Chapter Magazine February 2012 by Chapter

02.12

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“Every community deserves a Chapter” Hywel Thomas, South Wales Echo “The place was alive, a melting pot of everything — wonderful in its nonconformity. One big open space given over to the people — nothing stuffy or contrived. Kids armed with crayons built dens beneath the tables as their parents chatted and read the papers in the world above them. In one area, people gathered around the latest exhibition while in another a musical recital got into full swing. A queue formed at the box office. Adding to the mix, rugby fans returned from the Cardiff City Stadium to pore over the game’s highlights with a pint and some good food. Observing this picture from my vantage point at the bar, what pleased me more than anything was seeing three generations all under the same roof — happy! This represented something that is all too often missing in our culture — on our streets, in our neighbourhoods, in our meeting places. A place where people of all ages can go to feel connected, inspire or simply to reflect in the company of others.” Recognise this description? It’s a pretty typical scene at Chapter. In his recent article in the South Wales Echo (Mon 9 Jan, p8), Hywel Thomas goes on to talk passionately about how venues like Chapter can help sustain thriving neighbourhoods and the importance of cultures that place an emphasis on community and family in everyday life and ‘everyday places’. It’s what we’re all about and it’s great to be recognised for it. Thanks Hywel.

Photos by Jon Pountney, Lauren Jury and Phil Martin.

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Lothar Götz: Wait Until Dark Fri 3 Feb — Sun 1 April • Gwe 3 Chwef — Sul 1 Ebrill Preview • Blaenwelediad: Thu 2 Feb • 6-8pm • Iau 2 Chwef Lothar Götz’s practice ranges in scale from site-specific wall paintings and room-sized spatial installations to paintings and drawings. There is a clear coherence and dialogue across his body of work through its continual referencing and engagement with ideas about architecture and space and its characteristic use of abstract geometric forms, fields and lines of intense colour. His work is informed by real factors of circumstance, site, or the particular inhabitants or histories of a building, space or place, but mixes these factors with further imaginary or fantasy ones. Similarly, many of his drawings represent the floor plans of idealised dwellings, sometimes for specific people or historical figures, sometimes for imagined ones. Together they form part of an ongoing series exploring spatial ideas for domestic spaces: apartments, houses, bungalows, villas. Colour is used to denote the functions and atmospheres of rooms, or the situations and qualities of the surrounding landscape — whether a chateau set in a meadow or a bungalow overlooking the sea. It also cues off the identity of the person who is thought to live there, in a web of imaginative factors that continually feed into the geometrical arrangement of forms and the colour decisions for each drawing. Biography Lothar Götz was born in Günzburg, Germany in 1963. He now lives and works in London. His solo shows have included rahncontemporary, Zurich; Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven and Galerie der Stadt Remscheid, all Germany (2011); Petra Rinck Galerie, Germany (2009) and Chisenhale, UK (2002). He has forthcoming solo exhibitions at DOMOBAAL, London and Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Germany. Public commissions include Platform for Art at Piccadilly Circus underground station in 2007; a collaboration with Caruso St John Architects at the Arts Council England Offices in 2008 and a commission at Haymarket Metro Station, Newcastle in 2009. He has been on residencies in New York, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and completed an Abbey Fellowship at the British School at Rome in 2010. Opposite page: Lothar Götz, Untitled (Rome Series), 2010, tempera on wood. Photo: M. Franke. Left: Lothar Götz, Tatort, 2010, vinyl on wall, b-05, kunst und Kulturzentrum, Montabaur. Photo: J. Berlin.

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Art in the Bar Amber Mottram Fri 10 Feb — Sun 25 March Gwe 10 Chwef — Sul 25 Mawrth Amber Mottram explores the notion of painting as sculptural object, constructing a visceral as well as aesthetic experience through skilful manipulation of depth, tactility and colour. Working with thermoplastic screed (road paint), she pulls and stretches the material to its limits, forcing it through a steel frame, to leave behind the residual image. Through this process the paint becomes a material with substance; charged with a curious energy that simultaneously encapsulates a sense of organic growth and decomposition as it drips and flows between representation and abstraction. The coexistence of the chaotic, organic form, juxtaposed with the ordered grid-like frame is fundamental to Mottram’s practice, within which she is fascinated by an exploration of the qualities of chance and random interference against intention and subjection. For her exhibition at Chapter, Mottram is showing a selection of new and previously unseen work. Biography Amber Mottram studied at Cardiff School of Art and Design, graduating in 2011 with a First Class honours in Fine Art. She worked as studio assistant to artist Sean Edwards in 2010 and undertook a residency in 2006 for Experimentica Festival at Chapter. Recent exhibitions include: ‘Slunks Presents’, Slunks Hair Salon, Whitchurch Road, Cardiff; ‘Somebody People’ Kings Road Artists, The Dairy, Cardiff; ‘Affordable Art Fair’, Hampstead, London; ‘RWA Autumn Show’, Royal Academy of Art, Bristol (all 2011); ‘Inner Space’, Ty Oriel Coch, Cardiff (2010); ‘The Hans Brinker Award,’ Hans Brinker Hostel, Amsterdam, Holland (2009).

Amber Mottram, Grid Pour, detail, 2011.

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The Llanarth Group The Echo Chamber Fri 27 + Sat 28 Jan • 8pm • Gwe 27 + Sad 28 Ion + Thu 2 – Sat 4 Feb • 8pm • Iau 2 – Sad 4 Chwef Two men…two rooms…something splintering through the skin… “How do you feel?” “I feel fine.” Ninety-nine percent of the human body is made up of just six elements… something immeasurable is unaccounted for. The Llanarth Group return with a new performance of movement, text and sound, exploring ‘elemental’ human matters. The group’s previous show Told by the Wind premiered at Chapter in 2010 before touring to Tanzfabrik (Berlin), the Grotowski Institute (Poland), and The Dance Center (Chicago). Joining Kaite O’Reilly (2011 Ted Hughes award winner for Persians with National Theatre Wales) and Phillip Zarrilli (Artistic Director) are co-creators Peader Kirk (Mkultra, London/ Athens) and Ian Morgan (Song of the Goat, Poland). Design by Ace McCarron. £12/£10/£8 Supported by the Arts Council of Wales.

“...the astringent purity of a haiku poem... [an] intense meditation in movement... remarkable...” The Guardian (on Told by the Wind) “...easily the most hypnotic piece of theatre I have experienced... O’Reilly’s hauntingly poetic snatches of text ripple through the piece.” — British Theatre Guide (on Told by the Wind)

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Mike Bradwell Thu 9 Feb • 7.30pm • Iau 9 Chwef Chapter shares its 40th birthday this year with Hull Truck Theatre Company, whose founder Mike Bradwell hosts this special event. Mike will be talking about his new book and the need for the continuation of revolutionary theatre. Here’s a taster of what you can expect: “I subscribe to the ‘Shankly Protocol’. I believe that theatre is not a matter of life and death; it’s much more important than that. Real theatre must have the humanity of Chekhov and corruptive influence of rock’n’roll. It must be sexy and subversive, dangerous and dirty, compassionate and joyful, mysterious and foolish and in constant opposition to the establishment. And it has to be entertaining. I believe that a functioning theatre is as important, and as necessary, to the spiritual and physical wellbeing of any community as a school, a hospital, a police station, a library, a sports centre, a nuclear submarine, a prison or Prince Andrew. Theatre is where we invent the future.” £3

A Gringo’s Journey + Nine Suitcases

“A fantastically crafted exploration of (one of) the darkest moments of human history” — David Knowles, Edfringe Review (of Nine Suitcases)

Thu 9 — Sat 11 Feb • 7.30pm • Iau 9 — Sad 11 Chwef Two one-man shows, back-to-back: Cris Osborn’s extraordinary bicycle journey from Denver, Colorado to Tierra del Fuego at the southernmost tip of South America; and Béla Zsolt’s compelling account of life in a WWII ghetto, awaiting transportation to Auschwitz. Witness a tale of physical exuberance and accomplishment — set against an experience of physical degradation and hopelessness. Actors: Alex Harries / David Prince. Musicians: Matt Salisbury / Bethan Morgan. Directors: Zoe Davies / Lynn Hunter. Authors: Cris Osborn / Béla Zsolt (translator, Ladislaus Löb). Adapted for the stage by: David Prince. £10/£8/£6 A Welsh Fargo Stage Company production in association with Mandan Productions and Mercury Theatre Wales. Nine Suitcases is supported by the Arts Council of Wales using National Lottery Funding.

