2015/2016 FILM SEASON

2015/2016 FILM SEASON
STILL LIFE
8PM FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
CHEF
8PM FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
LEVIATHAN
8PM FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER
THE MAN WHOSE
MIND EXPLODED
8PM TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER
TWO DAYS
ONE NIGHT
8PM FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER
THE SALT OF
THE EARTH
8PM FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER
LIKE FATHER
LIKE SON
8PM FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER
GRAVE OF THE
FIREFLIES
4PM SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER
52 TUESDAYS
8PM FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER
LIFE OF BRIAN
8PM FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER
2016
X+Y
8PM FRIDAY 8 JANUARY
NATIONAL DIPLOMA
8PM TUESDAY 12 JANUARY
DIFRET
8PM FRIDAY 22 JANUARY
TIMBUKTU
4PM SUNDAY 24 JANUARY
THEEB
8PM FRIDAY 5 FEBRUARY
MARVELLOUS
8PM TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY
WEST
8PM FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY
STATIONS OF
THE CROSS
8PM FRIDAY 4 MARCH
THE
OVERNIGHTERS
8PM TUESDAY 8 MARCH
ME AND EARL
AND THE DYING
GIRL
8PM FRIDAY 18 MARCH
IDA
8PM FRIDAY 25 MARCH
FORCE MAJEURE
8PM FRIDAY 8 APRIL
WALESA: MAN
OF HOPE
8PM TUESDAY 12 APRIL
ROSEWATER
8PM FRIDAY 22 APRIL
MARSHLAND
8PM FRIDAY 6 MAY
WILD TALES
7.30PM AGM. 8PM FILM FRIDAY 20 MAY
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2015
LEWES
FILM
CLUB
at the All Saints Centre, Friars Walk, Lewes
2015 to 2016
OUR 29th SEASON
BRINGING FILM TO THE
COMMUNITY AT THE
ALL SAINTS!
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW
PROGRAMME FOR 2015/16
We have 26 films on offer all for the amazing low price of
£50 for the entire season – under £2 per film. Membership
includes use of the balcony seating (subject to availability).
We hope you will join the club but if not prices on the door
are £5.50. A number of tickets are available for advance
purchase by contacting www.wegottickets.com.
We are all volunteers and welcome more people to join our
rota to run the coffee bar and front of house on film nights.
OCTOBERFEAST FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL
Book supper at Laportes from 5.30pm. Tel: 01273 478817
8pm FRI 25 SEP 2015
USA 2014 | 114 mins | 15
CHEF
JON FAVREAU Jon Favreau, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson
Jon Favreau (Iron Man!) goes back to his indie roots as
writer, director and star of this refreshing and unashamedly
feel-good film. Carl (Favreau) works hard at Dustin Hoffman’s
LA restaurant but is sacked having been frustrated at having to
consistently cook unimaginative food that is then damned online by a leading food critic. The subsequent road trip with his
son and a mobile taco van allows for plenty of food ‘porn’ along
with a really great Salsa soundtrack. Enjoy!
8pm FRI 11 SEP 2015UK/Italy 2013 | 92 mins | 12A
OPENING NIGHT
JOIN US ON THE DOOR
STILL LIFE
UBERTO PASOLINI Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt
Featuring a remarkable, wonderfully restrained performance
from Eddie Marsan, this is a poignant and beautifully crafted
film. He plays the role of an unassuming council worker whose
job is to locate the next of kin of those who have passed away
alone in the South London area. Laced with humour and pathos
the film was a big hit at festivals last year and the end, both
expected and unexpected, is unspeakably sad and hopefully
light. A masterpiece in miniature.
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8pm FRI 9 OCT 2015
Russia 2014 | 140 mins | 15
LEVIATHAN
ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova,
Roman Madyanov
A stunning film that won our committee ‘Best film this year
award’! The title refers both to Hobbes’s Leviathan, the classic
work about liberty and the state, and also the biblical ordeal
of Job – brought to life in this magnificent Russian movie. A
humble car mechanic is persecuted by a corrupt and drunken
mayor against the spectacular background of the Barents
shore. Vladimir Putin’s portrait looks down and the church is as
cynical as the state. A surprisingly candid portrait of the abuse
of power in contemporary Russia. It rings frighteningly true.
