What's on in the QFT June 2016

WHAT’S ON / JUNE 2016 THIS ISSUE:

TALE OF TALES ELVIS & NIXON SCULPTING TIME: THE FILMS OF ANDREI TARKOVSKY

WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE © 2014 Studio Ghibli - NDHDMTK

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QFT is wheelchair accessible.

We endeavour to host access screenings when possible.

Access screenings include audio enhancement, audio description and on-screen captioning.

See the website for more details.

Standard admission: £6.70

BOX OFFICE The Box Office opens 30 minutes before the first screening of the day.

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Throughout the QFT programme you will see this symbol accompanying specific films.

The F-Rating highlights films made by and featuring women. Any film that answers ‘yes’ to one of these questions is awarded the F-Rating stamp of approval.

1. Does it have a female director?

2. Is it written by a woman?

3. Are there significant female characters on screen in their own right?

Visit f-rated.com for more information.

OMOIDE NO MÂNÎ

WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE FRI 10 – THURS 16 JUN

DIR: HIROMASA YONEBAYASHI • JAPAN • 2014 1 HR 43 MINS • SUBTITLED & ENGLISH DUBBED VERSIONS

The newest feature from Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli is a sweeping story of friendship, mystery and discovery that delivers stirring emotions and breathtaking animation as only Ghibli can.

When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend.

Based on the young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi

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(The Secret World of Arrietty), When Marnie Was There has been described as “Ghibli Gothic,” with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score, and powerful dramatic portrayals that build to a stormy climax.

“There are moments of hushed magic here, of moonlit, seaside and tree-shadowed visual poetry, that rival anything Ghibli has ever created.”- SALON.COM When Marnie Was There will screen in its original Japanese version with English subtitles, apart from the matinee screenings on Sat 11 and Sun 12 June which will feature the English dubbed version.

STUDIO GHIBLI FOREVER Studio Ghibli Forever is a celebration of the many wonderful films – for children and adults alike – from one of the most acclaimed animation studios in the world. The films of directors such as Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata have long been celebrated as beautifully hand-drawn works of art that transport audiences of all ages to fantastical worlds filled with unforgettable characters.

This Summer, enjoy some of the most imaginative stories ever bought to life on screen to coincide with the latest Studio Ghibli release: When Marnie Was There. Screenings are original Japanese versions with English subtitles unless otherwise indicated. studioghibliforever.com

STUDIO GHIBLI AT QFT JUNE Sun 5: ONLY YESTERDAY (dubbed) Fri 10: WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE released Sun 19: PRINCESS MONONOKE Sun 26: SPIRITED AWAY JULY Sat 2: HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE Sat 16: PONYO (dubbed) Sun 17: THE WIND RISES Sat 23: THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA Tickets £4 (except When Marnie Was There).

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ELVIS & NIXON FRI 24 JUN – THURS 7 JUL

DIR: LIZA JOHNSON • USA • 2016 1 HR 26 MINS

On a December morning in 1970, Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) shows up on the lawn of the White House to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Nixon (Kevin Spacey).

It was a meeting that was forever immortalised in an iconic photo, but what compelled the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll to visit Nixon seemingly out of the blue? Elvis & Nixon goes behind the scenes of this bizarre encounter and reveals the true and untold story, to great comic effect.

THE DAUGHTER

TALE OF TALES

FRI 10 – THURS 16 JUN

DIR: SIMON STONE • AUSTRALIA • 2015 1 HR 35 MINS

A darkly tense and strikingly well performed film that marks the directorial debut of acclaimed Australian theatre director Simon Stone.

FRI 17 – THURS 23 JUN

DIR: MATTEO GARRONE • ITALY/FRANCE/UK • 2015 • 2 HRS 14 MINS

Inspired by the seventeenthcentury Neapolitan fairytales of Giambattista Basile and drawing from a madly varied palette of influences, Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone’s English language debut is a gorgeously grotesque triptych of fables.

