Cambridge Film Festival 2010 Brochure

OPENING NIGHT FEATURE
Thursday 16 September, 7.30pm | Friday 17 September, 1.00pm
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES
OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC (15)
(LES AVENTURES EXTRAORDINAIRE D’ADÈLE BLANC-SEC)
Director: Luc Besson. Starring: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve.
France 2010. French with English subtitles. 105 mins.
Who else could unleash a pterodactyl swooping above the boulevards of pre-First World War Paris!
Set your imaginations to soar with French director Luc Besson’s return to the big screen with his
version of Jacques Tardi’s much-loved cartoon strips and books. Intrepid young journalist Adèle
Blanc-Sec (Bourgoin) laughs at fear and is ready for anything. Which is just as well as she must
face Egyptian mummies, buck-toothed villains and a refugee from the Jurassic era in her quest to
find a cure for her desperately ill sister. THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES... blends eye-popping
fantasy with gorgeous period detail and precisely the sort of strong female lead we’d expect
from the man who gave us NIKITA. France fell in love with Louise Bourgoin for her portrayal of a
thoroughly French heroine full of wit and charm, as we’re sure you will too.
Print source: Optimum Releasing
Take Indiana Jones
and replace him with a
knockout redhead… and
you’ll get an inkling of what
lies behind Luc Besson’s
costumer/creature feature.
VARIETY
CLOSING NIGHT FEATURE
Sunday 26 September, 9.00pm
MADE IN DAGENHAM (15)
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson. UK 2010. 113 mins.
Once more British workplace politics forms the stuff of international movie hits! After what BILLY ELLIOT did for County Durham and
THE FULL MONTY did for Sheffield, now Dagenham earns its time to shine. Back in 1968 the female workers at the Ford car plant in
Dagenham walked out when their demand for the same pay as men was refused. Their action led to the introduction of the Equal
Pay Act in 1970 no less. In true underdog style the film celebrates their struggle as they strived to bring the sexual revolution home
to east London. Sally Hawkins, who won a Golden Globe for her starring role in Mike Leigh’s 2008 film HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, has been
singled out by US film critics for her winning performance as Rita O’Grady, the impromptu leader of the walk-out. She leads an allstar
cast of British talent with Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson and Geraldine James among the many faces you will recognise.
We are delighted to welcome director Nigel Cole, producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlson, and actress Jaime
Winstone to the screening.
BAFTA’s programme of live events and webcasts gives you chance to peek behind the screens of your
favourite films, TV shows and videogames. Open to everyone, BAFTA events take place year-round in
venues and at festivals across the country. Visit bafta.org for more details.
Print source: Paramount
Director: Nigel Cole. Producers: Stephen Woolley , Elizabeth Karlson.
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