Centre for the Arts Maidenhead
Film Guide Sept - Oct 2019
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Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans Mon 2 Sept 2pm Wed 4 Sept 11.30am and 2pm Dir: Dominic Brigstocke 2019 92 mins, UK The Romans rule the civilised world – and that includes Britain. Celt queen Boudicca gathers an army in Britain to repel the rotten Romans. Mixed up in this battle for liberation are the teenage Roman soldier Atti and Celt Orla.
WHY? Will they fall on opposite sides or forge a friendship in the chaos of rebellion?
The Chambermaid Tues 3 Sept 8pm Dir: Lila Avilés 2018, 102 mins, MX (Spanish with English subtitles) Eve is a conscientious maid with a kind demeanour. She hopes her impeccable professionalism will bring her a promotion. But things don’t turn out as planned. Eve must transform her newfound courage into the necessary strength to face a life outside the glimmering tower.
WHY? ‘Crisp and observant’ ★★★★ The Times
Midsommar Wed 4 Sept 8pm Thur 5 Sept 2pm Dir: Ari Aster 2019 147 min, US Dani and Christian are a young couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a festival in a remote Swedish village. What begins as a carefree summer holiday starts to take a sinister turn.
The Lion King
WHY? ‘A break-up movie wrapped up in pagan horror’ ★★★★ The Independent Fri 6 Sept 11am (BB) and 2pm Sat 7 and Sun 8 Sept 2pm Dir: Jon Favreau 2019, 118 mins, US Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa. But not everyone celebrates the new cub’s arrival. After Simba is exiled, he makes a curious pair of new friends. With their help, Simba will have to figure out how to take back what is rightfully his.
WHY? The all-star cast includes Donald Glover and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
The Current War
Fri 6 Sept 8pm, Sat 7 Sept 4.30pm and 8pm, Thur 12 Sept 2pm Dir: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon 2017, 107 mins, US The epic story of the cut-throat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system would power the new century. Edison dazzles the world by lighting Manhattan. But Westinghouse has seen fatal flaws in Edison's direct current design - igniting a war of currents.
WHY? Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Tuppence Middleton
Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love Sun 8 Sept 7.30pm Wed 11 Sept 2pm Dir: Nick Broomfield 2019 102 mins, US The documentary starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. There, Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen became part of a community of expat artists, writers and musicians. It was a time that left a lasting imprint on both Marianne and Leonard. Never before seen footage makes for a unique portrait of an idyllic 1960’s bohemia.
Only You
WHY? ‘Tender, vivid snapshot of a singer and his 'muse’’ ★★★★ The Guardian Mon 9 Sept 2pm Wed 11 Sept 8pm Dir: Harry Wootliff 2018 119 mins, UK/SE A contemporary romantic drama. Elena, 35, and Jake, 26, meet by chance on New Year’s Eve. The pair start a passionate relationship. Within weeks they are living together. Falling in love was the easy part, but can they remain in love when life doesn’t give them everything they hoped for?
WHY? ‘I loved it’ ★★★★★ Mark Kermode, The Observer
NT Live: Fleabag Thur 12 Sept 7.30pm Fri 27 Sept 7.30pm Sat 28 Sept 1.30pm Run time tbc | £15 Live screening (Thursday) from London’s West End. See the hilarious, award winning, one woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag. Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
WHY? ‘Witty, filthy and supreme’ ★★★★★ The Guardian
Blinded By The Light
Fri 13 Sept 2pm, Sat 14 Sept 11.30am Sun 15 Sept 7.30pm, Tues 17 Sept 11am (BB), Thurs 19 Sept 2pm Dir: Gurinder Chadha 2019, 117 mins, UK 1987. Music fanatic Javed discovers the illustrious back catalogue of Bruce Springsteen and his world is turned upside down. He yearns to escape his rundown hometown and the rules of his traditional Pakistani household. Javed finds himself caught in between two worlds and must discover if he too is Born to Run…
WHY? A timely coming of age story, from the director of Bend It Like Beckham and based on the memoir of Guardian journalist Sarfraz Manzoor
Apocalypse Now: Final Cut Sun 15 Sept 2pm Dir: Francis Ford Coppola 2019 183 mins, US Army Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is a troubled man. He’s sent on a dangerous trip into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded himself in a remote outpost.
WHY? A newly restored cut of Coppola’s spectacular cinematic masterpiece
Leto Mon 16 Sept 2pm, Wed 18 Sept 8pm Dir: Kirill Serebrennikov 2018 126 mins, RU/FR The film delivers a snapshot of Leningrad over the summer of 1981. A time when the underground rock scene started blossoming. This documentary charts coming of age and rise to fame of young rock singers, including Viktor Tsoi - who became a pioneer of Russian rock.