It begins with a king and queen (John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek), unable to conceive a child until a sorcerer tells the queen to consume the heart of

a sea serpent. The second tale stars Toby Jones in a noteperfect performance as a king who nurses a pet flea until it reaches the size of a small car.

Finally, Vincent Cassel’s sexobsessed king is tricked into an undesirable sexual tryst...

Deliriously inventive and shot through with an outrageous and twisted beauty, Tale of Tales is a riot of gothic fantasy, with a triumphantly unique vision of cinema at its macabre heart.

««««« “Matteo Garrone’s Tale of Tales is fabulous in every sense [...] gloriously mad, rigorously imagined, visually wonderful.”

- PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN ACCESS SCREENING The 6.20pm screening on Thurs 23 June will include audio description and on-screen captioning.

Christian (Paul Schneider) returns home to rural New South Wales for his father Henry’s (Geoffrey Rush) marriage. But an announcement that will affect the entire community results in bitter recriminations. Simon Stone’s adaptation of Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’ is a tightly wrought examination of family dynamics and the brittle nature of smalltown life.

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LA LOI DU MARCHÉ

BANG GANG (UNE HISTOIRE D’AMOUR MODERNE)

THE MEASURE OF A MAN FRI 3 – TUES 7 JUN MATINEES: SUN 12 & SAT 18 JUN

DIR: STÉPHANE BRIZÉ • FRANCE • 2015 CERT 1 HR 33 MINS • SUBTITLED TBC

Vincent Lindon is superb as a man facing the realities of unemployment and the market in Stéphane Brizé’s gripping, fiercely intelligent French social drama.

Lindon plays Thierry, made redundant from his factory job.

The film follows him through the depressing and sometimes farcical search for work in contemporary France, whilst trying to retain his dignity and humanity. While there are charming comic touches, this is a naturalistic and devastating view of blue collar life in the modern world that will draw comparisons to arthouse smash, Two Days, One Night.

EL ABRAZO DE LA SERPIENTE

EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT FRI 10 – THURS 16 JUN

DIR: CIRO GUERRA • COLOMBIA VENEZUELA/ARGENTINA • 2015 2 HRS 4 MINS • SUBTITLED

Recalling such visionary films as Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man and Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Ciro Guerra’s stunning journey through the heart of the Colombian Amazon is pure cinema.

This blistering commentary on the ravages of colonialism, filmed in gorgeous black and white, is inspired by the real-life journals of two explorers who, 40 years apart, travelled the Colombian Amazon with the help of a tribal shaman in search of the hard-to-find and sacred psychedelic Yakruna plant.

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BANG GANG (A MODERN LOVE STORY) MON 20 – THURS 23 JUN

DIR: EVA HUSSON • FRANCE • 2015 1 HR 38 MINS • SUBTITLED

Eva Husson’s ironic, sun-kissed salute to teen spirit evokes the worlds of Larry Clark and Sofia Coppola as it captures a dreamy summer of sex, seduction and consequences, and sets it to a cool soundtrack of synth pop from White Sea. George and her friend Laetitia are happy to spend the summer lazing by the pool and indulging the advances of desperately horny bad boys like Alex. The fearless George ups the ante by turning tame games of Spin the Bottle and Truth or Dare into something wilder and more daring.

SUBURRA FRI 24 – WED 29 JUN

DIR: STEFANO SOLLIMA • ITALY/FRANCE CERT TBC 2015 • 2 HRS 10 MINS • SUBTITLED ´

After adapting the crime hit Gomorrah for TV, Italian director Stefano Sollima goes straight to the big screen for a fast-moving political thriller.

When a notorious gangster known as ‘Samurai’ (Claudio Amendola) wants to turn the ancient Roman harbour into the new Las Vegas, it sets into motion a deadly game of deception, decadence and collusion between organised crime and politicians. Elevated by an atmospheric score from French electronic duo M83 and an impressive ensemble cast, the film builds steadily to an audacious, operatic finale.

