November - December 2017 Film Guide

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FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

NOVEMBER

Buy a pass to all 5 films in our FFF for £25 (includes your free pastry and coffee at our breakfast screening of Aurore).

MONDAY 20 2.30pm

JEAN DE FLORETTE (PG)

FRIDAY 24 6pm, WEDNESDAY 29 8pm

MARIE CURIE: THE COURAGE OF KNOWLEDGE (CERT TBC)

DIRECTOR: Claude Berri

DIRECTOR: Marie Noelle

STARS: Yves Montand,

STARS: Karolina Gruszka, Arieh Worthalter, Charles Berling

Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil

Switzerland/France/Italy, 1986, 1h 56m, subtitles

THURSDAY 23 7.45pm

Poland/Germany/France, 2016, 1h 40m, subtitles MONDAY 27 2.30pm

MANON DES SOURCES (PG)

UN SAC DE BILLES (A BAG OF MARBLES)

STARS: Yves Montand, Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil

DIRECTOR: Christian Duguay

Switzerland/France/Italy, 1986, 1h 53m, subtitles

(CERT TBC)

STARS: Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial, Patrick Bruel

France/Canada/ Czech Republic, 2017, 1h 50m, subtitles

DIRECTOR: Claude Berri

TUESDAY 28 11am

AURORE (FIFTY SPRINGTIMES) (CERT TBC)

DIRECTOR: Blandine Lenoir

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STARS: Agnès Jaoui, Thibault de Montalembert, Pascale Arbillot

France, 2017, 1h 29m, subtitles

OCTOBER

MONDAY 23 2.30pm, TUESDAY 24 2.30pm, THURSDAY 26 8.45pm

ELEMENTARY (12A) DIRECTOR: Hélène Angel

STARS: Sara Forestier, Vincent Elbaz, Albert Cousi French, 2016, 1h 43m, subtitles

Devoted school teacher, Florence goes above and beyond to help problem child Sacha. Motivated and positive, she diligently pushes her students to success in the classroom, dedicated to their bright futures.

Yet, at home she struggles to manage the pressures of raising her son alone, resulting in him demanding to live with his father.

SATURDAY 28 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 11am, THURSDAY 2 8pm

NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 3 8pm, THURSDAY 9 8.15pm

GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG)

DIRECTOR: Simon Curtis STARS: Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Macdonald UK, 2017, 1h 47m

The story of A. A. Milne, the celebrated children’s creator of Winnie the Pooh, and his relationship with his young son, Christopher Robin.

Set in England between the World Wars, young Christopher Robin is a painfully lonely little boy, an only child with little to no relationship with his successful socialite parents, who becomes an overnight international star due to the immense success of his father’s books.

MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Michael Roberts STARS: River Hawkins, Rick Kissack, Manolo Blahnik UK, 2017, 1h 29m

Manolo is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most revered people in all of fashion, and a must see for anyone who has ever looked longingly at a pair of Manolo Blahnik’s extraordinary shoes. As one of fashion’s most influential shoemakers, Blahnik has styled the feet of stars from Rihanna to Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

FRIDAY 3 6pm, SATURDAY 4 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 8 6pm

PECKING ORDER (PG) DIRECTOR: Slavko Martinov STARS: Doug Bain, Sarah Bunton, Bob Dawber New Zealand, 2017, 1h 28m

Fierce rivalries, club infighting, problematic birds and irregular judging are just some of the challenges faced by a group of zealous Kiwi chicken breeders hell bent on victory at the 2015 National Poultry Show. This is a delightful, amusing, and thoroughly absorbing documentary that takes an inside look into the 148-year-old Christchurch Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club.

NOVEMBER SATURDAY 4 11am

THE JUNGLE BUNCH (U) DIRECTOR: David Alaux STARS: John Lithgow, Stan Hanks, Chris Smith

France, 2011, 1h 37m, English dubbed

Maurice, the Great Tiger Warrior, who looks alarmingly penguin-like, is raised by a tigress. Practicing clumsy Kung-Fu with the Jungle Bunch, his team of righters of wrongs, he maintains peace and order over the jungle until they come across their most dangerous opponent yet, Igor the Koala.