On The Edge Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

Pastel portrait by kind permission of Wendy Walker-New York.

Tue 14 Feb • 8pm • Maw 14 Chwef Two clowns in a world that is beyond their understanding — a couple of minor characters from Hamlet take centre stage as Tom Stoppard turns Shakespeare upside down. The play’s major themes include existentialism and free will, the search for value and the impossibility of certainty. As with many of Stoppard’s works, the play has a love for cleverness and treats language as a confounding system fraught with hilarious ambiguity. A script-held performance directed by Michael Kelligan. £4 (on the door)

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Simon Munnery Wed 15 Feb • 8pm • Mer 15 Chwef Star of BBC2’s Attention Scum and Radio 4’s Where Did It All Go Wrong? Seen on BBC2’s Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle and heard on Radio 4’s The News Quiz — Simon Munnery builds on the success of his first ever national tour, ‘Self Employed in 2011’, with a new show ‘Hats Off To The 101ers, And Other Material’. It promises to be an extravagant mess of foaming bubble hats, superlative jokes, bad guitar riffs, delightful monologues, hand-made engineering feats and an overly ambitious one-man punk musical about the R101 airship of the 1930s. All performed with a plum. Or some other fruit. £10/£8/£6

“There are more brilliant ideas in one of his shows than most comics will manage in a lifetime” — The Times “Simon Munnery is nothing less than a genius” — The Guardian

Preston Reed Thu 16 Feb • 8pm • Iau 16 Chwef Preston Reed is widely recognised as one of the greatest guitarists in the world. In 1987 he revolutionised guitar playing, inventing a two-handed playing style that integrated the percussive potential of the guitar body. The power and depth of his compositions are as unique as his execution — as blues, rock, funk and jazz are combined to create a sonic brew quite unlike anything you’ve heard before. The New Yorker has been touring for three decades, played with the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt, clocked up 15 studio albums, received untold hits on YouTube and the praise of both the man on the street and fellow six-string pioneers like Al DiMeola and Michael Hedges. £12/£10/£8

“Spectacular… the best one-man show this reviewer has seen since Bruce Springsteen… A terrific performer” — The Irish Independent

Agent 160 Theatre Company Short plays

Double CL1C card points

Fri 17 + Sat 18 Feb • 7.30pm • Gwe 17 + Sad 18 Chwef Be there at the start. Agent 160 is a new company aiming to address the fact that women write just 17 per cent of all theatre work produced in the UK. This launch show takes place at Chapter before moving on to London and Glasgow. Over two distinct nights, you’ll experience a varied selection of short plays by Ioanna Anderson, Sam Burns, Vittoria Cafolla, Poppy Corbett, Branwen Davies, Clare Duffy, Angharad Devonald, Samantha Ellis, Sarah Grochala, Lisa Parry, Marged Parry, Morna Pearson, Lindsay Rodden and Helen Smith. There is a bilingual element to one of the plays on each night, but a lack of Welsh understanding will not hinder your enjoyment. + Post-show Q&A on Sat 18 Feb. £8 (£14 for both nights)

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Theatr Ffynnon presents Pieces of Hate

“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself” — Socrates

Written by Philip Michell Directed by John Norton Thu 23 + Fri 24 Feb • 7.30pm • Iau 23 + Gwe 24 Chwef Sean is a young man in trouble. He wants to lead a normal life just like his friends but other people keep getting in the way! Sean can’t decide if ‘The Shadow Man’ inside his head is his friend or not. He looks to his friends for help, but they each have their own stories of hate and hard times to tell. Stories of loneliness, ridicule and isolation, even stories of intimidation and physical attack. This production marks the culmination of a twelve month project looking at hate crimes towards people with disabilities. Theatr Ffynnon have worked with over 60 people with disabilities from across south and mid Wales. The members have worked closely with writer Philip Michell and actor/director John Norton in creating a piece based on personal opinion and experiences. £9/£7.50 (Carers £5) Supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government, Dorrell Oliver Ltd, Torfaen People’s First and the staff and carers of Oxford House, Risca and Chepstow Mencap Cymu.

Milly Jackdaw The Mermaid and the Selkie Sat 25 Feb • 7.30pm • Sad 25 Chwef This unique, multi-sensory experience tells the story of an ecoactivist mermaid, a lovesick selkie, a psychic seahorse and a host of other wonderful creatures. The show is something akin to a live graphic novel, with projections of over 300 illustrations by Peter Stevenson, marvellous storytelling, songs and poetry from Milly Jackdaw and a live musical score by Orion Hart. £8/£6/£4

The Bloody Ballad of Mary Maid Thu 1 — Sat 3 March • 8pm • Iau 1 — Sad 3 Mawrth “The wind did blow, my bones did shake, To see the holes my knife did make.” Part rock gig, part horror movie, and based on an old Welsh folk tale, this is music theatre like you’ve never seen before. Mary has never been in love; she’s more of a loner watching from the shadows. But everything changes when a handsome stranger walks into her life and unleashes the dark desires and violent passion that she never knew existed. A gripping story of love, betrayal, murder and revenge, told with a heady mix of guitars, beats, songs and passion. Ages 14+ Created by Lucy Rivers. Directed by Adele Thomas. Dramaturge: Dafydd James. £10/£8/£6 A Gagglebabble presentation supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Theatr Iolo and Chapter.

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Earthfall At Swim Two Boys

“…disturbingly brilliant hi-octane physical dance theatre” — Time Out, London

Tue 6 — Sat 10 March • 8pm • Maw 6 — Sad 10 Mawrth Staged entirely in water and set against the backdrop of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, this tender and visually beautiful production previously toured to sell-out audiences across Europe. The production is staged in a slowly filling lake in front of a waterfall, with episodes from the associated novel by Jamie O’Neill woven together with a fusion of extreme physicality, original live music and film. A developing love affair between two young men is juxtaposed with the political turmoil in Ireland and the slaughter on the Western Front; contrasting the dream of national liberation and the search for personal freedom. £12/£10/£8

At The Riverfront, Newport

Mr and Mrs Clark — Nine Fri 17 + Sat 18 Feb • 7.45pm • Gwe 17 + Sad 18 Chwef Mr and Mrs Clark’s latest show is a unique piece of interactive dance theatre, where a combination of performance styles and film references come together in a searching pastiche on modern living in nine individual scenes. You, the audience have the power to choose not only the order of the show as it unfolds but also to see sections repeated as many times as you wish to establish and manipulate the underlying story. Originally conceived for The Dylan Thomas Fringe Festival, this brand new version of Nine features the Clarks’ trademark surreal and humorous performance under the directorship of one of Wales’ leading choreographers, Sean Tuan John, with desIgn by Suzi Dorey. £8/£6/£4 (01633 656757 www.newport.gov.uk/riverfront)

At the Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD

Catrin Finch & Toumani Diabaté (Cymru/Mali) Wed 28 March • 8pm • Mer 28 Mawrth As part of a tour that also visits Cardigan, Brecon, Wrexham and Swansea, this stunning musical collaboration visits the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama at the end of March. Both world class virtuosos, Catrin and Toumani are from two very different cultures: the landlocked and incredibly poor southern Saharan nation of Mali; and the lush, green valleys and soaring mountains of Wales. The harp occupies a vital place in the rich culture of both nations. Toumani Diabaté is considered the world’s finest living kora player whose pedigree goes back through 71 generations. He has collaborated with Damon Albarn, Taj Mahal, Bjork and the late, great Ali Farka Touré. Catrin Finch is one of Wales’ leading international musical ambassadors. She was Royal Harpist to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales from 2000-2004 and has worked with artists including Bryn Terfel, Sir James Galway and Julian Lloyd-Webber. £16/£15 (from the RWCMD Box Office 029 2039 1391) A RWCMD/Mwldan/Chapter co-promotion.

