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A Summer of big, big films is in store. From the latest Wes Anderson art piece; through the new Indiana Jones adventure; and Tom Cruise’s latest heart-stopping mission; ending with Christopher Nolan’s eagerly awaited biopic on one of the most influential people of the 20th Century. All this supported with UK and world cinema, quality documentaries, spectacular Performance events, and eye-opening illustrated film talks. We are delighted to also announce the 31ST CHICHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL , which will be Roger Gibson’s last as Artistic Director. For that reason alone, this year’s edition is sure to be an epic festival and will include strands on Hugh Bonneville (who will be a guest), Cate Blanchett, Jean Luc Godard, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Silent Cinema, and a special section on Roger’s favourite films of all time... and he has seen a few!

Why not support this outstanding nationally renowned Film Festival - the best on the south coastby becoming either a:

FESTIVAL PATRON - where you can support the whole event by pledging £475 (or more!!!).

FILM PARTNER - for those wishing to support individual film screenings (£150 each film or 3 films for £375).

Lots of treats are in store for our supporters, including early viewing of the Festival programme, free film tickets, and a Festival launch event at Brasserie Blanc with yummy pastries… what more temptation would anyone need?

Simply get in touch with me at walter@chichestercinema.org to pledge your support.

31ST CHICHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

See centre pages for Film Festival information, including details on the Open Air Screenings.

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SUBTITLED SCREENING FOR THE HARD OF HEARING

These are screenings complete with subtitles for those with hearing difficulties. Anyone is welcome to attend these screenings.

SOCIALLY DISTANCED SCREENING

Screenings where pairs of seats are separated throughout the auditorium to allow for social distancing between customers.

FRI 16 JUN 18:00

SUN 18 JUN 18:15

MON 19 JUN 15:45

TUE 20 JUN 15:45 & 20:00

WED 21 JUN 13:15

THU 22 JUN 13:00

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The Laureate

A married couple on the brink of disillusion allows a stranger to live with them in their idyllic cottage. Will this stranger push their fragile state over the edge?

Robert Graves is the poet traumatised and creatively blocked by his experiences in the great war, Nancy Nicholson is his forwardthinking feminist wife, and Laura Riding is the charismatic American writer who comes to live with them in a scandalous menage. Movies about poets are always in danger of being precious, but here the preciousness is offset by a certain combination of eroticism and eeriness, particularly in regard to Riding herself who is not just the disrupter and life-force inspiration that everyone needed, but is also a predator and parasite. Brilliantly entertaining melodrama with bags of jazz age decadence and erotic undertones.

UK 2021 WILLIAM NUNEZ 104M

FRI 16 JUN 15:45

SUN 18 JUN 12:15

TUE 20 JUN 18:00

WED 21 JUN 20:15

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MAD ABOUT THE BOY – THE NOËL COWARD STORY

Noël Coward grew up in poverty and left school when he was only nine years old. He was queer in a very straight world. And yet by the age of 30, he was the highest paid writer in the world, and a star on the Broadway stage. He wrote, directed and acted in some of the finest plays and movies of all time, including ‘Private Lives’, ‘Blithe Spirit’, ‘Brief Encounter’ and ‘In Which We Serve’. He also became a world-renowned songwriter and performer of whom Frank Sinatra said, “If you want to hear how a song should be sung, go see Mr Noël Coward”. And if that wasn’t enough, he was also a spy during the Second World War! Featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Harold Pinter, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Michael Caine and Lucille Ball.

UK 2023 BARNABY THOMPSON 92M

FRI 16 JUN 20:15

TUE 20 JUN 13:15

WED 21 JUN 18:00

THU 22 JUN 15:15 & 20:00

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Master Gardener

A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager. His past life catches up with him with the arrival of an apprentice.

Things between employer and gardener get tense when Norma (Sigourney Weaver) asks Narvel (Joel Edgerton) to take on her young grand-niece, Maya, as an apprentice. Maya does well in the job and when she starts getting threatened by a drug gang in her tough neighbourhood, Narvel’s own secret past in crime rises to the surface as he sets out to protect her. “Gardening is a belief in the future”, Narvel preaches, but it’s the character’s shocking past that forms the beating heart of this edgy drama from writer-director Paul Schrader. Weaver’s crackling grande dame imperiousness adds another layer of brilliance.

USA 2023 PAUL SCHRADER 107M

The Life Of Pi

NT LIVE

SAT 17 JUN 13:00

TICKETS £18.50

BOOKING REF

Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors - a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. Filmed live in London’s West End and featuring state-of-the-art visuals, the epic journey of endurance and hope is bought to life in a breathtaking new way for cinema screens. This is a visually stunning adaptation of Yann Martel’s whimsical bestseller, with puppetry work in the ‘War Horse’ style, a vibrantly realised menagerie of beasts whose every breath is immaculately choreographed.

