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CINEMA Forest of Bliss 9.15pm Robert Gardner, USA, 1986, 90m documentary An unsparing yet redemptive account of the griefs, passions and frequent joys that punctuate daily life in Varanasi, India’s holiest Hindu city, from one sunrise to the next, creating a wholly authentic sense of participation in the experiences examined by the film. Presented in association with Canongate Books. Thanks to Sukhdev Sandhu, Gareth Evans and Vinod Gadher. Friday 27 November Double Bill Female Agents (15) 6.00pm (Les Femmes de l’ombre) Jean-Paul Salome, France, 2008, 120m subtitles Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu, Marie Gillain It’s May 1944. A fire-woman commando unit parachutes into occupied France on a daring and dangerous mission to protect the secret of the D-Day landings and eliminate the head of Germany counter-intelligence. An action-packed tribute to the real-life espionage operatives whose exploits inspired the film. Army of Crime Army of Crime (15) 8.20pm (L'armee du crime) Robert Guediguian, France, 2009, 138m subtitles Simon Abkarian, Virginie Ledoyen, Robinson Stevenin Set in Paris in 1941. The film follows poet Missak Manouchian as he leads a group of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. Saturday 28 November Double Bill Female Agents (15) 1.00pm Army of Crime (15) 3.20pm Female Agents (15) 6.00pm Army of Crime (15) 8.20pm Please see Friday 27 November for details. Sunday 29 November 6th London Kurdish Film Festival Short Film Programme (PG) 12 noon A selection of short films by Kurdish directors from around the world will open the event. For the complete list of films please check www.lkff.co.uk and look for the Riverside link. Sunday 29 November 6th London Kurdish Film Festival Single Bill Hope (PG) 1.00pm (Hevî) Petter Næss, Sweden/Norway/Germany, 2007, 88m subtitles Ali Abdulsalam, Mehmet Aras, Kajsa Bergqvist A young Kurdish boy, Azad, mistakenly arrives in Sweden on his way to Germany. Surrounded by a strange new culture and a language he cannot understand he is isolated and lonely. However, with help from a spaced-out hot dog vendor, the coolest guy in school and world athletics champion Kajsa Bergqvist, he sets out to be reunited with his family. Sunday 29 November 6th Kurdish Film Festival Single Bill The Legend of Kawa the Blacksmith (PG) 2.50pm (Efsaneya Kawayê Hesinkar) Havi Ibrahim/Stuart Palmer, UK, 2008, 54m with Kurdish subtitles, animation This film is one of the most famous Kurdish legends and tells the story of the Kurdish New Year (Newroz) and the birth of a nation. King Zohak, ruler of Mesopotamia, is tricked by the evil demon Ahriman and cursed. Two large black snakes grow from his shoulders and he is wracked with terrible pain, a pain that will only go away if the snakes are fed the brains of children. Sunday 29 November 6th Kurdish Film Festival Single Bill No One Knows About the Persian Cats (PG) 4.10pm (Haya tu kesî ji Pisikên Iranî nîn e) Bahman Ghobadi, Iran, 2009, 106m subtitles Negar Shaghaghi, Ashkan Koushanejad, Hamed Behdad Babak Mirzakhani Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Prize in 2009, this film by internationally renowned Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadi was shot in just seventeen days. It follows two teenage underground band members as they attempt to leave Iran to perform in Europe. Sunday 29 November 6th Kurdish Film Festival Single Bill Whisper with the Wind (15) 6.20pm (Pisepiskirina digel ba) Shahram Alidi, Kurdistan/Iraq, 2009, 77m subtitles Fakher Mohammad Barzani, Maryam Boubani, Omer Chawshin This film won numerous awards at Cannes in 2009. It tells the story of an old man, Mam Baldar, who for many years travelled between the mountainous villages in Kurdish Iraq, recording and delivering people’s messages. One day he gets a request from a high-ranking commander and his journey to a far-off valley begins. Sunday 29 November 6th Kurdish Film Festival Single Bill Storm (12) 7.40pm (Bahoz) Kazım Öz, Turkey, 2008, 156m subtitles Cahit Gök, Havin Funda Saç, Selim Akgül Cemal passes his university entrance exam and moves from his remote village to the bustle of Istanbul. Here, his experiences allow him to realize his own identity and he becomes involved with a Kurdish youth group. These young Kurdish people begin to dream of huge changes within the world around them. When the seeds of “revolution” appear, this youthful and dynamic energy turns into action. Monday 30 November Single Bill Katalin Varga (15) 9.00pm Peter Strickland, Romania/UK/Hungary, 54m subtitles Hilda Péter, Tibor Pálffy, Norbert Tankó Banished by her husband and her village after being raped, Katalin Varga is left with no other choice but to set out on a quest to find the real father of her son. “The atmosphere and execution is nothing short of remarkable.” Little White Lies December Tuesday 1 December Double Bill Inherit the Wind (PG) 6.30pm Stanley Kramer, USA, 1960, 128m Spencer Tracy, Frederick March, Gene Kelly Based on a real life case in 1925; two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. A classic. Creation (PG) 9.00pm Jon Amiel, UK, 2009, 108m Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Northam A screen adaptation of Randal Keyne’s book “Alice’s Box”. The film focuses on the Charles Darwin moral dilemmas as he forms his ideas to his book “The Origin of Species”. He tries to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with his religious wife.
