Chapter Magazine March 2012 by Chapter

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“a wonderful place with so much going on” Huw Stephens of BBC Radio 1 “Their choice of independent international films is as wisely curated as their range of local ales, and the displays, features and community projects ensure the venue is never the same place twice.” simonseeks.com “Walk in through the main glass doors and you’ll be met with vibrant chatter from the café and bar. This is the hub of the centre, always busy with people meeting, chatting and swapping ideas.” South Wales Echo 3 times voted one of the Best Places to Drink in Wales by Observer Food Monthly

Pictures from the launch of Coreo Cymru: Creative Dance Producer, Wales. Images: hoffi limited.

Top: Circus, wall painting, Chapter Gallery, 2012; Bottom: Lightbox installation, 2012

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Lothar Götz: Wait Until Dark Until Sun 1 April • Tan Sul 1 Ebrill Lothar Götz’s exhibition features a comprehensive body of work that ranges from sitespecific wall painting and room-sized spatial installations to framed drawings on paper. His practice is informed by real factors of circumstance, site, or the particular inhabitants or histories of a building or place. He mixes these with interlinked narratives that are drawn from film, architecture, art, music and books. There is a clear coherence and dialogue across his work through its engagement with ideas of architecture and space, and its use of abstract geometric forms, fields and lines of intense colour. Many of his drawings represent the floor plans of idealised or imagined dwellings, sometimes for specific people or historical figures, sometimes for fictional ones. Colour is used to describe the functions and atmospheres of rooms, or the situations and qualities of the surrounding landscape, taking cues from the identity of the person who is thought to live there, in a web of imaginative factors that intuitively feed into the geometrical arrangement for each drawing. For Chapter, Lothar has created a large scale artwork for the lightbox at the front of the building and a number of new works in the gallery: Retreat Black is a sculptural form or ‘room’ that employs the many facets of his wide-ranging practice and offers a more complex viewing experience of the works contained within. Shadow Green, Shadow Black and Shadow Orange, three site-specific wall paintings, work to redefine specific characteristics of the gallery by drawing the gaze from inside this structure and in to a dialogue with the existing architecture beyond. Circus (see top left), a new wall painting at the end of the gallery, is a vivid exploration of the many-layered nature of line and plane, and the architectural qualities and spirit of the place. It will be visible for the life of the exhibition, before it too is absorbed into the history of the building and the people who occupied it. Biography Lothar Götz was born in Germany and studied in Aachen, Wuppertal and Düsseldorf before completing an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art, London. He has had solo exhibitions at, amongst others, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Galerie der Stadt Remscheid and rahncontemporary (all 2011), BALTIC (2007), Platform For Art (2006) and The Economist, London (2003). Forthcoming exhibitions include at domobaal, London, Petra Rinck Galerie, Düssledorf and Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg (all 2012). In 2010 Lothar undertook an Abbey Fellowship at The British School at Rome and he was recently selected for the Stufen zur Kunst commission at the Kunstverein Hannover to be presented in April 2012. Lothar Götz is represented by domobaal, London (www.domobaal.com), Petra Rinck Galerie, Düsseldorf (www.petrarinckgalerie.de) and rahncontemporary, Zürich (www.rahncontemporary.com). With thanks to all of the galleries and to Damian Nelson. Lothar Götz’s catalogue ‘Lothar Götz: Works’, published by Hatje Cantz in 2011, is available from The Shop priced at £35.

Gallery open: Tuesday — Saturday 10am-8pm. Sunday 2pm-8pm. Closed Monday.

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Art in the Bar Amber Mottram Until Sun 25 March • Tan 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.

The next Art In The Bar exhibition by Nicholas Dietrich Williams opens on Fri 30 March. More details in the April magazine.

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Art Car Bootique 2012 Sun 15 April • 11am–6pm • Sul 15 Ebrill Following the success of last year’s event, we’ve teamed up with Something Creatives to do it all over again! In this year of the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 Olympic Games, we’re celebrating all things British — but with an eccentric Art Car Bootique twist. There’ll be 50 pitches of art, performance, vintage booters and curated pitches. An interactive event with all the fun of the unfair. So, roll up, roll up — we’re looking for artists, artist-led groups, projects, performers, designers and local crafts people to occupy the few remaining places in our car park. Selling is not compulsory and proposals should fully outline the exhibition aspect. If you’re selected a small fee of £25 will be requested for your pitch. Please get in touch with abigail.lawrence@chapter.org for full details. Deadline: 12 noon, Fri 16 March.

2011 photos by Jon Pountney

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World Book Day We love reading so much at Chapter that we’ve decided to dedicate a whole lot more than 24 hours to celebrating this year’s World Book Day, Thu 1 March. We’re staging a load of events across the building. Keep an eye on www.chapter.org for full details. Here’s a mini taster: Thu 1 March • Iau 1 Mawrth 4pm: Cardiff Read are turning Chapter into an official Bookcrossing zone — pick up and read a book for free and watch its journey as it is read by others. Why not order a tea tray from the café, laden with pots of tea or coffee and cakes to accompany you on your literary adventure? 6pm: Juliette Llewellyn hosts Incandescent, sharing published poetry, the spoken word and stimulating discussion. 7.30pm: Seren present First Thursday — see p13. 8pm: sciSCREEN discussion about Freud and Jung’s published works — themes brought up in the film A Dangerous Method see p21. Fri 2 March • Gwe 2 Mawrth 8pm: White rectangles: Book Art, The Portable Gallery, DIY Culture. An evening of reading and informal discussion about book art hosted by Sam Hasler. 8.30pm: A bookish special by Drones Comedy Club (see p16). Sat 3 March • Sad 3 Mawrth 11am+3pm: Screenings of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — see p36. At 3pm we’re inviting you to dress up as your favourite character from Roald Dahl’s book. Who wants to be Charlie Bucket? Or maybe you’re a Veruca Salt! 1pm: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-inspired Zine workshop hosted by Annie Gardiner. £4 per child (NB parental supervision requested).

8pm: Dickensian Twist. Join Mab Jones to celebrate the work of Charles Dickens — readings are performed and judged by the audience. £4 (on the door) / £2 for performers

Sun 4 March • Sul 4 Mawrth 3pm: Tooth and Clawr. The first meeting of our new artist-reading group — hosted by Phil Owen and Kathryn Ashill — exploring a number of key texts in response to the current Gallery exhibition (see p5). 5pm: The first of our season of Charles Dickens films is Great Expectations (1946). See p26. 7pm: Our Adaptations film/book group discusses Dickens on Screen. See p26.

Big Book Sale Our Shop team are cutting the prices of a whole host of books and Chapter publications throughout March, starting from just 50p! Continuing the theme, why not pick up some of our beautiful book wrapping paper by illustrator Aurelia Lange; a ‘Ready, Set, Write’ guide or a Penguin Classics board game? Shop open: Tue — Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 2-8pm. Closed Monday

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Fairtrade Fortnight + Zaytoun Olive Farmers

HopScotch Scottish Ale and Whisky Festival

Mon 27 Feb — Sun 11 March Llun 27 Chwef — Sul 11 Mawrth We’re big supporters of the Fairtrade movment at Chapter. All of our hot drinks and sugars are fairtrade, which means that disadvantaged farmers and workers in developing countries get a better deal for their produce. On Wed 7 March from 6.30-8.30pm, we’re teaming up with local and fabulous Fairtrade shop Fair Dos to welcome the Palestinian cooperative, Zaytoun Olive Farmers. You’ll be able to meet olive farmers Taysir Arbasi and Riziq Abu Nasser and taste a host of delicious foods produced by the cooperative, including baked bread and olive oil, olives and almonds.

Tue 6 — Sun 11 March • Maw 6 — Sul 11 Mawrth Our very first Hopscotch Festival rejoices in all that is good from north of the border, including a mouth-watering selection of 30 real ales from small, independent Scottish breweries like Inveralmond, Kelburn, Angus Ales, Atlas and Tryst. Do you know your Laphroaig from your Ardmore? The Glenrothes from The Macallan? On Fri 9 March between 5-8pm, Russell Jackson from spirit company Maxxium will be helping you to understand the wonderful world of Scotch Whisky. Pop along and sample a free wee dram and take advantage of our, for one night only, special whisky offers. Our special festival food menu features culinary delights like chicken breast stuffed with haggis and a whisky sauce and Roger’s homemade Cranachan cookies.

