August 2016 Film Brochure

Gulbenkian
Film
August
2016
2 / Gulbenkian Film
Fri 29 Jul – Thu 4 Aug, times
vary
Fri 5, Sat 6 & Mon 8 Aug, times
vary
Absolutely Fabulous:
The Movie (15)
The Neon Demon (18)
A hilarious feature-length riff on
Jennifer Saunders’ best creation, the
unfortunate PR ‘guru’ Edina Monsoon
(Saunders) and her louche former
model pal Patsy (Joanna Lumley).
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AD
Captioned subtitles
screening Mon 1 Aug
Mon 1 & Wed 3 Aug, times vary
When Marnie Was
There (U)
A young aspiring model in LA finds
herself trapped in an amoral world
of glamour, exoticism and depraved
ultraviolence, where young flesh
is prized more than any other, and
sell-by dates are quickly and cruelly
reached. A brilliantly crafted horror.
FilmTalk: Post screening
conversation following Fri 5 Aug
screening.
Fri 5 – Sun 7 & Wed 10 & Thu
11 Aug, times vary
Maggie’s Plan (15)
A beautifully poignant and haunting
story from Japanese animation
house Studio Ghibli. Young Anna is
sent to relatives by the coast where
she befriends a young girl seemingly
from an abandoned mansion called
Marnie but is she real?
A wry, delightfully witty comedy.
Maggie’s plan to have a baby while
single is derailed when she falls in
love with a married man. Three
years later, she realises that while
everything has worked out, she isn’t
happy and schemes to fix it.
Dubbed in English
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AD
Captioned subtitles
screening Wed 10 Aug
Gulbenkian Film / 3
Sun 7 Aug 5pm
Fri 12 – Mon 15 Aug, times vary
Notes On Blindness
The Commune (15)
(U)
“Cognition is beautiful.” This
thought-provoking documentary
explores how it feels to go blind, via
the personal story of theologian and
writer John Hull. Boldly addressing
the dearth of films on blindness and
disability, Notes on Blindness is an
extraordinary record, cerebral and
deeply heartfelt.
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AD
Intense, suspenseful and nostalgic
new drama set in bohemian ‘70s
Copenhagen. Erik and Anna, an
academic couple set up a commune
but clashes between their personal
desires and their ideal of tolerant
socialist living is eclipsed by an
earth-shattering love affair.
SUB
Danish w/Eng ST
Captioned subtitles
screening Sun 7 Aug
Fri 12 – Thu 18 Aug, times vary
Sun 14 Aug 5pm
The BFG (PG)
The Lady In The Van
(12A)
A triumphant adaptation of the
beloved Roald Dahl novel. In trying
to rid the world of all the bad giants,
a ten-year old girl finds an unlikely
ally in the Big Friendly Giant.
Some timings are family
screenings. See page 7
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AD
Captioned subtitles
screening Mon 15 Aug
Adapted by Alan Bennett from his
stage play of the same name,
former National Theatre director
Nicolas Hytner’s delightful comedy
drama takes in the true story of
Bennett’s friendship with a homeless
woman who lived in a van in his
Camden driveway.
AD
4 / Gulbenkian Film
Wed 17 – Thu 18 Aug, times
vary
Fri 19 – Sun 21 & Wed 24 Aug,
times vary
The Legend Of Tarzan
3D (12A)
Summertime (15)
Thrilling reboot of the Tarzan story.
Years after Tarzan left the jungle,
he returns to the Congo on a
Parliamentary invitation – unaware
that he’s now a pawn in a deadly
game of greed and revenge.
AD
SUB
Fri 19 – Sat 20 & Mon 22 – Tue
23 Aug, times vary
Ghostbusters (12A)
When ghouls descend on Times
Square, who you gonna call? Called
upon to protect the city, paranormal
researcher Abby Yates forms a team
armed with proton packs and plenty
of attitude in this hilarious
Ghostbusters remake.
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Tender romantic drama sets its
scene in 70s France, with a group of
young women fighting for women’s
rights. A radical feminist falls in love
with a recent recruit but when events
force her to return to her family farm,
they find their same-sex romance
and feminist ideals less acceptable
in the countryside.
AD
Captioned subtitles
screening Mon 22 Aug
French w/Eng ST
Sun 21 Aug 4.45pm
Bridge Of Spies (12A)
Steven Spielberg’s superbly crafted
Cold War thriller boasts a screenplay
by the Coen brothers, Tom Hanks
stars as the Brooklyn lawyer thrust
into the centre of the global conflict
when the CIA tasks him with
negotiating the release of their pilot
captured by the Russians.
AD
Gulbenkian Film / 5
Thu 25 Aug 7pm
Weiner (15)
Half political farce, half persona
tragedy, this unmissable
documentary explores the baffling
political campaign of Anthony
Weiner with unprecedented access
to his campaign as he runs for
mayor of New York City in the wake
of a sexting scandal that saw him
resign from congress.
