Warwick Arts Centre May/Jun Film Brochure

may - jun 12

cinema

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Headhunters

Cover Image: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

hello There was a time when screenwriters were the butt of jokes in Hollywood for their apparent dispensability. The current crop of British writers confound that stereotype. Simon Beaufoy has already won an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire and returns with that rarest of beasts, a screenplay in everyday English! Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is an unconventional rom com with dialogue full of the sarcasm, self deprecation and melancholia that characterises the English (and probably the British).

Sweet and refreshing.

Ayub Khan-Din has found the tone of British Asians in the North in East is East and returns with All in Good Time, an adaptation of a sixties classic by Bill Naughton. Paul Laverty has been collaborating with Ken Loach for some years now and their latest, The Angels’ Share has a comedic, almost Ealing tone to it. Laverty is also in evidence as writer of Even the Rain with another Loach collaborator, Iciar Bollain, which follows the misadventures of a film crew in the Andes in one of the most impressive films so far this year.

Meanwhile, Gideon Defoe’s script for The Pirates!

In an Adventure with Scientists, for Aardman is daft, clever and engaging in equal measure to satisfy both young and old alike. Glenn Close makes a good fist of adapting George Moore’s short story Albert Nobbs, as well as giving a powerful central performance. Iconic names return to the screen; Ridley Scott’s prequel to Alien, Prometheus promises to be the big-screen treat of the summer.

Kevin Macdonald’s portrait of Bob Marley is spellbinding and does justice to a complex and charismatic man.

French cinema is in evidence in strength with new films starring Audrey Tautou (Delicacy), Catherine Deneuve (The Beloved), Jean Gabin in the classic Le Quai des Brumes and moving tales from the Dardennes Brothers (The Kid with a Bike) and Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre).

The Gospel of Us

The Gospel of Us 12a Fri 27 Apr – Wed 2 May Dir: Dave McKean UK 2012 120mins Cast: Michael Sheen, Hywel Simons, John-Paul Macleod, Matthew Aubrey, Di Botcher The film version of the celebrated Passion play performed throughout Port Talbot, South Wales, last Easter. The film, both epic and intimate, is co-directed and stars Michael Sheen, in a magnetic central performance, alongside a cast of professional actors and inhabitants of the town.

Whatever the weather does, I think we can offer something to smile about.

John Gore Film Programmer 2

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Headhunters

Jo Nesbo’s

Headhunters 15 Hodejegerne Fri 27 Apr – Thu 3 May Director: Morten Tyldum Norway 2011 98mins subtitled Cast: Askel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Jo Nesbo’s acclaimed high energy and high intelligence thriller. Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, living beyond his means to buy the love of his beautiful wife. To maintain their lavish lifestyle he starts to moonlight as an art thief.

When he encounters Clas Greve, in possession of a priceless work of art, Roger sees his chance to plan his biggest hit ever.

“Deliriously entertaining.” Time Out “A slick, entertaining thriller. Thoroughly gripping.” Empire

Les Adoptés

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

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The Pirates!

In an Adventure with Scientists U

Mon 30 Apr – Thu 3 May Director: Mélanie Laurent France 2011 100mins subtitled Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Marie Denarnaud, Denis Menochet, Clémentine Célarié A story in three parts, Les Adoptés is told from the viewpoint of Lisa (Laurent, Beginners, Le Concert), her adopted sister and best friend Marine (Denarnaud), and Marine’s new lover, Alex (Menochet).

Lisa and Marine live a life of relative companionship together, where the only man permitted into the equation is Lisa’s young son, Leo. However, their simple existence is thrown into disarray when Marine meets and falls in love with Alex, a customer at her bookshop. Lisa is left feeling excluded, and tensions develop. But soon an unexpected accident forces all of those involved to reassess the situation and adopt a different position in each other’s lives.

Fri 4 – Mon 7 May Dir: Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt UK 2012 89mins Cast: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Lenny Henry, Martin Freeman A magnificent animated comedy adventure from Aardman Animations (Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas) based on the series of Pirates! books by Gideon Defoe. Featuring an array of stars’ voices including Hugh Grant as Pirate Captain, the story follows him on his quest to defeat his rivals for the Pirate of the Year Award.