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Springtime Celebrations Our café is geared up to help you celebrate St David’s Day on Thu 1 March with, what else, Homemade Lamb cawl (and a veggie alternative), Welsh cakes and bara brith. And how about bringing your favourite lady to Chapter on Mothers’ Day (Sun 18 March) and treating her to one of our lovely homemade desserts — tiramisu anyone? If you’re looking for a pressie for a special someone, our shop has just started stocking beautifully handcrafted leather jewellery by Rosita Bonita and vintage inspired jewellery by Maria Allen.

World Earth Hour Candle-Lit Supper

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)

See p35 for details of our Earth Hour kids’ film, Wall-E.

Sat 31 March • Sad 31 Mawrth WWF’s Earth Hour is all about people coming together to celebrate our brilliant world — switching off for an hour and seeing things in a new light. We’re celebrating with a delightful candle-lit menu — beetroot soup, grilled mackerel with broad beans and chorizo, followed by spiced apple and chestnut crumble. All recipes by Welsh chef Bryn Williams, prepared by Chapter.

Bar open: Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12-10.30pm, Mon-Thu 12-11pm, Fri 12pm-12.30am

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Earthfall At Swim Two Boys 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 stunning production has toured to sell-out audiences across Europe. At Swim Two Boys is based on a successful novel by Irish author Jamie O’Neil, which follows the developing relationship between two young men, juxtaposed with the political turmoil in Ireland and the slaughter on the Western Front; contrasting the dream of national liberation with the search for personal freedom. The performance takes place in a slowly filling lake in front of a waterfall, with episodes from the novel woven together with a fusion of extreme physicality, original live music and film. Earthfall’s issue-based work is honest, passionate and beautiful to watch. The company has performed worldwide and received several awards for live performance and film work, including the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Short Film for ‘Too Old To Dream’ and The Theatre in Wales Award for this production. Suitable for ages 15+ £12/£10/£8 www.atswimtwoboys.com

“Violence, tenderness, passion and humour collide in this super, charged performance” — The Times “True risk-takers and heartbreakers... they have mastered physical theatre, dance and music with excellence.” — Berliner Morgenpost

photos: © Hugo Glendinning

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. This dark and brutal story of two trapped and lonely souls is set around Memorial Day in 1950s America and features live music inspired by blues, rock and Americana. Created by Lucy Rivers (Sherman Cymru, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Unicorn, Arcola Theatre and National Theatre Wales). Directed by Adele Thomas (Cold Spread, The Passion). Creative Associate: Dafydd James (Llwyth, Deffro’r Gwanwyn, The Village Social, My Name is Sue). Cast: Lucy Rivers, Hannah McPake, Oliver Wood, Dan Messore and Tom Cottle. Ages 14+ £10/£8/£6 A Gagglebabble presentation supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Theatr Iolo and Chapter.

Illustration: Sarah Vigars

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Seren and Literature Wales First Thursday Thu 1 March • 7.30pm • Iau 1 Mawrth Come and celebrate St. David’s day in the company of two of Wales’s most talented young authors, Meirion Jordan (with his new poetry collection, ‘Regeneration’) and Fflur Dafydd with her new book in Seren’s popular ‘Mabinogion’ prose series, ‘The White Trail’. This newly re-launched regular event features literary fiction and non-fiction as well as poetry of the highest order. You’ll be able to meet and hear readings from some of the best writers of their generation. £2.50 (on the door) www.serenbooks.com

Momus Sun 4 March • 8pm • Sul 4 Mawrth Momus is Nick Currie — a pan-pacific Tin Tin, world citizen, author, performance artist, professional thinker, blogger, singer and songwriter supreme. An early stalwart of the Creation Records label, Momus has, over the last 25 years, released almost as many albums, all of them innovative, intriguing, atypical and perverse. His one man show is a confrontational mix of Bertolt Brecht, Beck, Kraftwerk, Brel, Cohen and a Zen Jean Michel Jarre. He is Norman Wisdom besotted by Kyoto, Joseph Beuys with a laptop; the original Gigolo geisha - all filtered through a sturdy Scottish protestant iPad work ethic. One of the finest songwriters of his or anyone’s generation, Momus currently lives in Japan. This is his first Welsh show. £10/£8/£6

In Chapters Fire Thu 8 March • 8pm • Iau 8 Mawrth This semi-regular event features unique collaborations between writers and musicians. This month’s theme is ‘fire’. £6 www.inchapters.com

Welsh Unsigned Stand-up Award Heats Mon 12 + Mon 26 March • 8pm Llun 12 + Llun 26 Mawrth Sponsored by The Glee Club, The WUSA aims to discover the best up and coming Wales-based comedian. A series of heats of 6 to 8 contestants are taking place at Chapter, leading up to the semi-finals in July. The grand final will take place on July Mon 23 July in The Glee Club. £5 (on the door) www.cardiffcomedy.co.uk

On The Edge The Custom House by Kit Lambert

Tue 13 March • 8pm • Maw 13 Mawrth In a disused custom house on the edge of a new European state, two men dream of crossing the border and starting a new life. Will they find the determination to fulfil their dream? Emerging Cardiff-based playwright, Kit Lambert, was the first winner of Sherman Cymru’s new writers’ project, Script Slam. A script-held performance directed by Simon West. £4 (on the door)

Momus

On The Edge: The Custom House

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The Invisible Dot Tour: Comedy’s New Wave

Jonny Sweet

Fri 9 March • 8pm • Gwe 9 Mawrth The Invisible Dot Ltd is one of the most exciting and innovative production companies in the country. Having worked with the likes of Tim Key, Mark Watson, Daniel Kitson, David O’Doherty and Simon Amstell, they are uniquely placed to bring you the next generation of exceptional acts emerging through the Edinburgh Fringe and the London alternative circuit. This tour is headlined by the writer and performer of Radio 4’s ‘Hard To Tell’, Jonny Sweet. His award-winning show takes the form of a rip-roaring lecture about the recently decommissioned naval brigate, the HMS Nottingham. Support comes from Sheeps — the most hotly tipped sketch group from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe; and Will Andrews, professional show off and stand-up extraordinaire. £12/£9

“A delightfully silly and inventive hour” — The Observer (on Jonny Sweet)

Act One Drama Society Measure for Measure Tue 13 — Sat 17 March • 7.30pm • Maw 13 — Sad 17 Mawrth ‘The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept... now ’tis awake.’ Religion and corruption fester in the streets of Vienna, from the viceridden underbelly to the highest courts. The Duke of Vienna abandons his office, leaving the young Angelo in charge of cleaning up the city. When Angelo declares death to all those who sin by giving in to their desires, it’s only a matter of time before the two worlds collide. Cardiff University’s drama society presents William Shakespeare’s problem play of sex, violence and the ‘all-building law’. £7/£6

Mess up the Mess Theatre Company Hidden Wed 14 March • 8pm • Mer 14 Mawrth Andy is a normal teenager. He’s 16, he gets into trouble at school and he wants some extra cash. His twin brother and sister are loveable puppets and his mother lives in a giant box. Their house has a secret that nobody else knows — or if they do, they never talk about it. Social workers are sniffing around, teachers are sticking their noses in and Nan is playing her Playstation. Andy is a normal teenager. Right? Bethan Marlow’s play explores the reality of families living with addiction. £7.50/£5.50 (£3 special price for schools and groups)

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Cwmni’r Frân Wen Fala’ Surion Thu 15 + Fri 16 March • 8pm • Iau 15 + Gwe 16 Mawrth Mae Fala’ Surion yn gynhyrchiad theatr o nofel arobryn ‘Fresh Apples’ gan Rachel Trezise, a enillodd wobr fawreddog EDS Dylan Thomas yn 2006. Mae’r sioe yn gasgliad o straeon byrion emosiynol, pwerus a miniog wedi’i seilio ar fywyd arddegau yn y Gymru gyfoes. Mae rhai o actorion gorau Cymru ymhlith y cast, gan gynnwys Rhodri Meilir, fu’n actio yn rhaglen gomedi boblogaidd y BBC ‘My Family’, Catrin Mara sy’n actio yn ‘Pobol y Cwm’ a Rhodri Miles a enillodd y wobr Artist Rhyngwladol Gorau yn yr Hollywood Fringe Festival yn 2010 am ei bortread o’r eicon Cymraeg Richard Burton. Gellir disgrifio talent ragaeddfed Trezise a’i harddull o ryddiaith fel un ffraeth ac ysgytiol, gyda throadau ymadrodd adleisiol sy’n neidio allan i’ch dal gerfyn eich gwddf. Mae wedi cael ei alw’n ‘ffuglen Cymraeg trefol’ sy’n adlewyrchu anialdir emosiynol a materol y Gymru drefol. Mae llyfrau Trezise wedi cael eu cyfieithu i nifer o wahanol ieithoedd ond dyma’r tro cyntaf i un gael ei gyfieithu i’r Gymraeg.

