Barn Cinema Guide March-April 2011
The Big Sleep
Barn Cinema Guide MarchApril 2011
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With the might of The King’s Speech still overwhelming our box office at present, I’d like to thank you all for your patience and persistence in getting through to book your tickets. The unprecedented step we had to take to satisfy demand meant that for the first time ever we cancelled a film, Morning Glory, after we had gone to print, in order to fit in extra screenings of what has become our biggest ever film. We have now squeezed in two screenings of Morning Glory for those who had missed out in February. Normal order resumes as we catch up on those other Oscar contenders, including The Social Network, which many people missed first time around in November. As for the rest of the programme, all I can say is that we’ve packed in more films than even I thought we could possibly manage - I hope you enjoy. Colin Orr, Film Programmer
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An Evening of Slapstick: Silent Comedy Classics
Oscar Contenders [U]
Thursday 3 March / 8pm Director Various USA / B&W / 1hr 30m Featuring classic comedies from comic geniuses Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy, and accompanied live on piano by silent film maestro Stephen Horne, this show promises an exciting introduction to the joy of silent comedy. Hosted by Chris Daniels (Director of Slapstick Festival) www.slapstick.org.uk
True Grit
[15]
Friday 4 March / 8pm Saturday 5 March / 5pm & 8pm Sunday 6 March / 3pm Monday 7 & Tuesday 8 March / 8pm Wednesday 9 March / 5pm Thursday 10 March / 2pm & 8pm Director Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Cast Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 50m The Coens’ biggest box office hit also scores 10 Academy Award nominations. Jeff Bridges takes on the role that brought John Wayne his best actor Oscar, and does so with gusto. “ ...reminds us of the glory that was, and can still be, the Western” Roger Ebert
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You’ve seen The King’s Speech, now see the competition...
Blue Valentine
[15]
Wednesday 9 March / 8pm Thursday 10 March / 5pm Director Derek Cianfrance Cast Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 54m With a Best Actress nomination, Michelle Williams stars in this complex portrait of a modern marriage. Innovatively structured, the narrative unfolds in two time frames, juxtaposing scenes of first love and youthful sexuality with those of disenchantment and discord.
The Fighter
The Social Network
[12A]
Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 March / 8pm Director David Fincher Cast Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield USA 2010 / Colour / 2hr
With eight nominations, the red hot favourite for the top awards is still this brilliantly told story of the founding of Facebook. Fiercely intelligent and exciting filmmaking.
[15]
Friday 11 March / 5pm Saturday 12 March / 8pm Sunday 13 March / 3pm Monday 14 March / 5pm Director David O. Russell Cast Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 54m Acting masterclasses all round in the seven times Academy Award nominated story of boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward. It is the inspirational tale of two brothers and their fractured family who come together to redeem their pasts and give pride back to their town.
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Get Low
[12A]
Friday 4 March / 5pm Sunday 6 March / 8pm Monday 7 & Tuesday 8 March / 5pm Director Aaron Schneider Cast Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 40m Felix is a miserable old hermit who has lived in an isolated cabin for the past 38 years. He catches word that an old friend has passed away and hatches a plan to throw himself a "living funeral party". He even wants the townsfolk, who either despise him or fear him, to attend the party and share all the crazy stories they may have heard about creepy old Felix. Is he a fugitive? A murderer? Or worse?
Never Let Me Go
[12A]
Friday 11 March / 8pm Saturday 12 March / 5pm Sunday 13 & Monday 14 March / 8pm Tuesday 15 - Thursday 17 March / 5pm Director Mark Romanek Cast Keira Knightly, Carey Mulligan UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 44m This utterly haunting adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's acclaimed novel recounts the lives of three school friends growing up at Hailsham, an exclusive, seemingly progressive boarding school in the English countryside. As the true nature of Hailsham, and the fate that awaits its pupils, becomes apparent, the desire to love and be loved becomes the friends’ final hope. 06
see p.26 for more info
Morning Glory
[12A]
Thursday 17 March / 2pm & 8pm Director Roger Michell Cast Harrison Ford, Rachel Adams, Diane Keaton USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 45m This ‘dramedy’ of a warring daytime news show is rescheduled from February.