WHY? ‘One gorgeous, grungy, achingly sad memory piece’ ★★★★ Rolling Stone
Rigoletto on the Lake Tues 17 Sept 7.30pm 150 mins | £15 Live screening. One of Verdi's most popular works, Rigoletto is an unforgettable tale of a sacrifice and revenge. This timeless tragedy will delight audiences with a powerhouse combination of entertainment and emotional intensity from the spectacular shore of Lake Constance.
WHY? Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece is being performed for the first time on the unique Bregenz lake stage
Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas Wed 18 Sept 2pm 100 mins | £15 Encore screening. An evening with the Canadian novelist, poet and literary critic. Following the release of The Testaments, her highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Atwood will be interviewed by broadcaster and author Samira Ahmed in a conversation spanning the length of Atwood’s remarkable career.
WHY? Featuring exclusive readings from the new book by special guests
Mrs Lowry & Son Fri 20, Sun 22 and Tues 24 Sept 2pm Wed 25 Sept 4.30pm Dir: Adrian Noble 2019, 91 mins, UK Iconic artist LS Lowry (Timothy Spall) is at the beginnings of his career, yearning for his work to be appreciated in London. However, his disdainful mother Elizabeth (Vanessa Redgrave) actively tries to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions.
WHY? This powerful, yet humorous story imagines the impact this obsessive mother and son relationship had on the great artist
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Fri 20 Sept 8pm, Sat 21 Sept 11.30am Mon 23 Sept 2pm, Wed 25 Sept 8pm Dir: Quentin Tarantino 2019, 161 mins, UK/US/CN 1969 Los Angeles. TV star Rick Dalton and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth make their way around an industry they hardly recognise anymore. The ninth film from writer-director Quentin Tarantino features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.
WHY? Staring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Al Pacino
Bait Fri 27 Sept 2pm, Thur 10 Oct 11.30am Dir: Mark Jenkin 2019 89 mins, UK Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin is struggling to buy a boat. He is also struggling to cope with family rivalry and the influx of London money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village. The summer season brings simmering tensions between the locals and newcomers to boiling point - with tragic consequences.
WHY? A timely and funny, yet poignant film that gets to the heart of a community facing up to unwelcome change
Pain and Glory Sun 6 Oct 7.30pm, Thur 10 Oct 2pm Dir: Pedro Almodóvar 2019 113 mins, ES (Spanish with English subtitles) Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) is a film director in his physical decline. Follow a series of re-encounters from his life - some in the flesh, others remembered. In rediscovering his past, Salvador finds his salvation. The latest film from award winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.
WHY? ‘Hugely enjoyable moment by moment’ ★★★★★ Evening Standard
Wise Children Tues 8 Oct 11.30am Mon 14 Oct 2pm 150 mins | £15 Encore screenings. Nora and Dora Chance - twin chorus girls - are celebrating their 75th birthday. Over the river in Chelsea, their father - and greatest actor of his generation - turns 100 on the same day… A celebration of show business, family, forgiveness and hope. From multi award winning director Emma Rice.
WHY? ‘Fantastic. Life-enhancing, brilliantly uninhibited, all-singing and dancing’ ★★★★★ The Observer
Plácido Domingo: 50th Anniversary Gala Evening Wed 9 Oct 11.30am Sun 13 Oct 2pm 150 mins | £15 Encore screenings. Plácido Domingo returns to the breathtaking Arena di Verona amphitheatre for this anniversary gala evening, 50 years after his debut. Plácido revisits three of his greatest ever roles in Verdi's Nabucco, I due Foscari and Macbeth.
WHY? Plácido Domingo continues to astound audiences with a vocal talent unmatched in power
NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors Thur 10 Oct 8pm Wed 16 and Sat 19 Oct 2pm 210 mins | £15 Encore screenings. This West End and Broadway hit returns to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.
The Souvenir
WHY? Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from James Corden Sat 12 Oct 8pm Sun 13 Oct 7.30pm Dir: Joanna Hogg 2019 Run time tbc, UK/US Julie is a young film student struggling to find a firm direction in life. She meets the seemingly unwavering and decisive Anthony. An intense romance blossoms between them. As the relationship develops, it becomes clear that Anthony is not being completely honest.
WHY? ‘Wickedly mysterious romantic drama’ Little White Lies
Gauguin from The National Gallery, London Tues 15 Oct 2pm and 8pm 90 mins | £15 A brand-new documentary about the life and work of Paul Gauguin. This cinematic film will explore Gauguin’s extraordinary and at times controversial - artistic achievement. It will be followed by an exclusive private view of the National Gallery exhibition Gauguin Portraits.
WHY? Exploring the work of one of the world’s most popular and important artists
ROH Live: Don Giovanni Fri 18 Oct 1.30pm, Sun 20 Oct 1pm 220 mins | £15 Encore screenings. The new Royal Opera Season begins with Mozart’s engaging masterpiece. Following Don Giovanni, the women he serially seduces and the vengeance that finally catches up with him. Featuring a cast of international singers.