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SECOND SIGHT

LOVE & FRIENDSHIP

POOR COW

DIR: WHIT STILLMAN • IRELAND/ NETHERLANDS/FRANCE/USA • 2016 1 HR 33 MINS

DIR: KEN LOACH • UK • 1967 • 1 HR 41 MINS

FRI 27 MAY – THURS 9 JUN

Adapting Jane Austen’s unpublished early novella Lady Susan, Whit Stillman (Metropolitan, The Last Days of Disco) returns to top form with this latest comedy of manners.

Kate Beckinsale excels in her role as the deliciously devious Lady Vernon and delivers each line with relish. With exquisite period detail and a script teeming with bon mots and witty dialogue, Love & Friendship is a rare—and rarified—treat.

ACCESS SCREENING The 6.30pm screening on Tues 7 June will include audio description and on-screen captioning.

REMAINDER FRI 24 – THURS 30 JUN

DIR: OMER FAST • UK/GERMANY • 2015 1 HR 43 MINS

Based on the bestselling novel by Tom McCarthy, video artist Omer Fast’s debut feature follows a young man (Tom Sturridge) who tries to reconstruct his past out of fragmented memories.

His obsessive efforts are funded by a large financial settlement for an accident he cannot remember, but neither his friends nor he can anticipate the extremes he will go to in realising his quest.

With echoes of Jonathan Glazer and Shane Carruth, Fast offers a narrative that is purposefully obscure, complex and almost certainly not what it seems.

QFT’s pick of restored and re-released classics, back on the big screen where they belong.

FRI 24 – THURS 30 JUN

Ken Loach’s first feature film and a landmark in British social realist filmmaking released in a new digital restoration.

This snapshot of ‘60s London stars Carol White (Up the Junction, Cathy Come Home) as young mother Joy. Beautiful, free-spirited and resilient, Joy is nevertheless struggling to cope while her brutal, uncaring husband (John Bindon) is in jail. Clutching at any slight chance of happiness, she falls for his associate, Dave (Terence Stamp) - but with heart-breaking results. Don’t miss Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (see page 12).

THIS IS SPINAL TAP FRI 3 JUN, 8.30PM

DIR: ROB REINER • USA • 1984 1 HR 23 MINS

For one night only: a 35mm screening of one of the funniest films ever made! ´ The granddaddy of all mockumentaries, this legendary satire focusing on the latest American comeback tour of the legendary, but now ageing, rock group (dubbed “one of England’s loudest bands”) still manages to be hilarious and feel fresh even 32 years later.

“It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.”

- NIGEL TUFNEL

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DOCUMENTARY

FUOCOAMMARE - DOCUMENTARY

VERSUS: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF KEN LOACH FRI 3 – THURS 9 JUN

DIR: LOUISE OSMOND • UK • 2016 1 HR 33 MINS

DIR: GIANFRANCO ROSI • ITALY/FRANCE CERT TBC 2016 • 1 HR 48 MINS • SUBTITLED

Louise Osmond (Dark Horse) directs this candid documentary on one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, Ken Loach.

Gianfranco Rosi’s Fire at Sea could not be a more important or timely release, exploring as it does the chaos and despair of the ongoing migrant crisis.

PAY WHAT YOU CAN - tickets for the 4.40pm screening on Sun 5 June will be issued on a pay what you can basis, first-come, first-served, cash only.

DOCUMENTARY

WHERE TO INVADE NEXT FRI 10 – THURS 16 JUN

DIR: MICHAEL MOORE • USA • 2015 2 HRS • PARTIALLY SUBTITLED

The film is set on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, a pit-stop for migrants for centuries, and one of Europe’s most symbolic borders. With quiet profundity, Rosi contrasts the settled lives of Lampedusans with the complete disenfranchisement of the migrants, desperately seeking a place of greater safety.

