FILM SEP 2018
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IN CASE I DON’T SEE YOU GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING, AND GOODNIGHT * As the Film Programme draws to a close, I have tried to cover as many titles as possible that will not be found in multiplexes and to celebrate some of the finest moments in our history. Emma Thompson delivers another riveting performance in Richard Eyre’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s The Children Act, exploring the rights of children versus the wishes of their parents. A very timely drama. Similarly of the moment is The Miseducation of Cameron Post, one of the highlights of the Sundance Festival this year, exploring the process and impact of reprogramming on young people who identify as gay in conservative America. In a time before Woody Allen and Ingmar Bergman was Anton Chekhov, and the latest adaptation of The Seagull is graced with fine performances by Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening. From across Europe comes C’est la Vie! (Le Sens de la Fête), a delirious comedy about planning the wedding of the year from the makers of Untouchable, with which it shares its irreverent humour and depiction of a more diverse France. Then there’s L’Apparition, which is a compelling tale of a war journalist commissioned to research the supposed miracles of a young woman proposed for canonisation, and The Guardians, set on a farm behind the Western Front in 1915, with more than a nod in the direction of Thomas Hardy. At the end of the programme comes Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski, Oscarwinning director of Ida and winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year for this stylish, witty and affecting film. As I was assembling the programme, I was approached by the projectionists and asked if they could select their favourite titles to commemorate our temporary closure. They have suffered my programming choices for years, so it seems only fair that they should have their say. What a shrewd move! There are a cluster of the very finest films here: Gus Van Sant’s heartbreaking My Own Private Idaho, the lush and satirical reflection on the 1980s, Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Guillermo del Toro’s dazzling Civil War fantasy/nightmare, Pan’s Labyrinth, the evergreen, joyous and brilliantly clever Singin’ in the Rain and we close, inevitably, with a paean to cinema and its culture, Cinema Paradiso. It has been an honour and a pleasure to share movies and events with you over nearly 40 years. Thank you for your loyalty and support. I shall miss you. Goodbye,
John Gore Film Programmer
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*The Truman Show
John Gore
COMING IN 2020 Over the next two years the main building work of our Warwick Arts Centre 20:20 Project will be underway. We know there are a number of things you wanted from your favourite cinema and we listened. We are proud to tell you that in 2020 you will be able to experience:
•• The widest film programme in the region •• Bigger, more comfortable seats •• Increased legroom •• Pre and post film dining Please help to make your Arts Centre the region’s leading cultural centre by donating at warwick.ac.uk/giving/donate or by contacting Christina Evans on c.evans.11@warwick.ac.uk or 02476 573600. WE’LL BE BACK!
The Children Act 12A Fri 31 Aug – Wed 5, Fri 7 & Sat 8 Sep Dir: Richard Eyre UK 2017 105mins Cast: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead In this powerful adaption of Ian McEwan’s novel, Fiona Maye (Thompson) is an eminent High Court judge presiding over ethically complex cases of family law. In a moment of personal crisis, as her marriage to American professor Jack (Tucci) reaches breaking point, she is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Whitehead). A brilliant young boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion, Adam is still technically a child, only three months away from his 18th birthday. When the pair meet, strong emotions and long-buried feelings are stirred, leading to an impossible moral decision for Fiona. “A TYPICALLY MARVELLOUS PERFORMANCE FROM EMMA THOMPSON.” Variety
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again PG Fri 31 Aug – Mon 3 Sep Dir: Ol Parker UK/USA 2018 114mins Cast: Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Lily James, Cher Get ready to sing and dance, laugh and love all over again with the movie event of the summer. Ten years on and Sophie (Seyfried) is running her late mother’s Greek island villa when she discovers she is pregnant. Frightened by the prospect of raising a child, Sophie turns to her mother’s friends (Walters & Baranski) for guidance and together they relive the tale of one young woman, three romances, and a little island.
