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CINEMA Cinema March Monday 1 March Double Bill The 400 Blows (15) 7.00pm (Le Quatre Cents Coups) Francois Truffaut, France, 1959, 94m subtitles Jean-Pierre Leaud, Albert Remy, Claire Maurier Truffaut’s first feature was based on his own deprived childhood. A twelve year old boy, neglected by his mother and stepfather, plays truant and takes to crime. The film was awarded the Best Director prize at Cannes in 1959 and helped launch the “nouvelle vague”. Treeless Mountain (PG) 8.55pm So Yong Kim, USA/Korea, 89m subtitles Kim Hee-yeon, Kim Song-hee, Chae Gil Byung When their mother needs to leave in order to find their estranged father, seven-year-old Jin and her younger sister, Bin, are left to live with their callous aunt for the summer with only a small piggybank and their mother’s promise to return when it is full. The two girls are forced to adapt. Treeless Mountain Tuesday 2 March Meryl Streep Single Bill Julie & Julia (12A) 6.30pm Nora Ephron, USA, 2009, 123m Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci Based on two true stories the film focuses on the lives of two women. Celebrated chef Julia Child’s (Streep) story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger, Julie Powell’s (Adams) 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book. Nominated for 2010 BAFTA. Winner of Golden Globe for Best Actress. Tuesday 2 March Meryl Streep Single Bill It’s Complicated (15) 8.55pm Nancy Meyers, USA, 2007, 120m Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin Jane (Streep) owns a thriving bakery/ restaurant and has three kids. As a long time divorcee she has an amicable relationship with her ex-husband (Baldwin). Things get complicated when they both find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation. One film: £7.50 (£6.50 concs.) Two films: £12 (£10 concs.) It’s Complicated Wednesday 3 March Double Bill The Last King of Scotland (15) 6.30pm Kevin Macdonald, UK, 2006, 123m Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington In an incredible twist of fate a young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan (McAvoy), on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world’s most barbaric figures and becomes his closest advisor. Mugabe and the White African (TBC) 8.55pm Lucy Bailey/Andrew Thompson, UK, 2009, 90m documentary “A very local and often suffocating portrait of a disappearing way of life in Zimbabwe filmed in secret and under the threat of violence. The filmmakers spent time with the Campbells who are fighting to keep their property in the face of the Zanu PF Government’s decision to redistribute land.” Time Out Thursday 4 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal Double Bill Kinematograph (15) 7.00pm Tomasz Baginski, Poland, 2009, 12m subtitles Francis is an inventor. He hopes his new invention will change the world, but he has forgotten about one thing: dreams always cost too much. He has focused only on himself and his work and realizes the gravity of the situation when it is too late. Reverse (15) 7.15pm Borys Lankosz, Poland, 2009, 101m subtitles Agata Buzek, Marcin Dorocinski, Krystyna Janda A darkly comic story of three generations of Polish women and the mysterious young man whose presence sparks a series of surprising events that change all of their lives. Followed by a Q & A with director Borys Lankosz and producer Jerzy Kapuscinski. Reverse Mugabe and the White African Friday 5 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal Double Bill Hanoi-Warsaw (15) 6.15pm Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, Poland, 2009, 30m subtitles A young Vietnamese woman, Mai Anh, illegally enters Poland through the border with Ukraine. Now she has to reach Warsaw, where she is to join her boyfriend and start her dream life. My Flesh, My Blood (18) 6.45pm Marcin Wrona, Poland, 2009 91m subtitles Eryk Lubosz, Luu De Ly Igor is a boxer who has quit the ring because of serious brain damage from repeated blows to the head. Yien Ha is a Vietnamese immigrant who works in a small ethnic restaurant. He wants to have a child so that he can leave something of himself behind; she needs a work permit to stay in Poland. They come to an understanding.
My Flesh, My Blood This month Kinoteka: 8th Polish Film Festiwal 4 – 21 March Zero Friday 5 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal Double Bill A Story of a Missing Car (15) 8.45pm Grzegorz Jaroszuk, Poland, 2008, 12m subtitles At first it’s loud. Then it’s really quiet. This is a film about a strange family. Zero (18) 9.00pm Pawel Borowski, Poland, 2009, 110m subtitles Robert Wieckiewicz, Kamila Baar A business man does not suspect that his answer to a phone call will set in motion a stream of incidents which would affect the fate of others. This is the beginning of a multi-plot story, where the fortunes of several characters are interlaced as a consequence of their decisions. Saturday 6 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal Roman Polanski: Shorts (15) 3.00pm Break Up the Dance Roman Polanski, Poland, 1957, 9m subtitles Elaborate party preparations are made in time for the arrival of the guests. Everyone is having a good time, until a group of hooligans decide to enter the party uninvited. Two Men and a Wardrobe Roman Polanski, Poland, 1958, 15m subtitles Two men come out of the sea carrying a large wardrobe. Lugging the furniture through town, they find that not only is help difficult to come by, but that the townspeople are aggressively hostile. When Angels Fall Roman Polanski, Poland, 1959, 21m subtitles An old woman works in the men’s lavatory in the basement of a public building. The sound of footsteps on the floor above brings back memories. Mammal Roman Polanski, Poland, 1963, 10m subtitles In a barren landscape of ice and snow, two men and a sleigh set out on an absurd voyage. Approximate running time: 55m The Festiwal returns to the capital with a stellar line up, offering the cream of contemporary fiction features as well as illuminating documentaries, innovative shorts and animation. Special treats are a Roman Polanski retrospective – accompanied by an exhibition of film posters – and live music plus Q & As. Organised by the Polish Cultural Institute. kinoteka.org.uk Saturday 6 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal - Roman Polanski Documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (15) 4.20pm Marina Zenovich, Poland, 2008, 99m subtitles Thirty years ago, Roman Polanski was convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. After serving forty-two days in prison, he fled the US and has never returned. Zenovich’s documentary reopens this complex and controversial case and challenges many of the myths which have built up around it. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Saturday 6 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal Single Bill Operation Danube (15) 6.10pm Jacek Glomb, Poland, 2009, 104m subtitles Zbigniew Zamachowski, Jiri Menzel A comic tale of a tank squadron separated behind enemy lines from its troops during the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. A team of idealistic, but incompetent, soldiers set out proudly in their tank “Ladybug” only to end up crashing into a beer tavern in a small Czech town. A fantastic cast including some of Poland’s best actors and the famous Czech New Wave director, Jiri Menzel. Saturday 6 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal Single Bill All That I Love (15) 8.20pm Jacek Borcuch, Poland, 2009, 95m subtitles Mariusz Kosciukiewicz, Olga Frycz, Andrzej Chyra Poland 1981. Behind the Iron Curtain, Janek forms ATIL (“All That I Love”), a punk-rock band whose songs express frustration with socialism and a desire for freedom. He finds love with Basia, whose father is part of the Solidarity movement and disapproves of Janek’s military family. When growing social turmoil leads to martial law, ATIL’s music has serious repercussions for his family members, lovers, and friends. The film will be followed by a Q & A with the director Jacek Borcuch. All That I Love Case Unknown Sunday 7 March Kinoteka 8th Polish Film Festiwal Single Bill Before Twilight (15) 2.00pm Jacek Blawut, Poland, 2008, 100m subtitles Jan Nowicki, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Nina Andrycz This heartwarming tale follows the residents of the Retirement Home for Actors as they are awakened by the vitality and enthusiasm of actor and elderly gallant Jerzy, and his ambitious plan to stage Goethe’s “Faust”. It is a film about love, the passage of time, and actors – their eccentricities and their dreams about appearing on the stage for one, albeit probably, last time.
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