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New Films Finding Nemo Fri 29 March – Thu 11 April While the words ‘3D retrofit’ might strike terror into the hearts of most purists, we can’t think of a better film to get this special treatment than Finding Nemo. Celebrating its tenth birthday this year, this classic animation never gets old. It will be wonderful to see a new generation of children introduced to its charms. Little Nemo is clownfish who is starting his first day of school. Despite his over-protective dad Marlin watching cautiously nearby, Nemo is kidnapped and forced on an unexpected journey of survival. He is helped along the way by some unexpected friends, including a nosy pelican and Bruce the shark. Meanwhile Marlin teams up with the scatterbrained Dory to search desperately for his son across Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. You’ll be entranced by the beautiful sea colours and creatures as much as the heart-warming story at the heart of Finding Nemo. Told with action and excitement and suitable for the whole family, the film also features some of the best voice work since Toy Story with a cast including Albert Brooks, Geoffrey Rush, Barry Humphries (aka Dame Edna Everage), Ellen DeGeneres and Willem Dafoe. Dirs: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich USA 2003 / 1h40m / Digital 3D / U Bring a Baby screening Thu 11 April, 10:30 4 www.dca.org.uk Side Effects Fri 29 March – Thu 4 April Steven Soderbergh has announced that Side Effects is the last film he plans to direct before turning his creative talents to painting, writing, theatre and television. Fans of his astute social commentary and taut filmmaking style won’t be disappointed by his swan song, a gripping film about the complex relationship between doctors, patients and the industry built up around anti-depressants in the United States. The enigmatic Rooney Mara (star of the English language version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) plays Emily, a young woman with anxiety issues. Her husband has just been released from prison after a stint for insider trading. Emily has lost everything: a baby, the life of luxury her husband promised her and her joy for life. A failed suicide attempt brings her into the care of psychiatrist Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), who quickly prescribes a new drug which initially seems to have a miraculous effect. But when Emily commits a violent act while sleepwalking, it is Doctor Banks’ world that begins to fall apart. A well crafted psychological thriller which poses some provocative questions about our drug-dependent society, Side Effects is full of surprises, including Catherine Zeta-Jones in a dramatic role. We certainly hope this isn’t the last we see of Soderbergh’s storytelling talents. Dir: Steven Soderbergh USA 2013 / 1h46m / Digital / 15
Beyond the Hills Dupa dealuri Fri 29 March – Thu 4 April Cristian Mungiu put Romanian filmmaking on the map with the gruelling 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. He makes a welcome return to our screens with Beyond the Hills, an astonishing portrait of a young nun whose life is thrown into turmoil by the appearance of an old childhood friend, disrupting the cloistered community she lives in. Slowly and methodically, Mungiu uses the daily life of the religious order to explore the schism which exists between the spiritual and the secular as well as the tension between individual freedom and group mentality. Situated in a remote Moldavian landscape, the monastery where the action takes place consists of a simple chapel and a few huts without electricity or running water. The nuns are supervised by a stern priest whom they refer to as ‘Papa’. Voichita (Cosmina Stratan) is one of the most devoted of the group, but her faith is tested by the arrival of Alina (Cristina Flutur) who has returned from Germany and tries to convince her to leave the order. The girls, who grew up together in an orphanage, have a deep and complicated bond. Alina refuses to submit to the order’s request for piety and penance, and the judgement and punishment handed down to her by those in power is shocking. The film’s visual look, attention to detail, pacing and naturalistic performances all combine to create a very real sense of the lives led by these religious women. Based on a real-life incident, Beyond the Hills is as gripping as any horror film and as rewarding as any drama you will see this year. The two lead actresses (both in their debut performances) deservedly shared the Best Actress prize at Cannes last year. Dir: Cristian Mungiu Romania / France / Belgium 2012 / 2h17m / Digital / 12A Romanian with English subtitles Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House Of God Fri 29 March – Thu 4 April Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) tackles the uncompromising, silent facade of the Vatican and its response to claims of sexual abuse in this powerful new work. The film opens with the case of Father Lawrence Murphy, the director of St John’s School for the Deaf in Milwaukee. Four of his ex-pupils recall their numerous attempts to notify the Church and local authorities of the abuse they suffered at his hands while attending the school. Their early attempts to expose clerical abuse to local law agencies were met with scepticism and disregarded. Their repeated efforts to highlight their plight to Vatican authorities were met with a universal response of silence, secrecy and suppression. Gibney deftly moves from the microcosm of Milwaukee to explore a macrocosm of global clerical abuse, all serving to reveal a familiar pattern of concealment, vehement denial and on occasion reluctant admission. Through a number of interviews Gibney shows how the church conducts itself in the wake of accusations, tracing responses damningly upwards through the Vatican’s hierarchy of offices. This is a poignant, shocking film that demonstrates the power of the documentary form. Following the retirement of Pope Benedict XVI, Mea Maxima Culpa reveals the challenges his successor will face if he is to tackle the culture of silence and complicity within the Vatican. Dir: Alex Gibney USA 2012 / 1h46m / Digital / 15 Senior Citizen Kane Club screening Thu 4 April, 10:30 Tickets 01382 909 900 5
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