CinemaMarch – April 2018

Is the ‘art-house’ cinema tradition dead? This is the kind of question which keeps me up at night. It cansometimes feel like perhaps the audience for morechallenging films is shrinking, especially with the risein on-demand viewing and when the numbers formainstream cinema are on the up and up. Maybe,as cinema goers we’ve just got out of the habit oftaking a chance on films which are more obscure or challenging? I am always keen to present the best mix of new films from across the globe, and allstatistics (including our box office) point towards thefact that cinema-going in general is still thriving andgrowing, so that gives me reason to be optimistic.

Another reason I am hopeful that there’s still an audience out there for ‘art-house’ is the sheer quality of filmmaking on offer over the next six weeks. In this single issue of our cinema guide thereare four of the best films I’ve seen in the past year atCannes, Berlin and Toronto Film Festivals. There isemotional storytelling on display in Sebastian Lelio’sheart-breaking A Fantastic Woman (featuring thesupremely talented trans actress Daniela Vega) andWarwick Thornton’s blistering tale of Aboriginal injustice in Sweet Country. And there are game-changing films like Lynne Ramsay’s extraordinary You Were Never Really Here and Ruben Östlund’sThe Square which are, literally, creating a new kind of cinematic language. And while I’m on the topic ofThe Square, I cannot tell you how perfect a settingDCA is to see this razor-sharp black comic take onthe contemporary art world!

All of this is not to say that we don’t love the newMarvel film or Spielberg blockbuster too: both ofwhich also feature in this guide. It is just maybe that they don’t need quite as much help to find an audience as the ones listed above. So, on that note, whatever you choose to see, we salute your cinema-going habit and long may it continue! Thanks for visiting.

Alice BlackHead of CinemaAdditional contributors:Chloe Milne, Jennifer Phin, Christopher O’Neill,Mike Tait.

ContentsNew Films

120 Beats Per Minute 13Black Panther 5A Fantastic Woman 8Finding Your Feet 4I, Tonya 7Isle of Dogs 11Lady Bird 4My Generation 15Ready Player One 12Sweet Country 6The Square 10The Third Murder 14Wonderstruck 14You Were Never Really Here 9

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Monty Python’s Life of Brian 15

Dundead 20

Documentary

The Islands and the Whales 21Nae Pasaran 27RiverBlue 21

Events

Bolshoi: Giselle 23Exhibition on Screen: Vincent van Gogh 22Live from The Met: Semiramide 22Live from The Met: Così fan tutte 23Live from The Met: Luisa Miller 23NT Live: Julius Caesar 22

Discovery Family Film Club

London International Animation Festival 26Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 26

Artist’s Choice

Clash of the Titans 24Hammer House of Horror 25Mars Attacks! 25Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 24

Ingmar Bergman

Persona 28The Seventh Seal 28Wild Strawberries 28

Coming Soon 30

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NewFilms

Lady Bird Fri 2 – Thu 15 March

Greta Gerwig, probably best known as an actress despite theseveral screenwriting credits to her name (Mistress America,Frances Ha) steps behind the camera for her first solo directorialeffort, Lady Bird. A classic coming-of-age story, this film issweet, sassy, clever and extremely funny. In short, this is exactly the kind of film you’d expect Gerwig to make.

Seventeen-year-old Christine McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) isitching to break free from what she sees as her humdrum, safesmall town life in Sacramento. Desperate to go to an exoticeast coast college where she can spread her wings and fulfillher destiny (although she’s not really sure what that might beyet), she is in constant conflict with her hard working but fed upmother Marian (Laurie Metcalf). Lady Bird, the name Christinehas (in all seriousness) given to herself, anxiously waits to hearthe results of her college applications, while going through thetrials of adolescence – making and losing friends, falling in andout of love – in essence, slowly finding out who she is going tobe. When the day comes that she finally does leave home,Christine and her friends and family are surprised to find they all have mixed emotions.

One of the joys of this perfectly observed film is how fullyfleshed out the characters are. They aren’t perfect: each hastheir flaws and foibles, but this is what makes them endearingand frankly, great company to be with. The cast are all allowedto shine, from the pitch-perfect Ronan and Metcalf right downto the smaller roles played by playwright Tracy Letts, Call MeBy Your Name’s Timothée Chalamet and Manchester by theSea’s Lucas Hedges.