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Music Geek Monthly

Boardgaming Sunday

Thu 26 Jan + Thu 23 Feb • 8pm Iau 26 Ion + Iau 23 Chwef + Sat 11 Feb + Sat 10 March • 3.30pm Sad 11 Chwef + Sad 10 Mawrth One classic and one brand new album are chosen and discussed in Media Point on the last Thursday of the month, with the associated listening event taking place in the plush surroundings of Cinema 2 on a Saturday.

Sun 12 Feb • 5.30pm • Sul 12 Chwef Join Cardiff’s friendly games shop Rules of Play in our Caffi Bar for this monthly games night. Bring your favourite board games, or just bring yourself and borrow a game from the demo library — whatever your age and ability, there’ll be something you like.

Drones Comedy Club

Sun 12 Feb • 6.30pm • Sul 12 Chwef Fabler Shakespeare Readers get together every month to experience the works of the great bard spoken aloud. All are welcome. Please bring along a copy of the script if you have one.

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Fri 3 + Fri 17 Feb • 8.30pm • Gwe 3 + Gwe 17 Chwef The very best in new stand-up comedy. £3.50 (on the door)

Cardiff Storytelling Circle: Tales for the Turning Year Sun 5 Feb • 8pm • Sul 5 Chwef Share and listen to a selection of stories and songs to celebrate the return of spring. £3 (on the door)

SWDFAS Lecture: The Architecture of New York City Thu 9 Feb • 2pm • Iau 9 Chwef New York City, particularly the island of Manhattan and its approaches, fires the imagination through its imprint on literature, drama and film. Its significance in the history of the United States is as a great port, the gateway to America, and as a melting pot, the destination of immigrants and the home of a remarkably polyglot community. Mike Higginbottom surveys the comparatively ancient buildings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the great skyscrapers of the first half of the twentieth century and more recent additions to the famous skyline. £5 (on the door) www.interestingtimestours.co.uk www.swdfas.org.uk

Free

Fabler Shakespeare Readers: Macbeth

£3 (on the door) www.fabler.co.uk

Sunday Jazz Sun 19 Feb • 9pm • Sul 19 Chwef An evening of melodic acoustic jazz in the Caffi Bar with the Glen Manby Quartet. Free

The Lady of the Fountain Fri 24 Feb • 8pm • Gwe 24 Chwef ‘The journey to the Otherworld is dangerous and the traveller risks losing heart and mind’. Storyteller and singer Cath Little brings you a story inspired by one of the Native Tales of Wales. £7/£5 (on the door) www.cathlittle.co.uk

Seedy Saturday Sat 25 Feb • 10am - 12pm • Sad 25 Chwef Come along and swap, share or buy your seeds and plants for springtime. All allotment groups, community garden groups, garden clubs and individuals are welcome. Get advice from experienced gardeners and bring along unwanted garden tools, equipment, pots etc. There will also be illustration workshops and the chance to introduce your children to the joys of vegetable planting. For further information contact sue.waring@buildingsfortomorrow.co.uk

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Shop • Siopa

Shop open: Tue — Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 2-8pm. Closed Monday

We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s shopped with us over the festive season and into the new year — all sales go directly to supporting our artistic programme so we feel your love! To show our gratitude, we’ve organised a fab Feb Sale with up to 75% off many items; ranging from books and cards to unique handcrafted jewellery and much more. Talking of love, we’ve got the perfect romantic gifts for Valentine’s Day. Treat that special someone to Rob Ryan’s his ‘n’ hers mugs, Dave Bain’s aviary themed print ‘love’ or Buddug’s porcelain one-off pin brooches and lovespoons with poetic words inscribed in English and Welsh. And don’t forget to send a card to your secret valentine — we’ve got lots of illustrated beauties — from Rob Ryan’s intricate lasercuts and pobshop’s ‘cariad’ to Dear Prudence’s quirky illustrations. Lauren, Visual Arts Officer

Eat • Bwyta

Café open: Mon-Sat 8.30am-9pm Sun 9.30am-9pm Breakfast: 9-11.30am (Sun 9.30-11.45am) Lunch: 11.30am-3pm (Sunday lunch served 12-3pm) Main Menu: 12-9pm (Sunday 3-9pm)

By the start of February those New Year’s resolutions should be well on their way, or maybe well and truly broken. Why not spoil yourself with some of our delightful offerings? Come in on Valentine’s Day and indulge yourself with 2 meals from our special Menu, a bottle of wine and 2 cinema tickets to a film of your choice for just £35! We’ll also be announcing more offers to coincide with our Silence is Golden season (see p21) so keep an eye out! During half term, while you’re digging into a Chapter breakfast ahead of a Six Nations clash, why not keep your kids entertained with our ‘design a pancake’ competition? All entries will be on display during half term and the winning entry will be served up as one of our specials on Shrove Tuesday, 21st February - come along to see if you’ve won and sample one of our splendid pancakes from 3pm - 6pm. It’s also Fairtrade Fortnight from the Mon 27 Feb so pop along and try one of our fair-trade coffees, teas or hot chocolates. Lex, Café Manager

Drink • Yfed Gosh, it’s still a bit cold, isn’t it? Well, we’ve got a few tipples in our well-stocked bar that might help warm you up! Why not try a “refreshingly feisty” Stone’s Ginger Joe (4%ABV) or really warm your cockles with a slightly sweet and spicy Flensberger Winterbock (7%ABV). If you fancy something a little darker, try the full-bodied, malty Westmalle Dubbel (7%ABV), and for the weiss lovers among you the hint of orange and cloves in Brauerei Simon Weissbier (5.4%ABV) will really chase away the chill in the air Louise, Bar Supervisor Bar open: Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12-10.30pm, Mon-Thu 12-11pm, Fri 12pm-12.30am Free wireless internet is available in Caffi Bar Chapter.

The Iron Lady

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The Iron Lady

Shame

Fri 27 Jan — Thu 9 Feb • Gwe 27 Ion — Iau 9 Chwef

Fri 20 Jan — Thu 2 Feb • Gwe 20 Ion — Iau 2 Chwef

UK/2011/105mins/12A. Dir: Phyllida Lloyd. With Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant.

UK/2011/100mins/18. Dir: Steve McQueen. With Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan.

This look at the life of Margaret Thatcher focuses on the 17 days leading up to the Falklands War in 1982. Wherever you stand on her politics, she was a ground-breaker who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a maledominated world. This is an insightful portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman, negotiating the politics of power and paying the price for it. Director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!) works again with a transformed Streep and brings together a stellar British cast including Jim Broadbent as Denis and Richard E Grant as Michael Heseltine. + Q&A on Wed 1 Feb with BAFTA nominated actress Alexandra Roach, discussing the challenges of playing the young Margaret Thatcher.

Brandon is in his thirties, living in New York, with his own flat and a job in a glossy corporate office. He’s single, smart and attractive but with a compulsive sexual need that sees him caught up in a cycle of pick-ups, prostitutes and online encounters. His world seems ordered until his wayward sister arrives at his apartment and Brandon’s control starts to slip. Steve McQueen (Hunger) has made a confident and complex film about the nature of need and desire.

Tatsumi Fri 27 Jan — Thu 2 Feb • Gwe 27 Ion — Iau 2 Chwef Singapore/2011/95mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Eric Khoo. With Tetsuya Bessho, Motoko Gollent, Yoshihiro Tatsumi.

