I`m So ExcItEd Before Midnight SPECIAL TICKET OFFERS CINEMA

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ADMISSION AND FILM TIMES
Unless stated otherwise, our doors open 15 minutes prior to the advertised start time.
Sadly, we have no internal waiting area within the Picture House.
Film start times may vary, particularly with special screenings, which may not be
preceded by adverts or trailers. Please arrive on time.
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Latecomers can spoil the enjoyment of others and are admitted at the discretion
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All screening information is correct at the time of going to press, however the
management reserve the right to make alterations under extreme circumstances.
Please refer to our website or call the cinema for the most up to date information.
REFRESHMENTS
While the cinema does not have a bar, we do have a kiosk serving hot and cold
drinks and a selection of snacks including Fairtrade products.
ACCESS
Access to the stalls is available via the Brudenell Road fire exit (full assistance provided).
Our toilets are sadly inaccessible by wheelchair. Audio Description and subtitles are
available for certain films. Check our website for the most up to date film info or
speak to a member of staff.
I'm So Excited Before Midnight
B e w a r e o f M r . B a k e r The Look of Love
WHERE TO FIND US
73 Brudenell Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 1JD
The Hyde Park Picture House is situated between vibrant Headingley and Leeds city
centre. It is readily accessible by major bus routes to Brudenell Road (56), Hyde Park
Corner (1, 6, 28, 95) and Cardigan Road (19, 19A). On street parking is available
around the cinema. Please consult our website for further details.
ADMISSION
PRICES
Stalls
Balcony
Adult
£6.00
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HOW TO BUY TICKETS
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£5.80
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£4.50
£4.50
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What’s On
03rd May - 27th June 2013
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Our film programme changes every Friday. Below
is a rough guide to the titles we have coming up.
Based on audience requests, popular demand and
other exciting things we often add in extra titles or
extend the screening run for certain films. If there's
a film we've missed that you're desperate to see, do
let us know! Our main film times are published every
Monday for the following Friday. You can find these
by calling us, visiting us in person, visiting our website
or signing up to our free weekly listings email.
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I'm So Excited
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I'm So Excited
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A Scanner Darkly
8
Madame De… - Sun 3pm
4
Finding Nemo
6
An Evening With Robert Filliou - Tue 7pm
4
Cat People
8
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
6
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The Look of Love
10
Mud
11
Love Is All You Need
10
My Neighbour Totoro
11
Blue Velvet
8
Grave of the Fireflies
11
The Princess Bride
6
Our Children
12
The Frames: In the Deep Shade - Sat 6pm
12
It's Such A Beautiful Day
8
Oz the Great and Powerful
6
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A Hijacking
13
The Iceman
13
Beware of Mr. Baker
12
Gimme The Loot
13
UKGFF: Trashed - Mon 6.30pm
10
UKGFF: More Than Honey - Sat 4.40pm
10
UKGFF: Peak - Wed 6.30pm
10
Edwin Thanhouser: The Evidence of the Film - Thu 6.15pm
4
Beyond The Mat
8
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
6
Breeze IYF Make Your Own Film Festival Event
6
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Before Midnight (TBC)
15
14
Something In The Air
15
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
14
I Am Nasrine - Sun 2.15pm
15
Silent Landscapes: Place, Music & The Days
of Nick Drake - Sun 8pm (Doors - 7.30pm)
5
Title TBC.
6
Chimpanzee
6
Much Ado About Nothing
Populaire
Family friendly films every Saturday at 12 noon
Creatures of the Night, Saturday late night showings
Non continuous run (this means that this film won’t be showing every day this week)
CALENDAR
03
An Evening with
Robert Filliou
Tue 14th May - 7pm
15
Dir: Robert Filliou
Dur: 127mins
Introduced by Lisa Le Feuvre, this
programme shows several of
Filliou's films, each demonstrating
his 'principle of equivalence'
which measures all products of
human labour by the categories
'well made', 'badly made' or
'not made'.