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With introduction from the Director and Q & A
8pm TUES 13 OCT 2015
UK 2012 | 77 mins | 15
THE MAN WHOSE MIND
EXPLODED
TOBY AMIES Drako Oho Zarrhazar, Toby Amies
Adored by critics yet still to have a DVD release The Man
Whose Mind Exploded is a documentary about the incredible
Brightonian Drako Oho Zarrhazar. Drako suffers from brain
damage which prevents him from creating new memories,
however has an incredibly colourful past such as modeling
for Salvador Dali or dealing drugs to the Rolling Stones.
An honest portrayal of a complicated and incredible man.
Warning: Features Male Nudity.
8pm FRI 23 OCT 2015
Belgium 2014 | 95 mins | 15
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
JEAN PIERRE DARDENNE, LUC DARDENNE
Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet
Sandra (Cotillard) fights for her job and dignity in this feisty
movie from the Dardenne brothers. Sandra’s job at a solar
panel factory hangs on a vote by her 16 co-workers to either
make Sandra redundant or else lose their annual bonuses
if she stays on. On a secret-ballot vote of 14 to two, she is
dismissed. In desperation, she orchestrates a weekend plan to
win votes back and try to regain her job by Monday morning.
The theme is global downsizing and solidarity among workers.
An impassioned, exciting and moving film.
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8pm FRI 6 NOV 2015
DOC | Fr/Br/It 2014 | 110 mins | 12A
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
WIM WENDERS
Sebastiao Salgado, Wim Wenders, Juliano Robeiro Salgado
The ravishing The Salt of the Earth is Wim Wenders' (Paris,
Texas; Wings of Desire; Pina) documentary portrait of famous
Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. Wenders depicts
Salgado's world from his famous shots of Brazilian gold mines
in the 1980s to his numerous travels and switch of focus from
military subjects to environmental activism. This is a moving
and life affirming tribute to a singular creative talent with
stunning photography throughout.
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JAPANESE WEEKEND
8pm FRI 20 NOV 2015
Japan 2013 | Subtitles | 121 mins | 12
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
HIROKAZU KOREEDA Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki
Ryota, a successful businessman learns that his biological
son was switched with another child after birth. Mr Sakai, the
other father, is a well-practised loafer, but his children start
squeaking with joy when he so much as enters the room. What
will happen? Kore-eda captures these children’s inner lives and
thought processes so perfectly and may be the best director of
children working today. A heart warming and tender story.
4pm SUN 22 November 2015
2pm - 3.30pm SUN 22 November 2015
PRESENTED BY RICHARD CUPIDI (DREAMWORKS)
Free to LFC Members and ticket holders for Grave of the Fireflies
JAPANESE ANIMATION
AND THE FAMOUS
STUDIO GHIBLI
A short introduction to the work of Studio Ghibli, Japan's
most lauded animation studio, and to one of its most sombre
productions, Grave of the Fireflies. A beautifully rendered and
poignantly told story of two children struggling to survive
in the last days of WW2, the film draws on a number of
Japanese mythologies, many perhaps invisible to the western
eye. By illuminating these underlying contributions we hope
to enrich your experience of the film. In any case, you get to
watch Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli's founding director and
creative visionary, cook noodles.
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Japan 1988 | Subtitles | 89 mins | U
Tea and cake from 3.30pm
GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
ISAO TAKAHATA Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi
An animated film telling the story of two children from the
port city of Kobe, made homeless by the bombs towards the
end of the second world war. 'Grave of the Fireflies' is an
emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking
of animation and belongs on any list of the greatest war films
ever made. The book is well-known in Japan, and might
easily have inspired a live-action film. Animation allows
Takahata to concentrate on the essence of the story, and the
lack of visual realism in his animated characters allows our
imagination more play. Described as “the most profoundly
human animated film ever seen", this is a moving depiction of
the fates of cast-off children who become casualties of war
and an emotional epic we recommend everyone to watch.
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2016
8pm FRI 4 Dec 2015
Aus 2013 | 109 mins | 12A
52 TUESDAYS
SOPHIE HYDE Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Del Herbert-Jane,
Beau Travis Williams
A story about a teenager dealing with her mother's decision to
change her gender is told with subtlety and authenticity. While
her mother makes the transition, Billie lives with her father for a
year but every Tuesday afternoon she and her mother get together.