Wednesday 2 December Shane Meadows Double Bill A Room for Romeo Brass (15) 7.15pm Shane Meadows, UK, 1999, 90m Andrew Shim, Ben Marshall, Paddy Considine Romeo (Shim) is a jolly lad who lives next door to his best friend Knocks (Marshall). The boys are inseparable until the dynamics are upset by Morrell (Considine) who takes Romeo under his wing. Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (15) 9.05pm Shane Meadows, UK, 2009, 71m Paddy Considine, Scor-zay-zee, The Arctic Monkeys Fifteen years ago a roadie named Donk seemed to have it all. Now his life is shit so he decides to take rapper Scorzay-zee with him on a road trip that he hopes will change their lives forever. “A monumental mockumentary from Brit cinema’s premier director/actor double act. True, daft, emotional, hilarious.” Empire Thursday 3 December Bulgarian Double Bill Wagner (15) 6.45pm Andrei Slabakov, Bulgaria, 1998, 100m subtitles Ernestina Shinova, Naum Shopov, Julia Ognjanova Elena’s job is working on the percussion press Wagner built in 1933. This is a tragic comedy about the absurdity of one day in her life, in which her dream comes true. Wagner This month 6th London Kurdish Film Festival 29 November Launched in 2001 by a group of volunteers, this first ever Kurdish Film Festival to be established worldwide showcases a selection of the best Kurdish films of all genres from Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and the rest of the world. Between 2001 and 2009 the Festival has been attended by thousands of people from extremely diverse ethnic and social backgrounds. This year the Festival has grown significantly and will now take place in six venues across London in order to reach a wider audience. Thirst (18) 8.30pm (Bakjwi) Chan-wook Park, Korea, 2009, 133m subtitles Kang-ho Song, Ok-vin Kim, Hae-sook Kim A devoted priest from a small town volunteers for a medical experiment which fails and turns him into a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood he begins an affair with the wife of a childhood friend. Thirst Whisper with the Wind It’s A Wonderful Life (U) 3.45pm Frank Capra, USA, 1946, 129m James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore The Christmas classic. A man is prevented from committing suicide by an elderly angel who takes him back through his life to show him what good he has done. Meet Me in St. Louis (U) 6.15pm It’s A Wonderful Life (U) 8.30pm Please see above for details. Hindemith (15) 8.45pm Andrei Slabakov, Bulgaria, 2006, 100m subtitles Ernestina Shinova, Dejan Dejanov, Peter Slabakov Two very similar families are settling in two identical houses in a new fashionable neighbourhood built near a complex of panel-apartment buildings. Step by step they find out how similar they are and step by step they come to hate each other. Friday 4 December Chan-wook Park Double Bill Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (18) 6.15pm (Chinjeolhan geumjassi) Chan-wook Park, Korea, 2005, 112m subtitles Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Anne Cordiner Lee Geum-ja goes to prison for the murder and abduction of a child on behalf of her accomplice, only to find out that he has betrayed her. Upon her release she finally sets out to seek revenge. Saturday 5 December Chan-wook Park Double Bill Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (18) 1.15pm Thirst (18) 3.30pm Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (18) 6.15pm Thirst (18) 8.30pm Please see Friday 4 December for details. Sunday 6 December Riverside Classic Double Bill Meet Me in St. Louis (U) 1.30pm Vincente Minnelli, USA, 1944, 113m Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor A story of family life set in turn-of-the century America when society was about to change. This is one of cinema’s most delightful exercises in nostalgia and one of the greatest musicals. Monday 7 December Riverside Classic Double Bill Meet Me in St. Louis (U) 6.15pm It’s A Wonderful Life (U) 8.30pm Please see Sunday 6 December for details. Tuesday 8 December Single Bill Born in 68 (15) 7.30pm (Nés en 68) Jacques Martineau/Olivier Ducastel, France, 2008, 173m subtitles Laetitia Casta, Yannick Renier, Yann Trégouët The film follows a band of young Parisians from the May 68 student riots. Over the years we see their Left Wing ideals slowly chipped away. Wednesday 9 December Riverside Classic Double Bill The Third Man (15) 6.45pm Carol Reed, UK, 1949, 103m Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli War-torn Vienna and an American writer arrives looking for his friend Harry Lime. An irresistible romantic thriller.
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