Dir: Greta Gerwig USA 2017 / 1h34m / 15 Ciné Sunday Sun 4 March, 11:00Soft Subtitled Mon 5 March, 18:00Bring a Baby Thu 8 March, 10:30

Finding Your Feet Fri 9 – Thu 15 March

The premise that it is never too late to find lovemight be a tried and tested rom-com formula, butthere’s a good reason for that. This heart-warmingidea gives hope, even to the most cynicalamongst us.

When well-to-do 'Lady' Sandra Abbott (ImeldaStaunton) finds out her husband of 40 years (John Sessions) is having an affair with her bestfriend, she struggles to deal with “the shame ofher predicament” and seeks refuge with her estranged older sister, Bif (Celia Imrie). The twowomen could not be more different. Sandra issnobbish and judgmental, and a fish out of waternext to her outspoken, serial-dating, free-spiritedsibling. But different is just what Sandra needs,and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to hercommunity dance class. The colourful group ofdefiant and energetic third-agers Sandra meetsshow her that retirement is, in fact, only the beginning. Divorce might give her a whole newlease of life... and love.

The cast plays out like a who’s who of British talent over a certain age, as Staunton and Imrieare joined by Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley and David Hayman in this absolutely charming romantic comedy. We all need a bit of lightness as we step into spring and Finding Your Feet isjust the ticket.

Dir: Richard Loncraine UK 2017 / 1h41m / 12A Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 15 March, 10:30

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Black Panther Fri 9 – Thu 15 March

There’s bound to be a PhD thesis or two being written about how superheroes have become the unlikely torch bearersfor studio blockbusters finally responding to calls for more diversity on screen. Wonder Woman showed Hollywoodthat having a female central character was box office gold. But Black Panther, poised to push even more boundaries,is already being called Marvel’s boldest movie yet, and one of its very best.

Directed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed), the story begins as T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns to hishomeland of Wakanda, following the untimely death of his father. His kingdom, an isolated Afrofuturist land rich withboth technology and culture, is soon under threat from a powerful enemy and the new king will be drawn into a conflictthat places Wakanda and the whole world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his alliesand release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.

Boseman is joined by Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, and Coogler’s frequent collaborator,the charismatic Michael B. Jordan, in this mighty ensemble cast. Marvel has thrived by redefining serialised cinematicstorytelling, while faithfully staying true to the characters comic fans love, allowing each individual filmmaker to puttheir own stamp on the material. Black Panther ticks all those boxes and more.

Dir: Ryan Coogler USA / 2018 / 2h04m / 12A Cine Sunday Sun 11 March, 11:00Bring a Baby Thu 15 March, 10:30

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Sweet Country Fri 9 – Thu 22 March

It has been a long wait since Warwick Thornton’s astonishing debut film Samson and Delilah, which screened at DCA in2010, but it has been worth it. With the stark beauty of the Northern Territories as its backdrop, Sweet Country quietly butfiercely looks at the racial divide of a small community in 1920s Australia.

Fred Smith (Sam Neill), a devout Christian rancher, lives on a remote cattle station with his Aboriginal head stockman Sam Kelly (Hamilton Morris) and Sam’s young wife Lizzie (Natassia Gorey-Furber). Smith treats them both with respect,but his neighbour Mick Kennedy (Peaky Blinders’ Thomas M Wright) is more controlling of his workers, particularlyteenager Philomac (a role shared by twins Tremayne and Trevon Doolan). Kennedy pales in comparison to new rancherHarry March (Ewen Leslie) who arrives with a drink problem and full of rage. Without any “blackstock” of his own, Marchasks his neighbours if he can borrow their workers until he gets himself on his feet. Reluctantly, Sam, Lizzie and Philomacare despatched, but it isn’t long before March’s sadistic nature culminates in an incident where, in self-defence, Sam ispushed to the limit, with dire consequences. Under no illusion about the punishment that society will impose on him, Sam and Lizzie escape into the bush. They are pursued across the countryside by tenacious police chief SergeantFletcher (Bryan Brown) and a posse that includes Smith and Kennedy, both of whom have very different motives for trying to track down the elusive Sam.

The cat and mouse chase that follows plays out like a classic Western, full of tension and featuring an unforgiving landscape and heart-stopping moments. Playing alongside veterans like Neill and Brown, non-professional actors Morris, the Doolan brothers and Gorey-Furber are all superb, acutely capturing the resignation, rage and dignity of those who have been subjected to extreme cruelty on their own land.

Dir: Warwick Thornton Australia 2017 / 1h43m / 15 Ciné Sunday Sun 18 March, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 22 March, 10:30

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I, Tonya Fri 16 – Thu 22 March

Australian actress Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad) produced and stars in I, Tonya, a film whichfinally gives her a chance to really shine and has rightly garnered her an Oscar nomination. Brash and funny but alsotragic, this biopic focuses on the aftermath of an infamous attack which rocked the professional skating world in 1994.