An emotional tale of growing up and gaining wisdom with some
amazing performances. 52 Tuesdays was shot consecutively over
a year of real-life Tuesdays with the non-professional cast given
their scripts one week at a time – a sort of Australian Dogme.
8pm FRI 8 JAN 2016
8pm FRI 18 Dec 2015
UK 1979 | 94 mins | 15
LIFE OF BRIAN
TERRY JONES GRAHAM CHAPMAN, JOHN CLEESE
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam,
Terry Jones, Eric Idle
A seasonal treat! From the opening scene this is Python par
excellence. The Python crew refuse to spare anyone. Always
threading in and around biblical stories, the plot never contradicts
or denies the Bible, it just pokes fun at the hangers-on, charlatans,
and pompous officials that organised religion often attracts. A
beautiful film, a perfect comedy, and a gentle triumph of silliness
over pomposity, self-importance, and intolerance – 'Life of Brian'
could be the best British comedy ever.
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UK 2014 | 111 mins | 12A
X+Y
MORGAN MATTHEWS Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins,
Eddie Marston
Developed by director Morgan Matthews from his own
award-winning 2007 documentary, Beautiful Young Minds,
about young British mathematicians who are on the autism
spectrum. Asa Butterfield is cast as maths prodigy Nathan Ellis,
a teenager with a form of autism. Brought up in the suburbs by
his mum, Julie (Sally Hawkins), he is an awkward kid but he
has a genius for maths. The film has an understated humour
that generally helps keep mawkishness and self-pity at bay.
The performances are likeable and affecting. An impish and
compassionate drama; this is a British film to savour.
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SEASON OF 4 FILMS FROM AFRICA AND JORDAN
Tea and cake from 3.30pm
8pm TUE 12 JAN 2016
Dem Rep Congo 2014 | Subtitles | Doc | 92 mins | U
4PM SUN 24 JAN 2016
Fra/Mau 2014 | Subtitles | 100 mins | 15
NATIONAL DIPLOMA
TIMBUKTU
DIEUDO HAMADI
ABDERRAHMANE SISSAKO Abel Jafri, Hichem Yacoubi
An accomplished fly on the wall documentary follows a
group of Congolese high school students as they prepare for
their National Diploma exam in Kisangani. Hamadi chronicles
the plight of these students and exposes corruption in the
education system where students who cannot pay are excluded
from classes and spend time and energy trying to find ways
to beat the system. Drawing out the smallest of details to add
colour to his compassionate portrait of these students Hamadi
has created a fascinating documentary.
A unique piece of filmmaking and selected to compete for the
Palm d’Or, Timbuktu is by ways funny and tragic; humane and
unsettling. Focusing on the brief occupation of Timbuktu, Mali by
Islamic extremists, Timbuktu allows one to see what extremism
looks like in a non-western setting, obstructing people who are
just trying to get on with their lives. A brilliant portrait of a place
ruled by religion and a people traumatised by division.
8pm FRI 22 JAN 2016
8pm FRI 5 FEB 2016
Ethiopia 2014 | 99 mins | 12
UAE/UK/Jordan 2014 | Subtitles | 100 mins | 15
DIFRET
THEEB
ZERESENAY MEHARI Meron Getnet, Tipita Hagere
NAJI ABU NOWAR Hussein Salameh, Jacir Eid, Jack Fox
A rare film from Ethiopia, 'Difret' (which means 'courage'
in Amharic) is loosely based on a real life challenge to the
traditionally tolerated practise of forced marriage in the
country, illuminating a shocking violation of the rights of
young women in some rural areas. When 14 year old Hirut
kills the leader of a gang of men who are trying to force her
into marrying him she captures the attention of a tenacious
lawyer who is willing to risk everything to gain justice for her.
A beautiful insight into WW1-era Bedouin culture and
the stunning vistas of Jordan. Theeb tells the story of two
brothers whose days are spent in the beguiling ritual of
nomadic life. Adhering to the strict code of Bedouin honour,
they find themselves assisting a mysterious British officer on a
treacherous journey across the desert while encountering Arab
revolutionaries, Ottoman mercenaries and bloodthirsty raiders.
A striking debut, and winner of a best director award at Venice.
