FILM JUL – AUG 2018
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Book Club
Hello, There is something very satisfying about symmetry (except where tygers are involved according to William Blake!). When I opened the Film Theatre in 1986, it was with Paul Schrader’s dazzling biopic, Mishima. Now, as we approach our temporary closure, I can offer you First Reformed, his best movie in a decade. Later that year, the Mead Gallery opened with an exhibition and residency from Andy Goldsworthy. As it closes, we have a new documentary about the artist and his spectacular environmental art, Leaning Into the Wind. Over the summer holidays, there are plenty of films for the whole family, including Patrick, with Jennifer Saunders and an upstaging mutt, Incredibles 2 and a British Second World War charmer, Zoo, set in Belfast and demonstrating how to hide an elephant from the authorities. Other national treasures are on display in The Bookshop, where Bill Nighy and Emily Mortimer challenge the petty-minded establishment in 1950s Britain, and Rob Brydon and Rupert Graves find liberation and self-expression in Swimming with Men. There is a thoughtful exploration of unconventional life choices in the Sundance Film Festival favourite, Leave No Trace, contrasted with the risqué but compassionate comedy, Ideal Home, starring Steve Coogan and Paul Rudd. Cannes prizewinning thriller In the Fade and Icelandic comedy Under the Tree are a couple of excellent European options, and returning screen classics include Mel Brooks’ The Producers, now 50 years old but still mischievously provocative and, in his centenary year, two Leonard Bernstein scored treasures that demand to be seen on the big screen, West Side Story and On the Waterfront. Make the most of the summer while it lasts.
John Gore Film Programmer @warwickartsfilm
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The Boy Downstairs
The Boy Downstairs 12A Sun 1 & Mon 2 Jul Dir: Sophie Brooks USA 2017 89mins Cast: Zosia Mamet, Matthew Shear, Deirdre O’Connell Diana (Mamet) moves back to New York City after a few years abroad and finds the perfect Brooklyn apartment for a fresh start. During the first night in her new home, she discovers that her ex-boyfriend Ben (Shear) lives in the apartment below hers. After an awkward reunion, old wounds are opened and Diana and Ben are forced to confront the true nature of their feelings. “A DELIGHTFUL TAKE ON YOUNG ADULTHOOD” LA Times
Book Club 12A
All the Wild Horses 15
Sun 1 – Thu 5 Jul Dir: Bill Holderman USA 2018 104mins Cast: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen
Tue 3 Jul Dir: Ivo Marloh Mongolia/South Africa/UK/USA/ Ireland 2017 93mins Cast: George Azarias, Andrew Challen, Erik Cooper
Diane (Keaton) is recently widowed after 40 years of marriage, Vivian (Fonda) enjoys her men with no strings attached, Sharon (Bergen) is still working through her decades-old divorce, and Carol’s (Steenburgen) marriage is in a slump after 35 years. The lives of these four lifelong friends are turned upside down when they start reading the infamous 50 Shades of Grey, catapulting them into a series of outrageous life choices. “RUEFUL HUMOUR AND CELEBRATORY VERVE THAT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST” The Washington Post
Following five international riders from the USA, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom, this nail-biting documentary explores the longest and toughest horse race on the planet, the Mongol Derby horse race in Mongolia. A recreation of Genghis Khan’s postal system, this epic multi-stage, multi-horse race takes place over 1000 kilometres of Mongolian steppe where the riders are out on their own, spending the nights in the wild or with nomad families along the way. All the Wild Horses
My Golden Days
My Golden Days 15 (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse) Wed 4 & Thu 5 Jul Dir: Arnaud Desplechin France 2015 123mins French with subtitles Cast: Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Mathieu Amalric A middle-aged anthropologist (Amalric) prepares to leave his home in Tajikistan and is prompted to reflect on his life. From his childhood in Roubaix, his mother’s attacks of madness and his father’s alienating depression, to his trip to the USSR, where a clandestine mission led him to offer up his own identity to a young Russian, then his University life and returning to his hometown. And most of all, he remembers Esther (Roy-Lecollinet), the beautiful, rude, haughty love of his life. “RICH, FLUENT EXPLORATION OF STUDENT LOVE” The Guardian
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Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men 12A King of Hearts 12A Fri 6 – Thu 12 Jul Dir: Oliver Parker UK 2017 97mins Cast: Rob Brydon, Charlotte Riley, Rupert Graves, Jim Carter Accountant Eric Scott (Brydon) finds himself in the midst of a mid-life crisis after his wife leaves him. In an effort to win her back, he stumbles upon a surprising solution in the form of a male synchronised-swimming team. Here, Eric finds unexpected companionship in his motley squad as they train for the world championships in Milan under the guidance of their coach, Susan (Riley). Featuring an outstanding cast, Swimming with Men is an ultra-charming, homegrown British comedy.
