Programme - 2018/2019 Film Season
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Mon 17 Sept Tues 18 Sept |
Lady Bird | Humour and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter. Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan)
fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom. Dir: Greta Gerwig /2017/USA/Cert 15 - 94min |
| 2018 Mon 24 Sept Tues 25 Sept |
Happy End | A biting satire on bourgeois family values featuring a cast of top acting talent, including Isabelle Huppert,
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Toby Jones. A piercing dark comedy on the blind preoccupations of middle-class angst.
Subtitles. Dir: Michael Haneke /2017/France/Cert 15 - 107min |
| 2018 Mon 15 Oct Tues 16 Oct |
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool | An adaptation of the memoir by British actor Peter Turner recounting his romance with Gloria Grahame, legendary
star of Hollywood film noir, during the later years of her life. What starts as a vibrant affair quickly grows into
a deeper relationship. Dir: Paul McGuigan /2017/UK/Cert 15 - 105min |
| 2018 Mon 29 Oct Tues 30 Oct |
Loveless | A couple going through a vicious divorce are impatient to start again, to turn the page, even if it means
abandoning their 12-year-old son. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, he disappears. A razor-sharp
portrayal of a family and society on the precipice of collapse. Subtitles. Dir: Andrey Zvyagintsev /2017/Russia/Cert 15 - 127min |
| 2018 Mon 5 Nov Tues 6 Nov |
Journey’s End | In March 1918, an 18-year-old lieutenant arrives at the front line to join the war-weary officers of C Company,
the days ticking by and tension rising as they wait for the artillery bombardment which will signal the start of a
new German offensive. Dir: Saul Dibb /2017/UK/Cert 12A - 107min |
| 2018 Mon 19 Nov Tues 20 Nov |
A Man Called Ove | Heartbreaking events and heartwarming humour combine in the story of Ove, the quintessential grumpy old man
who, when he has just about given up on life, develops an unlikely friendship with his new neighbours.
Subtitles. Dir: Hannes Holm /2015/Sweden/Cert 15 - 117min |
| 2018 Mon 10 Dec Tues 11 Dec |
Cycling with Molière | A warm, literate comedy, set on the glorious île de Ré. Two actors are friends, at odds with one
another in every possible way except their love of Molière’s The Misanthrope. Gauthier trIes to
convince Serge to join him in a new production. Subtitles. Dir: Philippe Le Guay /2013/France/Cert 15 - 104min |
| 2018 Mon 17 Dec |
Loving Vincent | This film will be preceded by a short AGM and seasonal mulled wine with mince pies. In the world’s first feature-length painted animation a young man sets out to investigate the mystery surrounding the death of Vincent van Gogh. A dazzling visual achievement, based on Vincent’s artworks. Dirs: D.Kobiela, H.Welchman /2017/UK,Poland/Cert 12A - 94min |
| 2019 Mon 7 Jan Tues 8 Jan |
Churchill | Bravura performances from Brian Cox and Miranda Richardson reveal the terrifying personal and political
anxieties which beset the great man in the days before the D-Day landings. Dir: Jonathon Teplitzky /2017/UK/Cert PG - 96min |
| 2019 Mon 21 Jan Tues 22 Jan |
Harmonium | With highly perceptive attention to character and mood, Fukada has created an explosive drama which captures
the collapse of a seemingly ordinary Japanese family when an outsider enters their inner circle and repressed
issues come to the surface. Subtitles. Dir: Koji Fukada /2016/Japan/Cert 12A - 120min |
| 2019 Mon 4 Feb Tues 5 Feb |
The Death of Stalin | The one-liners fly as fast as political fortunes fall in this uproarious, wickedly irreverent satire. When
tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead his parasitic cronies square up in a frantic power struggle to be the
next Soviet leader. Dir: Armando Iannucci /2017/UK/Cert 15 - 105min |
| 2019 Mon 18 Feb Tues 19 Feb |
The 100-Year-Old Man … | … Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. On his 100th birthday Allan escapes from the care home and
embarks on a journey involving a suitcase stuffed with cash, wicked criminals, an elephant, and other surprises. An
off-beat treat. Subtitles. Dir: Felix Herngren /2013/Sweden/Cert 15 - 114min |
| 2019 Mon 4 Mar Tues 5 Mar |
Beast | Love story, murder mystery and psychodrama. On Jersey a rebellious and troubled woman finds herself torn
between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a roguish outsider suspected of a series of brutal
killings. Dir: Michael Pearce /2017/UK/Cert 15 - 107min |
| 2019 Mon 18 Mar Tues 19 Mar |
The Other Side of Hope | A wry comedy and bittersweet tale of human kindness about two mismatched outsiders - Khaled, a Syrian asylum
seeker and Wikström, a middle-aged salesman fleeing a miserable marriage - whose paths cross fortuitously.
Subtitles. Dir: Aki Kaurismaki /2017/Finland/Cert 12A - 98min |
| 2019 Mon 1 Apr Tues 2 Apr |
Faces Places | Agnès Varda, pioneer filmmaker of the French New Wave, joins photographer JR on a whimsical tour of
rural France, creating an ever-growing mosaic of memories through massive black-and-white posters. Subtitles. Dirs: Agnès Varda, JR /2017/France/Cert 12A - 89min |
| 2019 Mon 15 Apr Tues 16 Apr |
Frantz | A romance/drama with an unpredictable storyline. In the aftermath of WW1, a young German grieving for her
fiancé meets a Frenchman laying flowers at his grave. As a relationship develops, each experiences complex
personal conflicts with no easy answers. Subtitles/B&W. Dir: Francois Ozon /2016/France/Cert 12A - 114min |
| 2019 Mon 29 Apr Tues 30 Apr |
Call Me By Your Name | A powerfully affecting portrait of first love, set in the north of Italy in 1983. Elio, a precocious
17-year-old, and Oliver, a graduate student, discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a
life-changing summer. Dir: Luca Guadagnino /2017/Italy,USA/Cert 15 - 132min |