Showing in conjunction with the
exhibition Robert Filliou: The Institute
of Endless Possibilities at the Henry
Moore Institute (21st March 2013 23rd June).
Madame De...
Sun 12th May - 3pm
Edwin Thanhouser:
The Evidence of the Film
Thu 13th Jun - 6.15pm
U
Dir: Max Ophüls
Starring: Charles Boyer,
Danielle Darrieux,
Vittorio De Sica
FR 1953, 105mins
French with English Subtitles
To clear her debts, the titular
Madame sells some earrings
to the jeweller from whom her
husband originally acquired
them. The jeweller discreetly
informs the husband, who then
buys them for his mistress, who’s
just leaving for Constantinople,
where she is obliged to sell them
to a Baron, who in turn presents
them to Madame, who by then
has become his lover...
Although thematically the tale
is the stuff of farce, the wit here
is subtler, and the morality more
complex and mannered. This is a
highly rewarding, elegant period
piece by a master auteur.
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NON-CURRENT RELEASES & SPECIAL EVENTS
E
Dir: Edwin Thanhouser
Tickets: £8.50 full, £7.50 conc,
£6.50 members
US 1910 - 1913, 110mins approx
Arabic with English Subtitles
FREE SCREENING All About Burley
Sun 09th Jun - 2pm
E
Documentary
UK 2013, 40mins
www.burleychampions.blogspot.co.uk
ALL ABOUT BURLEY is a charming
community film which explores
the history of Burley through the
eyes of young children and the
memories of older residents. It
has been made by the Burley
Champions, a dedicated group
of pupils, parents and volunteers
from Rosebank Primary School.
Suitable for all ages.
Supported by the National Lottery
through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Judith Buchanan, Professor of Film
and Literature at the University of
York, is joined by Ned Thanhouser,
grandson of American film
pioneer Edwin Thanhouser and
President of Thanhouser Company
Film Preservation Inc., to present
a lively and varied programme
of early cinema rarities from the
collection of the Thanhouser Film
Corporation (1909-1917): THE
WINTER'S TALE (1910), CINDERELLA
(1911), SHE (1911), DR JEKYLL
AND MR HYDE (1912) and THE
EVIDENCE OF THE FILM (1913).
Featuring a short Q&A with
Ned Thanhouser about the
rediscovery of the prints, live piano
accompaniment and (for THE
WINTER'S TALE) accompanying
actor voices.
Silent Landscapes:
Place, Music & the Days
of Nick Drake
Sun 16th Jun - 8pm
(Doors - 7.30pm)
18
Dur: 160mins approx
Tickets: £8.50 full, £7.50 conc,
£6.50 members
In the absence of any surviving
footage of Nick Drake performing,
the beautiful and evocative
documentary A SKIN TOO FEW:
THE DAYS OF NICK DRAKE focuses
instead on the people that were
closest to him and the landscapes
and locations that shaped the
life of this most English of singersongwriters.
For this special event we will
be screening A SKIN TOO FEW
alongside live performances
of Drake’s music.The film will
be followed by a short talk
from psychogeographer Tina
Richardson on the significance of
place, both urban and rural, in A
SKIN TOO FEW.
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I DON'T FEEL AT
HOME IN THIS WORLD
ANYMORE
Film, stories & images from
the Mississippi Records
and Alan Lomax archive
Sat 29th Jun - 4.30pm
Dir: Alan Lomax
Dur: 120mins approx
Archive footage
A film, music and aural
presentation by Eric Isaacson
of Mississippi Records, Portland,
USA. Featuring archival film
and images & stories spanning
from 1890 to the present day
that illustrate Eric's own special
history of underground music
movements and unique
individuals.The live footage
performances are culled from
rarely seen film shot during
Alan Lomax's North American
travels between 1978 to 1985
and Mississippi Record's own
enormous library of folk blues,
gospel, esoteric, international &
punk music.