DOCUMENTARY

WHERE YOU’RE MEANT TO BE FRI 17 – SUN 19 JUN

DIR: PAUL FEGAN • UK • 2016 1 HR 16 MINS

Cult-pop raconteur Aidan Moffat, best known for his lyrics about sex, drugs and male anxiety, decides to rewrite and perform ´ Scotland’s oldest songs.

Just in time for US election season, America’s favourite political provocateur, Michael Moore, is back with his new film.

Where to Invade Next is an expansive, hilarious, and subversive comedy in which the director confronts the most pressing issues facing America today and finds solutions in the most unlikely places. The creator of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine has returned with an epic movie that’s unlike anything he has done before—an eyeopening call to arms to capture the American Dream and restore it in, of all places, America.

FIRE AT SEA FRI 17 – WED 22 JUN

1 CERT TBC

Following the director as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel Blake later this year, Osmond looks back at the trials and tribulations of Loach’s fifty year career, from his roots in television to his award winning features. Featuring interviews with his friends and collaborators including Cillian Murphy, Melvyn Bragg, Sheila Hancock and Ricky Tomlinson, this is a funny and provocative account of Loach’s life and career.

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The only thing standing in his way is a 79-year-old force of nature and travelling balladeer called Sheila Stewart. He believes these songs are ripe for updating. She does not.

The 6.30pm screening on Fri 10 June will be followed by a Q&A with Michael Moore, broadcast live via satellite from the opening night of Sheffield Doc/Fest. Tickets £8.

“An infectiously entertaining, lyrical folk odyssey that reveals something unexpectedly profound about culture, language and storytelling.”

- LITTLE WHITE LIES

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SPECIAL EVENTS

SHAKESPEARE ON FILM Join QFT as we continue to celebrate the quatercentenary of the Bard with an exciting season of screenings and special events, part of BFI Presents Shakespeare on Film.

The BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) is proud to announce Shakespeare on Film: a spectacular UK-wide series of 300 special screenings and events celebrating the enormous impact the playwright’s life, work and legacy has had on cinema.

The project is led by Film Hub London working in partnership with the BFI and the UK’s eight other film Hubs. BFI Presents Shakespeare on Film will see multiplexes, independent cinemas, film clubs, pop-ups and community venues the length and breadth of the UK enticing audiences with a broad range of must-see filmic interpretations of Shakespeare’s work and special events featuring leading cinematic lights.

SHAKESPEARE SHORTS

ROMEO AND JULIET

DIR: VARIOUS • UK • 2016 • 52 MINS (TOTAL RUNNING TIME) • AGE 15+

DIR: FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI • UK/ITALY • 1968 • 2 HRS 18 MINS

A showcase of seven brand new Film London commissions marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare.

Zeffirelli brings Shakespeare’s doomed lovers home, shooting their tragic tale against the stunning Renaissance architecture of Italy.

SAT 25 JUN, 5.00PM

Still Shakespeare - Five short experimental animated films inspired by Othello, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear and Macbeth.

Shakespeare’s Sister - Addressing gender disparity in the film industry, two films with female creative teams tell two very different Shakespeare inspired stories.

See queensfilmtheatre.com for full details of all seven films. Tickets £4

SAT 4 – MON 6 JUN

Dubbed by Roger Ebert as ‘the most exciting film of Shakespeare ever made,’ Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet brings the play to life by foregrounding emotion above all. Its visual exuberance, with every frame populated by the lavish colours and textures of Renaissance Italy, earned Oscars for cinematography and costume design, while the vibrant performances by the two relatively unknown young leads are complemented by Nina Rota’s delicate score.

The film has been digitally remastered especially for the Shakespeare season so it would be a tragedy to miss it on the big screen.

“For many, this remains the definitive big-screen Romeo and Juliet.”

