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Sun 27 June l 7.30pm
No Greater Love 1hr 45mins Cert PG
Dir: Michael Whyte
After ten years of correspondence, film maker Michael Whyte was given
unprecedented access to London’s monastery of the Most Holy Trinity. Founded in
1878, the monastery is home to the Discalced Order of Carmelite nuns who lead a
cloistered life dedicated to prayer and contemplation, rarely leaving their home. This
fascinating documentary provides a unique insight into the rituals of daily life inside,
from routine prayers to the production of communion wafers and hassocks and even
the weekly food shop on the internet.
Thurs 1 July l 7.30pm
Dogtooth 1hr 36 mins Cert 18 Greek w/subs
Dir. Giorgos Lanthimos. Cast: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley
In an isolated country house, three grown up children live a sheltered life completely
cut off from the outside world. Willing prisoners of their overprotective parents,
they are fed misinformation about the outside world through cassette tapes and
strange games. When their father pays a work colleague to visit the house to relieve
the son of his sexual urges, it sends their hermetically sealed world violently out of
control. Stylish, surreal and brilliantly inventive, this astonishing film has attracted
comparisons with David Lynch, Michael Haneke and Luis Buñuel.
Fri 2 , Sat 3 July l 7.30pm, Tues 6 July l 11.15am SM
Agora 2hrs 7mins Cert 12a
Dir: Alejandro Amenábar. Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac
Fourth century Roman Egypt provides the setting for this rousing historical epic based
on the life of the legendary female philosopher and mathematician Hypatia. As
Christianity sweeps across Alexandria, Hypatia shuns romantic advances to devote
herself to upholding the wisdom of the ancient word. With a passionate central
performance from Rachel Weisz and taking on themes of religion and allegiance, it’s
a story that’s as relevant today as it was then.
Sun 4 July l 7.30pm
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet
2hrs 39mins Cert PG
Dir: Frederick Wiseman Cast: Emilie Cozette, Aurélie Dupont, Dorothée Gilbert
Estemed documentary maker Frederick Wiseman turns his lens onto one of the
world’s greatest ballet companies. Exploring behind the scenes at the opulent Palais
Garnier, home of the Paris Opera Ballet, Wiseman draws us into the rehearsals and
preparations for seven ballets from classics such as The Nutcracker and Romeo
and Juliet to cutting edge new work by younger choreographers. Beautifully shot
and gracefully edited, it’s an absolute must see for all ballet lovers.
Mon 5 July l 7.30pm
A Room and a Half or a Sentimental
Journey Back Home 2hrs 10mins Cert 12a Russian w/subs
Dir: Andrey Khrzhanovsky. Cast: Alisa Frejndlikh, Sergei Yursky,
Grigoriy Dityatkovskiy
Nobel Prize winning Russian poet Joseph Brodsky was forced in American exile
in 1972 and once said that if were ever to return, he would do so anonymously.
Using that as a starting point, this wildly inventive, multi layered account of his life
seamlessly blends archival footage, animation, scripted scenes and reconstructed
memories to tell his story, all-the-while providing a lens through which to view the
history of Russia during some of its most significant years. A work of imagination
rather than biography, it’s a moving tribute to one of the 20th century’s major poets.