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This Must Be The Place

Delicacy

Delicacy 12a La Délicatesse Fri 4 – Thu 10 May Dir: David Foenkinos & Stéphane Foenkinos France 2012 108mins subtitled Cast: Audrey Tautou, François Damiens, Bruno Todeschino, Pio Marmaï

The Artist

Adpated from the best-selling novel by David Foenkinos, a successful young business woman (Tautou) finds herself suddenly widowed. Three years later, having buried herself and her emotions in work to cope with the loss, she unexpectedly embarks upon a romance with her shy Swedish colleague Markus (Damiens). As he gradually comes to believe her feelings are genuine, the pair overcome their self-doubts and reawaken to life again. A sensitive and whimsical comedy of love and fate.

Submarine 15 Wed 9 May Dir: Richard Ayoade UK 2010 97mins Cast: Craig Roberts, Yasmin Page, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Noah Taylor

Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate (Roberts) has two main ambitions: to save his parents’ marriage via carefully plotted intervention and to lose his virginity before his next birthday. Worried that his mother is having an affair, he monitors his parents’ sex life by charting

“A perfect blend of cool, quirky comedy and warm-hearted drama.” Empire

The Artist PG

Before the film screening there will be a talk at 7.15pm with author Joe Dunthorne about his work.

Talk & film £10 (£8)

Submarine

Richard Ayoade makes an outstanding directorial debut, for which he was BAFTA nominated, in this quirky and upbeat coming of age drama adapted from Joe Dunthorne’s novel.

the dimmer switch in their bedroom. Meanwhile, he attempts to woo his classmate, the straight-talking, self-confessed pyromaniac, Jordana (Page).

Tue 8 – Thu 10 May Dir: Michel Hazanavicius France 2011 101mins Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman Another chance to see the multi Oscar-winning homage to Hollywood’s silent movie era.

“Exquisitely judged, gloriously funny and achingly tender… one of the most purely enjoyable movies in years.” ★★★★★ The Guardian

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This Must Be The Place Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

This Must Be The Place 15 Fri 11 – Sun 13 May Dir: Paolo Sorrentino Italy/France/Ireland 2012 118mins Cast: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Kerry Condon, David Byrne Sean Penn stars as Cheyenne, an ageing rock star whose career is behind him. Living in quiet seclusion with his wife (McDormand) in Dublin, he learns his estranged father is dying but arrives in New York too late to be reconciled.

Discovering that his father failed in his life’s mission to track down the Nazi guard who persecuted him in Auschwitz, he begins a life-altering journey across the heartland of America in search of redemption.

Penn enjoys giving perhaps his strangest performance as the American rocker hiding behind a mask of make-up and shock of black hair. Wry and affecting, with a soundtrack by David Byrne, the film is an original tale from one of cinema’s most fascinating directors.

Le Havre

Salmon Fishing Le Havre PG 14 – Thu 17 May in the Yemen 12a Mon Dir: Aki Kaurismäki Fri 11 – Sun 20 May Dir: Lasse Hallström UK 2011 107mins Cast: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked

Hallström (Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape) returns to direct a wonderfully entertaining adaptation of the novel by Paul Torday, with a charming screenplay by Oscarwinner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, The Full Monty).

Fred Jones (McGregor), a fisheries expert, finds himself enlisted by a sheik’s representative (Blunt) to join a madcap expedition to the Middle East to realise a vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert.

Encouraged by the Prime Minister’s waspish Press Secretary (Scott Thomas) who latches onto a ‘good will’ story, the unlikely hero embarks on an upstream journey of fish, faith and love.

Finland / France / Germany 2011 93mins subtitled Cast: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin In this colourful and deeply humane portrait of the French harbour city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (Wilms), a wellspoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials, who are doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation.

A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Michael Carné (Quai des Brumes), Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight.

Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

“Subversively funny.” The Wall Street Journal “Kaurismäki has joined the ranks of the master auteurs.” The Los Angeles Times 5

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Robinson in Ruins

Robinson in Ruins U Tue 15 May FREE Dir: Patrick Keiller UK 2010 101mins Cast: Vanessa Redgrave Patrick Keiller’s latest essay film in his Robinson series (London, Robinson in Space) sees his shadowy, somewhat eccentric researcher embark on another tour of ‘sites of scientific and historical interest’, this time haunting Oxford and its outskirts. Newly free from prison, believing that he can communicate with non-human intelligences that have sought refuge in hidden locations, he joins them on their mission to cure the world of a ‘great malady.’