(Le Roi de Coeur) Fri 6 & Sat 7 Jul Dir: Philippe de Broca France 1966 104mins French with subtitles Cast: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur
Hereditary 15 Sat 7 & Mon 9 – Thu 12 Jul Dir: Ari Aster USA 2018 127mins Cast: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter Annie (Collette) and her family begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. A nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown, this family tragedy transforms into something ominous and deeply disquieting.
This quirky comedic war film focuses on Scottish soldier Charles Plumpick (Bates), who is sent to a French town on a mission to disarm a bomb left behind by the retreating German army. On arrival, he discovers that the area has been deserted with the exception of the inmates of a local asylum. The patients playfully take over the town and pronounce Plumpick their King but, despite being charmed by the locals, he must stay on task and find the bomb “A RAW HORROR MASTERPIECE FROM A before it detonates. FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR THAT DESERVES
TO BE MENTIONED IN THE SAME FRANTIC BREATH AS THE GENRE’S GREATS.”
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Nothing Like a Dame 12A Sun 8 Jul Dir: Roger Michell UK 2018 84mins Cast: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright Nothing Like a Dame is a unique celebration of the lives and careers of our most iconic actresses; Dame Eileen Atkins, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Joan Plowright and Dame Maggie Smith. All have gone from being fledgling actresses in the 1950s to acting royalty, and here they talk about their lives and professional experiences in the arts. Also featuring a range of astonishing archive material, this unmissable release is candid, funny, irreverent, poignant and utterly engrossing.
Leave No Trace PG Fri 13 – Tue 17 & Thu 19 Jul Dir: Debra Granik UK 2018 109mins Cast: Ben Foster, Thomasin McKenzie Will (Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When a small mistake tips them off to the authorities, their idyllic life is shattered and both are put into the care of social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland. Adapted from the novel My Abandonment by Peter Rock, this is a complex and affecting story. “A DEEPLY INTELLIGENT STORY OF LOVE AND SURVIVAL IN THE WILD”
The Guardian King of Hearts
Leave No Trace
Nothing Like a Dame
Hereditary
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The Bookshop
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The Bookshop PG
Patrick PG
Fri 13 – Tue 17 & Thu 19 Jul Dir: Isabel Coixet UK 2017 113mins Cast: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson
Fri 20 – Thu 26 Jul Dir: Mandie Fletcher UK 2018 94mins Cast: Beattie Edmondson, Ed Skrein, Tom Bennett, Jennifer Saunders
In 1959, free-spirited widow Florence Green (Mortimer) tries to put grief behind her by opening a bookshop – the first of its kind in the sleepy seaside town of Harborough. By exposing the conservative locals to the best literature of the day, including Nabokov’s Loilta and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, she initiates a mini cultural awakening. Her efforts bring her a kindred spirit and ally in Mr Brundish (Nighy), who is sick of the town’s stale atmosphere, but she also makes fierce enemies, including the embittered Mrs Gamart (Clarkson).
Sarah Francis (Edmondson) is a young teacher who hasn’t quite got her life together; the last thing she needs is someone else to look after. However, when her grandmother bequeaths Sarah her prized possession, a spoilt pug named Patrick, she is forced to step up to the plate. With the help of a kindly vet (Skrein) and a fellow dog walker (Bennett), Sarah finds her feet and discovers that Patrick might very well change her life for the better.