In post-war occupied Japan, young Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s passion for comics eventually becomes a means of supporting his poor family. Already published as a teenager, talented Tatsumi finds even greater inspiration after meeting his idol, animator Osamu Tezuka. Despite his steady success, Tatsumi begins to question why Japanese comics should cater only to children, and in 1957 he begins to redefine the manga landscape by encouraging an alternative genre for adults which grapples with the darker aspects of life.

Tatsumi

“Scorching… Fassbender is incredible… Mulligan is terrific.” — The Hollywood Reporter

Las Acacias Fri 27 Jan — Thu 2 Feb • Gwe 27 Ion — Iau 2 Chwef Argentina/Spain/2011/86mins/subtitled/12A. Dir: Pablo Giorgell. With Germán de Silva, Hebe Duarte, Nayra Calle Mamani.

Long distance truck driver Rubén picks up a young mother carrying her eight-month-old son en route from Paraguay to Buenos Aires and agrees to take them for a fee. As the strained atmosphere gradually gives way to conversation and then to affection, there comes the growing suspicion that the guarded, gruff Rubén may even be falling in love. Owing a debt to the ‘slow cinema movement’, this is an enchanting and uplifting experience. Winner of several awards at 2011 Cannes Film Festival, including the prestigious Camera D’Or.

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The Artist Fri 3 — Thu 23 Feb • Gwe 3 — Iau 23 Chwef France/2011/100mins/PG. Dir: Michel Hazanavicius. With Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman.

It’s the height of silent era Hollywood and aspiring starlet Peppy Miller gets her big break when a chance photograph taken with the world’s biggest movie star ends up on the cover of Variety. Set against a backdrop of a Tinseltown in transition from silent film to talkies, a whimsical love story emerges between the two as her star soars and his star fades. This black-and-white film is (almost) silent, shot entirely on location in Los Angeles and peppered with seamless winks to classic films including Citizen Kane, Singin’ in the Rain and The Apartment. The relatively little known principle actors ooze charm and an infectious sense of mischievous fun, while holding genuine emotional sway in the film’s more solemn moments. Leading man Jean Dujardin was awarded the best actor prize at Cannes 2011.

“The happy ending had me on my feet cheering throughout the final credits. I can't wait to see it again.” — Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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Silence is Golden Film Course

Tue 7 — Tue 28 Feb • 7-9pm • Maw 7 — Maw 28 Chwef Inspired by the release of The Artist, this season celebrates the wonderful world of the silent film (along with a sprinkling of, sometimes twisted, valentine romance). If you’d like the opportunity to learn more about the era and discuss films with other enthusiasts, come along to our film course led by Daryl Perrins, University of Glamorgan’s Senior lecturer in Film Studies. The course takes place every Tuesday in February and costs £40/£35 which includes a ticket to either screening of the appropriate film (Singin’ in the Rain, The Unknown, Pandora’s Box and Piccadilly). Please contact box office for more details and to book your place. All films are, of course, open to the public at the published ticket price.

Singin’ In The Rain Sun 5 + Tue 7 Feb • Sul 5 + Maw 7 Chwef USA/1952/102mins/U. Dir. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly. With Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds.

One of the most treasured musicals in the history of cinema, Singin’ in the Rain is essentially a satire on the dawning age of talking pictures. Producer Arthur Freed wanted a framework on which to hang a selection of the hits he’d written with Nacio Herb Brown. It could have been an uncomfortable melange of a picture but somehow, with its endearing performances, razor-sharp script and dazzling array of show-stopping song and dance sequences, it remains a triumphant and exhilarating experience.

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The Unknown Sun 12 + Tue 14 • Sul 5 + Maw 7 Chwef USA/1927/65mins/PG. Dir: Tod Browning. With Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, Norman Kerry.

This study in morbid psychology tells the truly marvellous tale of Alonzo, who masquerades as ‘The Armless Wonder’, using his feet to perform a circus knife-throwing act. He falls for pretty Estrella the bareback rider who, unfortunately, has a trauma about being touched by men. Besotted, he decides to have his arms amputated only to find a handsome strongman emerging as a rival for her heart. One of the great silent movies, astonishing in its intensity, this is by far the best of the remarkable series of Browning/Chaney collaborations. + Live accompaniment from Steepways Sound, using acoustic instrumentation and processed audio. £10/£8/£6 (or as part of the Silence is Golden course)

“As pleasurably demented as the wildest excesses of Jodorowski’s Santa Sangre, and no less perverse than Browning’s Freaks” — Robin Baker, BFI

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Pandora’s Box Sun 19 + Tue 21 Feb • Sul 19 + Maw 21 Chwef Germany/1928/130mins/PG. Dir: G.W. Pabst. With Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner.

Director G.W. Pabst instigated a worldwide search for an actress capable of playing Lulu, the childlike temptress whose sheer sexual magnetism has a devastating effect on men and women alike. Unleashing unruly desires, she wreaks havoc on the lives of newspaper editor Dr Schön, his hapless son Alwa, and the lovelorn Countess Geschwitz (cinema’s first unequivocal lesbian), only to end, one foggy London night, in the arms of Jack the Ripper. Today, Pabst’s masterpiece appears remarkably modern and Louise Brooks’ performance is widely hailed as one of greatest in cinema history, and one of the most erotic. + Post-screening discussion on Sunday and Tuesday by Lavender Screen, Cardiff’s lesbian and bisexual film club.

“Brooks overwhelms the lens with her magnetic eyes.” Chicago Sun-Times

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Vampyr Fri 17 Feb • Gwe 17 Chwef Germany/1932/75mins/PG. Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer. With Julian West, Maurice Schultz, Rena Mandel.

When Allan Grey, a young traveller and student of the occult arrives at the village of Courtempierre, he is guided to a remote castle by strange shadows, where he experiences weird and inexplicable things and dreams of his own burial. When one of the daughters of the lord of the castle succumbs to anaemia, he is convinced that it may be something much more sinister. Siouxsie and the Banshees founder Steven Severin returns with another new score for a classic silent film. His textured, synthesised, highly atmospheric soundscape is the perfect partner to Dreyer’s dreamlike, psychological horror. £10/£8/£6

“In a triumph of the irrational, Dreyer’s eerie memento mori never allows either protagonist or viewer fully to wake up from its surreal nightmare.” — Film 4

Piccadilly Sun 26 + Tue 28 Feb • Sul 26 + Maw 28 Chwef UK/1929/108mins/PG. Dir: E.A. Dupont. With Anna May Wong, Gilda Gray.

One of the pinnacles of British silent cinema, this is a sumptuous melodrama seething with sexual and racial tension. The ChineseAmerican screen goddess Anna May Wong stars as Shosho, a scullery maid in a fashionable London nightclub whose sensuous dance catches the eye of suave club owner Valentine Wilmot. She rises to become the toast of London and the object of his erotic obsession — to the bitter jealousy of Mabel, his former lover and star dancer.

“Wong is the kind of gorgeous that burns right through a camera lens, and the kind of mesmerizing that seems without effort or end.” — Boston Globe

Family Features See p35 for details of a special children’s filmmaking workshop and a selection of delightful Family Features, also part of this silent season. Martin Scorsese’s mystery adventure Hugo kicks things off on Sat 4 Feb, followed on the Sat 11 Feb by The Cameraman (pictured left), a classic Buster Keaton film from 1928. Then there’s a week’s run of the lovely French animated film, A Monster in Paris, perfect to keep the kids entertained during half term week. And if your children are expressing an interest in film, why not bring them along to Tom Betts’ workshop on Wed 15 Feb, where they’ll be able to make their own short, silent film! Full details on p35.

