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FRI 30 DEC 20:15 TUE 3 JAN 13:30 WED 4 JAN 15:45 THU 5 JAN 18:00

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AFTERSUN

Paul Mescal and newcomer Frankie Corio give astonishing performances as a father and daughter on holiday, in this moving and reflective debut from Charlotte Wells. One of the best UK films of the year! Sophie and her dad Calum are on holiday in Turkey in the late 1990s. Despite a rough start (such as Calum’s broken arm and a room with a double bed rather than twins), it should be bliss – the ‘Macarena’ is blaring, the warm air is filled with the smell of sunscreen and Sophie is capturing it all on her mini-DV cam. However, cracks begin to emerge in the façade Calum is trying to maintain to give Sophie a perfect holiday. ‘Aftersun’ is a stunner, a heartbreaker on love, grief and the random moments in life that solidify into haunting memories. Lyrical without ever being obtuse, it’s a film that flourishes when attention is paid to its details. UK/USA 2022 CHARLOTTE WELLS 102M

SUN 1 JAN 17:45 TUE 3 JAN 20:45 WED 4 JAN 18:00 THU 5 JAN 15:45

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A fashion designer (Eva Green) suffers from a mysterious illness that confounds her doctors and frustrates her husband (Mark Strong) - until help arrives in the form of a mysterious

Filipino nanny. Christine’s illness appears to have wiped any memory of inviting nanny Diana to help her. Nevertheless, Diana’s traditional potions bring relief to Christine’s suffering while her healing endears her to an initially sceptical daughter. However, her husband senses she must be too good to be true. Skilfully directed by Lorcan Finnegan with allusions to colonial exploitation. The film wrestles with the characters’ psychological messiness and supernatural nuttiness. A film with striking production values and prescient ideas and themes. IRELAND/UK/PHILIPPINES 2022 LORCAN FINNEGAN 96M 10 | CHICHESTERCINEMA.ORG SEE PAGE 2 FOR SYMBOL KEY