Centre for the Arts Maidenhead
Film Guide May-Jun 2015
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Still Alice Sat 25 Apr 2pm Wed 29 Apr 10.30am (P&B), 2pm and 8pm, Fri 1 May 2pm Dir: Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer 2014 101 mins, US/Fr Renowned linguistics professor Alice Howland struggles with her diagnosis for Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease.
WHY? Julianne Moore won a BAFTA and Oscar for her role
Suite Française Fri 1 May 8pm Sun 3 May 7.30pm Dir: Saul Dibb 2014 107 mins, UK/Fr/Ca In German occupied France, Lucile’s husband is a prisoner of war. Her life is turned upside down when German soldiers take up residence in the village.
WHY? Based on the best selling book and starring Michelle Williams, Margot Robbie and Kristen Scott Thomas
X+Y Fri 1 May 10.30am (P&B) Sat 2 and Wed 6 May 8pm Dir: Morgan Matthews 2014 112 mins, UK Teenage maths prodigy Nathan Struggles to build relationships. He is taken under the wing of Mr Humphreys, an unconventional and anarchic teacher.
ROH Live: La Fille Mal Gardee
WHY? ‘This story of an autistic algebra whiz is an emotional knockout’ ★★★★ The Telegraph Tues 5 May 7.15pm Wed 6 May 2pm 135 mins, £15 Live screening (Tuesday, encore Wednesday). The Royal Ballet Perform Fredrick Ashton’s celebrated comedy.
WHY? Ashton affectionately incorporated elements of national folk dance into his choreography, from a Lancashire clog dance to a maypole dance
Dior and I
Fri 8 May 10.30am (P&B), 2pm and 8pm, Sun 10 May 2pm Dir: Frédéric Tcheng 2015 90 mins, Fr Documentary about Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as artistic director of Dior. Combining the pressure-filled components of everyday with echoes from the iconic brand's past.
WHY? A privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the Christian Dior fashion house
The Tale of Princess Kaguya Sat 9 May 2pm Dir: Isao Takahata 2013 137 mins, Ja A woodsman discovers a little girl in a bamboo shoot. She grows up to be a beautiful princess. Oscar nominated, this spellbinding film is based on the Japanese folk story The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
Wild Tales
WHY? From acclaimed animation house Studio Ghibli and directed by Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata Sat 9 May 8pm Thur 14 May 2pm Dir: Damián Szifron 2014 122 mins, Ar/Sp
(Spanish with English subtitles) The drive for success causes many people to be stressed out or depressed. A dark comedy about six deadly stories of revenge.
WHY? ★★★★★ The Times ★★★★★ The Independent ★★★★ Financial Times
Mommy Sun 10 May 7.30pm Dir: Xavier Dolan 2014 135 mins, Ca
(French with English subtitles) Diane is a passionate widowed single mum, burdened with full time custody of her unpredictable and troubled son. As they struggle to make ends meet, their introverted neighbour offers to help.
WHY? ‘A movie to make you feel alive’ ★★★★ Empire Magazine
NT Live: Man and Superman Thur 14 May 7pm and Sun 17 May 2pm 240 mins, £15 Live screening (Thursday, encore Sunday). Jack Tanner is a radical thinker and rich bachelor. Heiress Ann decides to marry and tame him. Tipped off, Jack flees to Spain where he meets the Devil.
WHY? Ralph Fiennes stars in George Bernard Shaw’s witty and provocative classic
The Dark Horse Sun 17 May 7.30pm Tues 19 May 8pm Dir: James Napier Robertson 2014 125 mins, NZ Genesis Potini is a former chess prodigy released from psychiatric hospital. Searching for a purpose in life, he mentors a youth chess group.
WHY? ‘A stunning yet subtle Cliff Curtis performance, an inspirational true story and a lively directorial touch’ Variety Magazine
NT Live: A View from the Bridge Tues 19 May 2pm and Wed 20 May 8pm 115 mins, £15 Encore screenings of the Young Vic’s sell-out production, starring Mark Strong. Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale.
WHY? ★★★★★ Evening Standard ★★★★★ The Sunday Times ★★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★★ The Times
Blade Runner: The Final Cut Sat 23 May 2pm Sun 24 May 7.30pm Dir: Ridley Scott 1982/2007 117 mins, US/HK/UK The definitive cut of the iconic sci fi classic which includes extended scenes. Harrison Ford stars as the world weary detective hunting down murderous replicants in a futuristic LA.
WHY? ‘A masterpiece of dystopian science fiction on film’ ★★★★ The Telegraph
While We’re Young Sat 23 May 8pm Sun 24 May 2pm Dir: Noah Baumbach 2014 97 mins, US Forty somethings Josh and Cornelia become restless when they meet free spirited young couple Jamie and Darby. Can they really sustain a friendship with a couple twenty years their junior?
WHY? ‘Intellectually supercharged entertainment, with a laugh-line per-minute’ ★★★★ The Telegraph
Home Tues 26 May 11.30am Fri 29 May 2pm Sat 30 May 11.30am Dir: Tim Johnson 2014 94 mins, US Oh is a loveable alien. He lands on Earth and become friends with a lonely girl named Tip. On their adventures, Oh learns that that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human.
WHY? ‘An entertaining odd-couple comedy’ The Guardian
Cinderella Tues 26 May 2pm Fri 29 May 11.30am Sat 30 and Sun 31 May 2pm Dir: Kenneth Branagh 2014 113 mins, US/UK Inspired by the classic Disney tale. Can Ella make it to the ball with the help of her Fairy Godmother?.