Patrick
Mary Shelley
The Endless
Zoo
Mary Shelley 12A
The Endless 15
Zoo PG
Fri 20 – Tue 24 Jul Dir: Haifaa al-Mansour UK/Luxemborg/USA 2017 121mins Cast: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Tom Sturridge, Bel Powley
Wed 25 & Thu 26 Jul Dir: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead USA 2018 107mins Cast: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Fri 27, Sat 28, Mon 30 & Tue 31 Jul Dir: Colin McIvor UK 2017 97mins Cast: Toby Jones, Amy Huberman, Art Parkinson, Penelope Wilton
Mary (Fanning) is a wayward teen who spends more time reading scary literature than helping around the house. When she encounters handsome and rebellious poet Percy Shelley (Booth), they fall into an intense relationship which Mary’s family strongly disapprove of, leading the couple to elope in disgrace. While staying at Lake Geneva, in the home of Lord Byron (Sturridge), the guests are challenged to write a ghost story; here, Mary conceives her novel, Frankenstein, and one the most iconic characters in literary history is born. “IMPRESSIVELY SHOT AND SUFFUSED WITH A RIGHTEOUS FEMINIST FIRE” Variety
Justin (Benson) and Aaron (Moorhead), two brothers living an anonymous life as regular citizens, receive a cryptic message inspiring them to revisit the UFO death cult they escaped a decade earlier. Hoping to find closure, they are instead forced to reconsider the cult’s beliefs when confronted with unexplainable phenomena surrounding the camp. As the members prepare for the coming of a mysterious event, the brothers race to unravel the seemingly impossible truth before their lives become permanently entangled with the sinister group.
Belfast, 1941. When 12-year-old Tom’s (Parkinson) zookeeper father is enlisted in the army, he leaves behind his family and the newest member of the zoo, a baby elephant named Buster. As German air raids threaten the safety of the zoo animals, Tom and his gang of misfit friends set out to rescue Buster during the Belfast Blitz bombings with the help of an eccentric animal lover (Wilton). Based on a true story, Zoo is an uplifting tale of dogged bravery.
“BOUND FOR CULT STATUS”
Total Film
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On Chesil Beach 15
Yellow Submarine U
West Side Story PG
Fri 27 – Mon 30 Jul Dir: Dominic Cooke UK 2017 110mins Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Emily Watson
Sat 28 Jul Dir: George Dunning UK 1968 86mins Cast: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
Sun 29 Jul Dir: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise USA 1961 145mins Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, George Chakiris, Rita Moreno
Based on Ian McEwan’s acclaimed novella, On Chesil Beach follows Florence (Ronan) and Edward (Howle), a young couple on their honeymoon at the English seaside in 1962. Florence, raised in a cold prison of middle class repression, sees Edward as her promise of freedom. The couple arrive at Chesil Beach guest house in love and ready to begin their new life, but hopelessly ill-equipped to spend their first night together.
Join John, Paul, George and Ringo on the technicolour adventure of a lifetime as they battle the musichating Blue Meanies armed only with the power of love. From Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds to Nowhere Man, this visionary film features some of the most-loved songs from one of the greatest bands the world has ever known.
The Academy Award winning musical returns to the silver screen in stunning HD to commemorate the Leonard Bernstein centenary. With music by Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, this classic retelling of Romeo and Juliet follows two rival gangs in 1950s New York. When Tony (Beymer), a Jet, meets Maria (Woods), the young sister of Bernardo (Chakiris), a Shark, they embark on a passionate romance which is fated to end in heart breaking tragedy.
“A TENDER AND VALUABLE FILM, WELL ACTED, WITH A SHREWD EYE”
The Guardian
On Chesil Beach
This momentous big-screen revival will give generations of audiences the golden opportunity to revisit Pepperland for the 50th anniversary of the film’s original release, with the ground-breaking animation stunningly remastered.
“NOTHING SHORT OF A CINEMA MASTERPIECE” New York Times
Yellow Submarine
West Side Story
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In the
Fade
Whitney
Whitney TBC Tue 31 Jul – Thu 2 Aug Dir: Kevin Macdonald USA 2018 Cast: Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown With over 200 million album sales worldwide, Whitney Houston was the voice of an era. Coming from an esteemed lineage of singers, Whitney rose to fame from her gospel-singing roots and inspired a new generation of artists from Mariah Carey to Beyoncé. But these achievements have become a footnote to a story of addiction and self-destruction. Directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, Whitney showcases exclusive audio and video footage, providing audiences an unflinching and unique look into the singer’s life, told by those closest to her.
