Sunday 17th September Lion Cert PG Australia / Uk (2016) Dir: Garth Davis 1 hr 58 mins A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of miles from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Based on autobiography A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley An Emotional roller coaster, filled with twists, turns, longing and love
Sunday 15th October The Salesman Cert 12 France, Iran Dir: Asghar Farhadi 2hrs 5mins (2016) Forced to leave their central Teheran apartment building, which risks collapsing caused by major works nearby, Emad and Rana move into a new place. An incident relating to the apartment's former occupant arises, which will turn the young couple's lives upside down. Another award winning film from Asghar Faradi
Sunday 19th November The Other Side of Hope Cert 12 Finland (2017) Dir: Aki Kaurismäki 1hr 40 mins A super slick drama-comedy that sees a poker playing restaurateur and former travelling salesman befriend of a newly arrived group of refugees. Sardonic and beautiful film from critically acclaimed and multi-award winning Aki Kaurismäki Uplifting, quirky and funny reminder of what kindness and courage means in real life
For full details of Cinema Obscura’s 2017 -18 season of films contact Eddie Gaines on 01984 624657
Cinema Obscura Sunday 10th December Les Amants Du Pont-Neuf (Lovers on the Bridge) Cert 15 France (1992) Dir: Leos Carax 2 hrs Alex (Denis Lavant) is a Parisian down-and-out who returns from a homeless shelter to his more regular bed under Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont-Neuf. There he meets Michele (Juliette Binoche) a young painter who is slowly going blind. The pair fall in love, but their happy life together is to be disrupted when Michele's past catches up with her. 'Les Amants du Pont Neuf' was, at the time of its release, the most expensive French film ever produced. Les Amants du Pont Neuf manages to pull off that rare feat of being visually stunning and emotionally engaging.
Films in the second half of our 2017 -18 season (in brief) Sunday 21st January 2018: After the Storm Japan 2017 Dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda Another brilliant study in family relationships from one of our favourite directors - Dwelling on past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives
Sunday 18th February 2018: Embrace of the Serpent 2016 Dir: Ciro Guerra “Before he can become a warrior a man has to leave everything behind and go into the jungle guided only by his dreams. In that journey he has to discover completely alone, who he really is. Some get lost and never come back” We follow that journey
Sunday 18 March 2018: Mountains May Depart China 2015 Dir: Jia Zhangke China through the eyes and lens of one of it’s best current filmmakers. This film spans the past, the present and the future, going from 1999 to 2014 and then onto 2025. Sunday 15 April 2018: Neruda Chile 2016 Dir: Pablo Larraín An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.
All our screenings are at the New Hall Wiveliscombe Primary School, North Street, Wiveliscombe. TA4 2LA Directions: From centre of Wiveliscombe, turn right into North Street from the White Hart Hotel. The Primary School is approx 200 yards on the left. The New Hall is on right hand side of the Primary School - Good disabled access Limited parking is also available via Tuckers Meadow ( just past the school on the left ) At the end of the screening – we ask that you please respect the local neighbours by leaving the Primary School vicinity quietly.
CINEMA OBSCURA Membership details Season 2017/18 (8 FILMS)
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