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Llygaid Sgwâr Gan Philip Wyn Jones Mae The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius, 2011) yn ail-greu’r cyfnod cyn sain a’r newid drosodd i ffilmiau sain ar drothwy’r 1930au. Fe’i ffilmiwyd yn Los Angeles. Mae Jean Dujardin yn portreadau seren â’i yrfa’n prysur ddirwyn i ben yn sgil dyfodiad sain. Ffilm ddi-sain yw hon ar y cyfan heb ormodedd o gardiau teitl. Dyfarnwyd Dujardin yn Actor Gorau yng Ngŵyl Ffilmiau Cannes ac enwebwyd y ffilm ar gyfer pum Golden Globe. Yr un cyfnod sydd dan sylw yn Singin’ in the Rain (Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, 1952). Mae gyrfa’r actores Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) dan fygythiad oherwydd ei llais cras. Ofer yw’r ymdrechion i guddio hynny. Cafodd Jean Hagen enwebiad haeddiannol am Oscar ac enillodd ei chyd-actor, Donald O’Connor, Golden Globe. Roedd gyrfa Buster Keaton yntau dan fygythiad pan ildiodd ei annibyniaeth ac ymuno ag MGM i wneud The Cameraman (Edward Sedgwick, Keaton, 1928). Yn hon mae Keaton yn ddyn camera di-nod sy’n ceisio magu hyder er mwyn ennill merch ei freuddwydion. Rhaid dioddef troeon trwstan di-ben-draw cyn hynny. Yn Pandora’s Box (G.W.Pabst, 1929) mae Louise Brooks yn portreadu Lulu, merch sy’n dioddef oherwydd ei hor-ddibyniaeth ar ryw. Wrth droi at buteinio yn Llundain mae’n dewis cwsmer y tu hwnt o anffodus. Aeth ugain mlynedd heibio cyn i’r ffilm a pherfformiad Brooks gael eu gwerthfawrogi. Bellach cyfrifir y ffilm yn glasur. Enw clwb nos yn Llundain yw Piccadilly (E.A.Dupont, 1929) ac yn Llundain y gwnaed y ffilm. Mae perchennog y clwb yn diswyddo un o’i ddawnswyr proffesiynol ac yn gosod merch o’r gegin, Shosho (Anna May Wong) yn ei lle. Cenfigen a thrasiedi yw’r canlyniad. Roedd Anna May Wong newydd weithio gyda Douglas Fairbanks a Lon Chaney. Mae’r ffilm hardd hon wedi ei beirniadu gan rai am fod yn statig, gyda gormod o gardiau teitl. Ffilm iasoer yw The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927). Mae Alonzo the Armless (Lon Chaney) yn berfformiwr sy’n taflu cyllyll at ferch brydferth (Joan Crawford) gan ddefnyddio’i draed. Pan ddatgelir ei gyfrinach mae’n cymryd camau eithafol i geisio ennill calon y ferch. Beirniadwyd y ffilm am fod yn ddi-chwaeth ac afiach ond aeth Browning ymlaen i wneud Freaks (1928), ffilm gafodd ei gwahardd mewn sawl gwlad. Anodd gosod Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932) mewn categori taclus. Ym 1929 roedd Dreyer wedi bwriadu iddi fod yn ffilm ddi-sain. Mae’n ffilm sain sy’n cynnwys defnydd helaeth o gardiau teitl. Fe’i ffilmiwyd yn Ffrainc ond golygwyd y sain yn yr Almaen lle’r oedd y technegwyr yn fwy blaengar. Meimio y mae mwyafrif yr actorion a welwn ni a’u lleisiau’n cael eu darparu gan actorion eraill, mewn sawl iaith gan fod Dreyer, oedd yn frodor o Ddenmarc am wneud fersiynau Daneg, Ffrangeg, Almaeneg a Saesneg. Mae’r stori’n un syml; llanc sy’n ymddiddori yn yr ocwlt yn mentro i bentref sydd wedi ei oresgyn gan fampiriaid. Doedd hon ddim yn ffilm boblogaidd pan ymddangosodd hi. Beth tybed fydd ymateb cynulleidfa Chapter iddi? Philip Wyn Jones — Golygydd ac adolygydd. philip@philipwyn.wanadoo.co.uk You can find extended and English language versions of Philip’s column at www.chapter.org

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W.E. Fri 3 — Thu 9 Feb • Gwe 3 — Iau 9 Chwef UK/2011/119mins/15. Dir: Madonna. With Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D’Arcy.

Shanghai in the 1920s. American Wallis Simpson leaves her violent serviceman husband and winds up in England, marries for a second time and mixes in the highest social circles, meeting the future King Edward VIII. New York in the 1980s. Wally Winthrop, the young wife of a high society shrink develops an obsession with the intensity of Wallis Simpson’s romance with King Edward VIII. She escapes from her unfulfilling life by visiting the auction house where the Duchess of Windsor’s belongings are about to be sold. Madonna’s lavish dramatisation of ‘the romance of the century’ is handsome, cinematic and a bold attempt to move away from the sober aesthetics of the conventional heritage drama, bringing modernity to a well-documented story.

“One of the most compelling love stories in history.” Daily Mail

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Q&A Name: Tom Betts Job title: MovieMaker host / Q&Aer / multipurpose film person. When did you first come through the Chapter doors? I think around early 2002, when I made my first short film (not a classic). Tell us about MovieMaker. It’s a monthly screening event held in Cinema 2: around 6pm on the first Monday of every month we show shorts from local filmmakers, who are usually there to introduce them and chat about how/why they were made. Submissions in all genres are encouraged from freshfaced beginners, grizzly veterans and those in-between. We’re now also running Junior MovieMaker screenings for younger film fans. Those who’ve attended so far are alarmingly skilled and knowledgeable. Tell us a bit about your own filmmaking. In addition to some very silly MovieMaker intros, I’ve directed one feature film so far (Secrecy) — it took an embarrassing amount of time to complete but finally made it into the Chapter programme last December. I’m hoping to make another in the nearish future. The Shining? In the Angel Hotel? Yes! Very excited about this (see below). Feels like a great match of film and location. We’re planning several creepy extra features. Your best memory at Chapter? The MovieMaker screening last April was pretty great. Anne Siegel and I worked all weekend to complete a film for a 48-hour challenge in London then raced back to Cardiff to screen it to a packed house at Chapter. I was almost delirious from lack of sleep, which apparently improved my hosting abilities dramatically. Do you have any hidden talents? Probably not. It’s more likely that you’ll find me showing off at something I’m not particularly gifted at. The acting community has not mourned my retirement from onscreen performing. Who would you like to direct the film of your life? If Steven Soderbergh still plans to retire this year, I guess I’ll have to do it. A couple of your favourite films? Out of Sight and Ghostbusters. Tell us a secret… I don’t actually live in Canton.

The Shining Sat 4 Feb • 8pm • Sad 4 Chwef Join us for a very special screening of Stanley Kubrick’s adaption of the Stephen King novel at The Angel Hotel in Cardiff city centre. For more details of the event, please see our website or contact the box office. Normal ticket prices apply

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Weekend

Chapter MovieMaker

Fri 3 — Thu 9 Feb • Gwe 3 — Iau 9 Chwef

Mon 6 Feb • Llun 6 Chwef A regular showcase for short films by independent filmmakers. For more information please email moviemaker@chapter.org or call Chapter Cinema on 029 2030 4400. See opposite for our Q&A with MovieMaker’s Tom Betts.

UK/2011/97mins/18. Dir: Andrew Haigh. With Tom Cullen, Chris New, Laura Freeman.

On a Friday night after hanging out with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a nightclub, alone and on the pull. Just before closing time he picks up Glen. And so begins a weekend — in bars and in bedrooms, getting drunk and taking drugs, telling stories and having sex — that will resonate throughout their lives. Welsh lead actor Tom Cullen has won an award at the British Independent Film Awards and has recently been listed in Screen International’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow’.

“a love story that will get under the skin of romantics everywhere” — Empire

Bad Film Club Conan the Destroyer Sun 5 Feb • Sul 5 Chwef USA/1984/103mins/15. Dir: Richard Fleischer. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones.

Nicko and Joe lend their hilarious live commentary to another stinker from their seemingly bottomless bad film pit. Conan the unconquerable warrior king joins forces with a wizard, a warrior, a runaway and a renegade to defeat an evil Queen in this high octane tale of swords and sorcery.