First Reformed
In the Fade 18 (Aus dem Nichts) Wed 1 & Thu 2 Aug Dir: Fatih Akin Germany/France 2017 106mins German with subtitles Cast: Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, Rafael Santana A loving Hamburg wife and mother, Katja’s (Kruger) life falls apart in the blink of an eye when her Kurdish husband, Nuri (Acar), and their young son, Rocco (Santana), are killed in a terrorist attack. Struggling to cope with shock and the weight of her tremendous grief, she becomes obsessed with locating the neo-Nazi perpetrators and the motivations behind the seemingly senseless killing. “KRUGER SCORCHES THE SCENE… AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THIS DEMANDING ROLE.”
First Reformed 15 Fri 3, Sat 4, Mon 6 & Tue 7 Aug Dir: Paul Schrader USA 2017 113mins Cast: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Kyles Reverend Ernst Toller (Hawke) is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York, preparing to celebrate its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church has diminished to a tourist attraction with a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church. When a pregnant parishioner (Seyfried) asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past until he finds redemption in an act of violence.
The Guardian 09
Zama
The Piano
Zama 15
The Piano 15
Fri 3 & Mon 6 Aug Dir: Lucrecia Martel Argentina 2017 112mins Spanish with subtitles Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele
Sat 4 & Sun 5 Aug Dir: Jane Campion New Zealand 1993 116mins Cast: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin
Stationed in an 18th century colony perched on the Asuncion coast and ruled over by distant Spain, Zama (Cacho), an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer. Trapped in a delicate position, he is careful to ensure that nothing overshadows his possible move. But, as the transfer begins to seem more unlikely and he increasingly finds himself sidelined in favour of the Spanish-born elite, he joins a party of soldiers to pursue a dangerous bandit.
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After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath (Hunter) and her young daughter, Flora (Paquin), are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart (Neill). Making little attempt to warm to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines (Keitel), leading to tense, life-altering conflicts and a deeply passionate affair. “IT IS ONE OF THOSE RARE MOVIES THAT IS ABOUT A WHOLE UNIVERSE OF FEELING.” RogerEbert.com
Racer and the Jailbird
Racer and the Jailbird 15 (Le Fidèle) Sat 4 & Tue 7 Aug Dir: Michaël R. Roskam Belgium/France 2018 130mins French/Dutch with subtitles Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Eric De Staercke When Gigi (Schoenaerts), a member of a notorious Brussels gang renowned for their expertly-executed robberies, meets the glamorous, affluent race car driver Bibi (Exarchopoulos), the pair fall deeply and tragically in love, despite their wildly different backgrounds. While Gigi attempts to break away from his illicit past two things stand in the couple’s way: an unrelenting mob hungry for another job, and the cops that are closing in on them. Set against the electrifying backdrop of high-speed racing and high-stakes heists, Racer and the Jailbird is an exhilarating, old-school thriller.
The Producers PG Sun 5 Aug Dir: Mel Brooks USA 1967 85mins Cast: Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel When down and out Broadway producer Max Bialystock (Mostel) meets accountant Leo Bloom (Wilder), he hatches a scheme to produce a musical flop, allowing him to pocket the contributions made by his investors – a gaggle of wealthy old ladies. Remastered for this special reissue to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary, Mostel and Wilder shine in Mel Brooks’ golden era classic as the unlikely duo taking their new venture, Springtime for Hitler, to Broadway.
Summer 1993 TBC
Maurice 15
(Estiu 1993)
Wed 8 & Thu 9 Aug Dir: James Ivory UK 1987 137mins Cast: James Wilby, Hugh Grant
Wed 8 & Thu 9 Aug Dir: Carla Simón Spain 2017 Catalan with subtitles Cast: Laia Artigas, David Verdaguer Following the death of her parents from AIDS, at a time when ignorance about the illness was rife, 6-year-old Frida (Artigas) is sent to the Catalan countryside to live with her mother’s brother, Esteve (Verdaguer). Striking a careful balance between narrative and atmosphere, this is a vivid autobiographical debut from writer-director Carla Simón.
England, 1909. Newly arrived at Cambridge, Maurice Hall (Wilby) strikes up a friendship with fellow undergrad, the wealthy Clive Durham (Grant). As they grow closer, new feelings are revealed and the pair embark on an intense yet secret affair in a society where homosexuality is forbidden. In 1987, Maurice was positively ahead of its time and now, being reissued in the 21st century, is set to find the audience it deserves.