Oliver Twist U

Albert Nobbs 15

with live piano accompaniment

by Neil Brand

Fri 18 – Thu 24 May Dir: Rodrigo Garcia Ireland 2011 113mins Cast: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson, Janet McTeer, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Brendan Gleeson, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Pauline Collins, Brenda Fricker

Thu 17 May Theatre £10 (£8) Dir: Frank Lloyd US 1922 74mins Cast: Jackie Coogan, James A Marcus, Edouard Trebaol, Lon Chaney After Jackie Coogan’s heartrending performance in Chaplin’s The Kid, his father formed a company to exploit the talented 7 year old. The boy who asked for more was an obvious choice. One of the earliest film adaptations of Dickens’ work, this silent version of Oliver Twist features wonderful performances from Coogan and Lon Chaney as Fagin. A spirited and charming production, it was believed lost for decades and was only rediscovered in the 1970s.

Music is performed by the UK’s greatest practitioner of silent movie accompaniment, Neil Brand.

Having adapted the short story

by George Moore and played the title character in the stage version in 1982, Glenn Close stars as the woman passing herself as a man (Albert Nobbs) in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland.

Thirty years after donning men’s clothing to gain employment as a hotel waiter, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.

With multiple nominations, including Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, Glenn Close and Janet McTeer lead a prestigious international cast.

“A jaw-dropping performance by Glenn Close…brilliant.” Newsweek “Janet McTeer is astonishing… a gripping ensemble piece.” The Guardian

Albert Nobbs

Keiller’s witty, revealing script, plays against mysterious and beautiful images, reminding us of what is at risk. Vanessa Redgrave as the narrator guides us through the adventures of the unseen Robinson.

A FREE screening supported by the Humanities Research Council.

Q&A with Patrick Keiller following the screening.

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The Kid With a Bike 12a Le Gamin au Vélo My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro U Sat 19 May Dir: Hayao Myazaki Japan 1988 86mins Award-winning Japanese animated fantasy film in which two young girls move to the country to be close to their ailing mother. Whilst playing they discover that there are friendly spirits living in the woods around the house.

Mon 21 – Thu 24 May Dir: Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne Belgium / France 2011 87mins subtitled Cast: Cécile de France, Thomas Doret The brilliant duo of the Dardenne brothers (Rosetta, L’Enfant) return with this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting tale of a young boy struggling at the edge of society.

In a working-class suburb of Liège, eleven-year-old Cyril (brilliant newcomer Doret), is abandoned by his father and taken into care. By chance, he finds a surrogate parent in the form of a kindly hairdresser (de France). Revisiting the film-makers classic themes of parenthood, the need for trust and the search for love, the film has a simplicity and force that rightly made it a favourite at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

“A big-hearted film far more complex than its brisk simplicity may at first suggest.” Time Out

The Kid With a Bike

Football as Never Before

Football as Never Before PG Fußball wie noch nie Sat 19 May Theatre, £3 Dir: Hellmuth Costard Germany, 1971, 105mins Cast: George Best A special screening of one of the films that inspired Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno in the making of Zidane, currently

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being screened in the Mead Gallery at Warwick Arts Centre.

Costard trained eight 16mm film cameras on the Manchester United legend, George Best, during a First Division match against Coventry City at Old Trafford in September 1970.

The film shows the whole game, from the warm-up onwards and although other players can be glimpsed, Charlton and Law among them, there is no doubt as to who is the star of the show. The result is a fascinating and moving portrait of a man whose virtuosity lit up the world of football.

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Mozart’s Sister

Mozart’s Sister 12a Nannerl, La Soeur de Mozart Fri 25 – Wed 30 May Dir: René Féret France 2010 120mins subtitled Cast: Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Dephine Chuillot, David Moreau, Lisa Féret The brilliant and talented Maria Anna ‘Nannerl’ Mozart (Féret) is a musical prodigy in her own right. But the fifteen-year-old is forced to step aside for the main attraction of Wolfgang Amadeus (Moreau) as their strict but loving father (Barbé) tours his talented offspring in front of the royal court of pre-French Revolution Europe. Approaching marriageable age, her father forbids her to play or compose. As her heart and mind beg her to create, she battles the society and conventions around her. Can a friendship with the son and daughter of Louis XV offer her an alternative?

Starring two of his daughters, the film is both written and directed by Rene Féret, who paints a speculative and intimate portrait of a family bound by genius, love and ambition.