- RICHARD LUCK, FILM4

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SPECIAL EVENTS

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE SHAKESPEARE IN THE BRIAN FRIEL THEATRE QFT is delighted to present a season of Shakespeare film adaptations in association with the Queen’s University School of Creative Arts in the Brian Friel Theatre. All pre-film introductions 7pm, film screenings 8pm. Tickets via the QFT box office. Access to the Brian Friel Theatre is via QFT.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET + INTRODUCTION BY DAVID GRANT TUES 7 JUN, 7.00PM

KISS ME KATE

+ MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE TUES 14 JUN, 7.00PM

HAMLET

+ INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER FITZ-SIMON TUES 21 JUN, 7.00PM

MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO + INTRODUCTION BY KURT TAROFF TUES 28 JUN, 7.00PM

DIR: BAZ LUHRMANN • USA • 1996 • 1 HR 55 MINS

DIR: GEORGE SIDNEY • USA • 1953 • 1 HR 45 MINS

DIR: LAURENCE OLIVIER • UK • 1948 • 2 HRS 27 MINS

DIR: GUS VAN SANT • USA • 1991 • 1 HR 40 MINS

The energy and panache that Luhrmann brings to this meticulously well-conceived retelling of Shakespeare’s classic tale of “star-crossed” lovers makes it one of the most successful Shakespearean updates of all time.

Cole Porter’s glorious music transforms The Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeare’s most problematic plays, into a toe-tapping tour de force with some of the most loved tunes in musical theatre.

Leonardo di Caprio as Romeo inhabits a Californian world every bit as passionate and highly-charged as Renaissance Verona, and the fast moving pace matches the exuberance of Shakespeare’s language, which Luhrmann handles with great respect.

The film will be introduced by Conor Mitchell, one of Northern Ireland’s most highly regarded composers, who will reflect on Shakespeare as librettist on Broadway and in Hollywood, with a live performance of some of the songs by Megan McKinney.

Laurence Olivier won an Oscar for his portrayal of Hamlet in this 1948 film version of Shakespeare’s most highly regarded play, but he had previously been directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie (a former Chancellor of Queen’s) in a stage production for the Old Vic.

There is little to immediately alert us to the Shakespearean roots of Gus Van Sant’s quirky bromance in which River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves play two young hustlers on the streets of Portland, Oregon. But scene by scene parallels with Henry IV, Part 1 begin to emerge.

Christopher Fitz-Simon, a former director of the Abbey Theatre, will present his talk “Tyrone Guthrie & The Shakespeare Revolution,” offering fresh (and sometimes startling) new insights into his work with Olivier and Alex Guinness who he also directed in Hamlet.

The screening will be introduced Kurt Taroff from the School of Creative Arts at Queen’s who will consider the unusual way in which the screenplay has been adapted from the Shakespeare, illustrated by some short scenes performed live from the original play.

The screening will be introduced by David Grant from the School of Creative Arts at Queen’s who will reflect on the orality of Elizabethan culture and why this sits so well with cinema.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

CINESEEKERS FILM CLUB

BELLE ET SÉBASTIEN

BELLE & SEBASTIAN SAT 4 JUN, 4.00PM DIR: NICOLAS VANIER • FRANCE • 2013 1 HR 39 MINS • SUBTITLED

In WWII-occupied France, sixyear-old Sebastian tames the enormous yet gentle mountain dog Belle, who becomes his best friend and protector.

CINEMAGIC PRESENTS

LITTLE BARD GNOMEO & JULIET SAT 11 JUN, 2.00PM DIR: KELLY ASBURY • USA/UK • 2011 • 1 HR 24 MINS

Caught up in a feud between neighbours, Gnomeo and Juliet must overcome as many obstacles as their famous namesakes. But with flamboyant pink flamingos and epic lawnmower races, can this young couple find everlasting happiness?

Perfect for the whole family, this fresh and funny makeover of one of the world’s most timeless stories features the voice talents of Emily Blunt, James McAvoy and Sir Michael Caine. Tickets £5.