150M INC INTERVAL

Celebrate Pride month this June with our season of four LGBTQIA+ themed films! From heart-warming period romance to thought-provoking dramas, our selection highlights the diversity and richness of queer stories. Join us as we showcase the power of love, identity, and self-expression on the big screen.

THU 22 JUN 18:00

TICKETS £6.50

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A History Of British Queer Cinema

A century of British film focusing on LGBTQ+ lives on screen from the silent era to the present day, illustrated by a range of clips. To complement Chichester Pride, Pride Month and our four LGBTQ+ films, this talk looks at the development of British queer cinema over more than a hundred years. At a time when British queer filmmaking is once again flourishing, with the recent success of ‘Blue Jean’ (2022) and the upcoming ‘Femme’ (2023), now is a great time to look back at British queer cinema pioneers such as Derek Jarman, Pratibha Parmar and the late Ron Peck. From pioneering classics such as ‘Victim’ (1961) and ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (1985) to more recent gems such as ‘Stud Life’ (2012) and ‘Ammonite’ (2020), this talk explores the incredibly rich history of queer filmmaking in the UK. Alex Davidson is a cinema curator at the Barbican and a former curator for the BFI National Archive. He has written for a variety of film publications, both at the BFI and beyond, and given cinema talks and presentations across the UK. His specialism is queer cinema and television.

100M INC Q&A

SAT 17 JUN 20:30

WED 21 JUN 15:45

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THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

A surprisingly tender and thoughtful road movie with some outstanding performances - particularly from Terrence Stamp - as a group of drag performers take a road trip. When drag queen Anthony (Hugo Weaving) agrees to take his act on the road, he invites fellow cross-dresser Adam (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) to come along. In their colourful bus, named Priscilla, the three performers travel across the Australian desert performing for enthusiastic crowds and homophobic locals. But when the other two performers learn the truth about why Anthony took the job, it threatens their act and their friendship. It’s a tremendous film that was ahead of its time on LGBT issues. Funny and compassionate, silly and sweet.

Pride

During the Miners’ strike two seemingly contrasting communities come together to form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership. Based on the extraordinary and uplifting true story. Set in the summer of 1984 - Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. This film moves effortlessly from some pretty intense dramatic moments to hilarious scenes showcasing the contrasting lifestyles of the gay and straight worlds to some vignettes of incredible poignancy. This is truly a joyful experience.

EXHIBITION

JUL 13:15 & THU 27 JUL 17:45

PG32

TICKETS £15

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SUMMER CONCERT: BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER

Conductor Zubin Mehta and pianist Yefim Bronfman reunite this Summer in Berlin for a wonderful evening of Bartók and Tchaikovsky. Mehta and Bronfman have been artistic companions for many years - Mehta was on the podium when Bronfman made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 1983. During this programme, we will hear the two musicians in Béla Bartók’s highly virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 2, which alternates between percussive force and refinement - an ideal work for Yefim Bronfman’s vigorous, soulful playing. Zubin Mehta also conducts Peter Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Fourth Symphony, which reveals the composer’s suffering to the world but also celebrates the joys of life at the close.

135M INC INTERVAL

TUE 13 JUN 19:15 (LIVE)

SUN 18 JUN 14:15 (ENCORE)

TICKETS £18.50 BOOKING

Il Trovatore

THE ROYAL OPERA

Adele Thomas’s energetic staging sets Verdi’s tale in a Hieronymus Bosch-inspired universe of medieval superstition. On the podium, Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s dramatic score, in the last event of this outstanding 2022/2023 season from the Royal Opera House. Passions run high as Manrico and the Count di Luna compete for the affections of Leonora. Little do they know, Manrico’s mother Azucena has been keeping a terrible secret for decades. Soon a curse from the past will rise up from the ashes with devastating implications for them all. The dramatic score features the famous ‘Anvil chorus.’ Cast: TBC (Leonora), Yusif Eyvazov (Manrico), Ludovic Tézier (Count di Luna), Jamie Barton (Azucena), Roberto Tagliavini (Ferrando). Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

200M APPROX INC 2 INTERVALS

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WES ANDERSON’S WHIMSICAL WORLD

Embark on a whimsical cinematic journey with our Wes Anderson film season! From the heartfelt charm of ‘Rushmore’ to the enchanting tale of young love in ‘Moonrise Kingdom’, and the witty storytelling of ‘The French Dispatch’, we celebrate the visionary director’s captivating style. Join us for a special talk, ‘Journey to the Stars’, where we delve into Anderson’s imaginative universe, featuring insightful discussions and delightful video clips from his films. A must-see experience for cinephiles of all ages!

