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SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
PARTICIPATING IN ORANGE WEDNESDAYS
LILTING (15)
In this moving drama, Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) plays a young man who forms an unlikely bond with the mother of his deceased lover, in spite of their language barrier. In association with Q-Film. HHHH The Guardian, The Independent, Little White Lies, Empire, Total Film
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (12A)
THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (12A)
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT (15)
POLYESTER (15)
This documentary tells the story of a previously unknown nanny who has earned a posthumous reputation as one of America’s most accomplished and insightful street photographers. HHHH “UTTERLY FASCINATING” The Independent
In French with English subtitles In the acclaimed Dardenne Brothers’ new film, Marion Cotillard (Inception) plays a woman with just two days to save her job. HHHHH “COMPELLING AND MOVING” The Guardian
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Lasse Hallström’s (Chocolat) latest film is a lighthearted and engaging romantic drama. An Indian family encounter trouble when they move to a picturesque French town and open an eatery – right across the street from Helen Mirren’s restaurant.
Divine plays tortured suburban housewife Francine Fishpaw in John Waters’ 1981 black comedy. Our screening, in association with Scalarama, comes complete with authentic Odorama Scratch’N’Sniff cards to use at key points.
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UNDER THE RADAR
WELCOME TO NEW YORK (18)
This provocative and explicit drama from Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant) based on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair stars Gérard Depardieu as a powerful, sex-crazed businessman. HHHH The Guardian, Little White Lies, Empire
THE CONGRESS (15)
This innovative film blends live action and animation as it follows Robin Wright playing a version of herself in a future Hollywood. With Harvey Keitel and Jon Hamm. “ROBIN WRIGHT GIVES A CAREER-BEST PERFORMANCE” Sight & Sound
THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES (15)
In Danish with English subtitles In this atmospheric thriller a chief detective and his assistant become involved in a five-year-old case concerning a politician’s disappearance, taking them deep into the undercurrent of abuse and malice that lurks beneath the polished surface of Scandinavia.
IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE (15)
In Norwegian with English subtitles In this slick blend of crime thriller and black comedy, Stellan Skarsgård plays a snow-plough driver who will stop at nothing for revenge after his son is mistakenly killed by gangsters.
CLASSICS
PATHS OF GLORY (PG)
Stanley Kubrick’s classic stars Kirk Douglas as a colonel in the First World War, defending his men from the firing squad. HHHHH The Independent, The Guardian, Empire
NORTE, END OF HISTORY (15)
In Tagalog with English subtitles Lav Diaz’s epic is a careful rethinking of Dostoyevsky’s Crime And Punishment set in the modern Philippines, exploring themes of crime, class and family. HHHHH “VISIONARY FILM-MAKING” The Guardian
ROLLERBALL (18)
To coincide with NN Contemporary Art’s Roller Derby exhibition Playworld, we are screening this dystopian sci-fi classic from 1975, starring James Caan. The screening includes a talk at 6pm from NN’s Artistic Director and Roller Derby skater Catherine Hemelryk.
THE DEER HUNTER (18)
Michael Cimino’s epic follows the impact of the Vietnam War on a trio of Russian American steelworkers – Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage. HHHHH “THIS IS CIMINO’S MASTERPIECE” The Guardian
THE POLICEMAN’S WIFE (15)
In German with English subtitles Philip Gröning’s (Into Great Silence) drama is an epic study of the effects of domestic abuse on a young family. The film recently won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival.
THE BOY WHO TURNED YELLOW (U)
The last work by renowned British filmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger was this imaginative tale of a young boy’s adventures across London. Part of Scalarama, a UK celebration of cinema.
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In French with English subtitles Michel Gondy (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind) returns with a surrealist romance starring Romain Duris (Chinese Puzzle) and Audrey Tatou as a woman with a strange disease.