FRIDAY 3 11am, SATURDAY 4 7.45pm, TUESDAY 7 8.15pm, MONDAY 13 6pm, TUESDAY 14 6pm

THE EXCEPTION (15) DIRECTOR: David Leveaux

STARS: Lily James, Jai Courtney, Christopher Plummer UK/USA, 2016, 1h 45m

German soldier Stefan Brandt goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Kaiser lives in a secluded mansion in the Netherlands. As Brandt begins to infiltrate the Kaiser’s life in search of clues, he finds himself drawn into an unexpected and passionate romance with Mieke, one of the Kaiser’s maids.

SATURDAY 4 6pm, WEDNESDAY 8 8pm

THE HITCH-HIKER (12) DIRECTOR: Ida Lupino STARS: Edmond O’Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman UK, 1953, 1h 11m

The Hitch Hiker is a taut, claustrophobic thriller in which two friends, Ray and Gilbert’s fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. Forcing them at gunpoint to drive to Mexico – will they escape, or will they become his next victims?

TUESDAY 7 6pm, THURSDAY 9 6pm

THE ROAD TO MANDALAY (15) DIRECTOR: Midi Z

STARS: Kai Ko, Ke-Xi Wu Myanmar/Taiwan, 2017, 1h 48m, subtitles

Taiwan-based, Burmese filmmaker Midi Z returns with his fourth feature, arguably his best work to date. Continuing his preoccupation with Burmese exiles, this love story follows two illegal immigrants seeking a better life in Bangkok.

SATURDAY 18 11am, , TUESDAY 21 1pm WEDNESDAY 22 6pm, WEDNESDAY 20 December 6pm

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (U/PG) DIRECTORS: Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher

STARS: Olivia Munn, Justin Theroux, Jackie Chan Denmark/USA, 2017, running time TBC

NOVEMBER SUNDAY 12 7.15pm, MONDAY 13 8.15pm, WEDNESDAY 15 7.45pm

BLADE RUNNER 2049 (15 TBC)

The battle for Ninjago City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, also secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat the evil warlord Garmadon, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad.

DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve STARS: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas UK/USA/Canada, 2017, 2h 40m

Officer K, a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former blade runner who’s been missing for 30 years.

TUESDAY 14 8.15pm, WEDNESDAY 15 6pm

THE REAGAN SHOW (TBC)

DIRECTOR: Sierra Pettengill, Pacho Velez STARRING: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev USA, 2017, 1h 14m

Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of fingeron-the-button global diplomacy, this film follows Ronald Reagan’s rivalry with the charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tracing how the Communicator-in-Chief used public relations to overcome Soviet mistrust.

SATURDAY 18 2.30pm, MONDAY 20 11am, WEDNESDAY 22 8.15pm

LOVING VINCENT (12)

DIRECTORS: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman STARS: Helen McCrory, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan UK/Poland, 2017, 1h 31m

On 27th July 1890 a gaunt figure stumbled down a drowsy high street at twilight in the small French country town of Auvers. The man was carrying nothing; his hands clasped to a fresh bullet wound leaking blood from his belly. This was Vincent van Gogh, loving Vincent tells that story, with intoxicatingly beautiful animation, bringing van Gogh’s unique style and iconic paintings to life.

NOVEMBER MONDAY 20 7.45pm, WEDNESDAY 22 2.30pm, THURSDAY 23 11am

THE GLASS CASTLE (12A)

DIRECTOR: Destin Cretton STARS: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Sarah Snook, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield USA, 2017, 2h 7m

Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family, The Glass Castle is a remarkable story of unconditional love. Jeannette Walls’ best-selling memoir to life as a young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional, but charismatic, alcoholic father, found the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.

MONDAY 20 6pm, WEDNESDAY 22 11am, THURSDAY 23 6pm, SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER 6pm, MONDAY 4 8pm, WEDNESDAY 6 6pm

THE PARTY (CERT TBC)

DIRECTOR: Sally Potter STARS: Timothy Spall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Cillian Murphy UK, 2017, 1h 11m

FRIDAY 24 8pm, MONDAY 27 6pm, TUESDAY 28 6pm

THE DEATH OF STALIN (15) DIRECTOR: Armando Iannucci

STARS: Rupert Friend, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Steve Buscemi, Jason Isaacs France/UK, 2017, 1h 47m

This film depicts the frenzied political manoeuvrings that transpired in the aftermath of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s death in 1953. A sharp send-up of the Soviet dictator and the bootlick ministers who vie for power after his sudden demise, within the burlesque of The Death of Stalin is a timely allegory about venal, unfit leaders and corrupt governance. homosexuality.

