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CINEMAWednesday 18 March Single BillA Christmas Tale (15) 8.00pm(Un Conte de Noel: Roubaix!)Arnaud Desplechin, France, 2008, 152m subtitlesCatherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Anne ConsignyAt a Christmas family gatheringthe large clan has to decide whowill give their mother the bonemarrowtransplant she needs. Herrelationships with her sons anddaughter, however, are fraught.A tragic-comic ensemble piecefeaturing most of France’s actingtalent. “Complex, ludicrous, surprising,distinguished, profound, cruel, funny andhumane.” – Film ReviewThursday 19 March Double Bill1 Giant Leap (18) 7.00pmDuncan Bridgeman/Jamie Catto, UK, 2002, 75m“Divided into a number of chapters thisbeautifully shot and finely edited docmeanders through several continents,alighting on a selection of affectingstatements from a host of fascinatingcharacters along the way. It’s allaccompanied by a constant stream of eclecticand truly uplifting music. A mesmerising,elating and thought-provoking documenton the current state of humanity. Watch it,wonder and possibly even weep.” - Time OutWhat About Me? (15) 8.35pmDuncan Bridgeman/Jamie Catto, UK, 2008, 85mPreview screening. The film is an inspiringand alarming look at our collectiveinsanity: how we are ego-driven, needyin relationships, insatiable in desire andaddicted to status. Featuring, amongstothers, Noam Chomsky, Stephen Fry, AlanisMorissette, Baaba Maal and Tim Robbins.There will be a Q & A with thedirectors and cinematographerafter the screening.What About Me?A Christmas TaleFriday 20 MarchGus van Sant Double BillMy Own Private Idaho (18) 6.30pmGus van Sant, USA, 1991, 103mRiver Pheonix, Keanu Reeves, James RussoMike, a male prostitute and narcoleptic,meets Scott who is rebelling against hiswealthy family by working the streets.The two decide to search for Mike’slong lost mother; their journey takesthem first to Idaho and then to Italy.Milk (15) 8.35pmGus van Sant, USA, 2008, 128mSean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh BrolinThe powerful and inspiring story ofCalifornia’s first openly gay electedofficial: Harvey Milk. The film chartsthe last eight years of Harvey’s life.“A briskly-told, warmly humanistic andstirring portrait.” – Screen InternationalMilkSaturday 21 March Kinoteka 7thPolish Film Festiwal Double BillJerzy Skolimowski RetrospectiveIdentification Marks: None (15)2.30pm (Rysopis)Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, 1964, 80m subtitlesJerzy Skolimowski, Elzbieta CzyzewskaThis revolutionary film wasimmediately acclaimed by critics asheralding a ‘Polish New Wave’. Madeon a piecemeal budget during his yearsat the Lodz Film School, Skolimowskiused the film stock available to himfor student exercises to completehis feature directorial debut. Thefilm features Skolimowski himself inthe main role, as the immature andpurposeless Andrzej Leszczyc.Walkover (15) 4.10pm (Walkower)Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, 1965, 77m subtitlesJerzy Skolimowski, Aleksandra ZawieruszankaSkolimowski returns as AndrzejLeszczyc, the restless, alienatedoutsider from his first feature“Identification Marks: None”. Andrzejdecides to enter a boxing tournamentdespite the fact that the odds are verymuch against him. The night beforethe fight he encounters Teresa, a girlhe knew at university before hewas expelled.WalkoverSaturday 21 March Double BillMy Own Private Idaho (18) 6.30pmMilk (15) 8.35pmPlease see Friday 20 March for details.Sunday 22 March Kinoteka 7thPolish Film Festiwal Double BillJerzy Skolimowski RetrospectiveBarrier (15) 2.00pm (Bariera)Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, 1966, 84m subtitlesJan Nowicki, Joanna Szczerbic“Barrier” is Skolimowski’s third filmand the most acclaimed of his earlyworks. A university graduate leaves acold campus for a new life armed witha suitcase, a coin he won from a friend,and the old sword given by his father. Itis a film about two generations who havedifferent feelings about the war; theolder generation keeps imposing theiremotions on the young, like passing onthe sword once used in battles.Hands Up! (15) 3.45pm(Rece do gory)Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland, 1967/1981, 90m subtitlesJerzy Skolimowski, Joanna Szczerbic,Tadeusz LomnickiThe film begins with a sci-fi motif:abstract images and electronic music.Then the viewer is taken from theruins of Lebanon back into the past,featuring a score of Polish actorsin a setting resembling Kantor’sexperimental theatre. The story isa probing investigation of a groupof young physicians who recall theiruniversity days during the Stalinistperiod while meeting at a classreunion. Originally completed in 1967,the film was not released in the Westuntil 1981 after Skolimowski re-editedit and added new colour footage.Sunday 22 March CelebrateCinematography Double BillBlack Narcissus (PG) 6.00pmMichael Powell/Emeric Pressburger, UK, 1947, 101mDeborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Flora RobsonThe story of the tensions amongsta group of Anglo-Catholic nuns inthe Himalayas. An intensely stylisedproduction and one of the mostpowerful melodramas in Englishcinema. Academy Award winner 1947.