BILL SAT 18 JUN, 2.00PM DIR: RICHARD BRACEWELL • UK • 2015 • 1 HR 34 MINS

The story of how hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare left his family and home to follow his dream.

It’s a tale of murderous kings, spies, lost loves and a plot to blow up the Queen! Can one man prove the quill is mightier than the sword? The cast of Horrible Histories and Yonderland (together playing 40 roles in the film) star in this laugh-out loud comedy movie for children, young people and those young at heart! Tickets £5.

When the Nazis begin rooting out resistance members and Jewish refugees, Belle and Sebastian undertake a treacherous journey to help their village. The famed French children’s novel beloved around the world has been remade for a new generation as a heart-warming family film that deserves to be seen on the big screen. Please note: contains mild bad language.

Tickets £4.

The CineSeekers Film Club host monthly screenings for young people, presenting a diverse and varied range of international children’s films.

SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI

SPIRITED AWAY SUN 26 JUN, 2.00PM

DIR: HAYAO MIYAZAKI • JAPAN • 2001 2 HRS 5 MINS • SUBTITLED VERSION

Spirited Away has been chosen by Cinemagic to screen as part of 30 Under 30 – a new season of mustsee films to see before you are 30. More details coming soon.

In the middle of her family’s move to the suburbs, a 10-year-old girl Chihiro wanders into a world ruled by witches and monsters, where humans are changed into animals.

A surreal, enchanting animated film from one of Japan’s greatest movie makers, Hayao Miyazaki (see Studio Ghibli Forever – page 5).

Tickets £4.

30 Under 30 has been made possible by Film Hub NI with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.

SCULPTING TIME: THE FILMS OF ANDREI TARKOVSKY

One of world’s most visionary, celebrated and influential filmmakers, Andrei Tarkovsky made just seven features before his tragically early death at the age of 54. Characterised by metaphysical and spiritual explorations of the human condition, each film is an artistic masterpiece of extraordinary visual beauty and stand as enduring classics of world cinema. Screening from pristine new digital prints, the Russian auteur’s seven films will show at QFT in June and July, introducing new audiences to these timeless cinematic landmarks.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

IVANOVO DETSTVO

IVAN’S CHILDHOOD

SUN 5 JUN, 2.20PM & TUE 7 JUN, 8.30PM

ANDREY RUBLYOV

ANDREI RUBLEV SAT 11 JUN, 3.00PM

ZERKALO

MIRROR

THURS 23 JUN, 6.30PM

NOSTALGHIA

NOSTALGIA

THURS 30 JUN, 6.20PM

DIR: ANDREI TARKOVSKY • SOVIET UNION 1962 • 1 HR 35 MINS • SUBTITLED

DIR: ANDREI TARKOVSKY • SOVIET UNION 1966 • 3 HRS 3 MINS • SUBTITLED

DIR: ANDREI TARKOVSKY • SOVIET UNION 1975 • 1 HR 47 MINS • SUBTITLED

DIR: ANDREI TARKOVSKY • ITALY/ SOVIET UNION • 1983 • 2 HRS • SUBTITLED

Andrei Tarkovsky’s extraordinarily accomplished debut feature is a powerful and moving tale of a 12-year-old boy who vows to avenge his family’s death at the hands of the Nazis.

Regarded by many as Andrei Tarkovsky’s finest film, this epic tale of the great medieval icon painter chronicles a turbulent period of Russian history and was long suppressed by the politically sensitive Soviet authorities.

Reflecting upon his own childhood and the destiny of the Russian people, this beautiful and densely layered film is Andrei Tarkovsky’s most autobiographical work.

Filmed in Italy just prior to his defection to the west, Andrei Tarkovsky’s unforgettably haunting film explores the melancholy of exile from one’s homeland.

The 2.20pm screening on Sun 5 June will be introduced by Des O’Rawe, lecturer in Film Studies at Queen’s, who will provide a brief overview of Tarkovsky’s career.