Janet has just been appointed Shadow Health Secretary, the crowning achievement of her career, and decides to celebrate by hosting a party for a few close friends. But as the guests arrive her husband Bill makes a shocking announcement, leading to a cascade of explosive revelations and unravelling the soiree even before the canapés are served.

SATURDAY 25 11am

MY LITTLE PONY (PG) DIRECTOR: Jayson Thiessen STARS: Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber Canada/USA, 2017, 1h 39m

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When a dark force threatens Ponyville and the Mane 6 - Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity - they go on a journey to the end of Equestria to save their beloved home and they meet new friends and dangerous challenges along the way.

DECEMBER SATURDAY 2 8pm, SUNDAY 3 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 6 7.45pm

BREATHE (12A)

DIRECTOR: Andy Serkis

NOVEMBER SATURDAY 25 2.30pm, MONDAY 27 8.15pm, TUESDAY 28 8.15pm

MARSHALL (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Reginald Hudlin

STARS: Dan Stevens, Chadwick Boseman, Kate Hudson USA, 2017, running time TBC

As the nation teeters on the brink of WWII, a nearly bankrupt NAACP sends Thurgood Marshall to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur against his wealthy socialite employer. In a sexual assault and attempted murder trial that quickly becomes tabloid fodder, and in need of a high profile victory but muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall is partnered with Samuel Friedman a young Jewish lawyer who has never tried a case.

MONDAY 27 11am, TUESDAY 28 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 29 6pm

THE BALLAD OF SHIRLEY COLLINS (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Rob Curry & Tim Plester STARS: Shirley Collins, Stewart Lee, David Tibet, Sam Amidon, Elle Osbourne, Gemma Arterton UK, 2017, 1h 34m

Shirley Collins was at the epicentre of the folk music revival during the 1960s and ’70s, before a vocal disorder robbed her of her uniquely ancestral singing voice. Granted intimate access to recording sessions for her first new album in almost four decades, and making adventurous use of a motherlode of seminal archive audio, The Ballad of Shirley Collins chronicles one woman’s gallant battle to rise phoenix-like from long silent ashes.

STARS: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander, Hugh Bonneville UK, 2017, 1h 57m

After contracting polio at the age of 28, Robin Cavendish is confined to a bed and given only months to live. With help from his family and inventor Teddy Hall, Cavendish devotes the rest of his life to help fellow patients and the disabled. Inspired by a true story.

SUNDAY 10 6.30pm, MONDAY 11 8pm, TUESDAY 12 6pm, WEDNESDAY 13 8pm, SUNDAY 17 6.30pm, MONDAY 18 6pm, TUESDAY 19 8pm, WEDNESDAY 20 8.30pm, SATURDAY 23 8.15pm, TUESDAY 26 8.15pm, WEDNESDAY 27 6pm

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Kenneth Branagh

STARS: Kenneth Brannagh, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Willem Dafoe Malta/USA, 2017, running time TBC

DECEMBER

MONDAY 11 6pm, TUESDAY 12 8.15pm, WEDNESDAY 13 6PM

MARJORIE PRIME (12A)

DIRECTOR: Michael Almereyda STARS: Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins

USA, 2017, 1h 39m

Eighty-six-year-old Marjorie spends her final, ailing days with a computerised version of her deceased husband.

With the intent to recount their life together, Marjorie’s Prime relies on the information from her and her kin to develop a more complex understanding of his history.

SATURDAY 23 6pm, TUESDAY 26 6pm, WEDNESDAY 27 8.15pm

FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Paul McGuigan

STARS: Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening UK, 2017, 1h 45m

The story of the playful, but passionate relationship between Peter Turner, a young British actor, and the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame. What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover, quickly grows into a deeper relationship. Based on the memoir by British actor Peter Turner, this is a moving romance.

A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish and suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers and the best detective in the world, M. Hercule Poirot’s race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Star-studded, this is unmissable drama.

SUNDAY 17 2.30pm, MONDAY 18 8.15pm, TUESDAY 19 6pm

THE FLORIDA PROJECT (CERT TBC)

DIRECTOR: Sean Baker STARS: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto USA, 2017, 1h 55m

Set over one summer, The Florida Project celebrates the exuberance of childhood and children’s boundless capacity for wonder. Precocious six-year-old Moonee courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World. This is a charming and subtle reverie on lives on the poverty line and the tenacious will to survive.