WHY? Renowned for its ever-shifting portrayals of complex characters, fast moving action and mix of the comic and the heartfelt CERT
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IT: Chapter Two Fri 18 and Wed 23 Oct 8pm Director: Andy Muschietti 2019 165 mins, US Every 27 years, evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine. Nearly three decades after the events of the first film, The Losers Club reunite as adults to confront the evil that has resurfaced once again. Starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain and Bill Skarsgård.
WHY? The follow-up to critically acclaimed hit IT – based on the novel by Stephen King
For Sama Tues 22 Oct 8pm, Wed 23 Oct 2pm Dir: Waad Al-Khateab and Edward Watts 2019, 100 mins, UK (Arabic with English subtitles) Documentary telling the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria. She falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
WHY? Both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war
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Downton Abbey
Tues 22 Oct 2pm, Wed 23 Oct 4.30pm, Fri 25 Oct 11am (BB), Sun 27 Oct 2pm and 7.30pm, Tues 29 Oct 8pm, Wed 30 Oct 4.30pm and 8pm Dir: Michael Engler 2019, Run time tbc, UK The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance. Written by series creator Julian Fellowes.
WHY? Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt
ROH Live: Don Pasquale Thur 24 Oct 1.30pm 150 mins | £15 Encore screening from the Royal Opera House. A new production of Donizetti’s comedy of domestic drama across two generations. The witty story of a middle-aged man whose supposed young wife runs rings around him - with her own ulterior romantic purpose in mind.
WHY? Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast
NT Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tues 29 Oct 11.30am Sat 2 Nov 11.30am 180 mins | £15 Encore screenings. A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. Cue love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations - with hilarious, but dark consequences..
WHY? Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy from the Bridge Theatre in London
Playmobil: The Movie Tues 29 Oct 3pm Thur 31 Oct 11.30am Dir: Lino DiSalvo 2019 99 mins, FR/DE Imaginative young girl Marla embarks on an epic journey after her younger brother disappears into the animated world of Playmobil. Marla encounters a host of characters as she tries to find her brother in this magical realm.
WHY? Featuring the voices of Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor and Adam Lambert
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Wed 30 Oct 11.30am Fri 1 Nov 11.30am Dir: Thurop Van Orman 2019 96 mins, FI/US A new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger. Red, Chuck, Bomb and Mighty Eagle recruit Chuck’s sister Silver. They team up with pig Leonard, his assistant Courtney and techpig Garry to forge an unsteady truce.
WHY? Can this unlikely super team save their homes?
Dora and The Lost City Of Gold Wed 30 and Thur 31 Oct 2pm Dir: James Bobin 2019 102 mins, AU/US Dora has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents. But nothing could prepare her for her most dangerous adventure ever: high school. Dora quickly finds herself leading an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.
WHY? An all new live-action adventure for Dora the Explorer
Northern Ballet Live: Dracula Thur 31 Oct 7.15pm 120 mins | £15 Live screening. With darkly Gothic sets and costumes, Northern Ballet is resurrecting Bram Stoker’s classic horror story for special screenings this Halloween. The haunting tale of passion and immortality is played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre.
WHY? This is ballet with a dramatic bite!
Movie Monday Screenings Tickets £7 and include a free cup of tea or filter coffee. Excludes School Holiday Family Screenings and Event Cinema screenings.
Mon 9 Sept
2pm
Only You
Mon 16 Sept
2pm
Leto
Mon 23 Sept
8pm
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bring Baby Screenings (BB) Fri 6 Sept
11am
The Lion King
Tues 17 Sept
11am
Blinded by the Light
Fri 25 Oct
11am
Downton Abbey
CERT
TBC
Exclusively for parents, carers and grown-ups 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.
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Ticket Prices (unless otherwise stated) £10.50 (£9.50 conc) Special Ticket Offer £9 (£8 conc) tickets when you book for three films at the same
time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings.
School Holiday Family Screenings Films with this logo are part of our school holiday programme for children and families. These screenings are £8 (£6 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £24.
Movie Mondays Offer Monday film screening tickets £7 and include a free cup of tea or
filter coffee. Excludes School Holiday Family Screenings and Event Cinema screenings.
Box Office Opening Hours Monday
10am - 2pm
Tuesday
11am - 2pm and 2.30pm - 8pm
Wednesday - Saturday
10am - 2pm and 2.30pm - 8pm
Sunday
2.30pm - 8pm
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL6 4PF By phone / 01628 788997 Online / www.nordenfarm.org Film admission includes a charitable donation, which contributes to the upkeep of Norden Farm.
Disabled Accessibility Norden Farm provides ramped access, lifts and toilet facilities. The auditorium has an infra red hearing enhancement system.
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