SOLYARIS

OFFRET

SOLARIS

STALKER

DIR: ANDREI TARKOVSKY • SOVIET UNION 1972 • 2 HR 46 MINS • SUBTITLED

DIR: ANDREI TARKOVSKY • SOVIET UNION 1979 • 2 HRS 42 MINS • SUBTITLED

DIR: ANDREI TARKOVSKY • SWEDEN/UK/ FRANCE • 1986 • 2 HRS 29 MINS • SUBTITLED

Based on Stanislaw Lem’s novel, Solaris is a moving and unsettling vision of memory and humanity which transcends the science fiction genre and has often been compared to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Set in a devastated future landscape, Andrei Tarkovsky’s second foray into science fiction is a surreal and disturbing exploration of man’s quest to realise his dreams and desires.

In Andrei Tarkovsky’s Cannes Grand Prix winning final masterpiece, completed as he was gravely ill, a man vows to God that he will sacrifice all he holds dear if an imminent nuclear catastrophe can be averted.

SAT 18 JUN, 8.30PM & SUN 19 JUN, 2.30PM

SAT 25 JUN, 8.25PM & SUN 26 JUN, 2.30PM

THE SACRIFICE SUN 3 JUL, 2.30PM

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SPECIAL EVENTS

HAMLET WED 8 JUN, 7.00PM

3 HRS 30 MINS (INCL. INTERVAL)

Hamlet has the world at his feet. Young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad.

Then word reaches him that his father is dead.

Returning home he finds his world is utterly changed, his certainties smashed and his home a foreign land. Struggling to understand his place in a new world order he faces a stark choice. Submit, or rage against the injustice of his new reality. Simon Godwin (The Two Gentlemen of Verona 2014) directs Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet in Shakespeare’s searing tragedy.

TICKETS £15 (£12.50 concessions and Film Card holders)

THE AUDIENCE THURS 9 JUN, 7.00PM SAT 25 JUN, 2.30PM (HOH SUBTITLED)

3 HRS (INCL. INTERVAL)

BRANAGH THEATRE LIVE The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, in partnership with Picturehouse Entertainment, will broadcast their Plays at the Garrick season live to cinemas worldwide!

National Theatre Live’s smashhit broadcast of the original West End production of The Audience - featuring Helen Mirren’s multiaward-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II - returns to cinemas in celebration of the monarch’s 90th birthday.

ROMEO AND JULIET 2 HRS 50 MINS TBC (INCL. INTERVAL)

3 HRS TBC (INCL. INTERVAL)

Written by Peter Morgan (The Queen) and directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours), these special encore screenings include an exclusive Q&A with Helen Mirren and director Stephen Daldry.

Branagh and his creative team present a modern, passionate version of Shakespeare’s heart-breaking tale of forbidden love. Reuniting the stars of his celebrated film of Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh directs Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) and Lily James (Downton Abbey) as Romeo and Juliet and Sir Derek Jacobi as Mercutio.

Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.

Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as Archie Rice, with John Hurt as Billy Rice, in the final production for Plays at the Garrick season.

The Sat 25 June encore will be a Hard of Hearing (HOH) screening with subtitles on screen.

THURS 7 JUL, 7.00PM

TICKETS Encore: £12.50 (£10 concessions and Film Card holders)

TICKETS £15 (£12.50 concessions and Film Card holders)

THE ENTERTAINER THURS 27 OCT, 7.00PM

AT A GLANCE

Times are subject to change. Please check queensfilmtheatre.com for up-to-date information.