Rabbit Hole
[12A]
Friday 18 March / 5pm Saturday 19 March / 8pm Sunday 20 March / 3pm Director John Cameron Mitchell Cast Nicole Kidman. Aaron Eckhart USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 31m Becca and Howie Corbett are a married couple struggling to return to their everyday existence several months after the loss of their child. With their world tilted off its axis, the couple must decide whether to allow their fractured personal journeys to bring them back together.
Barney’s Version
[15]
Wednesday 23 March / 8pm Thursday 24 March / 5pm Director Richard J. Lewis Cast Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike USA 2010 / Colour / 2hr 12m Based on Mordecai Richler's award winning novel, this is the warm, wise and witty story of the life and loves of Barney Panofsky. 07
West is West
[12A]
Friday 18 March / 8pm Saturday 19 March / 5pm Sunday 20 March / 8pm Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 March / 5pm Director Andy De Emmony Cast Om Puri, Aqib Khan, Linda Bassett UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 43m
A decade on since the BAFTA award winning East is East, the affectionate story of a traditionalist Pakistani father, his English wife and their seven unruly children in 1970s England takes another turn. When Sajid, the youngest Khan, gets in trouble at school, father George decides that a trip to Pakistan will sort him out. In no time at all father and son are en route back to the first Mrs Khan and the family and farm George left behind thirty years earlier.
Music Documentaries Ride, Rise, Roar
[PG]
Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 March / 8pm Director Hillman Curtis USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 27m David Byrne’s concert film blends riveting onstage performances with intimate details of the creative collaborations - including Brian Eno - that make the music and performance happen.
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see p.26 for more info
David Byrne and Glenn Gould
Genius Within
[U]
Wednesday 23 March / 5pm Thursday 24 March / 2pm & 8pm Director Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont Canada 2009 / Colour / 1hr 51m Given that Glenn Gould was one of the most closely chronicled cultural icons of the last century, the directors do an astonishing job in turning up fresh footage to illustrate the life of the enigmatic pianist.
The Tempest
[PG]
Friday 25 March / 8pm Saturday 26 March / 5pm Sunday 27 March / 3pm Director Julie Taymor Cast Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Djimon Hounsou, David Strathairn USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 50m Julie Taymor's highly anticipated adaptation of the mystical Shakespeare play brings together a stellar cast. Helen Mirren as a female Prospero gives the classic character’s journey of vengeance and self-discovery a wholly new resonance.
Howl
[15]
Friday 25 March / 5pm Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 March / 8pm Director Robert Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman Cast James Franco, Jon Hamm USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 24m
see p.26 for more info
see p.26 for more info
James Franco stars as Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg in this intelligent, imaginative account of the creation of his landmark poem Howl and its legacy. Three stories are expertly combined: there's a re-enactment of the 1957 obscenity trial; an elaborate animation of the notorious poem itself and, finally, a recount of the road trips, love affairs and the search for personal liberation that led to the work itself. 09
Paul
[15]
Monday 28 March / 8pm Tuesday 29 March / 5pm Wednesday 30 March / 8pm Thursday 31 March / 5pm Director Greg Mottola Cast Simon Pegg, Nick Frost USA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 58m Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for the comedy adventure Paul as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who takes them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever.
