933.

Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious, and revolutionary projects ever undertaken. Professor James Murray (Mel Gibson) took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled, but knew it would take him and his team over a century to assemble all known definitions. However, by ‘crowd sourcing’ the work, it could be compiled in mere decades.

As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee led by Professor Murray, discovered that one man, Dr W C Minor (Sean Penn), had submitted more than ten thousand words. When the committee insisted on honouring him, a shocking truth came to light – Dr Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was a convicted murderer and being held at an asylum for the criminally insane.

View the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5HqMbxJR1Y

If staff require any assistance with downloading tickets please contact helpANZ@showfilmfirst.com.

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