Yorkshire Day Special Helen of Four Gates
Thu 01st Aug - 6.50pm
PG
Dir: Cecil M. Hepworth
Starring: Alma Taylor,
James Carew, Gerald Ames
Tickets: £8.50 full, £7.50 conc,
FREE to members
UK 1920, 85mins
HELEN OF FOUR GATES was
made in Hebden Bridge in 1920
by silent film pioneer Cecil M.
Hepworth. The film had people
queuing round the block at
cinemas when it first opened in
1921, but later fell into obscurity
with all copies believed to be
destroyed up until 2007 when
an original 35mm print was
discovered in a film vault in
Canada. The print was lovingly
restored by the BFI and we’re very
happy to present it to you as our
official Yorkshire Day film of 2013.
With live piano accompaniment
by Darius Battiwalla.
NON-CURRENT RELEASES & SPECIAL EVENTS
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Learn about film
Discover a world of family friendly films
every Saturday at 12 noon. Tickets are
just £1 for kids and £4.50 for adults.
Finding Nemo AU/US 2003, 96mins, U
Sat 04th May
Cloudy With A Chance
of Meatballs
US 2009, 92mins, U
Sat 11th May
The Princess Bride
US 1987, 99mins, PG
Sat 18th May
Oz the Great and
Powerful (2D)
US 2013, 130mins, PG
Sat 25th May
A 6 week course as part of the Lifelong Learning
Centre's Spring into Summer programme
Course: Was this the funniest film ever made?
Tutor: Patrick Webster Fees: Full Price £36; Concessions £18.
Thursday 6 June – Thursday 11 July 2013, 6.00 – 8.00pm
Venue: University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT
Chimpanzee
This course will conclude with a screening of Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop
Worrying and Love the Bomb at Hyde Park Picture House on Sunday 14 July, 3.00 - 5.00pm
TZ/US 2012, 78mins, U
Sat 15th June
This course is taking place in partnership with Hyde Park Picture House www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk
and the 27th Leeds International Film Festival www.leedsfilm.com
Breeze IYF Make Your
Own Film Festival Event
For further information including details of how to register and pay please see:
www.llc.leeds.ac.uk/public-engagement/spring-into-summer
Visit www.leedsyoungfilm.com
Sat 01st June
or contact Georgina Collins on 0113 343 6892 / [email protected]
For the latest updates follow us on Twitter and Facebook
@LeedsUniLLC #SpringintoSummer
LeedsUniLLC
The Odd Life of
Timothy Green
US 2012, 105mins, U
Sat 08th Jun
Please note
Bring Your Own Baby
Parent/carer and baby friendly screenings at the Picture House
£4.50 for adults (inc. a free hot drink) and baby goes free!
These are the upcoming screenings we’ve currently got planned
for our parent and baby friendly slots BUT we often add in extra
screenings that we think you’d like so this is just the beginning really.
If you would like to make a suggestion for a BYOB title or you’d like to
join the BYOB mailing list email [email protected]
BYOB Screenings feature:
Raised lighting levels
Lowered film volume levels
Subtitles where available
(please check nearer the time for details on this one)
A relaxed and friendly atmosphere
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FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY
I’m So Excited
ES 2013, 90mins, 15
Wed 08th May - 11am
Spanish with English subtitles
Love Is All You Need
DK/SE 2012, 116mins, 1A5
Wed 22nd May - 11am
English and Danish with English
subtitles
Oz the Great and
Powerful (2D)
US 2013, 130mins, PG
Thurs 30th May - 11am
Populaire
FR 2012, 111mins, 12A
Wed 19th Jun - 11am
French with English subtitles
Before Midnight
US 2013, 108mins, cert tbc.