Y Cast: Rhodri Meilir, Catrin Mara, Lowri Gwynne, Dyfrig Evans, Lynwen Haf Roberts, Rhodri Miles, Carys Eleri. Addasiad Gan: Catrin Dafydd a Manon Eames. Cyfarwyddwr Artistig: Iola Ynyr. Cyfarwyddwr: Sara Lloyd. Cyswllt Creadigol: Rhodri Meilir. Mentor: Elen Bowman. Cynllunydd: Gwyn Eiddior. Cynllunydd Goleuo: Nick Mumford. Cerddoriaeth: Osian Gwynedd.

A Welsh adaptation of Rachel Trezise’s award winning collection of short stories, Fresh Apples. A hard-hitting, visually enthralling and humorous look at teenage life in contemporary Wales. Resources will be provided to enable Welsh learners to experience the full impact of the performance. + Post performance discussion on both nights with Rachel Trezise and the artistic team. £12/£10/£8 www.falasurion.com

16 Printed Matters: Photobook Symposium Sun 26 Feb • 11am – 4.15pm • Sul 26 Chwef This special event focuses on all aspects of current photography publishing with a lively programme of presentations and discussions. Confirmed speakers include Johanna Neurath (Thames & Hudson), Anna Pfab (Schilt Publishing), Matt Stuart (photographer and photobook collector), Zhao Renhui (artist) and Seba Kurtis (artist). There will also be a screening of the German documentary ‘How To Make a Book with Steidl’. This event has been organised by Ffotogallery, Third Floor Gallery and Chapter as part of a weekend of events in Cardiff. Check our website for updates and more details. £8

Music Geek Monthly Thu 23 Feb + Thu 29 March • 8pm Iau 23 Chwef + Iau 29 Mawrth + Sat 10 March + Sat 14 April • 3.30pm Sad 10 Mawrth + Sad 14 Ebrill 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. Free www.musicgeekmonthly.tumblr.com

Drones Comedy Club Fri 2 + Fri 16 March • 8.30pm • Gwe 2 + Gwe 16 Mawrth The very best in new stand-up comedy. £3.50 (on the door)

Cardiff Storytelling Circle Sun 4 March • 8pm • Sul 4 Mawrth Share and listen to a selection of stories and songs in relaxed company. £3 (on the door)

Canton Social Media Surgery Wed 7 March • 5-7pm • Mer 7 Mawrth

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SWDFAS Lecture: Thu 8 March • 2pm • Iau 8 Mawrth The King’s staircase at Kensington Palace was decorated in the 1720s by William Kent, the definitive artist of the Georgian age. Dr Lucy Worsley’s talk uncovers for the first time the identity of many of Kent’s sitters, and gives their unique, below-stairs view of life in an eighteenthcentury royal palace. £5 (on the door)

Cardiff Feminist Network: Advocate, Challenge, Transform Sun 11 March • 10am-5pm • Sul 11 Mawrth Conceived to celebrate International Women’s Day, this one day conference aims to Advocate an end to violence against women, Challenge ideas of what constitutes violence and what we can do about it, and Transform what is into what could be: a world free of violence. The day features 12 workshops, protest music, information stalls and a talk by feminist activist and researcher Finn Mackay, who will also be joining other feminist campaigners for a panel debate. To book your place, please e-mail cardifffeminists@yahoo.co.uk. A £2 minimum voluntary donation will be collected at the door and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. For more information on IWD events in Wales, visit www.cymruwomen.org.uk

Fabler Shakespeare Readers: Henry V Sun 11 March • 6.30pm • Sul 11 Mawrth Fabler Shakespeare Readers get together every month to experience the works of the great bard spoken aloud. All are welcome. £3 (on the door)

Boardgaming Sunday Sun 11 March • 5.30pm • Sul 11 Mawrth 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.

Have you heard of social media but are unsure how it all works? Or how it can benefit you or your group? Come along to the Cwtch area of our Caffi Bar for this relaxed and informal monthly get together. Perfect for beginners, or if you or your community group want to gain more confidence.

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Sunday Jazz Sun 18 March • 9pm • Sul 18 Mawrth An evening of melodic acoustic jazz in the Caffi Bar with the Glen Manby Quartet.

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Everyman Theatre A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller

Tue 20 — Sat 24 March • 7.30pm Maw 20 — Sad 24 Mawrth + Sat 24 March • 2.30pm • Sad 24 Mawrth Set in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1950s New York, the first play in Everyman’s ‘Banned Theatre’ season documents the lives of Italian immigrant dock workers. Eddie and his wife Beatrice have brought up their niece, Catherine, from a young age. As she grows to adulthood Eddie finds it impossible to let her become independent — get a job and fall in love — everything that a normal young woman should do. Instead of realising that his feelings for the girl are not those of a normal parent and guardian, he blames the young man she has fallen for, with disastrous consequences for himself and his family. When first published, Arthur Miller’s play was refused a performing license due to the themes of unnatural sexual obsession and supposed homosexuality. £10 (£8 concessions available on Tue 20 + Thu 22 March)

At the Dora Stoutzker Hall, RWCMD

Catrin Finch & Toumani Diabaté Wed 28 March • 8pm • Mer 28 Mawrth As part of a tour of Wales, this stunning musical collaboration visits the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama at the end of March. Toumani Diabaté from Mali is considered the world’s finest living kora (West African harp) player. Catrin Finch is one of Wales’ leading musical ambassadors and has worked with 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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Black Button Theatre Company To Wake One Morning Fri 30 + Sat 31 March • 8pm • Gwe 30 + Sad 31 Mawrth “What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?” — Plato Black Button return to Chapter with an exhilarating and funny piece that ignites debate about the state of our nation today. Hot on the tale of their well-received debut production, Paint, this imaginative story follows two young men on an emotional rollercoaster, as they explore generational divides, family ties and dysfunctional relationships. Created by Matthew Crawford and Adam O’Brian. £5

Propwash Theatre/Bridgend College of Drama Drink Canada Dry by Tim Davies

Wed 4 — Fri 6 April • 8pm • Mer 4 — Gwe 6 Ebrill London, 1956 — a dilapidated theatre in the bombed-out slums of the East End. A bankrupt acting company stakes all on the debut of a new work by an unknown playwright. The play – The Quare Fellow; the playwright — Brendan Behan; the company — Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop. Drawing on the biographies and memoirs of those involved in the tempestuous run-up to the first night, this is the story of the play’s genesis, and of the people — wayward and wilful, talented and driven — who first brought it to a ravaged, wartorn and unsuspecting world. £5/£4

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A Dangerous Method

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A Dangerous Method Fri 24 Feb — Wed 7 March Gwe 24 Chwef — Mer 7 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; 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 World Book Day event on Thu 1 March (see p8). www.cardiffsciscreen.blogspot.com

Red Dog Fri 24 Feb — Thu 1 March 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. + 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.

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

Roman Polanski’s new film 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.

“an ensemble cast of fine actors sparring with each other, and at the top of their game.” — Evening Standard

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; Elizabeth, the grown up daughter she’s never met, is now an ambitious lawyer who has trouble making emotional connections; while Lucy is an infertile wife who turns to adoption as the key to the maternity she passionately craves.