Animal Kingdom
[15]
Monday 28 March / 5pm Tuesday 29 March / 8pm Wednesday 30 March / 5pm Director David Mich么d Cast James Frecheville, Jacki Weaver, Guy Pearce Australia 2010 / Colour / 1hr 54m This unflinching, completely electrifying Australian crime drama follows 17-year-old J, who is forced to move in with his estranged career criminal family when his mother dies. Head of the clan is 60something matriarch Smurf- an aussie Ma Barker menacing and magnetic, who dotes on her three sociopathic adult sons. When tensions between the family and the police explode, J finds himself at the centre of a cold-blooded revenge plot, throwing him into the path of a homicide detective who hopes J will provide evidence against his uncles. A stunningly dark, intimate and thrilling film. 10
Nénette
Archipelago
[ PG]
Thursday 31 March / 2pm & 8pm Director Nicolas Philibert Documentary France 2009 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 8m Nénette the orangutan is the most senior inhabitant of the world’s oldest zoo – and the star of this tender and funny film.
Norwegian Wood
[15]
Friday 1 & Saturday 2 April / 5pm Sunday 3 April / 8pm Director Anh Hung Tran Cast Rinko Kikuchi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama Japan 2010 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 40m “ I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.” The Beatles
[15]
Friday 1 & Saturday 2 April / 8pm Sunday 3 April / 3pm Monday 4 & Tuesday 5 April / 5pm Director Joanna Hogg Cast Tom Hiddleston, Kate Fahey UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 54m Archipelago is the eagerly awaited follow up to director Joanna Hogg's critically acclaimed debut Unrelated. With her son Edward about to embark on a trip to Africa, doting mother Patricia wants to give him a good send-off, and gathers her family together for a getaway to a holiday home on idyllic Tresco. As the holidaymakers spend their time walking, cycling, taking picnics and painting, deep fractures within the family set-up begin to surface.
Murakami’s hugely successful novel used the melancholy tune and sentiment of this classic song to view the preoccupations of Japanese youth during the late 60s.
see p.26 for more info
see p.26 for more info
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Oscar Nominated Documentaries Gasland
[ PG]
[ 12A]
Monday 4 April / 8pm
Wednesday 6 April / 5pm
Director Josh Fox USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 47m
Director Charles Ferguson USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 49m
The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States utilising the Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing. When Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a part verité travelogue, part exposé, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, to capture the heart-wrenching stories of ordinary people fighting against fossil fuel giants for environmental justice.
A forensic analysis of the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. Narrated by Matt Damon, Inside Job takes a sharp look at the financial meltdown in the U.S. and further afield.
Followed by a Transition Town Totnes discussion with Rob Hopkins
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Inside Job
Waste Land
[ not rated ]
Thursday 7 April / 2pm & 8pm Director Lucy Walker UK/Brazil 2010 / Colour / 1hr 30m Waste Land is a touching and edgy documentary that encompasses art, the environment, social issues and stories of ordinary lives. New York artist Vik Muniz, renowned for his photographs of portraits made from an assortment of discarded materials, returns to his native Brazil to undertake a new project in the world’s largest landfill, outside Rio de Janeiro.
Civic Life
[U]
Tuesday 5 April / 8pm Director Joe Lawlor & Christine Malloy Cast Various UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 34m Since 2003 Dartington alumni filmmakers Molloy and Lawlor (the Desperate Optimists) have been working on a unique and richly cinematic series of short films made in negotiation with local residents and community groups. At the centre of the work is the relationship these communities have to the environments in which they live and work. For this tour the selected films have been edited together to draw out and intensify the overlapping themes of identity and place, belonging, hope, loss and new beginnings. Co-director Christine Molloy will be with us to introduce the film and take questions.
Patagonia
[15]
Wednesday 6 April / 8pm Thursday 7 April / 5pm Director Marc Evans Cast Matthew Rhys, Duffy, Nia Roberts UK 2010 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 58m In 1865, 163 Welsh men, women and children left Britain for South America. The cultural and linguistic connection between this Patagonian outpost and its mother country are explored in this touching film which tells the story of two women. Cardiff based Gwen, decides to accompany her boyfriend to Patagonia while elderly Argentinian native Cerys makes a pilgrimage to her ancestral homeland. 13
Easter Holiday Films The Eagle
[12A]
Friday 8 & Saturday 9 April / 8pm Sunday 10 April / 3pm Monday 11 April / 2pm & 5pm Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 April / 5pm Director Kevin MacDonald Cast Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell UK/USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 54m In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore his father’s reputation. Accompanied by his slave Esca, Marcus sets out into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia to retrieve the legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.