“MOVINGLY UNDERSTATED AND BEAUTIFULLY ACTED” New York Times
“A TENDER, GRACEFUL LOVE STORY, PERFORMED WITH QUIET EMOTIONAL CONVICTION.” The Guardian
The Producers
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Ideal Home 15 Fri 10 – Sun 12 Aug Dir: Andrew Fleming USA 2018 89mins Cast: Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan, Jake McDorman, Jack Gore
Ideal Home
Incredibles 2
Paul (Rudd) and Erasmus (Coogan) are a bickering couple with an extravagant lifestyle. But when Bill (Gore), the grandson Erasmus never knew he had, shows up at their dinner party with nowhere else to go, they reluctantly decide to take him in. Despite the difficulties of incorporating a child into their lives, Bill grows on them and when his father (McDorman) is released from prison and comes to take him back, the couple decide to fight for their newfound family.
Incredibles 2 PG Fri 10 – Thu 16 Aug Dir: Brad Bird USA 2018 125mins Cast: Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson
Apostasy
In the highly anticipated sequel to the 2004 hit, Helen (Hunter) is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob (Nelson) navigates the challenges of normal life with Violet (Vowell), Dash (Milner) and baby Jack-Jack, whose super powers are about to be discovered. However, when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot that threatens everything, the Parrs and Frozone (Jackson) must come together to defeat it.
Apostasy TBC Mon 13 & Tue 14 Aug Dir: Dan Kokotajlo UK 2017 Cast: Siobhan Finneran, Molly Wright, Sacha Parkinson As devout Jehovah’s Witnesses, sisters Alex (Wright) and Luisa (Parkinson) and their mother, Ivanna (Finneran), are united in The Truth. But when Luisa starts to question the advice of the Elders, she makes a transgression that threatens to expel her from the congregation. Unless Ivanna and Alex can persuade her to return, they must shun Luisa completely. Written and directed by former Jehovah’s Witness, Daniel Kokotajlo, Apostasy provides rare insight into the complex nature of faith, family, duty and love. 12
The Happy Prince
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
The Nun
The Nun 12A (La Religieuse) Wed 15 & Thu 16 Aug Dir: Jacques Rivette France 1967 140mins French with subtitles Cast: Anna Karina, Liselotte Pulver, Micheline Presle, Francine Berge Anna Karina gives an extraordinary performance as Suzanne, a young woman forced against her will to take vows as a nun. In her time within the Catholic Church three Mother Superiors treat her in radically different ways, ranging from maternal concern to sadistic persecution. The Nun was highly controversial at the time of its initial release and has since become an icon of French New Wave cinema.
The Happy Prince 15 Fri 17 – Mon 20 Aug Dir: Rupert Everett UK 2018 105mins Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan Rupert Everett transforms himself into Oscar Wilde in The Happy Prince, the untold story of the last days of his life. Wilde ended his days lost in a miasma of bankruptcy, public infamy and agony, never returning to Britain after his release from Reading Gaol, exiling himself to the continent. Everett’s outstanding and ambitious directorial debut tracks Wilde’s brief, yet tempestuous, reunion with Bosie (Morgan) before his final demise in Naples and Paris. “A DEEPLY FELT, TREMENDOUSLY ACTED TRIBUTE TO COURAGE”
The Guardian
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again TBC Fri 17 – Thu 23 Aug Dir: Ol Parker USA 2018 Cast: Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Lily James, Cher Get ready to sing and dance, laugh and love all over again. 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 the child without Donna (Streep), 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. Lily James joins the original all-star cast as young Donna, and Cher stars as Sophie’s estranged grandmother in what is sure to be this year’s summer singalong success.
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Sicilian Ghost Story TBC
The Negotiator 15
Tue 21 – Thu 23 Aug Dir: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza Italy 2017 Italian with subtitles Cast: Julia Jedlikowska, Gaetano Fernandez, Corinne Musallari In a small Sicilian village on the edge of a forest, 13-year-old Giuseppe (Fernandez) vanishes. His classmate, Luna (Jedlikowska), refuses to accept his mysterious disappearance and rebels against the silence surrounding it. Determined to find him, she descends through a mysterious lake into the dark world which has swallowed him up. Based on the 1993 kidnapping of Giuseppe Di Matteo, directors Grassadonia and Piazza beautifully combine a magical fairy tale with the silent terror of Mafia control.
