Sunday 21st January After the Storm (PG) Japan (2016) Dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda
1 hr 58 mins 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 ageing mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives and then a typhoon strikes. Another brilliant study in family relationships from one of our favourite directors
Sunday 18th February Embrace of the Serpent
(12A)
Columbia (2015) Dir: Ciro Guerra 2hrs 5 mins
“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” An Amazonian shaman travels the river with two different German ethnologists, 40 years apart – a stunning film in black & white
Sunday 18th March Mountains May Depart (12A) China (2015) Dir: Jia Zhangke 2hrs 11 mins China seen through the eyes and lens of one of its best filmmakers. The film spans the past, the present and the future, going from 1999 to 2014 and then onto 2025. It is an intimate and moving drama which charts the impact of China’s capitalist experiment on the lives of one family. “a mysterious and in its way staggeringly ambitious piece of work” Peter Bradshaw -The Guardian
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