Rebecca (PG) 8.00pmAlfred Hitchcock, USA, 1940, 131mJoan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, George Sanders“Hitchcock’s dark story of a naïve bridehaunted by her husband’s first wife.” – Metro.Academy Award winner 1940.Monday 23 March Double BillWomen of the Dunes (18) 6.00pm(Suna no onna)Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japan, 1964, 127m subtitlesEiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Hiroko ItoAn entomologist finds an attractivewidow living at the bottom of a sandpiton a deserted beach. He becomes herprisoner, endlessly shovelling sand andavoiding being engulfed. A symbolic,erotic drama.Tokyo Sonata (12A) 8.30pmKiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan, 2008, 119m subtitlesTeruyuki Kagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Yu KoyanagiA Japanese businessman, husbandand father of two unexpectedly loseshis job. Unable to break the news hedresses up every morning and pretendsto go to work. His charade, however,causes him to lose control as a patriarchand create a deep divide betweenhim and his family. An allegory ofcontemporary Japanese anxieties and achilling portrait of alienation.Tokyo SonataTuesday 24 March Double BillDownfall (12A) 6.00pm(Der Untergang)Oliver Hirschbiegel, Germany, 2004, 155m subtitlesBruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna HarfouchTraudl Junge (Lara), the last secretaryto Adolf Hitler (Ganz) describes theNazi dictator’s final days in his Berlinbunker at the end of WWII.Valkyrie (12A) 8.55pm (Walküre)Bryan Singer, USA/Germany, 2008, 120mTom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill NighyThe film is based on the true storyof a group of Nazi officers who grewopposed to Hitler’s murderous pursuitsand made several attempts to kill himduring the late stages of WWII. A tautand effective historical thriller.This month29 March, 12 Noon – 10.30pmDocHouse has picked five award-winning documentaries from the2008/9 world film festivals to be screened in this unmissable oneday event. These must-see documentaries have been selected fortheir insight and innovation and offer a concentrated overviewof the independent global market. With so little opportunityto see quality international documentary in the UK, this is anessential programme, whether you are a documentary professional,filmmaker, student or simply an enthusiast who wants to gaininsight into the world around you. In between screenings therewill be time to meet friends, filmmakers and colleagues forinformal discussion in the lively Riverside Bar and Kitchen.Tickets £18 for the full day or any double bill for £7.50ValkyriePick of the FestsWednesday 25 March Single BillThe Curious Case ofBenjamin Button (12A) 7.30pmDavid Fincher, USA, 2008, 166mBrad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia OrmondThe film is adapted from the 1920sstory by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a manwho is born in his eighties and agesbackwards. We follow his story set inNew Orleans from the end of World WarI in 1918 into the 21st century. The filmis an extraordinary and moving epic.The Curious Caseof Benjamin ButtonThursday 26 March Single BillThe Curious Case ofBenjamin Button (12A) 7.30pmPlease see Wednesday 25 March for details.Friday 27 MarchWoody Allen Double BillManhattan (15) 7.00pmWoody Allen, USA, 1979, 96mWoody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl StreepA lyrical hymn to one of the world’sgreat cities. This is one of Allen’s mostmature films, perfect in the beauty ofcinematographer Gordon Willis’ NewYork skyline and the Gershwin score.Vicky Cristina Barcelona (12A) 8.55pmWoody Allen, USA/Spain, 2008, 98mScarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Javier BardemTwo girlfriends on holiday in Spainbecome enamoured with the samepainter, unaware that his beautiful,insane ex-wife is about to enter thepicture. A beguiling tragi-comedy.Vicky CristnaBarcelonaSaturday 28 MarchWoody Allen Double BillManhattan (15) 1.30pmVicky Cristina Barcelona (12A) 3.25pmManhattan (15) 7.00pmVicky Cristina Barcelona (12A) 8.55pmPlease see Friday 27 March for details.
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