SPECIAL OFFER BUY 2 WES FILMS ADD THE TALK FOR FREE (SAVE £6.50)

Rushmore

The dazzling second feature film from Wes Anderson is equal parts coming-of-age story, French New Wave homage, and screwball comedy.

When a beautiful first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max (Jason Schwartzman), who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father (Bill Murray) of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated. A true original: a film that stands apart from the crowd.

USA 1998 WES ANDERSON 93M

Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson is bang on form in this sprightly tale about two unpopular kids who fall in love and run away.

The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year- olds Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes. It’s an adventure, a love story and a profoundly touching discourse on the needs of troubled children.

USA 2012 WES ANDERSON 94M

SAT 17 JUN 15:45

MON 19 JUN 20:00

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SAT 24 JUN 15:30

MON 26 JUN 18:00

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SEE PG18 FOR ANDERSON’S 2021 ‘THE FRENCH DISPATCH’, HIS BRAND-NEW EAGERLY AWAITED FILM, ‘ASTEROID CITY’, AND AN ILLUSTRATED TALK ON ALL THINGS WES.

FRI 23 JUN 18:00

SAT 24 JUN 13:15 & 17:30

SUN 25 JUN 20:15

MON 26 JUN 13:45 & 20:00

TUE 27 JUN 13:15 & 18:00

WED 28 JUN 13:30 & 16:00

THU 29 JUN 18:00 & 20:15

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Chevalier

The story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, often crudely referred to as ‘Black Mozart’, is finally given the spotlight it deserves in this rousing new historical drama. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour de force performance) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) and her court. The violin duel with Mozart is particularly exhilarating, if not historically accurate. Bologne seems to have been erased from history, but this superbly enjoyable film puts him firmly back in the musical landscape.

USA 2022 STEPHEN WILLIAMS 108M

FRI 23 JUN 20:15

SUN 25 JUN 17:45

TUE 27 JUN 15:30

THU 29 JUN 13:00

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: JAPAN SUZUME

With terrific animation and a story that’ll make you laugh and move you to tears, ‘Suzume’ is anime that viewers of almost any age can enjoy.

‘Suzume’ tells the tale of how high schooler Suzume Iwato discovers the secret, mystical causes behind the earthquakes that plague Japan and becomes wrapped up in an epic race to save her country from an impending tectonic cataclysm. What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly drawn by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob. This is a visually stunning piece of popular anime. Director Makoto Shinkai continues to add to his legacy alongside ‘Your Name’ and ‘Weathering with You’. (Subtitles)

JAPAN 2022 MAKOTO SHINKAI 122M

FRI 23 JUN 15:45

SUN 25 JUN 12:15

TUE 27 JUN 20:15

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A Crack In The Mountain

Hang Son Doong is the world’s largest cave discovered in Vietnam in 1990. This magnificent documentary reveals the beauty of the cave as well as the tensions brought by fame and tourism.

Hang Son Doong translates as ‘mountain river cave’ is so large it could fit an entire New York block inside, including skyscrapers. Since its discovery it has been at the centre of controversial schemes to develop it as a tourist destination. This film examines the conflicting themes of exploration, environmental conservation and sustainability and the perils of operating as an activist in a country where freedom of speech is severely curtailed. Beautifully shot and scored, this is a powerful exposé about how good and bad intentions can ultimately lead to one of the world’s greatest natural wonders being exploited for money.

HONG KONG 2022 ALASTAIR EVANS 100M

The Other Fellow

FRI 23 JUN 13:45

MON 26 JUN 16:00

WED 28 JUN 18:30

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A fascinating documentary exploring the impact of sharing a name with one of the most famous fictional characters of our times - James Bond.

When author Ian Fleming needs a name for his suave, sophisticated secret agent, he steals one from an unaware birdwatcher and creates a pop-culture phenomenon about the ultimate fictional alpha-male. Seventy years after the publication of the first Bond novel and as all eyes turn to who could be the seventh 007, Australian filmmaker Matthew Bauer is on a global mission to discover the lasting, contrasting and very personal impacts of sharing such an identity with James Bond. This documentary probes larger questions of identity and privacy, throwing in a haunting tale of domestic abuse in its final act. We emerge by the end both shaken and stirred.

UK 2022 MATTHEW BAUER 80M

WED 28 JUN 20:30

SUN 2 JUL 15:00

TICKETS £18.50

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