The Children Act
My Own Private Idaho 15
PROJECTIONIST’S CHOICE
Sat 1 Sep Dir: Gus Van Sant USA 1991 102mins Cast: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves In this loose, dreamtime riff on Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Mike (Phoenix) is a narcoleptic hustler, whilst Scott (Reeves) is the rebellious son of a mayor, who is set to inherit a fortune. Together, they travel from Portland to Idaho, and finally to the coast of Italy, in a quest to find Mike’s estranged mother. From visionary director Gus Van Sant, My Own Private Idaho is an applealingly idiosyncratic, yet tender, story of unrequited love. “AN ESSENTIAL TESTAMENT TO THE BEAUTY AND CHOPS OF THE LATE RIVER PHOENIX” Rolling Stone
My Own Private Idaho
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
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The Apparition 12A
C’est La Vie! 15
(L’apparition)
(Le Sens de la Fête)
Tue 4 & Wed 5 Sep Dir: Xavier Giannoli France 2018 144mins French with subtitles Cast: Vincent Lindon, Galatéa Bellugi, Patrick d’Assumçao
Fri 7 – Sun 9 Sep Dir: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano Belgium/France 2017 115mins French with subtitles Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gilles Lellouche, Suzanne Clément
Jacques (Lindon), a highly respected reporter working for a major French newspaper, lives a reclusive life suffering from PTSD following his time reporting in Syria. When he is contacted by the Vatican to lead a canonical investigation into a young girl claiming to be visited by the Virgin Mary, he is cynical. However, there he meets the sensitive and devout Anna (Bellugi), who forces him to confront his own beliefs, the politics of the church and the nature of faith as the mystery surrounding the apparitions unfolds.
In this charming French comedy, from the directors of The Intouchables, Max (Bacri) is a stout veteran of wedding planning and catering. His latest - and final - gig is a luxury wedding in a 17th century castle, featuring period costumes, a hyper-sensitive singer and a morose, micromanaging groom. To make matters worse, Max’s colleague and girlfriend, Josiane (Clément), seems to have written him off, openly flirting with a much younger server. As the celebration spins further and further out of control, Max just needs to make it through the night. “THIS IS AN EXPERTLY ASSEMBLED, TARTLY PLAYED AND HUGELY ENJOYABLE ROMP”
Hollywood Reporter The Apparition
C’est La Vie
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Pan’s Labyrinth
PROJECTIONIST’S CHOICE
Pan’s Labyrinth 15 (El Laberinto del Fauno) Sat 8 Sep Dir: Guillermo del Toro Mexico/Spain/USA 2006 119mins Spanish with subtitles Cast: Sergi López, Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, Maribel Verdú 1944. Young Ofelia (Baquero) and her pregnant, sickly mother (Gil) are taken to the Spanish mountains to join her mother’s new husband, Captain Vidal (López), who oversees the flushing out of anti-Franco fighters from the surrounding forest. Against the backdrop of her stepfather’s sadistic brutality, Ofelia meets a faun (Jones) who tells her that she is destined to rule a magical underworld, and draws her into the terrifying splendour of Pan’s Labyrinth. “DARK, TWISTED AND BEAUTIFUL, THIS ENTWINES FAIRY-TALE FANTASY WITH WAR-MOVIE HORROR TO STARTLING EFFECT.” Empire
PROJECTIONIST’S CHOICE
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 18 Sun 9 Sep Dir: Peter Greenaway UK 1989 119mins Cast: Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
When crass and churlish mobster Albert Spica (Gambon) acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina (Mirren), is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with another restaurant guest, Michael (Howard). However, despite their efforts to keep it a secret, Spica finds out about their trysts and he plans to exact a terrible revenge in this classic tale of greed and gluttony. “A WORK SO INTELLIGENT AND POWERFUL THAT IT EVOKES OUR BEST EMOTIONS AND LEAST CIVIL IMPULSES… IT EXPANDS THE BOUNDARIES OF FILM ITSELF.” New York Times