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Hunky Dory Fri 2 — Thu 15 March • Gwe 2 — Iau 15 Mawrth UK/2011/107mins/15. Dir: Marc Evans. With Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Danielle Branch.

It’s the start of the sweltering summer of 1976, and the end of term is approaching at a secondary school in Swansea. Idealistic drama teacher Vivienne (Minnie Driver) is holding rehearsals for an ambitious musical production, a take on The Tempest that incorporates the contemporary songs of her pupils’ pop heroes - a version of the play that ‘both Shakespeare and David Bowie could be proud of’. She faces an uphill battle with her cynical colleagues, who aren’t shy about voicing philistine opinions on the project. And the kids are distracted by the business of being teenagers — arguing with adults, playing in bands, cooling off at the lido, worrying about their post-school futures and falling in and out of love. Marc Evans’ latest feature is a sweet and sincere paean to the 1970s, an invigorating blend of genres, neither a traditional social realist film nor a straight musical. With a refreshing lack of cynicism, its soundtrack celebrates pre-punk pop, and features stirring versions of songs made famous by Bowie, Nick Drake, ELO and The Beach Boys, among others.

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The Woman in the Fifth

Mon 5 March • Llun 5 Mawrth A regular showcase for short films by independent filmmakers. For more information please email moviemaker@chapter.org.

Fri 2 — Thu 8 March • Gwe 2 — Iau 8 Mawrth

Free (please reserve tickets in advance)

Bombay Beach Fri 2 — Thu 8 March • Gwe 2 — Iau 8 Mawrth USA/2011. Dir: Alma Har’el.

Photographer, video artist and music video director Alma Har’el’s debut feature is a dreamily inventive film about a decaying town near Salton Sea in California. The relic of a failed 1950s development boom, the Salton Sea is a saltwater lake bound by desert — a barren landscape that seems to symbolise the failure of the American Dream. Har’el follows three people whose personal circumstances amplify the sense of Bombay Beach as a place of both intense beauty and frustrated opportunity: Benny Parrish, a young boy whose troubled soul and vivid imagination engender both suffering and joy for him and his loving family; CeeJay Thompson, an aspiring footballer, who’s seeking refuge in the area after witnessing his cousin’s murder in L.A.; and Red, a former oil field worker in his 80s, divorced and estranged from his children, who lives in a trailer consuming whisky and cigarettes and espousing weird (and occasionally offensive) ideas. Har’el has won praise for the unusually humane treatment of her film’s subjects. Neither exploited nor sanctified, their stories are amplified by abstract visual poetry and choreographed dance — set to songs by Bob Dylan and the band Beirut.

“A beautiful, quirky, and ultimately very moving film” — Terry Gilliam

Bombay Beach

France/Poland/UK/2011/83mins/partially subtitled/15. Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski. With Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas.

American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events... as if an obscure power was taking control of his life.

‘Intriguing and haunting... Kristin Scott Thomas gives a wonderfully slinky performance’ — Rich Cline, BBC Radio

Bad Film Club: Cyborg Sun 4 March • Sul 4 Mawrth USA/1989/86mins/18. Dir: Albert Pyun. With Jean-Claude Van Damme.

In the six years Nicko and Joe have been bringing you their Bad Film Club they have badly neglected a stallion of the bad movie stables; but not tonight. Tonight, he will be on the medium sized screen once again. Yes, it’s the ‘Muscles from Brussels’, Jean-Claude Van Damme, kicking his way through this ‘not such a hit film’ as a martial arts killer in a plague infested urban dump of the future. NB. This screening features irreverent live commentary.

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The Descendants Fri 9 — Thu 22 March • Gwe 9 — Iau 22 Mawrth USA/2011/115mins/15. Dir: Alexander Payne. With George Clooney, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges.

Having cemented his place as the king of the American indie black comedy with Election, About Schmidt and Sideways, director Alexander Payne moves into more tender terrain with this tale of a man dealing with his wife’s critical coma following a boating accident. Hawaiian lawyer Matt King has always been the backup parent, so the challenge of shepherding his two wayward daughters — a ten-year-old emotional tornado and a snarky teenage tearaway — is no breeze. In addition, King must come to terms with the secrets his wife may have kept from him. While the subject is serious, the touch is light, and supporting characters offer plenty of space for comedy, from bleak humour to sassy dialogue and even slapstick. Nominated for 5 Oscars

A Hawk and A Hacksaw Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors Thu 8 March • Iau 8 Mawrth USSR/1964/92mins/subtitled/no cert. Dir. Sergei Paradjanov.

New Mexico’s widescreen roving folk duo A Hawk and A Hacksaw (accordionist/ drummer Jeremy Barnes and violinist Heather Trost) present a brand new rescore of Soviet director Sergio Paradjanov’s classic film. Set high up in the Carpathian mountains, the film tells the age-old tale of a peasant’s love and loss in a preindustrial age where magic and ritual are as much a part of existence as backbreaking work and violent family feuds. The colour, grandeur and gut-wrenching romance of A Hawk and A Hacksaw’s music is the perfect counterpoint to Paradjanov’s visionary blend of folklore, sorcery and religious symbolism. The performance starts at 6.15pm. £12/£10/£8

War Horse Fri 9 — Thu 22 March • Gwe 9 — Iau 22 Mawrth USA/2011/146mins/12A. Dir: Steven Spielberg. With Jeremy Irvine, David Thewlis, Emily Watson.

Adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s bestselling novel, this award-laden film tells the tale of a boy who heads to the Flanders trenches in 1915 to rescue his beloved horse. With a superb cast of British character actors, this is classic Spielberg, fusing the awe-struck, child’s-eye majesty of his finest ’80s work with the darker, more adult stateliness of his Oscar-friendly heavy-hitters. Nominated for 6 Oscars

“powerful, courageous and honest” Daily Telegraph

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J.Edgar Fri 9 — Thu 22 March • Gwe 9 — Iau 22 Mawrth USA/2011/137mins/15. Dir: Clint Eastwood. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Hamilton, Naomi Watts, Judy Dench.

Eastwood’s biopic explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful, controversial and enigmatic figures of the 20th century. As the face of the FBI and law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover was both feared and admired but he held secrets that could have destroyed his career and his life.

“Another remarkable turn in Clint Eastwood’s career” The New Yorker

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Dickens on Film Charles Dickens, the most celebrated of English novelists, was born in 1812. As a contribution to the worldwide celebrations of his 200th anniversary, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re presenting this selection of rarely-seen titles in collaboration with the British Film Institute. See p8 for details of our Dickens-related World Book Day events.

Great Expectations

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Great Expectations Sun 4 March • Sul 4 Mawrth UK/1946/118mins/PG. Dir. David Lean. With John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Alec Guinness.

Widely considered to be the greatest of the many film versions of Dickens’ novels, Lean’s brilliant adaptation follows the fortunes of Pip, a blacksmith’s apprentice who, as a child, befriends an escaped convict. Introduced by a family friend to the eccentric recluse Miss Havisham, Pip becomes a regular visitor to her crumbling Gothic mansion and falls in love with her beautiful but stony-hearted niece Estella. When he turns eighteen, however, Pip’s life is suddenly transformed by the generosity of a mysterious benefactor, and he moves to London to embark on a new life as a ‘gentleman’.

“it’s the director’s skill at combining a rollicking pace, atmospheric cinematography, and characters that you really care for that makes this one of the most definitive Dickens movies on screen” — bbc.co.uk

The Mystery of Edwin Drood Sun 11 + Tue 13 March • Sul 11 + Maw 13 Mawrth USA/1935/87mins/PG. Dir: Stuart Walker. With Claude Rains, Francis L Sullivan, Valerie Hobson.

This is the third film adaptation and first sound version of Dickens’ unfinished novel and was filmed by Universal Pictures with Claude Rains in the role of the villainous John Jasper. Telling the story of an opium-addicted choirmaster who develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her, the film provides an ending to the original unfinished novel, solving the mystery of the fate of Edwin Drood.

Oliver Twist Sun 25 + Tue 27 March • Sul 25 + Maw 27 Mawrth USA/1922/74mins/no cert. Dir: Frank Lloyd. With Jackie Coogan, Lon Chaney.