Staff pick
“I loved the
stylistic elements
in Drive, so I’m
really interested
to see what
Nicolas Winding
Refn’s latest film
is like!”
Jess Baker
ART31 Communications
Assistant
recommends
The Neon Demon
(Fri 5, Sat 6 & Mon 8 Aug
times vary)
6 / Gulbenkian Film
Birthday
Parties!
Have an unforgettable
party at Gulbenkian.
Party food, films and
theatre performances
for all ages.
Call 01227 769075
to find out more.
2ForTuesday
Look out for the 2FT logo showing the films
featured in this offer
Students get two tickets for the price of one
on selected Tuesday screenings
2 Aug
16 Aug
23 Aug
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (15)
The BFG (PG)
Ghostbusters (12A)
2ForTuesday does not apply to family screenings.
Gulbenkian Family Films / 7
Sat 6, Sun 7 & Tue 9 Aug, times
vary
Fri 19 – Sun 21, Tue 23 & Thu
25 Aug, times vary
The Secret Life Of
Pets (U)
Ice Age: Collision
Course (U)
Terrier Max is slighted when his
owner brings home another dog but
they must put aside their rivalry
when a seemingly adorable white
rabbit and his army of abandoned
pets turn up.
AD
AD
Sat 13 – Thu 18 Aug, times vary
The BFG (PG)
A triumphant adaptation of the
beloved Roald Dahl novel. In trying
to rid the world of all the bad giants,
a ten-year old girl finds an unlikely
ally in the Big Friendly Giant.
Additional date: Fri 12 Aug.
See page 3
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Sid, Manny and Diego go on an
even bigger adventure when Scat’s
pursuit of the ever elusive acorn
accidently sets of series of cosmic
events that threaten the Ice Age
world. Can the unlikely team survive?
AD
Captioned subtitles
screening Mon 15 Aug
Fri 26 Aug – Thu 1 Sep
(excluding Mon 29), times vary
Finding Dory (U)
The fin-tastic sequel to Finding
Nemo, following everyone’s favourite
forgetful blue tang fish Dory’s
search to reunite with the family she
forgot about.
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AD
Captioned subtitles
screening Wed 31 Aug
8 / Gulbenkian bOing!
2016
Zoielogic Dance Theatre’s Ride
Sat 27 & Sun
28 Aug 2016
The Mark Kermode
selection:
A summer weekend of the
very best theatre, dance,
music and films to excite
and inspire all ages.
Find out more:
www.boingfestival.com
Tickets for films at bOing! £3 /
Baby on lap (0-18months) £1
Sat 27 Aug 10.30am
Mary Poppins (U)
Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug 2pm
Sun 28 Aug 10.30am
Finding Dory (U)
Inside Out (U)
Lyngo Theatre presents
Hansel
and
Gretel
Tue 6 – Sun 18 Dec
times vary
Early bird offer:
book before
30 Sep 2016 for
only £6.50!
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Tickets & Information
01227 769075
www.thegulbenkian.co.uk
10 / Gulbenkian Live & Recorded
Tue 9 Aug 6.30pm
Thu 8 Sep 9pm
Glyndebourne:
Beatrice et Benedict
One More Time With
Feeling (live)
(live)
A unique one night only cinema
event directed by Andrew Dominik
(Chopper, The Assassination of
Jesse James by the Coward Robert
Ford, Killing Them Softly), One More
Time With Feeling will be the first
ever opportunity anyone will have to
hear Skeleton Tree, the sixteenth
studio album from Nick Cave & the
Bad Seeds.
T: Full £16 / Student £13
Love conquers all in Berlioz’s
sparkling take on Shakespeare’s
Much Ado About Nothing, where the
age-old premise of verbal sparring to
mask true feelings of love or passion
is employed to magnificent effect.
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Sung in French w/Eng ST
T: Full £12 / GulbCard £10 &
Student £10
Venue: Cinema
Thu 1 Sep 7pm
Mon 26 Sep 7.15pm
NT Live: The Deep
Blue Sea
ROH: Norma (live)
Helen McCrory (Medea and The
Last of the Haussmans at the
National Theatre, Penny Dreadful,
Peaky Blinders) returns to the
National Theatre in Terence
Rattigan's devastating masterpiece,
playing one of the greatest female
roles in contemporary drama.
T: Full £16 / GulbCard £15 /
Student £14
Venue: Cinema
Àlex Ollé of innovative Catalan
theatre group La Fura dels Baus
directs, bringing a modern edge to
this timeless tale of love, rivalry and
betrayal, set against a backdrop of
war driven by the extremes of a
fanatically religious society.