The More You Ignore Me 15 Mon 10, Tue 11 & Thu 13 Sep Dir: Keith English UK 2018 99mins Cast: Sheridan Smith, Mark Addy, Ella Hunt Based on the bestselling book by Jo Brand, The More You Ignore Me addresses mental illness and parental breakdown in a frank, stark, but funny and affirming way. The More You Ignore Me
Living in 1980s rural England, Gina (Smith) is a young mother attempting to provide a loving home to husband Keith (Addy) and daughter Alice (Hunt). However, Gina develops ‘De Clerambault Syndrome’, imagining grand passions on behalf of others and reading secret meanings into ordinary conversations. The only thing that gives Alice hope is her love for Morrissey and The Smiths... “THERE’S A TERRIFIC WARMTH AND STRENGTH TO THIS GOOD-NATURED, BIG-HEARTED BRITISH COMEDY”
The Guardian
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The Heiresses
The Heiresses 12A (Las herederas) Mon 10 & Tue 11 Sep Dir: Marcelo Martinessi Paraguay 2018 98mins Spanish with subtitles Cast: Ana Brun, Margarita Irún Chela (Brun) and Chiquita (Irún), both descended from wealthy families in Paraguay and part of society’s elite, have been together for over 30 years. When their financial situation suddenly worsens, they begin selling off their inherited possessions. However, thanks to accumulating debts that the bank calls fraud, Chiquita is imprisoned. Left alone with no money, Chela provides a local taxi service to a group of elderly, wealthy ladies. As she settles into her new life, she finally begins to break out of her shell to embark on her own personal revolution. “A FINELY-CRAFTED, BEAUTIFULLY REALIZED DEBUT” Variety
Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football 15 Thu 13 Sep Dir: Louis Myles UK 2018 97mins Portuguese with subtitles Cast: Carlos Henrique Raposo, José Carlos Araújo, Bebeto This fascinating documentary from British filmmaker Louis Myles tells the incomprehensible story of Carlos Henrique Raposo, known to all as Kaiser. Growing up with one dream, to escape poverty by becoming a professional footballer but lacking the talent to do so by conventional means, he constructed an elaborate alternative reality that enabled him to join the world’s most iconic clubs. Duping superstar players, manipulating journalists and conning managers, the scandal was sporting fraud on an unprecedented scale.
Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football
The Seagull
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Seagull 12A Fri 14 – Thu 20 Sep Dir: Michael Mayer USA 2018 99mins Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Corey Stoll This exquisite, layered adaptation of Chekov’s classic finds a group of friends and family gathered for a seemingly jovial weekend in the countryside. Yet, under the surface, Nina (Ronan) pines desperately for Irina’s (Bening) partner Boris (Stoll), a celebrated playwright, whilst Masha (Moss) fights a battle with her own unrequited love. While everyone is passionately caught up loving someone who loves someone else, a tragicomedy about art, fame, human folly, and the eternal desire to live a purposeful life unfolds. “BENING AND RONAN ARE EXCELLENT…BOTH ARE SKILLED IN BALANCING THE COMEDIC WITH THE DRAMATIC, EARNING LAUGHS AND GASPS IN EQUAL MEASURE.” Indiewire
The Miseducation of Cameron Post 15 Fri 14 – Tue 18 Sep Dir: Desiree Akhavan USA 2018 91mins Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, Sasha Lane America, 1993. When high-schooler Cameron Post (Moretz) is caught in a moment of intimacy with a female classmate on prom night, she is quickly shipped off to a treatment camp called God’s Promise. While she is being subjected to dubious conversion techniques and atrocious karaoke sessions, she bonds with a group of fellow misfits and slowly begins to come to terms with her identity. An affecting, bittersweet tale, The Miseducation of Cameron Post is set to leave a lasting trace in the queer cinema canon. “AN OUTSTANDING TURN BY CHLOË GRACE MORETZ…FAR AND AWAY THE BEST THING SHE’S DONE.”