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Club Foot Foot Presents… Black Sperm of Vengeance Valentine’s Day Special Tue 14 Feb • Maw 14 Chwef Love…eewwwuuughhhrrrhhhhhhhh…it’s all sticky and embarrassing…but Club Foot Foot are here for you with metaphorical tissues and the cream of cinematic art, trash, fantastic crap, forgotten gems, curios and bagpipes for the eyes. Whether you want to challenge the tolerance of your betrothed or whether you just don’t want to spend another night all alone… come embrace the sick love of film-magpie Casey Raymond for a Valentine’s Day orgy of short films, video and found footage guaranteed to get your love juices flowing. www.clubfootfoot.com www.caseyraymond.com

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Coriolanus Fri 10 — Thu 23 Feb • Gwe 10 — Iau 23 Chwef UK/2011/123mins/15. Dir: Ralph Fiennes. With Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, Gerard Butler, James Nesbitt

Ralph Fiennes flexes his directorial muscle in this meaty Shakespeare adaptation, also taking the title role of warrior Coriolanus, whose abrasive pride and love of the battle are his downfall as a politician. The story is transposed to the Balkans in the mid-1990s, with a chorus of television news pundits lending a contemporary action vocabulary to the close and furious warfare. While Fiennes reaches new heights of bloodthirsty blue-eyed intensity, his performance is bolstered by a pedigree cast, including Brian Cox as his persuasive political ally; Gerard Butler alternately brooding and ferocious as his sworn enemy; and James Nesbitt putting in an ultra-weaselly turn as a cynical MP.

“a bloody, testosteronefilled updating of Shakespeare’s play, shot and performed with real vigour” The Independent

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Margin Call Fri 10 — Thu 23 Feb • Gwe 10 — Iau 23 Chwef USA/2011/106mins/15. Dir: J.C.Chandor. With Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci.

This thriller revolves around the key players at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the worst crisis in their financial history. When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of this investment firm, a rollercoaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.

“One of the finest dramas of the year… An extraordinarily accomplished debut… Spacey has never been better.” David Cox, The Guardian

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A Useful Life (La Vida Util) Fri 10 — Thu 16 Feb • Gwe 10 — Iau 16 Chwef Uruguary/2011/70mins/subtitled/ctba. Dir: Federico Veiroj. With Jorge Jellinek

Shot in crisp, atmospheric black and white, Federico Veiroj’s film is an ode to cinema and celluloid. Starring real-life Uruguayan critic Jorge Jellinek, the story revolves around his efforts to prepare for the centenary celebrations of Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira. At the age of 45, Jorge lives with his parents and has been working at a Film Archive for 25 years. He is a film programmer, he offers technical support, and he conducts the film news show at a radio station in Montevideo. But when he loses the only job he’s ever had, he must find a way to adapt to the new digital world as it appears to him. After all, it may be movies that will help him to survive.

“A beautiful representation of innocence and naivety.” — Empire

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Carnage Fri 17 Feb — Thu 1 Mar • Gwe 17 Chwef — Iau 1 Mawrth France/2011/79mins/15. Dir: Roman Polanski. With Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, John C Reilly.

Adapted by Roman Polanski and playwright Yasmina Reza from her own Tony award-winning play, this new film from the veteran auteur is a brilliantly sustained, one-scene comic drama which exposes the hypocrisy, double-thinking and charmlessness of the modern bourgeoisie. The action takes place in real time, in the Brooklyn apartment of the Longstreets, whose son has been hit with a stick by another boy. They have invited round the parents of the other child, in an attempt to amicably resolve the incident. What starts out as a civilised meeting rapidly descends into an (enjoyably) ugly argument, as each character drops their guard to reveal what they’re really thinking. All too believable dialogue and fired-up, Oscar-friendly performances make this a horribly familiar and very funny take on marriage, family, taste, success and every other subject that occupies the educated classes.

“Celebrates an oldfashioned, underrated cinematic pleasure: the chance to see an ensemble cast of fine actors sparring with each other, and at the top of their game.” Evening Standard

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Repo Man Wed 22 Feb • Mer 22 Chwef USA/1984/92mins/18. Dir: Alex Cox. With Emilio Estevez Harry Dean Stanton.

Arguably the defining cult film of the Reagan era, the feature debut of Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Walker, Straight to Hell) is a genrebusting mash-up of atomic-age science fiction, post-punk anarchism, and conspiracy paranoia, all shot through with heavy doses of deadpan humour and offbeat philosophy. After quitting his dead-end supermarket job, young punk Otto is initiated as a ‘repo man’ after a chance encounter with automobile repossessor Bud. An illicit, high voltage life follows, including an adrenalinised search for a mysterious ‘64 Chevy Malibu loaded with radioactive, and extragalactic, cargo. With an iconic soundtrack (Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies), stunning Robby Müller cinematography, and iconoclastic direction, Repo Man remains one of the great debuts of the 1980s.

Red Dog Fri 24 Feb — Thu 1 Mar • Gwe 24 Chwef — Iau 1 Mawrth Australia/2011/92mins/PG. Dir: Kriv Stenders. With Rachael Taylor, Josh Lucas, Noah Taylor, Koko the dog.

Based on the novel by Louis De Bernieres, this is the true story of Blue, a stray Kelpie dog who, while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master, helped to unite a disparate mining community in a small Western Australian town. Told with warm humour this family drama brings to life not only the tale of the red dog whose statue welcomes all visitors to Dampier, but also portrays with affection the lives of those struggling to make a decent living in the 70s in the Australian outback. + Our Adaptations group meets to discuss Red Dog and the book that inspired it in the Cinema Foyer after the screening on Mon 27 Feb at 6.15pm. All are welcome.

Mother and Child Fri 24 Feb – Thu 1 March • Gwe 10 Chwef – Iau 1 Mawrth USA/2009/124mins/15. Dir: Rodrigo Garcia. With Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L Jackson.

This powerful drama follows the interweaving lives of three women and their relationship with motherhood. Karen is an embittered, single woman coping with the death of her mother and the lifelong feelings of regret over the child she gave up for adoption when she was 14. Elizabeth, the grown up daughter she’s never met, is now an ambitious lawyer who has trouble making emotional connections. The third woman, Lucy, is an infertile wife who turns to adoption as the key to the maternity she passionately craves. Rodrigo Garcia skilfully mixes the complex stories of these three women into a single narrative that runs deep with emotion.

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A Dangerous Method Fri 24 Feb — Thu 8 Mar • Gwe 24 Chwef — Iau 8 Mawrth UK/2011/100mins/15. Dir: David Cronenberg. With Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen.

Carl Jung is a confident young psychoanalyst making great strides in his field when he encounters repressed Russian heiress Sabina Spielrein, an exemplary test patient for his experimental techniques. As his reputation swells, Jung comes into the orbit of Sigmund Freud and we see the power shift from wizened mentor to ambitious protégé. Keira Knightley puts in a deliciously nutty performance as Spielrein, the saucy catalyst who comes between Jung and his hi-faluting ethics, all angular poise against his pride and self-deception; while Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender have a royal time in a series of meticulously composed conversational volleys. Cronenberg, too, is surprisingly at home with the buttoned-up material, zipping through the witty script to detail a seminal moment in the development of modern psychoanalysis. + SciScreen event on Thu 1 March. www.cardiffsciscreen.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/sciSCREEN

“It’s a fiercely thoughtful film, a movie of ideas that understands how powerful ideas can be.” Slate

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Family Features Every Saturday at 11am and 3pm. Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. This month’s family films have been programmed to complement our silent film season (see p21).

Hugo [2D] Sat 4 Feb • Sad 4 Chwef USA /2011/127mins/U. Dir: Martin Scorsese. With Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee.

An orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

The Cameraman Sat 11 Feb • Sad 11 Chwef USA/1928/69mins/U. Dir: Edward Sedgewick. With Buster Keaton, Marceline Day.