Patience: After Sebald 12a Tue 22 May Dir: Grant Gee UK 2011 86mins Cast: Jonathan Pryce In 1992, the German-born writer W G Sebald, set off on a philosophical and physical journey through the countryside of Suffolk, a route that he later recreated for his landmark book The Rings of Saturn. In an immensely enjoyable, multilayered documentary film, Grant Gee (Joy Division, Meeting People is Easy) retraces that journey tracking the work and influence of this most distinctive writer.

True to the spirit of Sebald’s writing, Gee’s film examines everything from memory, history, walking, nature, war and death, but remains always digressive and elusive. Excerpts from The Rings of Saturn itself are read by Jonathan Pryce and layered across grainy black and white East Anglian images.

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“A treat for classical musical lovers and cinephiles alike.” Variety

A Dangerous Method 15 Fri 25 – Sun 27 May Dir: David Cronenberg UK / Germany / Canada /Switzerland 2011 99mins Cast: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen Masterfully directed by David Cronenberg (Crash, Dead Ringers), with a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, an intelligent exploration of the workings of the human mind.

The fascinating story of the origins of modern psychoanalysis is told through the charged A Dangerous Method relationship of the young, intellectually hungry Jung (Fassbender), the older wiser Freud (Mortensen) and the woman who came between them, Sabine Spielrein (Knightley).

“An engrossing and thoughtprovoking drama.”

The Observer “The dialogue is sharp and double-edged.”

The Independent

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If Not Us, Who? 15 Wer Wenn Nicht Wir Mon 28 & Tue 29 May Dir: Andres Veiel Germany 2011 124mins subtitled Cast: August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling In a riveting portrait of post-war Germany, documentary filmmaker Andres Veiel’s feature debut balances the personal and the political in a true story set against the backdrop of the BaaderMeinhof Gang.

In the early 60s, Bernward (Diehl) and fellow university student Gudrun (a stunning performance from Lauzemis) begin a passionate love affair in the stifling atmosphere of provincial West Germany. Both haunted by their fathers’ involvement in the Nazi regime, they set out to challenge the establishment and join forces with leftist writers and political activists. As Bernward risks his sanity to write a world-changing novel, an increasingly radicalized Gudrun becomes involved with Andreas Baader, leader of the notorious Red Army Faction.

If Not Us, Who?

Marley

Marley 15 Mon 28 – Thu 31 May Dir: Kevin Macdonald US 2012 144mins Cast: Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley Thirty years since Bob Marley’s death comes an extraordinary new biopic by Oscar-winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void), and the first account authorised by Marley’s own family. The film pieces together not just Marley the musician but Marley the man, in a fascinating account of his life, legacy and his global impact in fighting oppression and overcoming poverty.

Quai des Brumes

Quai des Brumes PG Wed 30 & Thu 31 May Dir: Michael Carné France 1938 91mins subtitled Cast: Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur, Édouard Delmont, Raymond Aimos This newly restored all time classic of 1930s French cinema, remains drenched in atmosphere and remarkably beautiful. Both an unsettling thriller and moving love story, it’s made all the more striking by a haunting score by Maurice Jaubert.

Known for its poetic realism the film sees Jean (Gabin), a military deserter, arrive in a smoky French port hoping to escape on a boat to Venezuela. But his plans run aground when he falls for Nelly (Morgan), on the run from her intimidating guardian. Dreaming of a better life, the protagonists are enveloped by the fog and shadows of Le Havre.

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Damsels in Distress Café de Flore

Café de Flore PG Fri 1 – Tue 5 Jun Dir: Jean-Marc Vallée France 2011 120mins subtitled Cast: Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent, Évelyne Brochu Jean-Marc Vallee (C.R.A.Z.Y, The Young Victoria) directs a drama, which cuts between stories of love and responsibility separated by four decades.

In 2011 Montreal, Antoine (Parent) is a successful club DJ living with his two children and beautiful girlfriend (Brochu). He seems to have it all and yet can’t get over his ex-wife (Florent), the mother of his children. In 1969 Paris, Jacqueline (Paradis) is a single mother raising a young son with Down’s Syndrome.

Knowing that his life will be short, she is determined to do whatever she can for him during the time he has. Seemingly unrelated at first, Jacqueline and Antoine’s stories are revealed to be connected in profound and mysterious ways.