After Jackie Coogan’s heartrending debut in Chaplin’s The Kid, his father formed a company to exploit the talented seven-year-old and ‘the boy who asked for more’ was an obvious choice. Helmed by Dickens aficionado Frank Lloyd (director of A Tale of Two Cities in 1917) and with Chaney adopting one of his thousand faces, the result was a charming, spirited production. Believed lost for decades, the film was rediscovered in Yugoslavia in the early 70s and is presented here with a recorded score by Neil Brand.

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Wales One World Film Festival Your passport to world cinema

Sun 18 — Sun 25 March • Sul 18 — Sul 25 Mawrth WOW returns for its eleventh year bringing the very best in world cinema to your doorstep. This year there’s a distinct emphasis on films from the far-flung outposts of Asia, with two from Mongolia (AnDa Union and the beautiful The Eagle Hunter’s Son), Old Dog from the wilds of Tibet and the unmissable Turksib, a visually stunning film accompanied by a wonderful live performance. We also have the directors of AnDa Union and Robert Mugabe… What Happened? coming to discuss their films and a panel debate after the screening of Think Global Act Rural. I hope you enjoy WOW 2012! David Gillam Festival Director www.wowfilmfestival.com

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Turksib Sun 18 March • Sul 18 Mawrth Russia/1928/78mins/U. Dir: Viktor Turin.

This special event combines the glorious images of a hugely influential documentary with a sparkling soundtrack specially composed and performed by Bronnt Industries Kapital. A masterpiece of scenario and editing, Turksib is the tale of the race to build a railway to connect Turkestan and Siberia. It’s a symphony of beautifully composed scenes — of cotton and camels, desert sands and mountain torrents, of the savage wilderness tamed by the heroic labour of man. In one of the most thrilling sequences, nomads race with the ‘Iron Horse’ as it cuts through the desert, driven forward by the beat of the brilliant score which draws upon pastoral melodies, Central Asian-style drones, and propulsive drum rhythms. £12/£10/£8

Where Do We Go Now? Thu 22 March • Iau 22 Mawrth Lebanon/France/Italy/Egypt/2011/100mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Nadine Labaki. With Nadine Labaki, Layla Hakim.

Rare indeed is a genuinely funny comedy about the religious divisions in the Middle East, even rarer one with the zest and joyful panache that Nadine Labaki (Caramel) shows here. This entertaining parable is set in a mythical village cut off from the rest of the world, where Christians and Muslims live happily side-by-side. When this harmony is threatened by a variety of outside influences, the women of the village band together to keep their hot-headed men from fighting. Winner of Audience Awards at Oslo, San Sebastian & Toronto International Film Festivals.

“a thoroughly enjoyable comic fantasy that’s both emotionally engaging and laugh-out-loud funny” View London

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Old Dog Fri 23 March • Gwe 23 Mawrth Tibet/2010/93mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Pema Tseden. With Lochey, Drolma Kyab, Tamdrin Tso.

Beautifully shot in the wilds of Tibet, this is a heartfelt and humorous tale of conflict between a shepherd and his son over their old mastiff. When ne’er-do-well Gonpo sells the dog to preempt it being stolen, his old Dad rides in to town to buy it back. But he finds to his dismay that these traditional Tibetan dogs now command a high price amongst rich Chinese. After many arguments over the dog’s future the old man finally decides to take matters into his own hands. Winner of the Grand Prize Tokyo FilmEx 2011.

“a completely convincing blend of naturalistic detail and bigger-picture metaphors” London Film Festival

Window on Africa Fri 23 March • Gwe 23 Mawrth Three delightful and insightful documentaries about women and children from Ethiopia, Uganda and Zambia. Cert: PG. Unearthing The Pen (12mins) by Carol Salter (who used to be based in Chapter and will introduce the film). The award-winning story of a Ugandan shepherd boy who wants to go to school but can’t as his ancestors put a curse on the pen. Framing The Other (25mins). A tourist who has comfortable ideas about taking photos of exotic tribal people in Ethiopia is shaken by her encounter with a Mursi woman. Where The Water Meets The Sky (60mins) is about a group of Zambian women, some of whom have never seen a camera before, making a film about their lives. In particular the ‘typical’ story of one of them who was an AIDS orphan, turned to prostitution at 14, but is now happily back in school.

Old Dog

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Position Among The Stars Fri 23 March • Gwe 23 Mawrth Indonesia/Holland/2010/109mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Leonard Retel Helmrich.

A funny, touching and intimate portrait of one Indonesian family from the slums of Jakarta whose hopes for a better life are invested in bright teenager Tari. While the whole family does all it can to pay for her college fees, Tari prefers to spend her time hanging out with friends. With his gentle fly-on-the-wall style, Helmrich (who spent 10 years making the film) skilfully interweaves the stories of grandma Rumidjah, who is trying to keep an eye on the troublesome teenager, and those of her son Bakti and his family. A rare chance to see exactly how life is for young people in Indonesia, torn between urban and rural, wealth and poverty, religion and the forces of globalisation. Winner of the Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary 2011.

Amigo Fri 23 March • Gwe 23 Mawrth USA/2010/128mins/subtitled/15. Dir: John Sayles. With Garret Dillahunt, Joel Torres, Chris Cooper.

Sayles’s typically intelligent, thought-provoking film is set against the backdrop of the Philippine-American War of 1900, when the US was ‘liberating’ various countries from Spanish colonialism. It charts the relationships between American troops stationed in a remote village and the local villagers — be they peasant farmers or guerrilla fighters. In trying to protect the villagers, the local headman is caught between the demands of the occupying troops and those of the freedom fighters (led by his brother) who regard him as a collaborator. Deeply humane in its focus on the innocents caught in the middle, Sayles paints a picture of conflict that’s not only convincing in its complexity, but all too relevant to our more recent attempts to impose democracy on others. “an illuminating, still all too pertinent story.” — Geoff Andrew

AnDa Union: From the Steppes to the City Fri 23 March • Gwe 23 Mawrth UK/2011/97mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Tim Betts, Sophie Lascelles, Marc Tiley. With Anda Union.

This fascinating music doc cuts between AnDa Union’s extraordinary live performances, the band members’ lives in Hohhat, the concrete city, and their family homes out on the grasslands of Mongolia. The haunting sound of their throat singing and two string violins make for some rousing tunes. Throw in their fine colourful costumes, the making of their instruments, a wedding, horses, much drinking and slaughtering of sheep and, above all, the wide open landscape of the steppes and you’re immersed in a journey to another world. + post-screening Q&A with the directors. “A rare glimpse into the forgotten land of Inner Mongolia and its unique sounds” — London Film Festival

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The Eagle Hunter’s Son

Think Global Act Rural

Sat 24 + Sun 25 March • Sad 24 + Sul 25 Mawrth

Sat 24 March • Sad 24 Mawrth

Germany/Sweden/Mongolia/2009/97mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Rene Bo Hanson. With Bazarbai Matei, Serikbai Khulan.

France/2010/113mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Coline Serreau. With Vandana Shiva, Pierre Rabhi, Ana Primavesi.

Like Cave of the Yellow Dog and The Story of the Weeping Camel, this fine family adventure is set amid the beautiful Mongolian wilderness. Twelveyear old nomad Bazarbai is deeply envious when his brother leaves to find work in the city. When Bazarbai loses his father’s prized eagle he decides it’s time to take off in search of them both. Seizing the opportunity for an adventure of a lifetime, he crosses the snow-covered mountains, falls in with the circus and finds that city life is not all that he had dreamed of. Suitable for anyone of 8 years of age upwards, this glimpse into a totally different world will be enjoyed by parents and children alike. “its gentle pace proves a very welcome antidote to the frantic nature of our own lives.” — Time Out

Tales of the Night Sat 24 + Sun 25 March • Sad 24 + Sul 25 Mawrth France/2011/84mins/U. Dir: Michel Ocelot. Dubbed with the voices of Julien Béramis, Marine Griset, Michel Elias.