Eleanor’s Secret
[U]
Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 April / 2pm A young boy discovers that his aunt’s books shelter all the heroes of children's literature.
Rango
[PG]
Friday 15 - Thursday 21 April / 2pm A chameleon who aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a town plagued by bandits.
A Turtle’s Tale
[U]
Friday 22 - Monday 25 April / 2pm A turtle hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years experiencing global warming around the world. See p.24 for more information on these films. 14
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
[15]
Friday 8 & Saturday 9 April / 5pm Sunday 10 & Monday 11 April / 8pm Director Woody Allen Cast Naomi Watts, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Gemma Jones, Frieda Pinto USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 38m With the addition of the usual stellar cast, Allen’s London-based movie follows a pair of married couples as their passions, ambitions and anxieties lead them into trouble. When Alfie leaves Helena to pursue his lost youth and Helena falls under the loopy advice of her astrologist, a series of mismatches and misunderstandings are set in motion.
see p.26 for more info
The Adjustment Bureau [12A]
Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 April / 8pm Director George Nolfi Cast Matt Damon, Emily Blunt USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 45m Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, an ambitious politician meets a beautiful ballet dancer - a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realises he's falling for her, mysterious men - agents of Fate itself (The Adjustment Bureau) - conspire to prevent them from being together. 15
DIARY
March 16
FILM / CERTIFICATE
03 Thursday EVENING OF SLAPSTICK / U 04 Friday GET LOW / 12A TRUE GRIT / 15 04 Friday TOY STORY 3 / PG 05 Saturday 05 Saturday TRUE GRIT / 15 06 Sunday TRUE GRIT / 15 06 Sunday GET LOW / 12A 07 Mon & Tues 08 GET LOW / 12A 07 Mon & Tues 08 TRUE GRIT / 15 09 Wednesday TRUE GRIT / 15 09 Wednesday BLUE VALENTINE / 15 10 Thursday TRUE GRIT / 15 10 Thursday BLUE VALENTINE / 15 11 Friday NEVER LET ME GO / 12A THE FIGHTER / 15 11 Friday 12 Saturday ARTHUR & THE GREAT ADVENTURE / U 12 Saturday NEVER LET ME GO / 12A 12 Saturday THE FIGHTER / 15 13 Sunday THE FIGHTER / 15 13 Sun & Mon 14 NEVER LET ME GO / 12A 14 Monday THE FIGHTER / 15 15 Tues-Thu 17 NEVER LET ME GO / 12A 15 Tues & Wed 16 THE SOCIAL NETWORK / 12A 17 Thursday MORNING GLORY / 12A 18 Friday RABBIT HOLE / 12A 18 Friday WEST IS WEST / 12A YOGI BEAR / PG 19 Saturday 19 Saturday WEST IS WEST / 12A 19 Saturday RABBIT HOLE / 12A 20 Sunday RABBIT HOLE / 12A 20 Sunday WEST IS WEST / 12A 21 Mon & Tues 22 WEST IS WEST / 12A 21 Mon & Tues 22 RIDE, RISE, ROAR / PG 23 Wednesday GENIUS WITHIN / U 23 Wednesday BARNEY’S VERSION / 15 24 Thursday GENIUS WITHIN / U 24 Thursday BARNEY’S VERSION / 15 25 Friday HOWL / 15 25 Friday THE TEMPEST / PG 26 Saturday THE TEMPEST / PG 26 Sat & Sun 27 HOWL / 15 27 Sunday THE TEMPEST / PG 28 Monday ANIMAL KINGDOM / 15 28 Monday PAUL / 15 29 Tuesday PAUL / 15 29 Tuesday ANIMAL KINGDOM / 15 30 Wednesday ANIMAL KINGDOM / 15 30 Wednesday PAUL / 15 31 Thursday NENETTE / PG 31 Thursday PAUL / 15
MATINEE
EARLY EVE
EVE
8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 2:00pm* 5:00pm
8:00pm
3:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 5.00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm
2:00pm 5:00pm
8:00pm 5:00pm 2:00pm* 5:00pm 8:00pm 3:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm
2:00pm 5:00pm
8:00pm 2:00pm* 5:00pm 8:00pm 3:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm
2:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm
8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm
2:00pm 5:00pm
April
DIARY
FILM / CERTIFICATE
01 01 02 03 03 04 04 05 06 06 07 07 08 08 09 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 20 20 22 22 22 23 23 24 26 26 28 28 29 01
ARCHIPELAGO / 15 NORWEGIAN WOOD / 15 GNOMEO & JULIET / PG ARCHIPELAGO / 15 NORWEGIAN WOOD / 15 ARCHIPELAGO / 15 GASLAND / PG CIVIC LIFE / U INSIDE JOB / 12A PATAGONIA / 15 WASTE LAND / not rated PATAGONIA / 15 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER / 15 THE EAGLE / 12A THE EAGLE / 12A THE EAGLE / 12A YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER / 15 THE EAGLE / 12A ELEANOR’S SECRET / U THE EAGLE / 12A THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU / 12A THE EAGLE / 12A THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU / 12A RANGO / PG ROUTE IRISH / 15 THE BIG SLEEP / PG ROUTE IRISH / 15 THE AFRICAN QUEEN / 15 ROUTE IRISH / 15 THE COMPANY MEN / 15 ROUTE IRISH / 15 ROUTE IRISH / 15 THE COMPANY MEN / 15 A TURTLE’S TALE / U IRON CLAD / 15 CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS / U CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS / U IRON CLAD / 15 CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS / U THE KING’S SPEECH / 12A SUBMARINE / 15 THE KING’S SPEECH / 12A IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY / 12A ORANGES & SUNSHINE / 15 TAGORE IN FILM / see p.23
Fri & Sat 02 Fri & Sat 02 Saturday Sunday Sunday Mon & Tues 05 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Fri & Sat 09 Friday Saturday Sunday Sun & Mon 11 Monday Tue - Thu 14 Tuesday Tuesday Wed & Thu 14 Wed & Thu 14 Fri - Thu 21 Friday Friday Saturday Sat & Sun 17 Sunday Mon & Tu 19 Mon & Tue 19 Wed & Thu 21 Wed & Thu 21 Fri - Mon 25 Friday Friday Saturday Saturday Sun & Mon 25 Tue & Wed 27 Tue - Thu 28 Thursday Thursday Fri - Tue 03 Sun - Sat 07
MATINEE
EARLY EVE
EVE
8:00pm 5:00pm 2:00pm* 3:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 8.00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm
2:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm
8:00pm 8:00pm
2:00pm* 3:00pm
8:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm
5:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm
2:00pm* 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 2:00pm* 5:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 2:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm
*Young People’s Films For Saturday 2pm young people’s matinées please see p.26-27 Box Office 01803 847070
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Double Bogie... “here’s looking at you kid!” The Big Sleep
[PG]
Friday 15 April / 8pm Director Howard Hawks Cast Humphry Bogart, Lauren Bacall USA 1946 / B&W / 1hr 54m Hawks' classic adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel is one of the most richly entertaining film noirs ever made. Bogart is in his element as private eye Marlowe, hired by General Sternwood to sort out his daughter Carmen's life; the trouble is, no one - not even Vivian, the girl's older sister - seems particularly happy to help with his investigations.
