Sunday 13th January Happy End France/ Germany (2017) 1 hr 50 mins Dir: Michael Haneke When her mother falls ill under mysterious circumstances, young Eve is sent to live with her estranged father’s relatives in Calais. The Laurent family – wealthy, neurotic, self-obsessed and living in a sprawling mansion house, waited on by servants. A snapshot from the life of a bourgeois European family. Expect the unexpected as this is a film by Michael Haneke.
Sunday 10th February Zama Argentina (2018) 1hr 55 mins Dir: Lucrecia Martel
In a remote part of 18th century South America, magistrate Don Diego de Zama, administers justice on behalf of the Spanish crown. Separated from his family, he cuts a lonely figure not entirely sure how to fit into this particular ‘outpost of progress.’ The film follows his attempts to secure a posting home. “A slow burning masterpiece “ Rolling Stone
Sunday 10th March Cold War Poland (2018) 1hr 28 mins Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski
Pawlikowski follows his award winning Ida with the stunning film Cold War, an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II. Shot in luminous black and white, it s a wistful and dreamlike and musical journey through a divided continent and a heart breaking portrait of ill-fated love. Polish entry to 2019 Oscars
For full details of Cinema Obscura’s 2018 -19 season of films contact Eddie Gaines on 01984 624657
Cinema Obscura Sunday 14th April Summer 1993 Spain (2017) Dir: Carla Simón 1 hr 36mins Six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother's apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Although her aunt, uncle and younger cousin welcome her with open arms, Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new home in the Catalan countryside. Based on the director's own childhood this film won best First Feature prize at the Berlin Film Festival
Films in the first half of our 2018 -19 season (in brief) Sunday 23rd September 2018: Loving Vincent (12) UK/ Poland 2017 Dir: Dorota Kobiela/ Hugh Welchman Animated biographical drama about the life of painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film. Sunday 14th October 2018: I am not a Witch (12) UK/ France 2017 Dir: Rungano Nyoni In a remote Zambian village, a nine-year-old girl is accused of being a witch and given a stark choice: accept her supernatural branding and live a tethered life as a sorceress, or cut her ties with local tradition and be transformed into a goat that may be killed and eaten for supper. Sunday 11th November 2018: Aurore – I got Life (15) France 2017 Dir:Blandine Leoir Aurore is about to become a grandmother. She feels she might as well be invisible as far as the world is concerned. Her boss can’t remember her name and even automatic doors fail to react as she approaches them. Sunday 9th December 2018: Pulp (12) UK 1972 Dir: Mike Hodges Michael Caine follows up his role of Jack Carter (in Hodges’ Get Carter) by playing pulp novelist Mickey King enlisted to ghost write an autobiography of a mystery celebrity on Malta. His client turns out to be a former actor (Mickey Rooney) well known for gangster roles but soon to die. King soon finds his commission more complicated than he first imagined.
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