Wed 26th Jun - 11am (TBC)
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07
These films are showing as part of the third UK
Green Film Festival. For full details please visit
www.ukgreenfilm.com
UK Green Film Festival:
Trashed
Mon 03rd Jun - 6.30pm
12A
UK Green Film
Festival: Peak
Thu 06th Jun - 6.30pm
E
E
UK Green Film
Festival: More than Honey
Sat 08th Jun - 4.40pm
Dir: Candida Brady
Documentary feat: Jeremy Irons
US 2012, 98mins
Dir: Hannes Lang
Documentary
DE/IT 2011, 91mins
German/Italian/French
with English subtitles
Dir: Markus Imhoof
Documentary feat: Fred Jaggi,
Randolf Menzel, John Miller
CH/DE/AT 2012, 95mins
Documentary feat Fred Jaggi,
Randolf Menzel, John Miller
German with English subtitles
Jeremy Irons sets out to discover
the extent and effects of the global
waste problem, travelling around
the world to beautiful destinations
tainted by pollution.This is a
meticulous and brave film, one that
takes Irons and us on a journey
from scepticism to sorrow and from
horror to hope.
Over the course of a year
PEAK observes the process of
transformation that occurs in
the Alps thanks to powerful
technology designed to provide
the perfect conditions for the
thousands of tourists that flock
there every year. PEAK asks vital
questions about the relationship
between nature and technology.
Using state-of-the-art filmmaking
this compelling and in-depth
documentary takes a look at
the world’s bee crisis. Markus
Imhoof, who has a family history
of beekeeping, travelled to three
continents, interviewing key
apiculture players and examining
the nature of the calamity as well
as discussing possible solutions.
Mud
24th - 30th May
15
I’m So Excited
(Los Amantes Pasajeros)
From Fri 03rd May
Dir: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Javier Cámara,
Pepa Charro, Cecilia Roth
ES 2013, 90mins
Spanish with English subtitles
Almodóvar’s 19th film sees
him returning to the vibrant
comedies which defined his
early career. When a technical
failure endangers the lives of all
onboard Peninsula Flight 2549 the
flight attendants try to forget their
problems and devote themselves
body and soul to making the
flight as enjoyable as possible for
the passengers...
10
NEW RELEASES & UK GREEN FILM FESTIVAL
The Look of Love
17th - 23rd May
18
Dir: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Steve Coogan,
Stephen Fry, Imogen Poots
UK/US 2013, 101mins
From Steve Coogan and director
Michael Winterbottom (the team
behind 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE,
A COCK AND BULL STORY and
THE TRIP) comes the fast, funny
and outrageously true story of
Paul Raymond, the controversial
entrepreneur and property baron
who started his career as a twobit mind reader in a cabaret act
and went on to become Britain's
richest man.
Love is All You Need 15
(Den skaldede frisør)
17th - 23rd May
Dir: Susanne Bier
Starring: Pierce Brosnan,
Kim Bodnia, Trine Dyrholm
DK/SE 2013, 116mins
Danish with English subtitles
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED is a new
romantic comedy from Oscar
winning Danish director Susanne
Bier (IN A BETTER WORLD, AFTER
THE WEDDING). When two families
unite for a wedding in Sorentino,
Italy things don’t go as smoothly
as expected… LOVE IS ALL YOU
NEED is a story about the search
for love, passion and happiness
and the feelings of jealousy and
loneliness met along the way.
12A
New Digital Re-Release:
My Neighbour Totoro
U
(Tonari no Totoro)
New Digital Re-Release:
Grave of the Fireflies
12A
(Hotaru no haka)
Dir: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Matthew McConaughey,
Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland,
Reese Witherspoon
US 2012, 130mins
From Sat 25th May
From Fri 24th May
Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Featuring voices of:
Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka,
Hitoshi Takagi
JP 1988, 83mins
Japanese with English Subtitles
Dir: Isao Takahata
Feat voices of: Tsutomu Tatsumi,
Ayano Shiraishi,Yoshiko Shinohara
JP 1988, 90mins
Japanese with English Subtitles The stark contemporary western
SHOTGUN STORIES announced
Nichols as a key director to watch
in 2007, an announcement happily
confirmed by his wonderful follow up,
TAKE SHELTER. His latest effort, MUD,
tells the story of a dangerous but
charismatic fugitive hiding out from
bounty hunters on a remote island
on the Mississippi.When two young
boys, Ellis and Neckbone, stumble
across Mud living in a boat in a tree
an unlikely and volatile friendship
forms and the three plot to help Mud
escape his pursuers and reunite him
with his long-time love, Juniper.