The African Queen
[PG]
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 April / 8pm Director John Huston Cast Humphry Bogart, Katherine Hepburn USA 1951 / B&W / 1hr 45m Three movie giants come together in this cinematic classic, combining the masterful direction of John Huston with the fabulous chemistry of Bogart and Hepburn in their only onscreen pairing. Bogart won a welldeserved Best Actor Oscar for his role as disreputable river-boat captain Charlie, who forms an unlikely romantic alliance with Hepburn's straight-laced Rose as the pair are forced to travel together down a hazardous East African river in this wartime adventure. 18
see p.26 for more info
Route Irish
[15]
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 April / 5pm Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 April / 8pm Wednesday 20 & Thursday 21 April / 5pm Director Ken Loach Cast Mark Womack, Andea Lowe, John Bishop UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 50m Ken Loach turns his attention to the human cost of the privatisation and commercialisation of the war in Iraq in this gripping story. Whilst back home in Liverpool ex-SAS Fergus learns that childhood friend Frankie has been killed on Route Irish, the dangerous road running between Baghdad airport and the city's Green Zone. Raging with grief and highly suspicious of the official explanation of events, Fergus begins his own investigation with the help of Frankie's widow, Rachel.
The Company Men
[15]
Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 April / 5pm Wednesday 20 & Thursday 21 April / 8pm Director John Wells Cast Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 53m Bobby Walker is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and his co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, building houses for his brother-in-law and facing up to the realisation that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. 19
Ironclad
[15]
Friday 22 April / 5pm Saturday 23 April / 8pm Director Jonathan English Cast Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Brian Cox UK 2010 / Colour / 2hr 1m It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal to the Magna Carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of free-men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams [U]
Friday 22 April / 8pm Saturday 23 April / 5pm Sunday 24 & Monday 25 April / 8pm Director Werner Herzog Documentary Fr/Ger/UK/USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 35m Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting. 20
The King’s Speech
[12A]
Tuesday 26 & Wednesday 27 April / 5pm Thursday 28 April / 2pm Director Tom Hooper Cast Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter UK/Australia 2010 / Colour / 1hr 58m A final chance to see - or even revisit the most popular film ever at The Barn. The winner of numerous awards, this is a fascinating and very human behindthe-scenes story from British history.
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
[12A]
Thursday 28 April / 5pm Director Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Cast Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 41m After an aborted suicide attempt, angstridden teenager Craig checks himself into hospital, only to find that the youth facility is temporarily closed and he's in the adult psych ward facing a five-day minimum stay. Taken under the wing of some of the other patients, he learns much about life and love both inside and outside the ward. This funny and intelligent film definitely looks mainly on the bright side.
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Submarine
[15]
Tuesday 26 - Thursday 28 April / 8pm Director Richard Ayoade Cast Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 37m Oliver Tate is a 15-year-old Swansea schoolboy with problems. A pathetic, but calculated, attempt at bullying earns him the affection of his desirable classmate Jordana, but Oliver is also deeply troubled by the state of his parents' marriage, noting that the dimmer switch hasn't been lowered in their bedroom for some time. This debut feature from The IT Crowd actor Richard Ayoade is both a delight and a revelation, an affecting coming-of-age comedy that feels genuinely original, made by someone who's clearly in love with cinema and its possibilities.