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8pm TUES 9 FEB 2016
UK 2014 | 90 mins | 15
MARVELLOUS
PETER BOWKER Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Tony Curran
A modern fairy tale, completely unbelievable and utterly
heart-warming. The story of Neil Baldwin, a gentle soul, and
a registered circus clown who, like a latter-day Zelig, managed
to fulfil the most unlikely ambitions including playing for his
beloved Stoke City despite having the footballing skills of an
ungainly walrus. The extraordinary thing is that the most
fantastical sections turned out to be true. The real Baldwin
turned up alongside Toby Jones, his screen incarnation, to
confirm the veracity of each tall tale as it unfolded…
8pm FRI 4 MAR 2016
8pm FRI 19 FEB 2016
Ger 2013 | Subtitles | 102 mins | 15
WEST
CHRISTIAN SCHWOCHOW Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel,
Alexander Scheer, Jacky Ido
In this suspenseful Cold War drama, Nelly flees East Germany
with her young son Alexej only to find herself caught in a
frustrating limbo, reminiscent of current immigration centres
on either side of the Channel Tunnel. Before Nelly can be
processed and given West German citizenship, she must first
prove her loyalty to the West – and in this camp, loyalty to the
West means giving up the secrets of the East, even if you don’t
have any. A riveting addition to the canon of Cold War cinema.
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Germany 2014 | 107 mins | 15
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
DIETRICH BRÜGGEMANN
Florian Stetter, Franziska Weisz, Lea van Acken
Told in fourteen fixed-angle, single shot individual tableaus
that parallel Christ's journey to his own crucifixion, Stations Of
The Cross is both an indictment of fundamentalist faith and the
articulation of an impressionable teen's struggle to find her own
path in life. A bold drama about a teenage girl who defies her
Catholic parents and embarks on her own uniquely stringent
campaign of religious fervour. Brüggemann’s film is also a
darkly funny, frightening and ultimately moving meditation on
the limits of faith.
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8pm TUES 8 Mar 2016
USA 2014 | 102 mins | 12A
8pm FRI 25 MAR 2016
Poland 2013 | 82 mins | 12A
THE OVERNIGHTERS
IDA
JESSE MOSS Jay Reinke
PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska
This tough, absorbing documentary could almost be a
modern-day Grapes of Wrath, about the US oil industry's
fracking boom in North Dakota. A local pastor, Jay Reinke, has
set up a programme to let homeless transient workers sleep in
his church and even his house. Driven by constant stories in
the local press about criminals and sex offenders among these
men, he is under constant pressure to abandon the scheme.
What would Jesus do? With a final sucker punch this is a
powerful, contemporary study.
Winner of this year's Foreign Language Oscar (against worthy
competition from 'Leviathan' and 'Wild Tales' – both featuring in
this LFC season) and filmed in incandescent black & white, Ida
is an intimate, poetic exploration of the limits of faith. Anna, a
young novice preparing to take her vows, makes contact with
her last remaining relative, an aunt who is a free-living intellectual
working as a judge. The encounter exposes the dark secret of
their family's past and both women must confront the devastating
truth. A starkly beautiful minimalist masterpiece.
8pm FRI 18 MAR 2016
8pm FRI 8 APR 2016
USA 2015 | 105 mins | 12A
ME AND EARL AND
THE DYING GIRL
ALFONSO GOMEZ-REJON Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke,
Nick Offerman
Avoiding social interactions like the plague, awkward teenager
Greg is forced by his mother to befriend Rachel, a classmate
who's been diagnosed with leukaemia. Both Greg and Rachel
are surprised – even shocked – to find out that they actually
like each other. Tentative at first, this unlikely duo becomes
inseparable. But when Rachel gets sicker, Greg’s world is
changed forever. Funny, witty, intelligent and very emotional.
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Sweden 2014 | 120 mins | 15
FORCE MAJEURE
RUBEN ÖSTLUND Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli,
Clara Wettergre, Vincent Wettergren
In this uncomfortably tense and funny film businessman
Tomas, his beautiful wife Ebba and their two children are the
model family. On a skiing holiday in the French Alps an avalanche
threatens their idyllic trip, and in the face of impending disaster
Tomas makes a snap decision that could cost him his marriage.
Is this a portrait of two people wedded to gender roles they
can't live up to or maybe a marriage stress-tested by a random
event? Sophisticated, surprising and squirmingly perceptive.