In German with English subtitles Fritz Lang’s 1931 crime thriller was considered by himself to be his finest work. The criminal underworld in a German city takes matters into their own hands when the police fail to catch a child murderer. HHHHH “THIS FILM REMAINS AN UNQUALIFIED MASTERPIECE” Empire
DINOSAUR 13
EYES WITHOUT A FACE (15)
MOOD INDIGO (12A)
This documentary depicts a team of palaeontologists who discover the largest T. Rex ever found, only to embark on a ten-year battle with the U.S. government to keep both the dinosaur and their freedom. “A HEARTRENDING TALE” Variety
In French with English subtitles The University of Northampton’s Cult Film Club returns with George Franju’s macabre yet enchanting tale of a surgeon trying to restore his disfigured daughter’s beauty. Open to all.
LIVE EVENTS
KEEPING ROSY (15)
Film Northants hosts its annual awards, celebrating the best of short film in the county over two nights. The nights include a film screening and award presentation.
THE GRAND SEDUCTION (12A)
FILM NORTHANTS
RSC LIVE: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy live from Stratford.
In this British thriller Maxine Peake stars as a career‑driven woman caught up in a journey of atonement, self-discovery and danger. Brendan Gleeson (Calvary) stars in this wry and charming comedy about the residents of a small Canadian port who conspire to keep a handsome doctor in their midst in order to get a recycling plant.
NT LIVE: MEDEA
Helen McCrory takes on the title role in Euripides‘ powerful tragedy live from London. HHHHH “EXTRAORDINARY” Sunday Times
NT LIVE: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Gillian Anderson plays Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece. HHHHH Daily Telegraph, The Observer
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH (15)
A fictitious 24 hours in the life of Nick Cave, followed by a live performance via satellite.
NIGHT MOVES (15)
Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning play a pair of environmentalists who plot to destroy a hydroelectric dam. Things take a dark turn when a radicalised former-Marine (Peter Sarsgaard) joins them. “SUPREMELY REFINED AND PURE” Little White Lies
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL (12A)
SIN CITY: A DAME TO DIE FOR (18)
SOUL BOYS OF THE WESTERN WORLD (12A)
LUCY (15)
The multi-award-winning musical is broadcast live from London’s West End.
A documentary about Spandau Ballet, followed by a live satellite performance and Q&A.
The long awaited sequel to the 2005 blockbuster stars original cast members (including Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke) alongside newcomers Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lady Gaga. Luc Besson’s latest action thriller stars Scarlett Johansson as a kidnapped woman who turns the tables on her captors after the drugs they force her to carry give her superhuman powers. HHHH “THE BLOCKBUSTER OF THE SUMMER” Daily Telegraph
STEPHEN FRY LIVE: MORE FOOL ME
A live satellite event marking the publication of the comedian’s new memoirs.
NEW SEASON PLANES 2 (U)
Plucky crop duster Dusty returns to the skies in this animated sequel starring Dane Cook, Teri Hatcher and Ed Harris.
HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS (15)
Simon Pegg is a psychiatrist who becomes bored of life and embarks on a global quest in hopes of finding the elusive secret formula for true happiness. With Rosamund Pike and Stellan Skarsgård.
BOYHOOD (15)
Another chance to see Richard Linklater’s triumphant ode to growing up, starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette. HHHHH The Guardian, Empire, Total Film
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP (15)
In this taut thriller, Nicole Kidman plays a woman who loses her memory every time she goes to sleep. As the truth emerges she questions everything about her life. Also starring Colin Firth and Mark Strong.
MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT (12A)
Woody Allen’s new romantic comedy stars Colin Firth as a celebrated stage magician sent to France to debunk glamorous clairvoyant Emma Stone, only to fall for her.