Made the same year as the
A superb animated tale from
wonderful MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO,
Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki’s MY
Studio Ghibli’s GRAVE OF THE
NEIGHBOUR TOTORO is not only
FIREFLIES tells the heart breaking
one of the studio’s most praised
story of Seito and his little sister
works, it is also one of the bestSetsuko as they struggle to survive
loved family entertainments of all
when their mother is killed in an
time.The story follows Satsuki and
air raid in WWII. Isao Takahata’s
Mei, two young girls who find their
achingly beautiful drama is without
new country home is in a mystical
a doubt not only one of the greatest
forest inhabited by a menagerie
animated films ever made but also
of fantastical creatures called
one of the most moving films ever
Totoros.They befriend O-Totoro, the
made about the tragedies and
biggest and eldest Totoro, who is
repercussions of war.
also the king of the forest. While
the girls' mother lies sick in hospital,
“GRAVE
OF THE FIREFLIES is
O-Totoro takes them on a magical
an emotional experience
adventure and also helps them
so powerful that it forces a
to understand the realities of life.
rethinking of animation.”
Containing a powerful ecological
Roger Ebert
theme, this is a lovingly crafted
work of great depth and beauty.
“An atmospheric thriller and
coming-of-age tale set on a
slow bend in the Mississippi river,
Mud has the look and feel of an
American indie classic.”
The Guardian
NEW RELEASES
11
Our Children
(À perdre la raison)
26th and 29th May
15
The Frames:
In the Deep Shade
Sat 25th May - 6pm
15
Dir: Joachim Lafosse
Starring: Niels Arestrup,
Tahar Rahim, Émilie Dequenne
BE/LU 2012, 111mins
French with English Subtitles
Dir: Conor Masterson
Documentary feat:
Glen Hansard, Colm Mac
Con Iomaire, Rob Bochnik
UK/IE 2013, 90mins
Young, effervescent and full of
life, Murielle has a promising
future ahead of her when
she meets and falls for the
handsome Mounir. A wedding
soon follows, and the happy
couple move in with Mounir’s
adoptive father Dr Pinget. As
the couple have four beautiful
daughters, tensions rise between
Murielle and the controlling
doctor. Director Lafosse's intense,
multilayered dissection of an
unorthodox family unit is based
on real-life events. Dequenne
won the Best Actress award in
the Un Certain Regard section
at Cannes for her devastating
portrayal of a young woman
losing her mind.
Conor Masterson’s film IN THE
DEEP SHADE is not a ‘definitive’
career-spanning documentary
of influential Irish rock/folk
band The Frames. Nor is it a
fly-on-the-wall expose or an usagainst-the-world hero saga. It is,
simply put, a stark and beautiful
portrait of an extraordinary
band, a band who have played
together for over 20 years. With
a photographer’s eye and a
painterly aesthetic, Masterson
examines the ever-evolving
relationship between five
musicians who’ve known each
other for many years, and over
the course of those years have
developed an almost unspoken
and intuitive way of playing
music together.
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NEW RELEASES
Beware of Mr. Baker
31st May - 06th Jun
15
Dir: Jay Bulger
Documentary feat: Ginger Baker,
Femi Kuti, Eric Clapton
US 2012 , 92mins
When a documentary opens with
its subject belting the director
hard on the nose, you know you’re
in for something pretty unusual
and the legendary drummer
Ginger Baker certainly is that.
