FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD. A LITTLE CHAOS. wild tales. A royal night out. suite francaise. CHILD 44. the good lie. Kurt cobain: montage of heck. alice in wonderland. show boat. Blade runner. love in the afternoon.
MAY/ JUn 2015 Issue 15. Cover: Carey Mulligan, Far From the Madding Crowd
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FILM & FOOD Popcorn only goes so far. That’s why we offer a range of tapas-inspired food from Thursday to Saturday, with doors opening at 6pm to give you plenty of time to relax before the your film. From baked camembert with garlic & thyme to shredded spicy beef with pickles and crusty bread, from beetroot hummous with feta and walnuts to our Brindisa Spanish platter - there’s always a nibble for everyone’s taste! Reserve a table online at the time of booking or call and leave a message on 01629 337513.
MAY
JUNe
Fri 1
7:30pm Kingsman: The Secret Service 15
Wed 3
11am
Suite Francaise
15
Sat 2
7:30pm The Theory of Everything
12A
7pm
Richard III
U
Sun 3
2pm
12A
Thu 4
7:30pm The Good Lie
12A
7:30pm Selma
12A
Fri 5
7:30pm Clouds of Sils Maria
TBC
Wed 6
11am
12A
Sat 6
9pm
Fri 8
7:30pm Suite Francaise
15
Sun 7
7:30pm Clouds of Sils Maria
Sun 10
2pm
15
Wed 10 7:30pm Blind
7:30pm Suite Francaise
15
Thu 11
7:30pm Far From the Madding Crowd 12A
15
Fri 12
7:30pm A Royal Night Out
Thu 14
7:30pm Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck 15
Sat 13
11am
Fri 15
7:30pm A Little Chaos
12A
Sat 13
7:30pm A Royal Night Out
Sat 16
7:30pm Suite Francaise
15
Sun 14
7:30pm Far From the Madding Crowd 12A
Sun 17
2pm
12A
Wed 17 7:30pm Force Majeure
15
7:30pm Far From the Madding Crowd U
Thu 18
7:30pm X+Y
15
Thu 21
7:30pm Suite Francaise
15
Fri 19
7:30pm Woman in Gold
12A
Fri 22
7:30pm Child 44
15
Sat 20
7:30pm Show Boat
12A
Sat 23
7:30pm Child 44
15
Sun 21
7:30pm A Royal Night Out
12A
Sun 24
2pm
15
Wed 24 7:30pm Timbuktu
7:30pm The Good Lie
12A
Thu 25
7:30pm Woman in Gold
12A
Fri 26
7:30pm Blade Runner
15
Mr Turner The Imitation Game Still Alice
Wed 13 7:30pm Wild Tales
A Little Chaos
Suite Francaise
Wed 27 7:30pm A Pigeon Sat on a Branch... 12A
Brassed Off
Moomins on the Riviera
15 TBC 18 12A U 12A
12A
Thu 28
7:30pm A Little Chaos
12A
Sat 27
6:30pm Wine Tasting with Withnail & I 15
Fri 29
7:30pm Far From the Madding Crowd 12A
Sun 28
7:30pm Love in the Afternoon
Sat 30
11am
7:30pm Far From the Madding Crowd 12A
Sun 31
7:30pm Child 44
Alice in Wonderland
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KINGSMAN: THE SEcRET SERVICE (15)
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) MR TURNER (12A) Dir. James Marsh | 2014 | 123 mins
Watch Eddie Redmayne’s Oscar winning performance as he plays astrophysicist Based upon the acclaimed comic book Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in and directed by Matthew Vaughn, love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Kingsman: The Secret Service tells a Wilde. Once a healthy, active young story of a super-secret spy organization man, he received an earth-shattering that recruits an unrefined, but promising diagnosis at just 21 and yet embarks street kid into the agency’s ultraon his most ambitious scientific work, competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. genius. Dir. Matthew Vaughn | 2015 | 129 mins
Friday May 1st, 7:30pm
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Saturday May 2nd, 7:30pm
Dir. Mike Leigh | 2014 | 147 mins
A magnificent growling-bear performance by Timothy Spall is just one of the masterful brushstrokes in this lusty, physical, spit-and-spunk portrait of JMW Turner from singular British screen artist Mike Leigh. Set in the later years of the artist’s life, we follow Turner through the denial of his daughters and the loss of his father to the discovery of new life and love amid growing sickness and infirmity. Sunday May 3rd, 2pm
SELMA (12A)
THE IMITATION GAME (12A)
Dir. Ava DuVernay | 2014 | 128 mins
Dir. Morten Tyldum | 2014 | 114 mins
This is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for African-Americans – a dangerous and terrifying 3 month campaign that culminated in the epic march from Selma to Alabama that galvanized American public opinion and persuaded President Johnson to introduce the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, the pioneer of modern-day computing who is credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany’s WWII Enigma machine.