WHY? ‘A remarkably faithful, full-hearted live action rendition of Cinderella, well cast and sumptuously staged’ ★★★ This is London
Cobain: Montage of Heck Tues 26 May 8pm Dir: Brett Morgen 2015 132 mins, US This authorised documentary blends Kurt Cobain’s personal archive of art, written word, music and home movies, with animation and interviews from his family and closest confidantes.
WHY? ‘An exhilarating piece of film-making - one that’s fully in keeping with Cobain’s virtuosity’ ★★★★ The Telegraph
The Water Diviner
Wed 27, Thur 28 and Sat 30 May 8pm Dir: Russell Crowe 2014 111 mins, Au/Tu/US In 1915, three brothers leave Australia to fight for the Allied forces in Turkey. After the battle of Gallipoli, they are presumed dead. Their father travels to Europe in search of them but is blocked by military bureaucracy.
WHY? Russell Crowe's directorial debut
The Salvation
Sun 31 May 7.30pm Tues 2 Jun 8pm Dir: Kristian Levring 2014 92 mins, De/UK/SA/Sw/Be Jon is a Danish immigrant in the 1870s Wild West. When he kills the men who murdered his wife and son, he incurs the wrath of a sadistic gang leader.
WHY? The mighty Mads Mikkelsen unleashes a maelstrom of bloodshed in this white-knuckle tale of revenge
Woman in Gold Wed 3 Jun 10.30am (P&B) and 2pm, Fri 5 Jun 2pm and 8pm Sun 7 Jun 7.30pm Dir: Simon Curtis 2015 109 mins, US/UK Maria Altmann is a Jewish refugee forced to flee Vienna during World War II. Decades later, she embarks on an epic journey to reclaim a painting stolen by the Nazis.
WHY? Academy Award winner Helen Mirren stars in this incredible true story
Force Majeure Wed 3 Jun 8pm Dir: Ruben Ă–stlund 2014 119 mins, Sw/Fr/No/De
(Swedish with English subtitles) Tomas and his family are enjoying a skiing holiday at a high end resort in the French Alps. When an avalanche bears down on them, Tomas makes a decision that rocks his marriage and his role as family patriarch.
WHY? A wickedly funny and precisely observed black comedy
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen presents
Antony and Cleopatra
Sun 7 Jun 2pm and Thur 11 Jun 7.30pm 179 mins, £15 Encore screenings from the Globe. When Antony quarrels with his fellow leaders and throws in his lot with Cleopatra, his infatuation threatens to split the Empire in two.
WHY? ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ London Theatre ★★★★ The Guardian
ROH Live: La Boheme Wed 10 Jun 7.15pm Thur 11 and Sun 14 Jun 2pm 170 mins, £15 Live screening (Wednesday, encores Thursday and Sunday). The Royal Opera House present Puccini’s timeless romance, set in the Bohemian Paris of the 1830s.
WHY? The most popular opera of all returns in one of The Royal Opera’s best loved stagings
Far From the Madding Crowd Fri 12 Jun 2pm, Sun 14 Jun 7.30pm, Thur 18 Jun 10.30am (P&B) and 2pm Dir: Thomas Vinterberg 2015 119 mins, US/UK Bathsheba Everdene is independent, beautiful and headstrong. She is courted by three very different suitors - sheep farmer Gabriel Oak, soldier Frank Troy and bachelor William Boldwood.
Girlhood
WHY? Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy Tues 16 and Thur 18 Jun 8pm Dir: Céline Sciamma 2014 113 mins, Fr
(French with English subtitles)
Marieme is oppressed by her family setting and dead-end school prospects. She meets three free spirited girls and starts a new life with them, even changing her name.
WHY? ‘Ravishingly shot in Cinemascope, it is a work of cinematic art’ The Guardian
A Royal Night Out Sun 28 Jun 7.30pm Tues 30 Jun and Sat 4 Jul 2pm Dir: Julian Jarrold 2015 97 mins, UK On VE Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.
WHY? A comedy drama based on true events Shakespeare's Globe on Screen presents
Comedy of Errors
Sun 28 Jun 2pm Tues 30 Jun 7.30pm 147 mins, £15 Encore screenings from the Globe. Shakespeare’s hectic tale of violent crosspurposes, furious slapstick and social nightmare.
WHY? ★★★★ The Times ★★★★★ The Independent ★★★★ The Guardian
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Ticket Prices (unless otherwise stated) £9.50 (or 3 films for £24) / £8.50 conc (or 3 films for £21) Parent and Baby Screenings (P&B) Wed 29 Apr
10.30am
Still Alice
Fri 1 May Fri 8 May
10.30am 10.30am
X+Y Dior and I
Wed 3 Jun
10.30am
Woman in Gold
Exclusively for parents with children under 2 years. Lights are kept on low level and you can move around if you need to. Tickets are £5.50 for adults (including cup of tea); babies and infants are free of charge. Seating is unreserved and unaccompanied adults are not admitted.
Family Viewing Films with this logo have been specially picked for our younger audiences. These screenings are £7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £32.
Pre-Show Dinner Offer Book a two course meal from our Pre-Show Dinner menu at the same time as your ticket for £14. Available from 5.30pm (12pm Sundays).