The world of sport was shocked when US medal hopeful Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted and sustained injuries that threatened hercareer. No one was prepared for the news that Kerrigan’s closestrival, skater Tonya Harding, was allegedly responsible. AlthoughHarding was technically a very accomplished skater, she was often criticised for her lack of artistry and her ‘trailer park’looks compared to Kerrigan’s more polished presentation. Harding’s personal life was also fraught. Her abusive motheris played by Allison Janney, who won a BAFTA for her part in the film, while Sebastian Stan steps up as the shady JeffGillooly, who gave Harding the much needed affirmation she needed, but at a price.

Part mockumentary, part tragicomedy, director Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) has given us a fascinating andhighly entertaining look behind the headlines. And while some of the characters in I, Tonyamight seem quite broadlydrawn, in the case of Harding’s life, truth sometimes really is stranger than fiction.

Dir: Craig Gillespie USA / 2017 / 2h / 15 Bring a Baby Thu 22 March, 10:30

“truth sometimes really isstranger than fiction.”

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A Fantastic Woman Fri 16 – Thu 29 March

Chilean director Sebastian Lelio’s previous film Gloriawas an unexpected hit at DCA, thanks in no small part to itswarmth, honesty and empowering portrayal of a middle-aged woman at a crossroads. Bringing those same qualitiesto his Oscar nominated film A Fantastic Woman, Lelio this time tackles love, loss and self-belief.

Despite a significant age gap, Marina (Daniela Vega) and Orlando (Francisco Reyes) are deeply in love. After a birthdaycelebration where he surprises her with a promise of a trip to Iguazu Falls, they head back to the apartment they sharetogether. When Orlando wakes in the middle of the night feeling unwell, they rush to the hospital and Marina’s world isshattered. As a transgender woman, she finds that her relationship is called into question by all those around her. Marina is shunned by Orlando’s estranged family and questioned by the authorities, evicted from her home, and hergrief ignored. She is supported by work colleagues and her family to a degree, but eventually it is inner strength whichshe must draw on to find closure and move on with her life.

Never shying away from the challenges Marina faces as a transgender woman, this is also a portrait of grief, plain and simple. But with a blistering performance by Vega at its centre, it is clear by the end that the film’s title is utterly, beautifully true.

Dir: Sebastián Lelio Chile / USA / Germany / Spain 2017 / 1h44m / 15Spanish with English subtitles Ciné Sunday Sun 25 March, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 29 March, 10:30

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You Were Never Really Here Fri 16 – Thu 29 March

Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar) returns to our screens for the first time since 2011’s WeNeed To Talk About Kevin. Her new film, You Were Never Really Here is unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and at times italmost seems to be inventing a new cinematic language. It’s brutal and violent yes, but not without purpose or plan. Thelofty comparisons being made between this film and Taxi Driver are, we think, entirely justified.

Joaquin Phoenix is Joe, a former Marine and FBI agentwho is now a gun for hire, willing to tackle any situationoutside the law. Carrying his own demons both mentallyand physically, Joe is a man who lives in a reality which isworse than your darkest nightmare, earning his living rescuing women who have been kidnapped into the sex trade. Hislatest case is to track down Nina Votto (newcomer Ekaterina Samsonov), the missing daughter of a New York senator. Likea hulking old dog with a bone, Joe pursues every lead to save the girl, but soon realises this assignment is just the tip ofthe iceberg, opening the door to a much larger and more horrifying world.

Corruption, abuse and revenge are all familiar tropes, but Ramsay elevates this story with the sheer craft and artistry of herstorytelling. Phoenix is mesmerising, giving a blistering physical performance we haven’t seen from him since Gus VanSant’s To Die For. With an atmospheric electronic score by Jonny Greenwood meshing perfectly with Thomas Townend’scomplex visuals, You Were Never Really Here is a compelling, challenging and ultimately rewarding watch.

Dir: Lynne Ramsay UK 2017 / 1h30m / 15

“a compelling, challenging andultimately rewarding watch.”

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The Square Fri 23 March – Thu 5 April

Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund (DCA hit Force Majeure) definitely has a talent for shining a light on the faults andflaws of contemporary society, doing so with a wicked sense of humour and a pitch perfect observational style thatmakes us cringe uncomfortably one moment and laugh out loud the next. With The Square, which won the covetedPalme d’Or at Cannes, Östlund sets his sights on the contemporary art world and media industry while exploring bigger issues of trust, responsibility and isolationism in today’s society.