Inspired by great post-war jazz
players like Phil Seamen and Max
Roach, Baker is best known for his
work with Eric Clapton in Cream
though it was later when he left
for Nigeria in pursuit of musical
icon Fela Kuti that he truly came
into his own as an artist. BEWARE
OF MR. BAKER features fascinating
archive footage, interviews with
the man himself and his musical
peers as well as family members
offering up a stunning insight into
a true original.
A Hijacking
(Kapringen)
31st May - 06th Jun
15
Dir: Tobias Lindholm
Starring: Mikkel Hartmann, Pilou
Asbæk, Peter C. Ludvigsen,
Søren Malling
DK 2012, 101mins
Danish with English subtitles
The Danish cargo ship MV Rozen
is heading for harbour when it
is hijacked by Somali pirates in
the Indian Ocean. When the
pirates issue a ransom demand
to the head of the shipping
company (Søren Malling,THE
KILLING) for the safe return of the
crew and the boat he brings
in a professional negotiator to
help resolve the problem, but
his own arrogance quickly gets
in the way. Lindholm is one of
the most exciting filmmakers
working in Denmark at the
moment with writing credits on
Thomas Vinterberg’s THE HUNT
and acclaimed drama series
BORGEN. With A HIJACKING
Lindholm has crafted an intense,
meticulously researched
and nail-biting thriller about
contemporary piracy.
The Iceman
07th - 13th Jun
15
Gimme The Loot
08th, 09th and 12th Jun
Dir: Ariel Vromen
Starring: Michael Shannon,
James Franco, Winona Ryder,
Ray Liotta
US 2012, 106mins
Dir: Adam Leon
Starring: Ty Hickson,
Tashiana Washington,
Joshua Rivera
US 2012, 81mins
With complex thrillers like TAKE
SHELTER and PREMIUM RUSH
recently under his belt, Shannon
is emerging as the go-to guy for
damaged-goods anti-heroes. In
his portrayal of real-life freelance
killer Richard Kuklinski he emits
a certain quiet, psychopathic
menace that is truly chilling.
Married to his unsuspecting
teenage sweetheart, Kuklinski
is hired to do the dirty work for
the more overtly nasty New
Jersey gangster Roy Demeo. It’s
a simple tale of killer take all - or
at any rate, most - but Shannon’s
considerable presence, and the
gritty ’70s look created by director
Ariel Vromen, ensure that THE
ICEMAN exerts an unyielding grip
on its audience.
Malcolm and Sofia, two
determined teens from the
Bronx, are the ultimate graffitiwriters. When a rival gang
buffs their latest masterpiece,
they must hatch a plan to get
revenge by tagging an iconic
NYC landmark, but they need
to raise $500 to pull off their
spectacular scheme. Over the
course of two whirlwind, sunsoaked summer days, Malcolm
and Sofia travel on an epic
urban adventure involving
black market spray cans, illicit
bodegas, stolen sneakers,
a high stakes heist, and a
beautiful, stoned girl whose
necklace is literally their key to
becoming the biggest writers in
the City.
NEW RELEASES
13
Much Ado About
Nothing
14th - 20th June
Populaire
14th - 20th June
12A
Dir: Joss Whedon
Starring: Alexis Denisof,
Amy Acker, Fran Kranz
US 2012, 107mins
Dir: Régis Roinsard
Starring: Romain Duris,
Déborah François, Bérénice Bejo
FR 2012, 111mins
French with English Subtitles
Much in the spirit of the play on
which it’s based, Joss Whedon’s
version of Shakespeare’s romantic
comedy was filmed in his Santa
Monica mansion in just 12 days.
The simplicity of the production
is enhanced by the decision to
shoot in monochrome and to
retain much of Shakespeare’s
dialogue.That strategy is further
supported by a cast of mainly
TV actors from Whedon’s past
projects, with Acker and Denisof
especially effective as the
combative ex- lovers Beatrice and
Benedick, who are persuaded
by some visiting noblemen to
kiss and make up.The result is a
pacey, amusing work that even
Shakespeare-phobes will find
engaging.