Oranges & Sunshine
[ 15]
Friday 29 & Saturday 30 April / 8pm Sunday 1 - Tuesday May / 8pm Director Jim Loach Cast Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 33m Oranges & Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered the organised deportation of children in care from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice. 22
Tagore in Film Sunday 1 - Saturday 7 May To mark the Tagore Festival and exhibition at Dartington, we will celebrate both the work and influence on film of Nobel Prize winning artist and teacher Rabindranath Tagore. “ An artform is derived from the characteristics of its constituent elements. I believe that the moving picture is yet to fulfil its promise... Every artform must strive for its own particular means of expression. The cinema to date has imitated literature, because no artist has yet freed it from this bondage. As in music, where the flow of notes in the melody can attain its own glory without the use of words, so in cinema, the flow of images should be awakened and allowed to blossom into an independent source of enjoyment.” Rabindranath Tagore, 1929 The greatest exponent and vivid interpreter of these hopes was Satyajit Ray, who studied with Tagore at Visva-Bharati. The season will include such Ray classics as Charulata (The Lonely Wife), Teen Kanya (Three Daughters) and Gharey Bairey (Home and the World), as well as Ray’s 1961 documentary on Tagore. We also hope to feature new films inspired by Tagore including Life Goes On by Sangeeta Datta. Full details of the Tagore 150 celebrations, including the film series, festival and exhibition will be available at ww.dartington.org/tagore150 and in the May Barn Cinema Guide. *If you are interested in volunteering for the Tagore Festival and Exhibition, please email sarah.lawrence@dartington.org
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Children’s Saturday MatinÊes Toy Story 3
Yogi Bear
[PG]
Saturday 5 March / 2pm
Saturday 19 March / 2pm
Director Lee Unkrich UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 43m
Director Eric Brevig USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 20m
Fully deserving of its pludits, this second sequel for Woody, Buzz and friends was the animated film of the year 2010. A wonderful blend of comedy, fun, action and emotion, TS3 is also nominated for the Best Film Oscar 2011.
Everyone's favorite pic-a-nic basket-stealer comes to the big screen in this new adventure combining live action and computer animation. A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear...
Arthur and the Great Adventure
Gnomeo & Juliet [U]
Saturday 12 March / 2pm Director Luc Besson Voice Cast Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow France 2010 / Colour / 1hr 33m Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard. 24
[PG]
[PG]
Saturday 2 April / 2pm Director Kelly Asbury Voice cast James Mcavoy, Emily Blunt UK 2010 / Colour / 1hr 23m A light hearted, quintessentially British take on Romeo and Juliet, this time as warring, suburban Garden Gnomes.
For all young people’s matinées, all adults must be accompanied by a child
The Eagle
[U]
A Turtle’s Tale
[U]
Saturday 9 April / 2pm
Saturday 23 April / 2pm
Director Kevin MacDonald Cast Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell UK/USA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 54m
Director Ben Stassen Belgium 2010 / Colour / 1hr 25m
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus arrives from Rome to solve the mystery.
A sea turtle hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years experiencing global warming in action. [See p.14 for additional Easter Holiday screenings.]
[See p.14 for additional Easter Holiday screenings.]
Rango
[PG]
Saturday 16 April / 2pm Director Gore Verbinski USA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 47m A chameleon - voiced by Johnny Depp who aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits. [See p.14 for additional Easter Holiday screenings.]
BarnKids Club New! BarnKids Film Club - it’s official Saturday matinees at The Barn belong to kids! Introductory Offer Become a member of the new BarnKids Film Club before July 1st to receive 6 months free membership. See next page for more info. 25
see p.28 for more info
see p.28 for more info
Sunday Night Movie Meal Deal Book in advance for any of these films and get your cinema ticket plus a two course pre-screening supper in the White Hart for £19.50
New!
BarnKids Club
Sunday 13 March / 8pm
It’s official, Saturday matinées at The Barn belong to kids!
West is West
Introductory Offer
Never Let Me Go [12A] [12A]
Sunday 20 March / 8pm
Howl
Become a member of the new BarnKids Film Club before Friday 1 July 2011 to receive six months free membership.
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Sunday 27 March / 8pm
Norwegian Wood
After 1 July 2011 annual membership is £5.00.
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Sunday 3 April / 8pm
You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger [15] Sunday 10 April / 8pm
The African Queen
[PG]
Sunday 17 April / 8pm
With membership, the Saturday matinée ticket price is discounted by £1. We plan to run Film Critic Competitions, workshops and events and to issue regular fun newsletters. We hope to develop BarnKids with the help of its members, so please send us your ideas and feedback to the address below.