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Sung in Italian w/Eng ST
T: Full £16 / Student £13
Venue: Cinema
Gulbenkian Live & Recorded / 11
Thu 22 Sep 7pm
Wed 12 Oct 7pm
NT Live: The
Threepenny Opera
RSC Live: King Lear
Mack the Knife is back in town.
A darkly comic new take on Brecht
and Weill’s raucous musical with
Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear
(Hamlet, Othello, James Bond) as
Macheath, alongside Rosalie Craig
(As You Like It, My Family) as Polly
Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (The
Windsors) as Mrs Peachum.
T: Full £16 / GulbCard £15 / Student
£ 14
Venue: Cinema
King Lear has ruled for many years.
As age begins to overtake him, he
decides to divide his kingdom
amongst his children, living out his
days without the burden of power.
Misjudging his children’s loyalty and
finding himself alone in the
wilderness, he is left to confront the
mistakes of a life that has brought
him to this point.
T: Full £16 / Student £13
Venue: Cinema
Now booking:
Mon 17 Oct 6.30pm
ROH: Così fan
tutte (live)
T: Full £16 / Student £13
Wed 28 Sep 7pm
Thu 27 Oct 7.15pm
RSC Live: Cymbeline
Kenneth Branagh
Theatre Company
Live: The
Entertainer
Cymbeline is a ruler of a divided
Britain. When Innogen, the only
living heir, marries her sweetheart in
secret, an enraged Cymbeline
banishes him. But a powerful figure
behind the throne is plotting to seize
power and murder them both.
T: Full £16 / Student £13
Venue: Cinema
T: Full £16 / GulbCard £15 /
Student £14
Wed 2 Nov 7.15pm
ROH: Anastasia
(live)
T: Full £16 / Student £13
For more upcoming Live &
Recorded listings please visit
www.thegulbenkian.co.uk
At a Glance
August
M 1 17.00
19.30
T
2 20.00
W 3 17.15
19.45
Th 4 20.00
F
5 18.00
20.30
Sa 6 10.30
18.00
20.15
Su 7 13.00
17.00
19.15
M 8 19.00
T 9 11.00
18.30
W 10 19.00
Th 11 19.00
F 12 18.00
20.30
S 13 10.30
17.30
20.00
Su 14 14.30
17.00
19.15
M 15 11.00
18.30
When Marnie Was There
Absolutely Fabulous:
The Movie (Cap)
Absolutely Fabulous:
The Movie
When Marnie Was There
Absolutely Fabulous:
The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous:
The Movie
The Neon Demon &
FilmTalk
Maggie’s Plan
The Secret Life of Pets
Maggie’s Plan
The Neon Demon
The Secret Life of Pets
Notes on Blindness (Cap)
Maggie’s Plan
The Neon Demon
The Secret Life of Pets
Glyndebourne Live:
Beatrice et Benedict
Maggie’s Plan (Cap)
Maggie’s Plan
The BFG
The Commune
The BFG
The BFG
The Commune
The BFG
The Lady in the Van
The Commune
The BFG (Cap)
The Commune
Programming
Partner
T
W
Th
F
S
Su
M
T
W
Th
F
S
Su
M
T
W
16 13.30
19.15
17 11.00
19.00
18 11.00
19.00
19 10.30
18.00
20.15
20 10.30
17.30
20.00
21 14.30
16.45
19.45
22 19.00
23 11:00
19.00
24 19:15
25 11.00
19.00
26 11.00
27 10.30
14.00
28 10.30
14.00
29
30 14.30
31 17.30
The BFG
The BFG
The BFG
The Legend of Tarzan 3D
The BFG
The Legend of Tarzan 3D
Ice Age: Collision Course
Summertime
Ghostbusters
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ghostbusters
Summertime
Ice Age: Collision Course
Bridge of Spies
Summertime
Ghostbusters (Cap)
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ghostbusters
Summertime
Ice Age: Collision Course
Weiner
Finding Dory
Mary Poppins
Finding Dory
Inside Out
Finding Dory
Closed for Bank Holiday
Finding Dory
Finding Dory (Cap)
Key:
Family Screening
Live & Recorded Screening
Tickets & Information
Ticket prices (unless otherwise stated)
Full £8.50 / Concession £7.50 / GulbCard £6.50 / Student £5.30 (3D +£1)
Family Screenings £3 / 3D £4 / Baby on lap (0-18months) £1
Students get 2 tickets for the price of 1 on selected Tuesdays.
SUB
AD
Foreign language subtitles
CAP
Captioned subtitles
Audio description available
University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NB
All information and dates correct at time of printing, but due to the nature
of our programme we strongly recommend checking website for amendments
or phoning 01227 769075 for the latest information before attending.
Tickets & Information
01227 769075 | www.thegulbenkian.co.uk