The Guardian
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PROJECTIONIST’S CHOICE
Singin’ in the Rain U Sat 15 Sep Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly USA 1952 103min Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds Things are not looking good for 1920s film star Don Lockwood (Kelly): an intolerable co-star, an uninspiring repertoire, and a challenging transition from silent films to ‘talkies’ all conspire to make his life miserable. But the humour of his longtime collaborator Cosmo (O’Connor) and a fortuitous meeting with a spirited showgirl (Reynolds) will turn his fortunes around. Filled with unforgettable numbers such as Make ‘Em Laugh, Good Morning, and of course the titular Singin’ in the Rain, this fabulous musical classic never loses its charm.
The Guardians 15 (Les Gardiennes) Wed 19 & Thu 20 Sep Dir: Xavier Beauvois France/Switzerland 2017 135mins French with subtitles Cast: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry The First World War is raging, but parts of the French countryside remain unspoiled and fertile, kept alive by the women left behind while their husbands, brothers, and sons are fighting for their country. Faced with difficult decisions, Hortense (Baye), the family’s matriarch, reluctantly brings in teenage orphan Francine (Bry) to help her daughter Solange (Smet) and, despite being from different worlds, they triumph over the land, acquiring a newfound independence. The Guardians is an affecting drama of love, loss and resilience, played out against the upheaval of The Great War.
Hurricane 15 Fri 21 & Sat 22 Sep Dir: David Blair UK/Poland 2018 115mins Cast: Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini Hurricane tells the fascinating true story of Squadron 303, a group of Polish pilots who joined the RAF to take a last stand against the Luftwaffe during World War Two. The film follows no-nonsense, ace pilot Jan Zumbach (Rheon) as he leads a group of Poles equipped with the almost-obsolete Hurricane and (despite some initial reluctance) RAF uniforms. Together, they risk their lives to defend Britain from invasion, and to keep the dream of a free Poland alive. Brought to life using one of the last operating Hurricanes in existence, this powerful and gripping story is a must-see.
“IF YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IT AND YOU DON’T, YOU’RE BONKERS.” TimeOut Singin’ in the Rain
The Guardians
Hurricane
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Cinema Paradiso
PROJECTIONIST’S CHOICE
Cold War
Cold War 15
Cinema Paradiso 15
(Zimna wojna)
(Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Fri 21 - Sun 23 Sep Dir: Paweł Pawlikowski Poland/France/UK 2018 88mins Polish with subtitles Cast: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc
Sun 23 Sep Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore Italy/France 1988 142mins Italian with subtitles Cast: Salvatore Cascio, Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin
Following his Oscar-winning film Ida, Paweł Pawlikowski returns with a stunning and sweeping epic, set against the backdrop of post-war Europe. When Zula (Kulig), a young singer from a provincial background who forces her way into a communist folk troupe assembled for propaganda purposes in 1940s Poland, meets Wiktor (Kot), a talented composer who dreams of artistic freedom, the pair fall deeply in love. Sumptuously shot in black and white, Cold War spans decades and nations to tell a love story that is as tragic as it is moving, and as transportive as it is honest.
Salvatore Di Vita (Perrin), a successful but jaded film director, recalls his childhood in Sicily where, as a six-year-old filmlover, he spent every free moment at the local movie house, Cinema Paradiso. There, he developed a friendship with the fatherly projectionist, Alfredo (Noiret), who let him watch films from the projection booth and taught him to love the magic of movies. When an accident left Alfredo blind, Salvatore was hired to show the films, which were censored by the local priest to remove any romantic moments.
“BITTERSWEET AND UNBEARABLY LOVELY.”