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8pm TUES 12 APR 2016
Poland 2013 | 127 mins | 12
8pm FRI 6 MAY 2016
Spain 2014 | 105 mins | 15
WALESA: MAN OF HOPE
MARSHLAND
ANDRZEJ WAJDA Robert Wieckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska
ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ Raúl Arévalo, Javier Gutiérrez,
Antonio De La Torre, Nerea Barros
Andrzej Wajda's latest film tells the story of the electrician
who became the leader of the Solidarity union, going on to
win the Nobel Prize and become President of Poland. His
actions triggered a revolution and the film charts his life from
the suppression of the 1970 workers protests through to the
imposition of Martial Law in 1981 and the fall of Communism
in 1989. An invigorating and very enjoyable film from a director
who shows no sign of slowing up.
Set in 1980 against the civil unrest in the wake of Franco’s
death, two teenage sisters have mysteriously disappeared under
suspicious and brutal circumstances. Detectives Pedro and
Juan are reluctantly sent to the repressed southern marshland
town of Villafranco del Guadalquivir to investigate. A tense and
intelligent thriller vividly evoking the murky atmosphere of the
Andaluz swamplands.
7.30 pm AGM followed by film at 8pm
8pm FRI 22 APR 2016
USA 2014 | 103 mins | 15
8pm FRI 20 MAY 2016
Arg/Spain 2014 | 122 mins | 12A
ROSEWATER
WILD TALES
JON STEWART Gael Garcia Bernal, Kim Bodnia
DAMIÁN SZIFRON Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martínez
LFC favourite, Gael Garcia Bernal, stars in the striking
directorial debut of The Daily Show's host and satirist Jon
Stewart, involving the real-life ordeal of London-based journalist
Mazir Bahari who returns to his native Iran to report for the
BBC on the 2009 election and is subsequently arrested by the
Revolutionary Guard following Ahmadinejad's victory. Stewart
achieves a superb balance between the plight of the individual
and the wider, ethical and political implications of the story.
Hilarious, but not for the sensitive, Wild Tales is a wickedly
funny film that was nominated for the Cannes Palm d’Or
(where it allegedly received a 10 minute standing ovation).
An anthology film, Wild Tales features six stories linked by
common themes of vengeance and dealing with the pressures
of modern life. An ill-fated loan shark and a wedding to end all
weddings are amongst the many fables this film has to offer.
Brilliant!
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ABOUT LEWES FILM CLUB
PASSIONATE
ABOUT
CINEMA?
Lewes Film Club is run by a committee of volunteer film
enthusiasts and is a non-profit making venture. Our aim is to
bring a interesting range of arthouse, classic and foreign films,
not normally shown at commercial cinemas, to the residents
of Lewes and the surrounding area at very low prices!
Then join our friendly
The club was formed back in 1986 by a group of volunteers
who wanted to show some films in the All Saint Centre Arts
Centre in Lewes, a town that no longer had a cinema.
DREAMWORKS group
which meets Friday mornings
at the Elephant and Castle,
Lewes to watch, discuss,
analyse, appreciate and
ultimately celebrate all aspects
of films and film-making.
Everyone welcome.
New 10 week series starts:
Friday 18 Sept 2015
10am - 12 noon
Sessions are led by experienced
film tutor Richard Cupidi and the
10-week series costs only £66.
For more information about
DREAMWORKS or to
reserve your place, please
contact Richard at
[email protected]
or on 01273 779488
DREAMWORKS
We have run in 35mm since 1992 and in 2007 received
a Lottery Grant from Awards for All for a DVD projector.
Lewes Film Club want to know what you think of the films
you come to see. So everybody who attends gets an ‘audience
reaction slip’ so that they can rate the film from excellent
to poor.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
All films shown in 35mm or DVD at the All Saints Centre,
Friars Walk, Lewes BN7 2LE. Films subject to availability.
Membership £50 for 26 films.
(Members only have use of balcony seating subject
to availability). Public entry on the door £5.50.
Doors open 30mins before film start time.
Membership and tickets available on the door or
advanced membership from:
Lewes Film Club,
7 South Street, Lewes BN7 2LE
01273 475885
Advanced tickets: www.wegottickets.com
[email protected]
www.lewes-filmclub.org
Viva Lewes are proud sponsors of of Lewes Film Club.
Independent reviews of all the films shown by the Lewes Film
club can be found in the Viva Lewes handbook and the awardwinning weekly what’s on
guide. www.vivalewes.com
CELEBRATING THE MAGIC OF CINEMA
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