Sunday May 3rd, 7:30pm
Wednesday May 6th, 11am (with English subtitles for the hearing impaired and with home-made soup served after the film)
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SUITE FRANCAISE (15) Dir. Saul Dibb | 2015 | 107 mins
Set in 1940s France and based on the best-selling work of Irene Nemirovsky, Suite Francaise follows the beautiful Lucile as she waits for news of her prisoner of war husband, whilst leading a stifled existence with her domineering mother-in-law. When Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers’ homes, Lucile’s life is turned upside down. Friday May 8th, 7:30pm Sunday May 10th, 7:30pm Saturday May 16th, 7:30pm Thursday May 21st, 7:30pm Sunday May 24th, 2pm Wednesday June 3rd, 11am (with English subtitles for the hearing impaired and with home-made soup served after the film)
STILL ALICE (12A)
WILD TALES (15)
Dir. Wash Westmoreland | 2014 | 101 mins
Dir. Damián Szifrón | 2015 | 122 mins
Julianne Moore stars in her Oscar winning role as Alice Howland: a renowned linguistics professor happily married with three grown children. When she receives a devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, the family bonds are thoroughly tested.
This anthology of tales of revenge is an anarchic portrait of a world on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Glorifying the undeniable pleasure of losing control, the six tales take us from aeroplanes to cars, from cafes to sitting rooms, as bourgeois repression is not so much dissected, as gleefully detonated from within.
Sunday May 10th, 2pm
With English subtitles Wednesday May 13th, 7:30pm
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Kurt COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK (15) Dir. Brett Morgen | 2015 | 132 mins
A fascinating mix of archival and new materials creates a virtual autobiography for legendary grunge trio Nirvana’s late leader. Filmmaker Brett Morgen was granted access to the Cobains’ personal archives to create this intimate exploration of Kurt’s childhood, music career and untimely death. Thursday May 14th, 7:30pm
Far from the madding crowd (U)
THE GOOD LIE (12A) Dir. Philippe Falardeau | 2015 | 112 mins
Known simply as “The Lost Boys”, orphaned by civil war in Sudan, a Digitally remastered in time to screen alongside the forthcoming 2015 remake, humanitarian effort would bring 3600 of Julie Christie plays Bathsheba Everdine, them to America. The Good Lie brings the story of their survival and triumph to a willful, flirtatious young woman, who life. Reese Witherspoon stars alongside unexpectedly inherits a large farm and Sudanese actors, many of whom were becomes romantically involved with also children of war. three widely divergent men. With Alan Sunday May 24th, 7:30pm Bates and Terrance Stamp. Dir. John Schlesinger | 1967 | 168 mins
Sunday May 17th, 7:30pm
Thursday June 4th, 7:30pm
A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REflecting on EXISTENCE (12A) Dir. Roy Andersonn | 2015 | 100 mins
Sam and Jonathan, two travelling salesmen peddling novelty items, take us on a kaleidoscopic wandering through human destinies, including the everyday and the out of the ordinary, portraying our existence in its grandeur, pettiness, beauty and tragedy, exaggeration and sadness... With English subtitles Wednesday May 27th, 7:30pm
A Little Chaos (12A) Dir. Alan Rickman | 2015 | 116 mins Alan Rickman’s directorial debut follows Sabine (Kate Winslet), a strong-willed landscape designer who challenges sexual and class barriers when she is chosen to build one of the main gardens at King Louis XIV’s new palace at Versailles, causing her to become professionally and romantically entangled with the court’s renowned landscape architect Andre Le Notre. Friday May 15th, 7:30pm / Sunday May 17th, 2pm / Thursday May 28th, 7:30pm
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CHILD 44 (15) Dir. Daniel Espinosa | 2015 | 137 mins A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, Child 44, based on the interanational best seller from Tom Rob Smith, chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy), who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa (Noomi Rapace), as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov (Gary Oldman) to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up enforced by Leo’s psychopathic rival Vasil. Friday May 22nd, 7:30pm / Saturday May 23rd, 7:30pm / Sunday May 31st, 7:30pm
A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Dir. Julian Jarrold | 2015 | 97 mins
On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance. The film brings a great ensemble of actors - and the result looks like a pretty frothy little period piece that’s a lot of spirited fun! Friday June 12th, 7:30pm Saturday June 13th, 7:30pm Sunday June 21st, 7:30pm
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TNLC FILM OF THE MONTH
A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH (PG) Dir. Victor Erice | 1973 | 99 mins
Made under the Franco regime, this, quite simply, is one of the most remarkable films to emerge from the 1970s and brought Erice instant acclaim. An audacious critique of the disastrous legacy of the Spanish Civil War, set in a rural 1940s Spanish village haunted by betrayal and regret. With English subtitles Wednesday March 25th, 7:30pm
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (12A) Dir. Thomas Vinterberg | 2015 | 119 mins
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her wilful spirit; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba’s choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. Friday May 29th, 7:30pm Saturday May 30th, 7:30pm Thursday June 11th, 7:30pm Saturday June 14th, 7:30pm
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ALIce in Wonderland (U)
RICHARD III (U)
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA (TBC)
Dir. Clyde Geronimi | 1951 | 73 mins
Dir. Laurence Olivier | 1955 | 150 mins
Dir. Olivier Assayas | 2015 | 123 mins
This Disney classic combines Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Chasing after the White Rabbit, Alice falls down the rabbit hole into the topsyturvy alternate world of Wonderland, with Mad Hatters, March Hares, the grinning Cheshire Cat and of course, the Red Queen.