This enchanting, strikingly beautiful film from world famous animator Michel Ocelot (Kirikou and the Sorceress, Azur and Asmar: The Prince’s Quest) weaves together six exotic fables set in Tibet, medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African savannah and the Land of the Dead. History blends with fairytale as you’re transported to lands inhabited by dragons, a werewolf, captive princesses, sorcerers and enormous talking bees – each fable ending with its own ironic, dryly comic twist. Indeed, it’s Ocelot’s sly humour, the gorgeously rendered settings, and the diverse and idiosyncratic stories that makes this suitable for both children and adults.

Tales of the Night

This radical documentary not only digs into the problems of industrialized agriculture, quizzing farmers and philosophers alike, but explores concrete local solutions to the global ecological mess. We’re taken on a journey from French farmers co-ops, via landless Brazilian peasants and experimental farms in India, to the world’s biggest organic farm in Ukraine. A wise, funny, optimistic film that concentrates on positive solutions to the ecological, financial, and political crises that we all face. + Post-screening panel discussion with Steve Garrett about the issues raised by the film.

Mysteries of Lisbon Sat 24 March • Sad 24 Mawrth Portugal/France/2011/266mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Raul Ruiz. With Adriano Luz, Maria Joao Bastos, Miguel Pereira.

Storytelling of breathtaking scale and grandeur, this epic film weaves a spell-binding profusion of stories into a magical tapestry of one man’s life. In his final film the old master Raul Ruiz successfully maintains the narrative drive throughout as he examines the complexities of love and marriage. The production design and costumes are immaculate, the roving camera glides past gilded women and handsome men in beautiful soirées to create a symphony of light and colour. A unique experience of total immersion in another world, this magnificent melodrama is completely absorbing and unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Screening in 2 parts, with a 15 min interval after 2 hours.

“For those with open minds, the cinema of Ruiz offers enormous and unique pleasure.” Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

Mysteries of Lisbon

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Breathing Sat 24 March • Sad 24 Mawrth Austria/2011/93mins/subtitled/15. Dir: Karl Markovics. With Thomas Schubert, Karin Lischka, Gerhard Liebmann.

A searching examination of a young man’s troubled passage into adulthood, this subtle slice of social realism resists spiralling into bleakness thanks to a compelling central performance, assured direction and a script that skewers the off-hand indifference of adolescence. Facing the prospect of parole, surly young offender Roman takes a job with an undertaker, then tries to track down the mother who abandoned him. Winner Cannes Film Festival 2011 Europa Cinemas Award

“this excellent first feature seldom takes the path one expects” — Time Out

The Forgotten Space Sun 25 March • Sul 25 Mawrth Holland/2010/112mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Noel Burch, Allan Sekula.

Striking images and intelligent interviews illuminate this discursive essay about the state of the world. Through a thorough examination of the ‘forgotten space’ of the sea, and the other major arteries of global trade — railways, roads, canals — we come to understand the impact of unrestrained capitalism on people’s lives. Interestingly it is often those at the bottom of the pile — the Filipino maid, Indonesian sailor, Latino trucker — who demonstrate the cost, both environmental and in human lives that we pay for consumer convenience. As we journey round the world’s ports, good clear concrete examples clarify their politically astute, wideranging argument. Venice International Film Festival Special Horizons Jury Prize.

This Is Not A Film Sun 25 — Thu 29 March • Sul 25 — Iau 29 Mawrth Iran/2011/75mins/subtitled/U. Dir: Jafar Panahi.

In December 2010 Jafar Panahi, award-winning director of The White Balloon, The Circle, Crimson Gold and Offside, was sentenced to six years in jail and banned from making films for 20 years for his opposition to the current regime in Iran. This is the film, or ‘not a film’, he made while awaiting trial. In it, Panahi enacts and imagines his next film, and discusses what to do with his lawyer and the man who comes to collect his rubbish. Shot entirely in his own home and smuggled out of Iran in a cake, this is a brave, distressing and fascinating examination of what the act of making a film means to a man like Panahi.

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Robert Mugabe… What Happened? Sun 25 March • Sul 25 Mawrth South Africa/2010/80mins/subtitled/ PG. Dir: Simon Bright.

This complex, compelling film interweaves the story of Zimbabwe’s first 30 years with the personal journey of Robert Mugabe. From much-admired, bright young Turk of the liberation struggle, through the early hopeful years of independence, to his current pariah status, Mugabe emerges as a canny, devious leader determined to hold on to power come what may. Spiced with a nice mix of Zimbabwean music, this haunting biography skilfully interweaves pertinent newsreel footage with first-hand accounts of Mugabe’s early life to chart the Shakespearean rise and fall of a man who has tragically destroyed so much of what he fought for and built. + Post-screening Q&A with director Simon Bright.

Llygaid Sgwâr Gan Philip Wyn Jones Bydd Gŵyl WOW yn cynnwys ffilmiau o bedwar ban byd. O Libanus y daw’r gomedi Where Do We Go Now? (Nadine Labaki). Mewn pentref anghysbell mae Cristnogion a Moslemiaid yn byw’n gytûn ond mae’r dynion yn chwilio am esgus i ymladd. All y gwragedd gadw’r heddwch? Mae nifer o ffilmiau dogfen. O Rwsia y daw Turksib, golwg gyffrous ar adeiladu’r rheilffordd rhwng Turkestan a Siberia. Ffilm ddi-sain o 1929 yw hon a bydd cerddorion yn cyfeilio iddi. Daw Position Among the Stars (Leonard Retel Helmrich) o Indonesia. Mae teulu yn slymiau Jakarta wedi aberthu i’w merch gael addysg ond dyw ei hagwedd hi ddim yn addawol. O Dde Affrica y daw Robert Mugabe...What Happened? (Simon Bright). Gwelwn sut y daeth Rhodesia yn Zimbabwe a chawn olwg ar fywyd Mugabe. Bu’n arwr yn y 1960au a’r 1970au. Mae’r ffilm yn egluro beth aeth o’i le wedyn. Mongolia yw cefndir y ffilm Brydeinig AnDa Union: From the Steppes to the City (Tim Pearce, Sophie Lascelles, Marc Tiley). Mae bywyd dinesig gan aelodau band AnDa Union yn Hohhot ond wrth berfformio cerddoriaeth draddodiadol Mongolia maen nhw’n cadw eu cysylltiad â’u ffrindiau a’u perthnasau gwledig. Cawn gyfle i glywed y band ac ymweld â’u cynefinoedd. Amaethyddiaeth yw pwnc trafod Think Global Act Rural (Coline Serreau, Ffrainc). Dadl o blaid bwydydd organig sydd yma a rhybudd yn erbyn dulliau o gynhyrchu bwyd a allai fod yn beryglus. Cyfalafiaeth a’i ddylanwad ar fywydau pobl gyffredin yw thema The Forgotten Space (Nöel Burch, Allan Sekula). Canolbwyntir ar ddulliau dosbarthu cynnyrch y tir a’r môr. Mae’r cyfarwyddwr Jafar Panahi yn garcharor yn ei dŷ ei hun ar ôl beirniadu llywodraeth ei wlad. Yn This Is Not a Film (Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Iran) ffilm a saethwyd ar gamera fideo ac iPhone, gwelwn ddiwrnod yn ei fywyd wrth iddo ddisgwyl canlyniad ei apêl yn erbyn chwe blynedd o garchar ac ugain mlynedd o waharddiad rhag gwneud ffilmiau a theithio dramor. Smyglwyd y ffilm o’r wlad y tu mewn i deisen. Yn Amigo mae John Sayles yn dychmygu digwyddiad ar ddechrau’r ugeinfed ganrif pan geisiodd yr Americanwyr ‘ryddhau’ pobl y Philipinau rhag ‘imperialaeth Sbaen’. Mae maer pentref mewn cyfynggyngor, rhwng swyddog Americanaidd penderfynol a brawd y maer sydd yn wrthryfelwr. Gwrthdaro rhwng tad a mab sydd yn Old Dog (Pema Tseden, Tibet). Mae’r mab wedi gwerthu hen gi’r teitl a’r tad yn ceisio ei brynu’n ôl. Eryr sydd ar goll yn The Eagle Hunter’s Son (René Bo Hansen, Yr Almaen). Mongolia yw’r lleoliad ac mae bachgen deuddeg oed yn ceisio cael hyd i’r eryr a phlesio’i dad. O Awstria y daw Breathing (Karl Markovics). Mae llanc 19 oed newydd gael ei ryddhau o’r carchar. Oes gobaith iddo adeiladu bywyd newydd yn Fienna a chael hyd i’r fam oedd wedi cefnu arno? Mae Tales of the Night (Michel Ocelot, Ffrainc) yn adrodd chwedlau gydag elfennau fel bleidd-ddyn sy’n chwilio am wraig, drwm hud sy’n gwneud i bawb ddawnsio a dewin atgas sy’n carcharu merch ifanc. Mae’n cyfuno animeiddio silwét a lluniau 3D. 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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Martha Marcy May Marlene

Bill Cunningham New York

Fri 16 — Thu 22 March • Gwe 16 — Iau 22 Mawrth

Mon 26 — Thu 29 March • Llun 26 — Iau 29 Mawrth

USA/2011/102mins/15. Dir: Sean Durkin. With Elizabeth Olsen, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy. Screening with subtitles on Mon 19 March.