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Damsels in Distress 15 Fri 1 – Mon 4 Jun Dir: Whit Stillman US 2011 99mins Cast: Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton After a thirteen-year hiatus, Whit Stillman (Barcelona, Metropolitan) returns with an off-beat and incredibly witty look into the psyche of privileged American youth.

Beautiful and dynamic Violet (Gerwig) and her friends set out to change the masculine environment of their East Coast university campus and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards. But the girls friendship and sanity comes under threat when their romantic liaisons with the men on campus don’t conform to their expectations. In true Stillman style, expect smart dialogue, quirky characters and a few dance numbers.

Pickwick U Sat 2 Jun Dir: Terry Hughes UK 1969 90min Cast: Harry Secombe, Roy Castle, Hattie Jacques A musical version of Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers, made into a film in 1969 following the phenomenal success of the stage version first in Chichester and then the West End. The show gave Harry Secombe, as Pickwick, his best remembered hit song, If I Ruled The World.

“Whit Stillman’s whimsical campus comedy is an utter delight.” Variety Pickwick

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Wild Bill

Wild Bill 15 Tue 5 & Wed 6 Jun Dir: Dexter Fletcher UK 2012 98mins Cast: Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Leo Gregory, Jason Flemyng, Jaime Winstone, Andy Serkis The directorial debut by Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Band of Brothers) telling the funny, bittersweet and dramatic story of a father and his two sons in London’s East End. Out on parole after 8 years inside, Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an uncaring Bill is determined to move on and keep himself out of prison. But when his younger son Jimmy gets involved with the local gangsters, Bill is forced to question what sort of father he wants to be.

“Charlie Creed-Miles rips up the screen in Dexter Fletcher’s gritty comedydrama… this is his finest hour.”

The Guardian “Beautifully written and superbly directed…there’s unlikely to be a more entertaining British film this year.”

Daily Mail

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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Wild Bill

Wed 6 & Thu 7 Jun Dir: Takashi Miike Japan 2011 126mins subtitled Cast: Kôji Yakusho, Naoto Takenaka, Hikari Mitsushima A visually stunning, elegant and faithful remake of the 1960s black and white classic, Harakiri.

Hanshiro, a poverty-stricken samurai discovers the fate of his ronin son-inlaw and sets in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord. Far less bloodthirsty and action packed than you might expect from Miike’s earlier work (13 Assassins), the story here carefully weaves back and forth through flashbacks to reveal Hanshiro’s search for compassion and humanity in a society bound by duty and honour.

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Thu 7 Jun £5 Twice a year, Rapid Eye Movement presents the best of regional short films as they should be seen - on the big screen in front of an audience. The programme may include drama, animation, documentary and music video. If you would like to submit a film for consideration, it should be no longer than 15mins and on DVD, DigiBeta or 35mm. Please send it to John Gore, Film Programmer, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL by Fri 1 Jun 2012 with your contact details.

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An Ecology of Mind PG Mon 11 Jun Dir: Nora Bateson Canada 2010 60mins Cast: Gregory Bateson, Nora Bateson, Gerry Brown A film portrait of Gregory Bateson, the celebrated anthropologist, philosopher, author, naturalist, systems theorist and filmmaker, produced and directed by his daughter, Nora Bateson.

Blackthorn

All in Good Time

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All in Good Time 12a

Fri 8 – Sun 10 Jun Dir: Mateo Gil US 2011 102mins Cast: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea

Fri 8 – Wed 13 Jun Dir: Nigel Cole UK 2012 94mins Cast: Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Meera Syal, Harish Patel

It’s been said that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in a standoff with the Bolivian military in 1908. In Blackthorn, Cassidy (Shepard) survived and is quietly living out his years under the name James Blackthorn in a secluded Bolivian village. Tired of his long exile and hoping to see his family again before he dies, Cassidy sets out on the long journey home. But when an unexpected encounter with an ambitious young criminal (Noriega) derails his plans, he is thrust into one last adventure.

Adapted from Ayub Khan-Din’s (East is East) critically acclaimed West End and Broadway production, Rafta Rafta, this entertaining family drama plays out in an immigrant Indian community in Bolton.

“An elegiac, beautifully shot western.”

NY Post “Sam Shepard delivers a beautifully understated performance.”