Shakespeare’s powerful tale of the wicked deformed king and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir. Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York (Laurence Olivier), plots to seize power for himself.
Maria is an actress at the peak of her career when she is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous 20 years earlier. Back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young woman who disarms and eventually drives her boss to suicide, but now she’s playing the boss...
Saturday May 30th, 11am
Wednesday June 3rd, 7pm with a 15 minute interval
Sunday June 7th, 7:30pm
BRASSED OFF (15)
BLIND (18)
MOOMINS on the riviera (U)
Dir. Mark Herman | 1996 | 103 mins
Dir. Eskil Vogt | 2015 | 96 mins
Dir. Xavier Picard | 2014 | 80 mins
In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak.
Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home - a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. But Ingrid’s real problems lie within, not beyond the walls of her apartment, and her deepest fears and repressed fantasies soon take over.
A hand-drawn animation feature celebrating Tove Jansson’s original comic strips and the universal appeal of the Moomins.
This is an outodoor screening so please come with your own chair, sensible footwear and warm clothing! Screening at Stoney Wood. Sunday June 6th, gates open 8pm film at 9pm
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Friday June 5th, 7:30pm
With English subtitles
The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
Wednesday June 10th, 7:30pm
Saturday June 13th, 11am
FORCE MAJEURE (15)
X+Y (15)
Woman in GOLD (12A)
Dir. Ruben Östlund | 2015 | 119 mins
Dir. Morgan Matthews | 2015 | 112 mins
Dir. Simon Curtis | 2015 | 109 mins
A family on a ski holiday in the French Alps find themselves staring down an avalanche during lunch one day; in the aftermath, their dynamic has been shaken to its core, with a question mark hanging over their patriarch in particular.
Preferring to hide in the safety of his own private world, Nathan struggles to connect with people. He pushes away those who want to be closest to him, including his mother, but finds comfort in numbers and mathematics. When his talents are spotted by an anarchic teacher, his social as well as mathematical skills begin to truly grow.
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting ‘The Lady in Gold’, which takes her all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment.
Thursday June 18th, 7:30pm
Thursday June 25th, 7:30pm
With English subtitles Wednesday June 17th, 7:30pm
SHOW BOAT (PG) Dir. Francesca Zambello | 2015 | 144 mins
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA HOUSE
Friday June 19th, 7:30pm
TNLC FILM OF THE MONTH
A true classic of American musical theatre, this tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s to the 1920s is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. Director Francesca Zambello’s grand-scale production is a triumph, a stylish, fast-paced and colourful production with a magnificent Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II score. Hits include Ol’ Man River, Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man, Make Believe and You Are Love. “No one should miss it” Chicago Sunday Times. Saturday June 20th, 7pm with a 15 minute interval
Tickets: Sofa for 2 with wine £35, Armchairs £15, Std Seats £12/11/8
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TIMBUKTU (12A)
BlaDE RUNNER (15)
Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako | 2014 | 96 mins
Dir. Ridley Scott | 1982 | 112mins
With an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, Timbuktu is a passionate and visually beautiful film. It is a portrait of the country of Sissako’s childhood, the west African state of Mali, and in particular the city of Timbuktu, whose rich and humane traditions are being trampled, as Sissako sees it, by fanatical Jihadists, determined to control their faith.
In 21st-century Los Angeles, a semiretired cop, known as a ‘blade runner,’ is assigned to hunt down and eliminate four ‘replicants’: genetically created humanoid robots. Ridley Scott’s bleak The film centres on a cattle herder, Kidane and his family, living in the dunes of masterpiece has influenced hundreds of films and ranks as one of the finest Timbuktu, whose destinies change abruptly. sci-fi films ever made. With English subtitles Wednesday June 24th, 7:30pm
Friday June 26th, 7:30pm
Wine Tasting with WITHNAIL & I (15)
LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON (PG)
Dir. Bruce Robinson | 1987 | 107 mins
Dir. Billy Wilder | 1957 | 127 mins
Join us for a night of unashamedly eccentric and (optional) alcohol fuelled revellry in the company of Withnail, Marwood and dear old Uncle Monty.
Tickets - including wine tasting and nibbles: £25
French private investigator Claude Chavasse (Maurice Chevalier) discovers his client’s wife has been having an affair with an American playboy, Frank Flannagan (Gary Cooper). When the client decides to kill Frank, Claude’s sheltered daughter, Ariane (Audrey Hepburn), throws off the plan and saves his life.
Saturday June 28th, doors open 6pm, wine tasting from 6:30pm, film from 8pm
But then things get complicated!
Our resident sommeliere, Robert Bagot of Buon Vino, will guide us through six of the finest wines available to humanity before we head in to watch the film. Nibbles of eel, here-hare-here, and poorly plucked chicken will be served, but sadly no bull... So, only one question remains... are you a sponge or a stone?
Sunday June 28th, 7:30pm
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