Spring, 1958. 21-year-old Rose
lives with her grouchy widower
father. Engaged to the son of
the local mechanic, she seems
destined for the quiet life. But
that's not the life Rose longs for.
When she travels to Normandy,
where charismatic insurance
agency boss Louis is advertising
for a secretary, the ensuing
interview is a disaster. But Rose
reveals a special gift - she can
type at extraordinary speeds.
Roinsard’s debut is a little bit
THE ARTIST and, thanks to its
charismatic leads, a lot Rock
Hudson/Doris Day. With luscious
cinematography and perfect
period set and costume design
POPULAIRE is a pleasurable treat
for all the senses.
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PG
Aguirre, the
Wrath of God
(Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)
15th, 16th and 19th Jun
Dir: Werner Herzog
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Cecilia
Rivera, Ruy Guerra, Helena Rojo
DE 1972, 95mins
German with English Subtitles
Perhaps the most famed and
well-regarded collaboration
between New German Cinema
director Werner Herzog and his
frequent leading man, Klaus
Kinski. This tale of megalomania
and doomed obsession in
16th-century Peru sees Spanish
conquistadors penetrate
mountains and rainforests in
search of the mythical city of El
Dorado. AGUIRRE is a hypnotic
and haunting fever dream of a
film that more than deserves its
reputation as an essential piece
of world cinema. The version
screening is a newly restored
digital re-release of the film from
the BFI.
Before Midnight
From Fri 21st Jun (TBC)
Dir: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ethan Hawke,
Julie Delpy
US 2013, 108mins
Taking place nine years after
BEFORE SUNSET the final episode
in Linklater’s trilogy retains its core
simplicity: two lovers discuss their
lives and love during a single day.
Co-writers Hawke and Delpy
are the now very grown-up
Paris-based couple, but here we
find them holidaying in Greece
and pondering their future and that of their twin girls, born
since we last met the pair. Long
takes and extended dialogue
provide plenty of room for the
characters to develop over the
course of the film, with Hawke
and Delpy admirably conveying
the subtleties of a durable but
far from uncomplicated union
which constantly reminds us of
the challenges - and rewards - of
keeping such a partnership alive.
Something In The Air
(Après mai)
22nd and 26th Jun
15
Dir: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Clement Metayer,
Lola Creton, Felix Armand
FR 2012, 122mins
French with English subtitles
The latest film from the French
auteur behind IRMA VEP
and SUMMER HOURS, Olivier
Assayas, is again inspired by
the revolutionary France that
spawned his 2010 TV miniseries
CARLOS THE JACKAL. SOMETHING
IN THE AIR begins with a couple
of moody, middle-class students
who, having been somewhat
radicalised by the events in
Paris of May 1968, flee to Italy
with their friend Alain after
accidentally wounding a
security guard. There they fall in
with activist filmmakers, before
disillusionment and romantic
machinations change their
lives. An honest, beautifully shot
paean to youthful idealism and
its consequences.
I Am Nasrine
Sun 23rd Jun - 2.15pm
15
Dir: Tina Gharavi
Starring: Micsha Sadeghi,
Shiraz Haq, Christian Coulson
UK 2012, 88mins
When you change where you
are, does who you are change
too? I AM NASRINE is an intimate
journey of self-discovery, a film
that is both startlingly beautiful
and quietly profound. Set in
modern day Tehran and the
UK, the film follows the paths
of Nasrine and Ali, a sister and
brother from a comfortable,
middle class Iranian home.
Following a run in with the police
Nasrine’s father decides to send
her and Ali to the perceived
safety of the UK. As Nasrine
and Ali find themselves in a
completely new land, exiled from
all that is familiar to them, for the
first time they are able to find
their own paths.
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