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For Atul and his young bride Vina, married life is proving far from straightforward. Anxious to consummate their marriage, their family keeps getting in the way. But can they get it together and remember why their love matters before it’s too late? Directed by Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Made in Dagenham), this closely observed and emotionally truthful depiction of family life is both heartwarming and tender.

From a richly personal perspective, the film includes footage from Bates’ own films shot in 1930s Bali and New Guinea, along with photographs, filmed lectures and contemporary interviews, to build up a picture of the man and his influence. Bateson believed that ‘the major problems in the world are the result of the difference between the way nature works and the way people think.’ Ultimately the film conveys his challenge to change the way we think and to perceive the world in a different way.

“For me, watching Nora Bateman’s film was overwhelming.”

Resurgence Magazine

An Ecology of Mind

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Even the Rain 15 También la lluvia Mon 11 – Wed 13 Jun Dir: Icíar Bollaín Spain / Mexico / France 2010 104mins Cast: Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde, Raul Arévalo, Juan Carlos Aduviri A powerful and richly layered Spanish drama, with a screenplay by long-time collaborator of Ken Loach, Paul Laverty (The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Look For Eric), and an award-winning original score by Alberto Iglesias.

Frankenstein

National Theatre Live Encore Screenings

Mexican director Sebastián (García Bernal) and executive producer Costa (Tosar) travel to Bolivia to shoot a film depicting Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the New World. Local man Daniel is cast in a lead role, with the crew unaware that he is the leader of protests against plans to privatise the water supply, which soon envelop them. Plunged into moral conflict, Sebastián begins to doubt whether the film will ever be completed.

The best of British Theatre brought to screens at Warwick Arts Centre.

Frankenstein A new play by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller

“At a time when the poor of the world seem to be rising up, I found myself deeply moved and completely enthralled by this film.” Michael Moore

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Fri 15 – Thu 21 Jun Dir: Ken Loach UK / France 2012 106mins Cast: Roger Allam, Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, William Ruane, Gary Maitland Ken Loach returns with long-time collaborator and writer Paul Laverty for this Glasgow-based bittersweet comedy.

Following the birth of his son and a close brush with the law, Robbie (Brannigan) finds a new determination to turn his life around.

Whilst serving a community service order he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo and in an unorthodox move the group attempt to start up their own whisky distillery and forge a brighter future for themselves.

Prometheus TBC Fri 22 Jun – Sun 1 Jul Dir: Ridley Scott US 2012 Cast: Noomi Repace, Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Rafe Spall Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. In an original science fiction epic, a team of explorers discover a star map containing clues to the origins of mankind, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. Conceived as a prequel to Alien, this is classic 21st century sci-fi in which the crew must face a threat to humanity’s very existence.

Moonrise Kingdom

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Moonrise Kingdom PG Fri 15 – Thu 21 Jun Dir: Wes Anderson US 2012 93mins Cast: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Frances McDormand, Jason Schwartzman Opening this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with an original screenplay co-written with Roman Coppola, Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) returns with a tale of small-town characters, brought brilliantly to life with dry humour and sensibility.

The Angels’ Share

Prometheus

On an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, 12 year-old Sam abandons his scout troupe to run away with his girlfriend Suzy. With the rest of the scout troupe, the police sheriff and parents hot on their heels, and a violent storm brewing off-shore, this peaceful island community is about to be turned upside down.

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Tomboy

Jeff Who Lives at Home

Jeff Who Lives at Home 12a Fri 22 – Mon 25 Jun Dir: Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass US 2012 82mins Cast: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer The Duplass brothers (The Puffy Chair, Baghead) shift into more mainstream territory with this comedy hit from the Toronto Film Festival, an insightful and thought-provoking drama of family relationships.

Thirty-something Jeff (Segel) still lives in his parents’ basement as he struggles to survive in the real world. Convinced that his destiny will be revealed to him by signs from the universe, an everyday errand to buy wood glue leads him to cross paths with his family in the strangest of locations and circumstances. As his brother (Helms) faces up to a failing marriage, it seems that Jeff may discover the meaning of his life after all.

“Sly and big-hearted, funny and moving.”

Vanity Fair

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Tomboy U Tue 26 Jun Dir: Céline Sciamma France 2011 84mins subtitled Cast: Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy Filmmaker Céline Sciamma brings a light and charming touch to this contemporary coming of age drama.