USA/2010/84mins/ctba. Dir: Richard Press. With Bill Cunningham, Anna Wintour.

This atmospheric story not only heralds the arrival of a skilful, intelligent filmmaker in Sean Durkin, but also boasts a performance of conviction and sensitivity from new talent Elizabeth Olsen. First seen living in an isolated but seemingly idyllic commune, it’s not long before Martha flees and takes refuge with her sister Lucy. Lucy, now living in an impressive lakeside home, seems only too happy to rebuild relations with the fragile Martha. But, as the days pass, Martha is troubled by recurring visions of the coercive nature of the cult, undermining her ability to re-enter ‘normal’ life. A sense of unease and foreboding hangs in the air, as this beautifully composed and photographed film blurs the boundaries between past, present, memories and dreams so that, like Martha, we are not always sure what is real and what is imagined.

New British Cinema Quarterly: Patience (After Sebald) Wed 21 March • Mer 21 Mawrth UK/2012/90mins/ctba. Dir: Grant Gee. Narrated by Jonathan Pryce.

This richly textured essay film on landscape, art, history, life and loss offers a unique exploration of the work of acclaimed German writer W.G. Max Sebald. Featuring contributions from major writers, artists and filmmakers, this is the much anticipated new feature by the award-winning director of Joy Division, and is the first film about Sebald, marking ten years since the writer’s untimely death. + SciScreen event and post-screening Q&A with director Grant Gee.

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Before the internet and before the likes of fashion bloggers, there was Bill Cunningham, the noted veteran street-fashion and society chronicler for The New York Times. After 50 years of cycling the streets of the Big Apple with his camera, snapping the great, the good and the stylish, Bill Cunningham is now in front of the lens in this loving and intimate portrait of a remarkable man and chronicler of a city. Screened in partnership with Cardiff Cycle Chic http://cardiffcyclechic.wordpress.com

Michael

Mon 26 — Thu 29 March • Llun 26 — Iau 29 Mawrth

Austria/2011/96mins/subtitled/18. Dir: Markus Schleinzer. With Michael Fuith, David Rauchenberger.

To all outward appearances Michael leads a normal, unremarkable life. He works in insurance, has a sister he sees from time to time, goes on the occasional trip with colleagues from work but largely keeps himself to himself. But what is different about Michael is that he is keeping a young boy, Wolfgang, captive in his cellar. Director Markus Schleinzer describes the film as showing the last five months of Michael and Wolfgang’s ‘involuntary’ life together. Schleinzer approaches this incendiary subject with restraint, eschewing emotion or judgement. His low-key approach builds tension and discomfort, and while Michael is far from being a sympathetic character, his sheer mundanity makes his actions all the more chilling.

Michael

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Rampart

Bel Ami

Mon 26 March — Thu 5 April Llun 26 Mawrth — Iau 5 Ebrill

Fri 30 March — Thu 12 April Gwe 30 Mawrth — Iau 12 Ebrill

USA/2011/109mins/15. Dir: Oren Moverman. With Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver.

UK/2012/103mins/15. Dir: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod. With Robert Pattinson, Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, Kristen Scott Thomas.

Los Angeles, 1999 — Officer Dave Brown is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing ‘the people’s dirty work’ and asserting questionable methods of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral, the victim of his own past sins and a refusal to change his ways in light of a department-wide corruption scandal.

Based on the 1885 short novel by Guy de Maupassant, this is the chronicle of a young man’s rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city’s most influential and wealthy women. After two years of military service in North Africa and living in a grubby room in the Parisian suburbs, ex-sergeant Georges Duroy is willing to do almost anything to escape this existence and indulges in numerous amorous adventures and dubious political and moral pursuits in order to insinuate himself into the lives of the late nineteenth century capital’s chicest urbane circles. This is a glamorous and sarcastic comedy of manners showing that hypocrisy is one of the fundamental laws in a bourgeois era.

“Dazzling, stunning and unique… Harrelson is astonishing… a film to file alongside the great LA noir masterpieces of the 1970s.” — Time Out

Bonsai Fri 30 March — Thu 5 April Gwe 30 Mawrth — Iau 5 Ebrill Chile/2011/95mins/ctba. Dir: Cristian Jimenez. With Diego Noguera, Nathalia Galgani.

When Julio meets with Gazmuri, an established writer who needs someone to type up the manuscript of his latest novel, he doesn’t get the job. Instead of confessing this to his neighbour and occasional lover Blanca, he makes her believe he is still transcribing the author’s novel and starts to produce one himself. In need of a plot, Julio turns to his first true romance from 8 years earlier with Emilia when they were both studying literature. Told with a quiet humour, Cristian Jimenez’s story explores the intensity of emotions which are contained and filtered through the lens of time.

Rampart

Carancho Fri 30 March — Thu 5 Apr Gwe 30 Mawrth — Iau 5 Ebrill Argentina/2010/107mins/subtitled/ctba. Dir: Pablo Trapero. With Ricardo Darin, Martina Gusman.

In Argentina over 8,000 people die in traffic accidents every year. Behind each of these tragedies is a flourishing industry founded on insurance pay-outs and legal loopholes. Sosa is a lawyer who tours the A&E Departments of the public hospitals and the police stations in search of potential clients. Luján is a young doctor recently arrived from the provinces. Their love story kicks off one night when they meet in the street — she’s trying to save a man’s life; he wants him on his client portfolio.