Buster Keaton’s first feature while working at MGM. In this film-within-a-film the hilarious compendium of deliberate cinematic errors climaxes with a monkey shooting the greatest newsreel of all time!

A Monster In Paris [2D] Tue 14 — Sat 18 Feb • Maw 14 — Sad 18 Chwef France/2011/90mins/U. Dir: Bibo Bergeron. With the voices of Vanessa Paradis, Danny Huston.

Paris, 1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colorful inventor, find themselves on the hunt for a monster who’s been terrorizing citizens. The monster turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, who they must save from the city’s ruthlessly ambitious police chief.

Red Dog Fri 24 Feb — Thu 1 Mar • Gwe 24 Chwef — Iau 1 Maw Australia/2011/92mins/PG. Dir: Kriv Stenders. With Rachael Taylor, Josh Lucas, Noah Taylor, Koko the dog.

The true story of Blue, a stray Kelpie dog who helped to unite a disparate mining community in a small Western Australian town. See p32 for full description.

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Young Persons’ Silent Film Academy

Silent Film Workshop Wed 15 Feb • 10.30am–3.30pm • Mer 15 Chwef Led by MovieMaker’s Tom Betts (see p26), and using clips from a variety of films from the golden era of Cinema, this 4 hour practical filmmaking workshop helps you to understand the language of silent film and gives you the chance to plan, shoot and edit together your own short silent film. Lunch: 12.30-1.30pm (Parental supervision is required during the lunch break). Suitable for ages 10–14. £12.50 (There are only 12 spaces available, so please book early from the box office to avoid disappointment)

Ffilmyouth Wed 29 Feb • 9.30-4.30 • Mer 29 Chwef This training conference is for youth workers, educators and anyone else who wants to use film, filmmaking and animation with children and young people. A Media Education Wales event funded by the Film Agency for Wales. For information and booking please visit www.mediaedwales.org.uk/ffilmyouth £120

Carry on screaming! Check out the calendar for details of our special screenings aimed at people with babies under one year old, every Friday at 11.00 am. Carry on Screaming allows parents or carers to see a film at Chapter without having to worry about their baby causing a disturbance. Free entry for babies.

A Monster In Paris

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Tatsumi (15) p19 2.30 Tatsumi (15) p19 6.15 The Iron Lady (12A) + Q&A p19 5.45 Las Acacias (12A) p19 8.30 Shame (18) p19 8.30 Shame (18) p19 2.30+8.30 Las Acacias (12A) p19 6.15 The Echo Chamber p10 8.00 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 6.00 Tatsumi (15) p19 8.15 Carry On Screaming: The Iron Lady (12A) p19 11.00 Weekend (18) p27 6.00 The Echo Chamber p10 8.00 The Artist (PG) p20 2.30+8.30 W.E. (15) p25 8.15 Drones Comedy Club p16 8.30 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 6.15 Hugo (U) p35 11.00+3.00 W.E. (15) p25 6.00 The Echo Chamber p10 8.00 The Artist (PG) p20 5.45 Weekend (18) p27 8.30 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 8.00 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 2.45 W.E. (15) p25 5.30 Cardiff Storytelling Circle p16 8.00 Singin’ In The Rain (U) p21 5.00 Bad Film Club: Conan The Destroyer (15) p27 8.15 The Artist (PG) p20 7.15 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 6.15 Chapter MovieMaker p27 6.00 The Artist (PG) p20 8.30 W.E. (15) p25 8.15 Singin’ In The Rain (U) p21 2.30 W.E. (15) p25 6.00 The Artist (PG) p20 5.45 Weekend (18) p27 8.30 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 8.00 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 2.30+6.00 BAFTA in Wales Screening 6.00 The Artist (PG) p20 8.15 W.E. (15) p25 8.30 SWDFAS Lecture p16 2.00 W.E. (15) p25 2.30+6.00 Mike Bradwell Talk p12 7.30 The Artist (PG) p20 5.45 Weekend (18) p27 8.30 A Gringo’s Journey + Nine... p12 7.30 The Iron Lady (12A) p19 8.00 Carry On Screaming: The Artist (PG) p20 11.00 A Useful Life (ctba) p30 6.00 A Gringo’s Journey + Nine... p12 7.30 Coriolanus (15) p28 2.30+5.45 Margin Call (15) p29 7.45 The Artist (PG) p20 8.30 The Cameraman (U) p35 11.00+3.00 Music Geek Monthly p16 3.30 A Gringo’s Journey + Nine... p12 7.30 The Artist (PG) p20 5.45 Margin Call (15) p29 6.00 Coriolanus (15) p28 8.00 A Useful Life (ctba) p30 8.15 The Artist (PG) p20 2.15 A Useful Life (ctba) p30 5.30 Boardgaming Sunday p16 5.30 The Unknown (PG) + Event p21 5.00 Margin Call (15) p29 7.30 Fabler Shakespeare Readers p16 6.30 Coriolanus (15) p28 7.45 Coriolanus (15) p28 5.45 Margin Call (15) p29 6.00 The Artist (PG) p20 8.30 A Useful Life (ctba) p30 8.15 A Monster In Paris (U) p35 11.00 Margin Call (15) p29 5.45 On The Edge p12 8.00 The Unknown (PG) + Event p21 2.30 Clubfootfoot: Valentine Special p27 8.30 The Artist (PG) p20 6.00

wed • mer 1

cinema 1 • sinema 1 cinema 2 • sinema 2 theatre • theatr

Calendar • Calendr February • chwefror 2012

Gallery closed Monday

Lothar Götz: Wait Until Dark, pp4+5

gallery • oriel

36 Art in the Bar: Amber Mottram, pp6+7

wed • mer 29

tue • maw 28

mon • llun 27

sun • sul 26

sat • sad 25

fri • gwe 24

thu • iau 23

wed • mer

tue • maw 21

mon • llun 20

sun • sul 19

sat • sad 18

fri • gwe 17

thu • iau 16

wed • mer 15

Please note: the stated film times represent the start of the adverts and trailers.

Subtitled Screenings. Check website for details.

Gallery closed Monday

AUDIO DESCRIPTION. Check website for details.

Coriolanus (15) p28 8.15 A Monster In Paris (U) p35 11.00 A Useful Life (ctba) p30 6.00 Simon Munnery p13 8.00 A Useful Life (ctba) p30 2.30 Margin Call (15) p29 7.45 Coriolanus (15) p28 5.45 The Artist (PG) p20 8.30 A Monster In Paris (U) p35 11.00 Margin Call (15) p29 6.15 Preston Reed p13 8.00 Coriolanus (15) p28 2.30+8.15 A Useful Life (ctba) p30 8.30 The Artist (PG) p20 6.00 Carry On Screaming: A Monster In Paris (U) p35 11.00 Margin Call (15) p29 2.30+5.45 Agent 160: Short Plays p13 7.30 Vampyr (PG) + Steven Severin p23 6.00 The Artist (PG) p20 8.15 Drones Comedy Club p16 8.30 Carnage (15) p31 8.30 A Monster In Paris (U) p35 11.00+3.00 The Artist (PG) p20 6.15 Agent 160: Short Plays p13 7.30 Carnage (15) p31 6.00 Margin Call (15) p29 8.30 Coriolanus (15) p28 8.00 Pandora’s Box (PG) p22 5.00 The Artist (PG) p20 3.00+8.00 Sunday Jazz p16 9.00 Carnage (15) p31 8.30 Margin Call (15) p29 5.45 Carnage (15) p31 6.00 The Artist (PG) p20 6.15 Coriolanus (15) p28 8.00 Margin Call (15) p29 8.30 Pandora’s Box (PG) p22 2.30 Margin Call (15) p29 6.00 Coriolanus (15) p28 5.45 The Artist (PG) p20 8.15 Carnage (15) p31 8.30 The Artist (PG) p20 2.30 Margin Call (15) p29 6.15 Carnage (15) p31 6.00 Repo Man (18) p32 8.30 Coriolanus (15) p28 8.00 Coriolanus (15) p28 2.30+5.45 Margin Call (15) p29 6.00 Pieces of Hate p14 7.30 Carnage (15) p31 8.30 The Artist (PG) p20 8.30 Music Geek p16 8.00 Carry On Screaming: Red Dog (PG) p35 11.00 Red Dog (PG) p32 6.15 Pieces of Hate p14 7.30 Red Dog (PG) p32 2.30 Mother And Child (15) p32 8.15 The Lady of the Fountain p16 8.00 Carnage (15) p31 6.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p33 8.00 Red Dog (PG) p35 11.00+3.00 Mother And Child (15) p32 6.00 Seedy Saturday p16 10.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p33 5.45 Red Dog (PG) p32 8.30 The Mermaid and the Selkie p14 7.30 Carnage (15) p31 8.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p33 2.45 Red Dog (PG) p32 5.45 Piccadilly (PG) p23 5.00 Mother And Child (15) p32 8.00 Carnage (15) p31 7.45 A Dangerous Method (15) p33 6.15 Red Dog (PG) + Adaptations p32 6.15 Carnage (15) p31 8.30 Mother And Child (15) p32 8.30 Piccadilly (PG) p23 2.30 Red Dog (PG) p32 6.15 A Dangerous Method (15) p33 6.00 Mother And Child (15) p32 8.30 Carnage (15) p31 8.15 Carnage (15) p31 2.30+6.15 Mother And Child (15) p32 6.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p33 8.15 Red Dog (PG) p32 8.30