Ten-year-old Laure (Héran) moves with her parents and sister to a new neighbourhood outside Paris. Mistaken for a boy, she is introduced to the local gang as ‘Michael’ and plays along with the misunderstanding. Finding resourceful ways to hide her true self, Laure takes advantage of her new identity, as if the end of the summer would never reveal her unsettling secret. A story about relationships between children and that between one’s heart and body.

“A remarkable film… the script is flawless in its execution and the performance by Zoe Héran screams greatness.” Film Fracture

A Cat in Paris

A Cat in Paris PG Sat 23 Jun Dir: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol France 2011 70mins Cast: Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salamone, Jean Benguigui An animated crime mystery which unfurls on the rooftops of Paris. Dino is a pet cat who lives a double life. By day he’s at home with police commissioner Jeanne and her daughter Zoe; by night he sneaks out of the window to work with Nico, a cat burglar with a big heart. But when Zoe decides to follow Dino on his nocturnal adventures, the two worlds collide.

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Past Lives Past Lives

Films from the Midlands with live accompaniment by Cipher Wed 27 Jun UK 2011 80mins Capturing moving images is now commonplace but before the digital age it wasn’t so easy. Small format movie cameras were the liberating technology of the mid 20th century, giving ordinary people the chance to capture everyday events.

Cipher (Theo Travis and Dave Sturt) have collaborated with visual artist Anthony Hatton to produce a thoughtprovoking and engaging cinematic and live music experience using previously unseen archive footage from the Media Archive of Central England.

Sing Your Song

Sing Your Song 12a Sat 30 Jun & Sun 1 Jul Dir: Susanne Rostock US 2011 104mins Cast: Harry Belafonte An inspiring and extraordinary biopic of the American singer, songwriter and actor Harry Belafonte, unearthing his significant contribution to and leadership in the civil rights movement. Told from Belafonte’s viewpoint, the film charts his life from early years of poverty in Harlem and Jamaica, through his rise from the jazz and folk clubs of Greenwich Village to eventual superstardom.

The film shows his true passion for social change; marching with Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights era, working against apartheid in South Africa and his current programs to help inner-city youth.

“It isn’t just the story of a man, but the story of a country and a century.” Variety “Inspirational.” Los Angeles Times

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The Beloved 15 Les Bien-aimés Fri 29 Jun – Mon 2 Jul Dir: Christophe Honoré France 2011 139mins Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Michel Delpech, Milos Foreman, Paul Schneider Closing last year’s Cannes Film Festival and starring French actress Catherine Deneuve and (her real-life daughter) Chiara Mastroianni, this witty musical from writer/director Christophe Honoré takes us from Paris in the sixties to 21st century London.

Following a mother and daughter’s twin adventures in love, as the years go by, both discover that carefree living becomes increasingly difficult.

A Thousand Kisses Deep

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2 Days in New York 15

Mon 2 – Thu 5 Jul Dir: Dana Lustig UK 2012 84mins Cast: Dougray Scott, Jodie Whittaker, Emilia Fox, David Warner, Jonathan Slinger

Tue 3 – Thu 5 Jul Dir: Julie Delpy France 2011 91mins English & French with subtitles Cast: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Daniel Brühl, Albert Delpy

Taking its title from the song by Leonard Cohen, A Thousand Kisses Deep, tells the story of Mia (Whittaker), a young woman whose destructive past relationship with a charming but troubled musician Ludwig (Scott), leads her to travel back in time in an attempt to change the present.

In a sequel to 2 Days in Paris, Marion (Delpy) has now broken up with Jack and lives in New York with their child. When her family from Paris unceremoniously descends upon her for a visit, she is unaware that the different cultural background held by new American boyfriend Mingus (Rock), her eccentric father (played by Delpy’s real-life father), oversexed sister Rose and outrageous boyfriend, will make up such an explosive mix.

Both thriller and dark romance, the film features a standout performance by Dougray Scott (My Week with Marilyn) at its heart.

Scott learned to play the trumpet for the role and he brings a raw passion to the disturbed musical soul of Ludwig and the dark impact he has on the lives around him.

The Beloved

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2 Days in New York

In a delightfully witty romp, cultural differences are heightened to comedic effect as Marion’s new relationship is tested to the limit.