JUNE DATE

EVENT

TIME

Fri 3

Love & Friendship Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach This Is Spinal Tap The Measure of a Man

6.30pm

Belle & Sebastian Love & Friendship Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Romeo and Juliet The Measure of a Man

4.00pm 4.30pm/6.30pm

Only Yesterday (dubbed) Ivan’s Childhood + intro Love & Friendship Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Romeo and Juliet The Measure of a Man

2.00pm 2.20pm 4.30pm/6.30pm

Mon 6

Love & Friendship The Measure of a Man Romeo and Juliet Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

6.30pm 6.40pm 8.30pm

Tues 7

Love & Friendship (Access) The Measure of a Man Ivan’s Childhood Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

6.30pm 6.40pm 8.30pm

Wed 8

Love & Friendship RSC Live: Hamlet Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

6.30pm 7.00pm

Thurs 9

Love & Friendship NT Live: The Audience Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

6.30pm 7.00pm

Sat 4

Sun 5

Fri 10

Sat 11

Sun 12

Where to Invade Next + satellite Q&A When Marnie Was There The Daughter Embrace of the Serpent Gnomeo & Juliet Andrei Rublev When Marnie Was There (dubbed) When Marnie Was There The Daughter Where to Invade Next Embrace of the Serpent

6.40pm 8.30pm 8.45pm

6.40pm 8.30pm 8.45pm

4.40pm/6.40pm 8.30pm 8.45pm

8.40pm

8.40pm

Fri 17

Tale of Tales Where You’re Meant to Be Fire at Sea

6.20pm/9.00pm 6.30pm 8.15pm

Sat 18

Bill The Measure of a Man Where You’re Meant to Be Tale of Tales Fire at Sea Solaris

2.00pm 2.30pm 4.35pm 5.45pm/8.40pm 6.20pm 8.30pm

Sun 19

Solaris Princess Mononoke Tale of Tales Where You’re Meant to Be Fire at Sea

2.30pm 2.40pm 5.20pm/8.00pm 5.45pm 7.30pm

Mon 20 – Tale of Tales Wed 22 Fire at Sea Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)

6.20pm/9.00pm 6.30pm

Thurs 23

Tale of Tales (Access) Mirror Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) Tale of Tales

6.20pm 6.30pm 8.50pm 9.00pm

Fri 24

Remainder Elvis & Nixon Poor Cow Suburra

6.20pm 6.30pm 8.25pm 8.35pm

Sat 25

NT Live: The Audience (HOH) Poor Cow Shakespeare Shorts Remainder Elvis & Nixon Stalker Suburra

2.30pm 2.50pm 5.00pm 6.20pm 6.30pm 8.25pm 8.35pm

Sun 26

Spirited Away Stalker Elvis & Nixon Remainder Suburra Poor Cow

2.00pm 2.30pm 4.35pm/6.30pm 5.40pm 7.55pm 8.25pm

8.40pm

8.40pm 6.30pm 6.40pm 8.50pm 9.30pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.10pm 6.20pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 8.40pm

When Marnie Was There (dubbed) The Measure of a Man When Marnie Was There The Daughter Where to Invade Next Embrace of the Serpent

3.40pm 4.00pm 5.50pm 6.00pm 8.00pm 8.10pm

Mon 13 – When Marnie Was There Tues 14 The Daughter Where to Invade Next Embrace of the Serpent

6.20pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 8.40pm

Wed 15 – When Marnie Was There Thurs 16 Embrace of the Serpent Where to Invade Next The Daughter

6.20pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 9.00pm

8.50pm

Mon 27 – Suburra Wed 29 Elvis & Nixon

6.20pm 6.30pm 8.25pm 9.00pm

Thurs 30 Nostalgia

6.20pm 6.30pm 8.25pm 9.00pm

Poor Cow Remainder

Elvis & Nixon Poor Cow Remainder

SHAKESPEARE IN THE BRIAN FRIEL THEATRE DATE

EVENT

TIME

Tues 7 Jun

William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet + intro

7.00pm

Tues 14 Jun

Kiss Me Kate + intro/performance

7.00pm

Tues 21 Jun

Hamlet + intro

7.00pm

Tues 28 Jun

My Own Private Idaho + intro/performance

7.00pm