“A taut, suspenseful noir thriller.” Time Out

Carancho

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A Dangerous Method (15) p21 2.30 Red Dog (PG) p21 6.15 World Book Day Events p8 from 4.00 A Dangerous Method (15) + SciScreen p21 6.00 Mother And Child (15) p21 8.15 First Thursday p13 7.30 Carnage (15) p21 8.30 The Bloody Ballad of Mary Maid p12 8.00 Carry On Screaming: TBC p36 11.00 Bombay Beach (ctba) p23 6.15 The Bloody Ballad of Mary Maid p12 8.00 Book Art Hunky Dory (15) p22 2.30+6.00 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 8.15 Drones Comedy Club p16 8.30 Event p8 8.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p21 8.30 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (PG) p36 11.00+3.00 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 6.00 The Bloody Ballad of Mary Maid p12 8.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p21 6.15 Bombay Beach (ctba) p23 8.00 Dickensian Twist p8 8.00 Hunky Dory (15) p22 8.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 2.30 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 5.30 Cardiff Storytelling p16 8.00 Artist Reading Great Expectations (PG) + Adaptations p27 5.00 Bad Film Club: Cyborg (18) p23 8.00 Momus p13 8.00 Group p8 8.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p21 7.45 Gallery closed Hunky Dory (15) p22 6.15 Chapter MovieMaker p23 6.00 Monday A Dangerous Method (15) p21 8.30 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 8.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 6.15 Bombay Beach (ctba) p23 6.30 At Swim Two Boys p11 8.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p21 8.30 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 8.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 2.30+8.15 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 6.15 Social Media Surgery p16 5.00 A Dangerous Method (15) p21 6.00 Bombay Beach (ctba) p23 8.15 At Swim Two Boys p11 8.00 SWDFAS Lecture p16 2.00 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 2.30 At Swim Two Boys p11 8.00 A Hawk And A Hacksaw (no cert) p24 6.15 Bombay Beach (ctba) p23 6.00 In Chapters p13 8.00 Hunky Dory (15) p22 8.45 The Woman In The Fifth (15) p23 8.00 Carry On Screaming: War Horse (12A) p24 11.00 J.Edgar (15) p25 5.45 At Swim Two Boys p11 8.00 War Horse (12A) p24 2.30+8.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 8.30 The Invisible Dot Tour p14 8.00 The Descendants (15) p24 6.00 Alvin and The Chipmunks (U) p36 11.00+3.00 Music Geek Monthly p16 3.30 At Swim Two Boys p11 8.00 War Horse (12A) p24 5.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 5.45 The Descendants (15) p24 8.30 J.Edgar (15) p25 8.00 The Descendants (15) p24 2.30 J.Edgar (15) p25 5.30 Cardiff Feminist Network p16 10.00 The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (PG) p27 5.00 Hunky Dory (15) p22 8.15 Boardgaming Sunday p16 5.30 War Horse (12A) p24 7.00 Fabler Shakespeare Readers p16 6.30 Gallery closed The Descendants (15) p24 6.00 J.Edgar (15) p25 5.45 Stand-up Award Heats p13 8.00 Monday War Horse (12A) p24 8.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 8.30 The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (PG) p27 2.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 6.00 Measure for Measure p14 7.30 War Horse (12A) p24 5.30 J.Edgar (15) p25 8.15 On The Edge: The Custom House p13 8.00 The Descendants (15) p24 8.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 2.30 BAFTA in Wales Screening 6.00 Measure for Measure p14 7.30 The Descendants (15) p24 5.45 J.Edgar (15) p25 8.30 Mess up the Mess: Hidden p14 8.00 War Horse (12A) p24 8.15 The Descendants (15) p24 2.30+8.30 J.Edgar (15) p25 5.45 Measure for Measure p14 7.30 War Horse (12A) p24 5.30 Hunky Dory (15) p22 8.30 Fala’ Surion p15 8.00 Carry On Screaming: War Horse (12A) p24 11.00 Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) p34 6.15 Measure for Measure p14 7.30

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Calendar • Calendr MARCH • MAWRTH 2012 36 Art in the Bar: Amber Mottram, p6 Lothar Götz: Wait Until Dark, pp4+5

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thu • iau 29

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Subtitled Screenings. Check website for details.

AUDIO DESCRIPTION. Check website for details.

2.30 J.Edgar (15) p25 8.30 Fala’ Surion p15 8.00 6.00 Drones Comedy Club p16 8.30 8.30 11.00+3.00 J.Edgar (15) p25 5.45 Measure for Measure p14 7.30 5.30 Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) p34 8.30 8.30 5.00 J.Edgar (15) p25 2.30+5.30 Sunday Jazz p16 9.00 7.45 Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) p34 8.30 6.00 J.Edgar (15) p25 5.45 Gallery closed Monday 8.30 Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) p34 8.30 2.30+5.30 Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) p34 6.00 Everyman: A View from the... p17 7.30 8.30 J.Edgar (15) p25 8.15 2.30 Patience (After Sebald) (ctba) + SciScreen p34 6.15 Everyman: A View from the... p17 7.30 6.00 Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) p34 8.30 8.30 2.30 J.Edgar (15) p25 5.45 Everyman: A View from the... p17 7.30 6.00 Martha Marcy May Marlene (15) p34 8.30 8.30 11.00 Position Among The Stars (PG) p30 6.15 Everyman: A View from the... p17 7.30 2.30 AnDa Union (PG) + Q&A 8.30 6.00 8.15 11.00 Mysteries of Lisbon (PG) p31 6.00 Everyman: A View from... p17 2.30+7.30 3.00 5.30 8.30 3.00 The Forgotten Space (PG) p32 2.30 5.30 Oliver Twist (no cert) p27 5.00 8.00 This Is Not A Film (U) p32 8.15 6.00 Bill Cunningham New York (ctba) p34 6.15 Stand-up Award Heats p13 8.00 Gallery closed Monday 8.30 This Is Not A Film (U) p32 8.15 2.30 This Is Not A Film (U) p32 6.15 6.00 Bill Cunningham New York (ctba) p34 8.00 8.15 2.30+7.45 Bill Cunningham New York (ctba) p34 6.15 5.30 This Is Not A Film (U) p32 8.15 2.30+8.15 This Is Not A Film (U) p32 6.15 Music Geek Monthly p16 8.00 6.00 Bill Cunningham New York (ctba) p34 8.00 11.00 Bonsai (ctba) p35 6.15 To Wake One Morning p17 8.00 2.30+6.00 Carancho (ctba) p35 8.30 8.15 11.00+3.00 Carancho (ctba) p35 6.00 To Wake One Morning p17 8.00 5.45 Bonsai (ctba) p35 8.30 8.15

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

J.Edgar (15) p25 The Descendants (15) p24 War Horse (12A) p24 The Mysterious Island (PG) p36 War Horse (12A) p24 The Descendants (15) p24 Turksib (U) + Live Music p29 The Descendants (15) p24 The Descendants (15) p24 War Horse (12A) p24 War Horse (12A) p24 The Descendants (15) p24 J.Edgar (15) p25 The Descendants (15) p24 War Horse (12A) p24 War Horse (12A) p24 The Descendants (15) p24 Where Do We Go Now? (15) p29 Carry On Screaming: Position Among... (PG) p30 Window on Africa: Short Films p29 Old Dog (PG) p29 Amigo (15) p30 The Eagle Hunter’s Son (PG) p31 Tales Of The Night (U) p31 Think Global Act Local (PG) + Discussion p31 Breathing (15) p32 Tales Of The Night (U) p31 Robert Mugabe (PG) + Q&A p33 The Eagle Hunter’s Son (PG) p31 Rampart (15) p35 Michael (18) p34 Oliver Twist (no cert) p27 Michael (18) p34 Rampart (15) p35 Michael (18) p34 Rampart (15) p35 Rampart (15) p35 Michael (18) p34 Carry On Screaming: Bonsai (ctba) p35 Bel Ami (15) p35 Rampart (15) p35 Wall-E (U) p36 Rampart (15) p35 Bel Ami (15) p35

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Family Features Every Saturday at 11am and 3pm. Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

The Eagle Hunter’s Son

Sat 3 March • Sad 3 Mawrth

Sat 24 + Sun 25 March • Sad 24 + Sul 25 Mawrth

USA/UK/2005/115mins/PG. Dir: Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp.

Germany/Sweden/Mongolia/2009/97mins/subtitled/PG. Dir: Rene Bo Hanson. With Bazarbai Matei, Serikbai Khulan.

Tim Burton’s stunning version of Roald Dahl’s wellloved book about the most exciting chocolate factory in the world! See p8 for details of special World Book Day workshops and events.

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Sat 10 March • Sad 10 Mawrth USA/2011/87mins/U. Dir: Mike Mitchell. With Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler.

Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. But they discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems...

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island [2D] Sat 17 March • Sad 17 Mawrth USA/2012/99mins/PG. Dir: Brad Peyton. With Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson.

Sean Anderson partners up with his mother’s boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

This fine family adventure is set amid the beautiful Mongolian wilderness. See p31 for full details.

Tales of the Night Sat 24 + Sun 25 March • Sad 24 + Sul 25 Mawrth France/2011/84mins/U. Dir: Michel Ocelot. Dubbed with the voices of Julien Béramis, Marine Griset, Michel Elias.

This enchanting, strikingly beautiful film weaves together six exotic fables set in Tibet. See p31 for full details.

Earth Hour film: Wall-E Sat 31 March • Sad 31 Mawrth USA/2008/98mins/U. Dir: Andrew Stanton. With the voices of Ben Burtt, Jeff Garlin.

‘World Earth Hour’ is all about people coming together to celebrate our brilliant world. This specially programmed modern classic follows a small waste collecting robot, who embarks on a space journey that will decide the fate of mankind.

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.

The Eagle Hunter’s Son

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How to get to Chapter

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.

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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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