PRIDE (15)
Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton star in this drama based on true events. Set in 1984, the film tells the story of a group of gay activists raising money for the striking miners of a small Welsh community. In association with Q-Film. HHHH “A RICHLY ENJOYABLE FILM” Guardian
FILM SCHEDULE Fri 29 August Planes 2 (3D) Hector And The... Welcome To New York Sat 30 August Private Hire Planes 2 (2D) Welcome To New York Hector And The... Sun 31 August Private Hire Planes 2 (3D) Paths Of Glory Mon 1 September Planes 2 (2D) Film Northants – Under 16s Tue 2 September Planes 2 (3D) Film Northants – Over 16s Wed 3 September Hector And The... (PB) Hector And The... (SS) RSC Live: The Two Gentlemen Of Verona (LB) Thu 4 September Hector And The... NT Live: Medea (LB) Fri 5 September Boyhood The Congress Sat 6 September Keeping Rosy Norte, End Of History Sun 7 September Private Hire The Congress Mon 8 September Q-Film: Lilting The Policeman's Wife Tue 9 September Finding Vivian Maier Lilting
2.30pm 6.15pm 8.45pm 10am 3.15pm 6pm 8.30pm 10am 2pm 5pm 2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 11am 2.30pm 7pm 3pm 7pm 6.15pm 9.30pm 3.15pm 6pm 2pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 8.15pm 6.15pm 8.15pm
Wed 10 September Keeping Rosy (SS) Polyester Mood Indigo Thu 11 September Mood Indigo Finding Vivian Maier Fri 12 September Rollerball + Pre-Film Talk The Grand Seduction Sat 13 September The Grand Seduction The Grand Seduction Two Days, One Night Sun 14 September The Deer Hunter The Grand Seduction Mon 15 September Two Days, One Night Night Moves Tue 16 September NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (LB) Wed 17 September The Grand Seduction (PB) The Grand Seduction (SS) 20,000 Days On Earth Thu 18 September Night Moves Private Hire Fri 19 September The Hundred-Foot Journey Sin City: A Dame... (3D) Sat 20 September Private Hire The Boy Who Turned Yellow The Hundred-Foot Journey Sin City: A Dame... (3D) Sun 21 September Private Hire M The Hundred-Foot Journey
2.30pm 6.15pm 8.15pm 6.15pm 9pm 6pm 8.45pm 3.15pm 6pm 8.30pm 2pm 5.30pm 6.15pm 8.15pm 7pm 11am 2.30pm 7pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 6.15pm 8.45pm 10am 3.15pm 6pm 8.30pm 10am 2pm 5pm
Mon 22 September The Hundred-Foot Journey Dinosaur 13 Tue 23 September The Keeper Of Lost Causes The Hundred-Foot... (FF) Wed 24 September The Hundred-Foot Journey (SS) Eyes Without A Face The Hundred-Foot Journey Thu 25 September The Hundred-Foot Journey The Keeper Of Lost Causes Fri 26 September Before I Go To Sleep Lucy Sat 27 September NT Live (Encore): A Sreetcar Named Desire (NLB) Lucy Before I Go To Sleep Sun 28 September Billy Elliot The Musical (LB) Billy Elliot The Musical (LB) Mon 29 September In Order Of Disappearance Before I Go To Sleep (FF) Tue 30 September Before I Go To Sleep Soul Boys Of The Western World + Live Q&A Wed 1 October Before I Go To Sleep (PB) Before I Go To Sleep (SS) Stephen Fry Live (LB) Before I Go To Sleep Thu 2 October Before I Go To Sleep In Order Of Disappearance Fri 3 October Magic In The Moonlight Pride
6.15pm 8.45pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 2.30pm 6.15pm 8.15pm 6.15pm 8.45pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 1.30pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 2pm 7pm 6.15pm 8.45pm 5.45pm 8pm 11am 2.30pm 7.15pm 9.30pm 5.45pm 8.30pm 6.15pm 8.45pm
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TICKET INFORMATION Adults: £7.50 Concessions: £6.50 (students, senior 60+, jobseekers and disabled) Child: £5 (14 and under) Peak Screenings (Fri & Sat eve from 6pm): £8.50, £7.50 concessions, £6 child (14 and under) Live Broadcast screenings (LB): £14, £12 concessions, £10 child. Please note prices may vary. Non-Live Premium screenings (NLP): £12, £10 concessions, £8 child
ORANGE WEDNESDAYS Orange mobile users can text FILM to 241 and get a code to buy two tickets for the price of one. Not available on Live Broadcast or Premium Screenings. PARENT AND BABY SCREENINGS (PB) £6.50 (Baby aged under one goes free, and noise is no concern) Tickets for Parent And Baby screenings cannot be booked online; please call 01604 624811 or visit Box Office to book. SILVER SCREEN (SS) matinees £5 Screenings aimed at audiences aged 50 and above. FOOD FREE SCREENING (FF) Drinks only may be taken into the cinema with snacking allowed in the foyer.