Hollywood Reporter
Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990, this is truly the film-lover’s film and, we hope, a fitting send off for our beloved cinema, for now. “TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES OF ARTHOUSE AND SUBTITLE, CINEMA PARADISO WRAPS YOU IN A TENDER EMBRACE AND REFUSES TO LET GO.” Empire 09
LIVE DIGITAL SCREENINGS
Julie
NT Live
Julie Polly Stenham after Strindberg Thu 6 Sep 7pm £18, £11 (restricted view) Wild and newly single, Julie (Vanessa Kirby) throws a late night party. In the kitchen, Jean (Eric Kofi Abrefa) and Kristina (Thalissa Teixeira) clean up as the celebration heaves above them. Crossing the threshold, Julie initiates a power game with Jean – which rapidly descends into a savage fight for survival.
RSC Live
The Merry Wives of Windsor Shakespeare Wed 12 Sep 7pm £18, £11 (restricted view) Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men. Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos.
MET OPERA LIVE
Samson et Dalila
The Merry Wives of Windsor
COMING SOON The best opera broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Now in its 12th year, the new season of recordings will be broadcast in our newly refurbished theatre. Tickets £27 (£22), £11.50 (restricted view)
Aida
Verdi Sun 14 Oct 3pm
Samson et Dalila Saint-Saëns Sun 21 Oct 3pm
La Fanciulla Del West Puccini Sun 28 Oct 3pm
Marnie
Muhly Sun 11 Nov 3pm
La Traviata Verdi Sun 16 Dec 6pm 10
QUICK GUIDE FILMS A–Z
Fri 31
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again The Children Act
6.05pm 8.30pm
SEP
C’est La Vie! p04 Cinema Paradiso p09 Cold War p09 Hurricane p08 Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football p06 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again p03 My Own Private Idaho p03 Pan’s Labyrinth p04 Singin’ in the Rain p08 The Apparition p04 The Children Act p03 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover p05 The Guardians p08 The Heiresses p06 The Miseducation of Cameron Post p07 The More You Ignore Me p05 The Seagull p07
DIGITAL SCREENINGS NT Live: Julie RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor Met Opera Live: Aida (Encore Screening) Met Opera Live: La Fanciulla Del West (Encore Screening) Met Opera Live: La Traviata (Encore Screening) Met Opera Live: Marnie (Encore Screening) Met Opera Live: Samson et Dalila (Encore Screening)
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Sat 1 My Own Private Idaho 3.45pm The Children Act 6.10pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 8.30pm Sun 2 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 4pm The Children Act 7.30pm Mon 3 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 6.05pm The Children Act 8.30pm Tue 4 The Children Act 6.10pm The Apparition S 8.30pm Wed 5 The Apparition S 6pm The Children Act 9pm Thu 6 NT Live: Julie 7pm Fri 7 C’est La Vie! S 6pm The Children Act 8.30pm Sat 8 Pan’s Labyrinth 3.30pm The Children Act 6.10pm C’est La Vie! S 8.30pm Sun 9 C’est La Vie! S 4pm The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover 7.30pm Mon 10 The More You Ignore Me 6.20pm The Heiresses S 8.30pm Tue 11 The Heiresses S 6.20pm The More You Ignore Me 8.30pm Wed 12 RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor 7pm Thu 13 The More You Ignore Me 6.20pm Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football S 8.30pm Fri 14 The Seagull 6.15pm The Miseducation of Cameron Post 8.30pm Sat 15 Singin’ in the Rain 3.45pm The Miseducation of Cameron Post 6.30pm The Seagull 8.30pm Sun 16 The Seagull 4pm The Miseducation of Cameron Post 7.30pm Mon 17 The Miseducation of Cameron Post 6.30pm The Seagull 8.30pm Tue 18 The Seagull 6.15pm The Miseducation of Cameron Post 8.30pm Wed 19 The Guardians S 6pm The Seagull 8.45pm Thu 20 The Seagull 6.15pm The Guardians S 8.30pm Fri 21 Hurricane 6.15pm Cold War S 8.30pm Sat 22 Hurricane 4pm Cold War S 6.30pm Hurricane 8.30pm Sun 23 Cold War S 4pm Cinema Paradiso S 7pm S Subtitled. 11
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