Sicilian Ghost Story
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Fri 24 – Sun 26 Aug Dir: Brad Anderson USA 2018 105mins Cast: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Mark Pellegrino, Dean Norris Set in the 1980s, The Negotiator follows Mason Skiles (Hamm), a heavy-drinking diplomat-turnedmediator who is recruited to negotiate when an old friend (Pellegrino) is kidnapped in Beirut. As his past comes back to haunt him, Skiles must keep it together with the help of his trusted CIA handler (Pike) to ensure the mission is a success. Featuring plenty of clever twists and turns, this espionage thriller, from the writer of the Bourne films, delves into the dark complexities of Middle Eastern relations. “THIS IS HAMM’S BEST LEADING ROLE TO DATE, A REMINDER OF HOW GOOD HE CAN BE WHEN HE’S GIVEN THE RIGHT MATERIAL.” RogerEbert.com
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 12A Fri 24, Mon 27 & Tue 28 Aug Dir: Mike Newell UK 2018 124mins Cast: Lily James, Michiel Huisman Juliet Ashton (James) is a free spirited journalist who hopes to tell the story of ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’, an eccentric book club whose love of fiction kept them going through the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands. Upon visiting Guernsey, Juliet finds herself charmed by the locals, especially Dawsey Adams (Huisman), as she gains a deeper understanding of how the islanders survived the Nazi rule. “EVERY LOCATION IN THIS IRRESISTIBLE ROMANTIC MYSTERY IS LIKE A LITTLE MINI-BREAK FOR THE SOUL”
The Telegraph
Under the Tree 15 (Undir trénu) Tue 28 – Thu 30 Aug Dir: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Iceland 2017 89mins Icelandic with subtitles Cast: Þorsteinn Bachmann, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Selma Björnsdóttir Under the Tree
Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy
Greiving Inga (Björgvinsdóttir) and her overburdened husband Baldvin (Sigurjónsson) are the proud owners of the area’s only tree. However, when their next door neighbour Konrad (Bachmann), and his much younger wife Eybjorg (Björnsdóttir), complain that the tree is casting a shadow over their sundeck, a longsimmering feud is awoken. What starts off as a typical spat between neighbours spirals violently, and unexpectedly, out of control in this dark, Icelandic comedy. “UNSETTLINGLY PERCEPTIVE AS WELL AS ABSURDLY COMEDIC” Screen International
Spitfire PG
On the Waterfront PG
Sat 25 & Mon 27 Aug Dir: David Fairhead & Ant Palmer UK 2018 95mins
Sat 25 Aug Dir: Elia Kazan USA 1954 103mins Cast: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb
Spitfire is a compelling feature documentary about the planes that helped win the Second World War, told by the last-surviving combat veterans who flew them. This revealing film investigates the story of how the Spitfire, its stable-mate, the Hawker Hurricane and its great adversary, the Messerschmitt 109 came into being during the huge advances in aviation in the interwar period. Through air-to-air filming, dramatic CGI and re-mastered archive film, Spitfire brings to life the emotional, thoughtful and detailed recollections of the veterans who lived through those dramatic days.
Set on New York’s oppressive docks, Oscar-winning On the Waterfront follows washed-up boxer-turned-dockworker Terry Malloy (Brando) as he tries to navigate the shady happenings that occur under the rule of mobconnected union boss Johnny Friendly (Cobb). After witnessing one of Friendly’s rub-outs, Terry is more than willing to keep his mouth shut until he meets the dead dockworker’s sister, Edie (Saint), who awakens his conscience.
Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy PG Wed 29 & Thu 30 Aug Dir: Thomas Riedelsheimer UK/Germany 2017 93mins 16 years after the release of the ground-breaking film Rivers and Tides, director Thomas Riedelsheimer and British sculptor and environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy reunite for Leaning into the Wind. Following Andy on his exploration of the layers of his world and the impact of the years on himself and his art, this exquisite film illuminates Goldsworthy’s mind as he introduces his own body and massive machinery into his work, making it both more fragile and personal, and also sterner and tougher.
