April
Tue 1 April 7.45pm
STILL LIFE (PG)
A
naturalistic drama set around the Three Gorges Dam. Jia Zhangke's most
mysterious and poignant film tells two parallel stories. Han Sanming and Shen
Hong travel separately to Fengjie in Sichuan Province, each seeking family from
whom they have long been separated.
China, 2006 (subtitles), 112 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Thu 3 to Sat 5 April 7.45pm
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (15)
A
brilliantly wry and delicious comedy drama from the director of 'The squid and
the whale'. Margot Zellor (Nicole Kidman) is an outspoken short-story writer who
creates chaos wherever she goes; her instant aversion to her sister's (Jennifer
Jason Leigh) fiancé (Jack Black) leads her to begin to plant seeds of doubt
about their union.
USA, 2007, 92 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Tue 8 April 7.45pm
I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE (15)
An
immigrant worker in Kuala Lumpur is befriended by another man after he is beaten
up by a street-gang. Tsai Ming-liang's enigmatic fable of longing and loneliness
is all but free of dialogue, meditating on poverty, friendship and charity.
Malaysia, 2007 (subtitled), 118 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Thu 10 to Sat 12 April 7.45pm
THE DIVING BELL AND BUTTERFLY (12A)
A
delicate and finely judged film of Jean-Dominique Bauby's best selling novel
chronicling his life after the stroke that left him paralysed and able to
communicate only by blinking his left eye. 'It's a gorgeously atmospheric and
deeply affecting piece of work'. (Wendy Ide, 'The Times')
France, 2007 (subtitles), DTS, 112 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Tue 15 April 7.45pm
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (U)
Screened
on its 50th anniversary the best and most accurate account of the tragic demise
of the Titanic. Based on the 1955 bestseller by Walter Lord, the film offers a
highly detailed, documentary-style dramatisation of the infamous maiden voyage.
United Kingdom, 1958 (b/w), Mono, 118 mins
There will be an introduction before the screening by Ray Johnson
Free screening of the making of documentary on Monday 14th April
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Thu 17 April 7.45pm
THE EDGE OF HEAVEN (15)
Fatih Akin's follow-up to 'Head On' moves us back
and forth from Turkey to Germany to tell a complex story of intersecting lives.
Nejat travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former
girlfriend, whereupon the protagonists lives take on their own momentum.
Turkey/Germany, 2007 (subtitles), 121 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Fri 18 and Sat 19 April 7.45pm
JUNO (12A)
Ellen Page's Oscar nominated performance has
entranced audiences and critics alike in this much acclaimed teen comedy. Juno
an offbeat young woman sets out to find the perfect adoptive parents for her
child. 'Juno has broken the mould of high-school movies', (Katie Toms, 'The
Observer')
USA, 2007, DTS, 96 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Sunday Times :: The Times ::
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Tue 22 April 7.45pm
don't touch the axe (PG)
An
adaptation of Balzac's novella La Duchesse de Langeais from the French new-wave
master Jacques Rivette. A grieving General arrives at a Majorcan church to speak
with a nun, a woman he once loved dearly, but eventually lost. Under the
watchful eyes of the Mother Superior their mysterious romantic past gradually
unfolds. 'It's slow but not intolerably so, subtle and beautifully mounted',
(Philip French, 'The Observer')
France, 2007, 138 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer ::
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Thu 24 and Fri 25 April 7.45pm
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (18)
Tim
Burton directs Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in his extremely gory and
bloody adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, telling the infamous story of
Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd. The eponymous barber returns to London with
vengeance on his mind, providing the ingredients for his neighbour Mrs Lovett's
pies, which once unpleasantly tasteless, become the toast of the town. Burton's
trademark gothic mise en scène complements this darkly comic tale carried by
the music and lyrics of Stephen Sonheim.
USA, 2007, 116 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times :: Mark Kermode ::
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Sat 26 April 7.45pm
The Prince's Quest (U)
From
the director of 'Kirikou and the Sorceress'; 'The Prince's Quest' is an Arabian
Nights-style fable of races, cultures and languages in harmonious overlap.
Michel Ocelot's new animation is a tale leisurely told using radiant colour
schemes and extraordinarily pleasing picture book compositions.
Arabic/French, animation (dubbed), 2008, 99 mins
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Tue 29 April 7.45pm
Back to Normandy (15)
The
latest film from the director of Etre Et Avoir is a poignant and touching
exploration of memory and the passage of time. In 1975, Nicolas Philibert was an
assistant director on a historical true-crime film, shot on location in Normandy
with a cast of non-professional actors. Thirty years later, he returns to the
tightly-knit farming community, to track down the locals who took part in the
original film and see what paths their lives have taken. 'The Director's finest
achievement to date', (London Film Festival).
France, 2006 (subtitles), 113 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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