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Wales One World Film Festival Your passport to world cinema Thu 22 — Sun 25 March • Iau 22 — Sul 25 Mawrth www.wowfilmfestival.com

Sut i archebu tocynnau

How to Book

Ar y ffôn galwch ar 029 2030 4400. Rydym yn derbyn y prif gardiau credyd. Galwch heibio mae’n Swyddfa Docynnau ar agor Llun-Sad 11.00am — 8.30pm; Sul 3.00 — 8.30pm Drwy’r post Chapter Rhadbost, RLYX-RTEBKYAL, Caerdydd CF5 1ZZ Danfonwch siec yn daladwy i Chapter gan ddweud pa docynnau rydych eu heisiau. Ar-lein: www.chapter.org Consesiynau: Fyfyrwyr, pobl dros 60 oed, plant, pobl ddi‑waith, pobl anabl, Aelodau a deiliaid Cardiau Chapter. Bydd angen prawf eich bod yn gymwys. Archebion grŵp: prynwch 8 tocyn a chael y 9fed am ddim. Noder • dim ond un gostyngiad a ganiateir ar yr un achlysur • rydym yn croesawu archebu o flaen llaw ond ni allwn gadw tocynnau • mae’n bosib y gwrthodir mynediad i hwyrddyfodiaid

By phone call us on 029 2030 4400. We accept all major credit cards. In person our Box Office is open Mon-Sat 11.00am — 8.30pm; Sun 3.00 — 8.30pm. By post to Chapter Freepost, RLYX-RTEBKYAL, Cardiff CF5 1ZZ. Send us a cheque made payable to Chapter with details of the tickets you require. Online: 24/7 booking at www.chapter.org Concessions: The concessionary rate applies to students, over 60s, children, unemployed, disabled people, MAX card, Chapter Members and Card holders. Proof of concession will be required. Group bookings: Buy 8 tickets and get the 9th free. Please Note • only one discount will be given at any one time • we are happy to take advance bookings but cannot reserve tickets • latecomers may be refused entry

Cinema • Sinema Full • Llawn Concs • Cons Card + Conc • Cerdyn + Cons

Before 5pm • Cyn 5pm £4.00 (£3.50) £3.00 (£2.50) £2.50 (£2.00)

From 5pm • O 5pm ymlaen £7.30 (£6.60) £5.50 (£4.80) £4.50 (£4.00)

Advanced/online prices in brackets. Prisiau ymlaen llaw/ar-lein mewn cromfachau. NB: Advanced = any time before the day of the screening.

Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE Heol y Farchnad, Treganna, Caerdydd, CF5 1QE

029 2030 4400 enquiry@chapter.org • www.chapter.org

Mae Chapter yn gwerthfawrogi’r gefnogaeth a dderbynia gan y canlynol Chapter gratefully acknowledges the support it receives from the following:

The Foundation for Sport and the Arts

The Community Foundation in Wales Y Sefydliad Cymunedol yng Nghymru

The Baring Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Foyle Foundation, Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, The Welsh Broadcasting Trust, Jane Hodge Foundation, Simon Gibson Charitable Trust, Garrick Charitable Trust, Singapore International Foundation, The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust, Ceredigion Community Fund ,The Steel Charitable Trust, Gibbs Charitable Trust, Oakdale Trust, Coutts Charitable Trust, Bruce Wake Charity, Finnis Scott Foundation, Canton High School Girl’s Reunion, Follett Trust Chapter is a recipient of a Google Grant award

A’r holl unigolion hynny sydd wedi ein cefnogi’n hael drwy gydol y gwaith ailwampio a thu hwnt And all those individuals who have generously supported us through the redevelopment and beyond

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Lleolir Chapter yn Nhreganna, y tu ôl i Cowbridge Road East, rhwng Heol Llandaf a Heol y Farchnad. Mae’n hawdd ein cyrraedd o ganol y ddinas. Ar ôl 6pm mae llefydd parcio ychwanegol ar gael ym maes parcio Gwasanaethau Dysgu Cymunedol Caerdydd sydd yn ymyl maes parcio Chapter. Uchod gwelir meysydd parcio eraill cyfagos. Mae bysus rhif 17, 18 a 33 yn gadael Canol y Ddinas bob pum munud. Ar yr M4 o’r dwyrain: Dewch oddi ar y draffordd ar gyffordd 29 gan ddilyn yr A48; wedi 6 milltir cymerwch y tro bychan i’r chwith ar yr A4119/ Mill Lane; yna’r chwith ar Ffordd Caerdydd; ewch yn eich blaen ar y B4267/Ffordd Llandaf; wedi 300m trowch i’r dde ar Market Place; a’r dde nesaf ar Heol y Farchnad; mae maes parcio Chapter ar y dde. Ar yr M4 o’r gorllewin: Dewch oddi ar y draffordd ar gyffordd 33 a dilynwch yr arwyddion ar gyfer yr A4232; wedi 6.3 milltir dewch oddi ar y ffordd ar Ffordd Lecwydd, tuag at Stadiwm newydd Clwb Pêl-Droed Caerdydd; ewch yn eich blaen ac yna trowch i’r chwith ar Cowbridge Road East; mae Heol y Farchnad ar y dde; mae maes parcio Chapter ar y dde.

Chapter is situated in Canton, behind Cowbridge Road East, between Llandaff Road and Market Road. We are easily accessible from the city centre. Overflow car parking is available after 6pm at Cardiff Community Learning Services adjacent to the car park at Chapter. Alternative nearby car parks are shown above. Number 17, 18 and 33 buses leave every five minutes from the City Centre. From the east on M4: Take exit 29 onto the A48; after 6 miles turn slight left onto A4119/ Mill Lane; then left onto Cardiff Road; continue straight onto B4267/Llandaff Rd; after 300m turn right onto Market Place; take next right onto Market Road; Chapter car park is on the right. From the west on M4: Take exit 33 and follow signs onto A4232; after 6.3 miles exit onto Leckwith Rd, towards the new Cardiff City Stadium; keep straight until turning left onto Cowbridge Road E; Market Rd is on your right; Chapter car park is on the right.

Mynediad i bawb

Mae Chapter yn croesawu ymwelwyr anabl. Os oes gennych unrhyw anghenion mynediad penodol ffoniwch ein swyddfa docynnau ar 029 2030 4400, minicom 029 2031 3430.

Access for all

Chapter welcomes disabled visitors. If you have any specific access requirements or questions please contact our box office on 029 2030 4400, minicom 029 2031 3430.

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