N.B. Movie Meal Deal tickets must be booked by 5pm on the Friday preceeding the screening on 01803 847070 see p.28 for more info
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Contact
Buy a ticket for our Thursday matinées and get a pre- or postfilm cake and hot drink in the Roundhouse for £3.00
Nikki Mustafa nikki.mustafa@dartington.org 01803 847064
eat drink sleep think Experience the unique blend of contemporary dining and historic tradition at the White Hart. Located at Dartington Hall, the White Hart restaurant has been fully refurbished and restored to its former glory and offers a tantalising menu using the finest seasonal ingredients, sourced locally where possible. The bar is open from: 11am - 11pm Monday to Sunday 10am for morning coffee Food is served from: 12 noon - 9pm every day
To reserve a table contact us on:
01803 847111
bookings@dartingtonhall.com www.dartingtonhall.com
THE GREEN FUNERAL COMPANY If you would like to advertise your business in the film guide Please contact us
Claire and Rupert Callender.
Helping you to create unique, inclusive, honest and appropriate ceremonies. Full undertaking service, cremations, woodland burials, church services
Tel / 01803 847074 email / arts@dartington.org
We also offer ethically invested, pre-payment funeral plans.
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Certification U Suitable for audiences of all ages PG Parental Guidance suggested 12A May be unsuitable for children under 12. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult 12 Exhibition to only those aged 12 and over 15 Exhibition to only those aged 15 and over 18 Exhibition to only those aged 18 and over
Prices £7.00 full price £5.50 all concessions DAS members £4.50 matinée £4.50 students £3.00 young people £3.00 children’s films 30
In Person The Barn box office is open 12:30-7:00pm. seven days a week. As well as the above opening hours the box office is also open one hour prior to any scheduled event for ticket collection and purchase but not for advance booking. The Totnes Bookshop box office is open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm. The box office will remain open during the Easter break. Online You can visit our website to book cinema tickets via secure email. Upon receipt of your booking form the box office will process your tickets and reply by email. See www.dartington.org/arts. By Post Send your order with a cheque made payable to The Dartington Hall Trust or credit / debit card details to the Box office, The Barn, Dartington Hall, Totnes, TQ9 6DE. If you wish the tickets to be sent to you, please enclose an SAE. By Phone Call 01803 847070 during the opening hours given above excluding the one hour prior to a film or event. Please have your credit card details ready. When the box office is closed there will be an announcement with programme information and ticket availability. Reservations All reserved tickets must be paid for prior to the day of the event. We reserve the right to release any tickets that have not been paid for by the day of the event. Concessions Arts Society members; over 60s; full time students; young people; unemployment benefit; DHT Employees. Please provide proof of eligibility at time of purchase or at time of collection. Returns We are normally unable to offer refunds or exchanges.
Tickets now available at Totnes Bookshop
box office 01803 847070
booking details
Access for Patrons with Disabilities arts venues
Wheelchair access is available at The Barn, Great Hall, Studio 1, Studio 3 and Studio 31. Accessible toilet facilities are adjacent to all the above venues.
For patrons who have a hearing impairment, The Barn and Great Hall offer an infra-red system. Please ask the Front of House manager for further assistance on arrival.
Assistance dogs are welcome. Please inform box office staff when booking your ticket.
Please phone in advance for advice on access and any assistance needed. Our staff will be pleased to help you. Please ask for our leaflet on facilities for disabled patrons.
Large print brochure available. Please telephone 01803 847074 31
The Roundhouse Café is now open to serve audiences and visitors to Dartington Hall. The café features organic and local produce including cakes, Luscombe Farm juices, a selection of organic teas, coffee, beer and wine, plus superb Salcombe ice-cream. We hope you will enjoy this non-smoking, family-friendly space when you visit Dartington Hall.
café:bar OPENING HOURS mon-sun
12:00 - 20:00