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quick guide

Films A-Z

warwick arts centre

2 Days in New York A Cat in Paris A Dangerous Method A Thousand Kisses Deep Albert Nobbs All in Good Time An Ecology of Mind Angels’ Share (The) Artist (The) Beloved (The) Blackthorn Café de Flore Damsels in Distress Delicacy Even the Rain Football as Never Before Frankenstein Gospel of Us (The) Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Headhunters If Not Us, Who? Jeff Who Lives at Home Kid With a Bike (The) Le Havre Les Adoptés Marley Moonrise Kingdom Mozart's Sister My Neighbour Totoro Oliver Twist Past Lives Patience: After Sebald Pickwick Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (The) Prometheus Quai des Brumes Rapid Eye Movement Robinson in Ruins Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Sing your Song Submarine This Must Be The Place Tomboy Wild Bill

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The Gospel of Us Headhunters The Gospel of Us The Gospel of Us Headhunters The Gospel of Us Headhunters Les Adoptés Headhunters

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Headhunters Les Adoptés The Gospel of Us Les Adoptés Headhunters Headhunters Les Adoptés The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Delicacy The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Delicacy The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Delicacy The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Delicacy The Artist Delicacy The Artist Delicacy Submarine The Artist Delicacy This Must Be the Place Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen This Must Be the Place This Must Be the Place Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen S. Le Havre Robinson in Ruins Q&A. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen S. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Le Havre Le Havre Oliver Twist Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Albert Nobbs My Neighbour Totoro Albert Nobbs

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Café de Flore Damsels in Distress Pickwick Café de Flore Damsels in Distress Café de Flore Damsels in Distress Café de Flore Café de Flore Damsels in Distress Wild Bill Café de Flore Wild Bill Hara Kiri Wild Bill Rapid Eye Movement Hara Kiri All in Good Time Blackthorn All in Good Time Blackthorn All in Good Time All in Good Time Blackthorn An Ecology of Mind

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Even the Rain Even the Rain All in Good Time All in Good Time S. All in Good Time Even the Rain NT Live: Frankenstein The Angels’ Share Moonrise Kingdom The Angels’ Share Moonrise Kingdom The Angels’ Share The Angels’ Share Moonrise Kingdom Moonrise Kingdom The Angels’ Share The Angels’ Share S. Moonrise Kingdom The Angels’ Share S. Moonrise Kingdom The Angels’ Share The Angels’ Share Moonrise Kingdom Prometheus Jeff Who Lives at Home A Cat in Paris Prometheus Jeff Who Lives at Home Prometheus Jeff Who Lives at Home Prometheus Prometheus S. Jeff Who Lives at Home Tomboy Prometheus Prometheus S. Past Lives with Cipher Prometheus NT Live: Frankenstein Prometheus Beloved Sing Your Song Beloved Prometheus

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Sing Your Song Prometheus Beloved A Thousand Kisses Deep A Thousand Kisses Deep 2 Days in New York 2 Days in New York A Thousand Kisses Deep A Thousand Kisses Deep 2 Days in New York

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S. = Subtitled Screening Q&A = Post Screening Question & Answer Session

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Mon 28

Football as Never Before Albert Nobbs Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs S. The Kid with a Bike Patience: After Sebald Albert Nobbs Albert Nobbs S. Albert Nobbs The Kid with a Bike The Kid with a Bike Albert Nobbs Mozart's Sister A Dangerous Method Mozart's Sister Mozart's Sister A Dangerous Method Mozart's Sister A Dangerous Method Marley If Not Us, Who? If Not Us, Who? Marley Mozart's Sister Marley Le Quai des Brumes Le Quai des Brumes Marley

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The Barber of Seville, Rossini Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky Wed 9 – Sat 12 May A double bill of classic opera

how to find us

English Touring Opera

By Car On approaches to Coventry, simply follow the brown signs for Warwick Arts Centre. Once on the University of Warwick campus, head for car parks 6, 7 or 8. For the latest on the roads around Coventry visit: www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/travel

By Train Services run regularly from Birmingham, Leicester and London to Coventry from where we are a short taxi or bus ride away.

By Bus Regular bus services from Coventry, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth stop outside the Arts Centre. Centro Hotline: 024 7655 9559

booking information Bookings Telephone: 024 7652 4524 Online: www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Box Office Opening Times Mon-Sat: 9.30am – 9pm Sun: 2pm – 8pm

Ticket Prices (unless otherwise stated) (Inclusive of booking fee)

Full price: Discounts:

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(Over 60s in full time retirement, recipients of job seekers allowance, registered disabled people, Passport to Leisure holders)

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