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LIVE DIGITAL SCREENINGS
Romeo and Juliet
RSC LIVE
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare Wed 18 Jul 7pm £18, £11 (restricted view)
What if your first true love was someone you’d been told you must hate? A modern day re-telling of the most famous love story where two young lovers are ripped apart by the bitter divisions of their parents. A heart-breaking tale of love at first sight which explodes with intense passion and an irresistible desire for change, only to end tragically.
Turandot
MET OPERA LIVE (Encore Screening)
Turandot
Puccini Sat 11 Aug 6pm 2hrs 19mins Sung in Italian with English subtitles £27 (£22), £11.50 (restricted view) Nina Stemme, one of opera’s greatest dramatic sopranos, takes on the title role of the proud princess of legendary China. Tenor Marco Berti is Calàf, the brave prince who sings Nessun dorma and wins her hand. Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling production is conducted by Paolo Carignani.
MET OPERA LIVE (Encore Screening)
Madama Butterfly Puccini Sun 26 Aug 4pm 2hrs 13mins Sung in Italian with English subtitles £27 (£22), £11.50 (restricted view) Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. One of the world’s foremost Butterflys, soprano Kristine Opolais, takes on the title role, and Roberto Alagna sings Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly’s heart. Karel Mark Chichon conducts. 16
Madama Butterfly
FILM SCHOOL
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QUICK GUIDE FILMS A–Z All the Wild Horses p03 Apostasy p12 Book Club p03 First Reformed p09 Hereditary p04 Ideal Home p12 Incredibles 2 p12 In the Fade p09 King of Hearts p04 Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy p15 Leave No Trace p05 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again p13 Mary Shelley p07 Maurice p11 My Golden Days p03 Nothing Like a Dame p05 On Chesil Beach p08 Patrick p06 Racer and the Jailbird p10 Sicilian Ghost Story p14 Spitfire p15 Summer 1993 p11 Swimming with Men p04 The Bookshop p06 The Boy Downstairs p02 The Endless p07 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society p14 The Happy Prince p13 The Negotiator p14 The Nun p13 The Piano p10 The Producers p11 Under the Tree p15 West Side Story p08 Whitney p09 Yellow Submarine p08 Zama p10 Zoo p07
DIGITAL SCREENINGS RSC Live: Romeo and Juliet Met Opera Live: Turandot (Encore Screening) Met Opera Live: Madama Butterfly (Encore Screening)
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The Boy Downstairs 4pm Book Club 7.30pm Book Club S/HOH 6.15pm The Boy Downstairs 8.30pm All the Wild Horses 6.30pm Book Club 8.30pm My Golden Days S 6pm Book Club 8.40pm Book Club 6.15pm My Golden Days S 8.30pm Swimming with Men 6.15pm King of Hearts S 8.30pm King of Hearts S 4pm Swimming with Men 6.15pm Hereditary 8.30pm Nothing Like a Dame 4pm Swimming with Men 7.30pm Swimming with Men S/HOH 6.15pm Hereditary 8.30pm Swimming with Men 6.15pm Hereditary 8.30pm Swimming with Men 6.15pm Hereditary 8.30pm Swimming with Men 6.15pm Hereditary 8.30pm Leave No Trace 6.10pm The Bookshop 8.30pm The Bookshop 3.45pm The Bookshop 6.05pm Leave No Trace 8.30pm The Bookshop 4pm Leave No Trace 7.30pm Leave No Trace 6.10pm The Bookshop 8.30pm The Bookshop S/HOH 6.05pm Leave No Trace 8.30pm RSC Live: Romeo and Juliet 7pm Leave No Trace 6.10pm The Bookshop 8.30pm Patrick 6.15pm Mary Shelley 8.30pm Patrick 4pm Mary Shelley 8.30pm Patrick 4pm Mary Shelley 7.30pm Patrick 6.15pm
Mary Shelley 8.30pm Tue 24 Patrick 6.15pm Mary Shelley 8.30pm Wed 25 Patrick 6.15pm The Endless 8.30pm Thu 26 Patrick 6.15pm The Endless 8.30pm Fri 27 Zoo 6.20pm On Chesil Beach 8.30pm Sat 28 Zoo 4pm Yellow Submarine 6.20pm On Chesil Beach 8.30pm Sun 29 West Side Story 4pm On Chesil Beach S/HOH 7.30pm Mon 30 Zoo 6.20pm On Chesil Beach 8.30pm Tue 31 Zoo 6.20pm Whitney 8.30pm AUGUST Wed 1 Whitney 6.05pm In the Fade S 8.40pm Thu 2 In the Fade S 6.10pm Whitney 8.30pm Fri 3 First Reformed 6.10pm Zama S 8.30pm Sat 4 The Piano 3.30pm Racer and the Jailbird S 6pm First Reformed 8.40pm Sun 5 The Piano 4pm The Producers 7.30pm Mon 6 Zama S 6pm First Reformed 8.40pm Tue 7 First Reformed 6.10pm Racer and the Jailbird S 8.30pm Wed 8 Summer 1993 S 6.20pm Maurice 8.30pm Thu 9 Maurice 6pm Summer 1993 S 8.50pm Fri 10 Incredibles 2 6pm Ideal Home 8.30pm Sat 11 Incredibles 2 3.30pm MET Opera Live (Encore Screening): Turandot 6pm Ideal Home 8.40pm
Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30
Incredibles 2 4pm Ideal Home 7.30pm Incredibles 2 S/HOH 6pm Apostasy 8.30pm Incredibles 2 6pm Apostasy 8.30pm Incredibles 2 6pm The Nun S 8.30pm Incredibles 2 6pm The Nun S 8.30pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 6.10pm The Happy Prince 8.40pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 3.45pm The Happy Prince 6.15pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 8.30pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 4pm The Happy Prince 7.30pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again S/HOH 6.10pm The Happy Prince 8.40pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 6.05pm Sicilian Ghost Story S 8.30pm Sicilian Ghost Story S 6.05pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 8.40pm Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 6.05pm Sicilian Ghost Story S 8.30pm The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society 6pm The Negotiator 8.40pm On the Waterfront 3.30pm Spitfire 6pm The Negotiator 8.30pm MET Opera Live (Encore Screening): Madama Butterfly 4pm The Negotiator 7.30pm Spitfire 4pm The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society 7.30pm The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society 6pm Under the Tree S 8.40pm Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy 6.20pm Under the Tree S 8.30pm Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy 6.20pm Under the Tree S 8.30pm
S/HOH Subtitled for hard of hearing. S Subtitled. BACKCHAT A chance to talk about what you have seen with
Julia Jones in a series of informal discussions on key new films.
Film listings for September will be published late July 2018.
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WARWICK 20:20 PROJECT warwickartscentre.co.uk box office 024 7652 4524 Box Office Opening Times Mon to Sat: 10am – 9pm Sun: 2pm – 8pm
Standard Ticket Prices Unless otherwise stated Full price: £9 Concessions: £7.50 (Over 60s in full time retirement, recipients of job seekers allowance, Passport to Leisure holders)
University of Warwick Students: £4.50 Under 18s and Full Time Students: £6.25 Groups of 5+: £6.45 each Other Ticket Prices and Discounts Weekday Matinees: £6 all tickets Special Events: £12.50 (£10)
Visit Us Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
Maps, Latest Travel and Parking Updates Go to warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit and follow the links to ‘Getting Here’.
Warwick Arts Centre 20:20 is a 3 year project to refresh, renew and redevelop our building to create modern, updated, larger spaces where we can continue our distinctive, creative, artistic and cultural programme. As we embark on Stage 2 of the project this autumn, our cinema will be closing for two years in order to commence the new build. We will be building three new cinemas, moving the Mead Gallery to the ground floor; and creating a spacious new-look foyer and restaurant, offering a more welcoming and comfortable environment for our visitors. Warwick Arts Centre will be open throughout – please follow updates on our website regarding digital screenings, outdoor exhibitions and other events happening during the project. We apologise for this disruption – but please bear with us because on re-opening in Autumn 2020 our building and facilities will be fit for the 21st century. Warwick Arts Centre will be fully accessible, environmentally sustainable and a centre for world class cinema, live event transmission, contemporary exhibitions, live performances and much more. We look forward to welcoming you.
Brochure available in large print on 024 7652 4524 @warwickartsfilm
Subtitles for the hard of hearing available on selected film screenings. Look for the S/HOH symbol next to film times in the quick guide.
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Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to change the film programme without notice. Please check our website or contact Box Office for updated information.
Cover image: Mary Shelley p07