We first meet Christian Nielsen (played with gusto and finesse by Danish actor Claes Bang, a familiar face for fans ofThe Bridge) as he is being interviewed by American journalist Anne (Elisabeth Moss) about the precise meaning of ‘art’.Christian is the extremely successful, suave, arrogant, smooth-talking curator of a national museum where a new workabout trust and sanctuary – The Square – is about to be revealed. When he is robbed of his phone and wallet in astreet scam, the theft sets in motion a series of events and decisions which lead him (and us) to ask a very big question: what does it mean to be a decent human being in society today?

Östlund’s dark satirical filmmaking definitely challenges – moving from humour to horror on a knife’s edge. The film isfull of stunning cinematic moments, from Fredrik Wenzel’s cinematography to the soundtrack choices, all held togetherby Bang’s charismatic central performance. And did we mention the monkey? If there ever was a film more perfect towatch at DCA and then dissect happily for hours afterwards in the bar, we haven’t seen it.

Dir: Ruben Östlund Sweden / Germany / France / Denmark 2017 / 2h21m / 15 Swedish and English with English subtitles Bring a Baby Thu 29 March, 10:30Cine Sunday Sun 1 April, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 5 April, 10:30

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Isle of Dogs Fri 30 March – Thu 12 April

There’s no mistaking a Wes Anderson film – his zany sense of humour, meticulously detailed set design, loving cinema references and quirky soundtrack selections are hallmarks of his work we know and love. For his first film since The GrandBudapest Hotel, Anderson has returned to the stop-motion animation technique he first used in Fantastic Mr. Fox for thisheart-warming tale of a boy and his dog.

Set in a dystopian future Japan, the story opens as an outbreak of ‘canine flu’ has led to all dogs being quarantinedon an exile colony called Trash Island. Twelve-year-old Atari Kobayashi (Koyu Rankin) is determined to rescue hisbeloved dog Spots (Liev Schreiber) and sets off in a Junior Turbo Prop plane with brave determination. He’s going to needsome help and finds it in an unlikely place. Five local dogs – Chief (Bryan Cranston), Rex (Edward Norton), Boss (Bill Murray),Duke (Jeff Goldblum) and King (Bob Balaban), step in to give young Atari the support he needs on this noble quest.

With a voice cast that also includes Frances McDormand, Harvey Keitel, Tilda Swinton and Yoko Ono among others, Anderson certainly has a deep well of talent to draw on. It’s not surprising that he is able to engage people of this calibre in his ensemble, for this is one director whose confidence and commitment to his singular vision is obvious from the wordgo. Influenced more by Akira Kurosawa than by traditional animation, Isle of Dogs is pure Anderson and charming from beginning to end.

Dir: Wes Anderson USA 2018 / 1h45m / cert tbc Bring a Baby Thu 5 April, 10:30Cine Sunday Sun 8 April, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 12 April, 10:30

“pure Anderson and charmingfrom beginning to end.”

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Discovery Family Film Club Sat 14 April, 13:00Workshop, 11:00: Design and build an imaginary 3Dfuture cityscape.

Ready Player One Fri 6 – Thu 19 April

Arguably one of the most anticipated blockbusters of 2018,the moment has finally come when Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s best-selling sci-fi book ReadyPlayer One is here.

The year is 2045 and the world is on the brink of chaos andcollapse. But the huddled masses have found a glimmer ofsalvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universedesigned by the eccentric programming genius James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egghe has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contestthat grips the entire world. Our unlikely young hero is WadeWatts (Mud’s Tye Sheridan), who decides to join the contestand is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure huntthrough a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.

Full of pop-culture references to make the fan boys and girlshappy, in the hands of a master storyteller like Spielberg,there’s every indication that Ready Player Onewill be just asentertaining for the uninitiated.

Dir: Steven Spielberg UK 2017 / 1h29m / cert tbc Bring a Baby Thu 12 April, 10:30Relaxed Screening Sat 14 April, 10:30

The Divine Order Die göttliche Ordnung Mon 2 – Thu 5 April

Gender politics might not be the first thing thatsprings to mind when you think about Switzerland,but this nation renowned for its neutrality, beautifulmountains, cuckoo clocks and chocolate wasalso one of the very last countries to give womenthe right to vote in the 1970s. Director Petra Volpeexplores this story of emancipation through thelives of ordinary women in one small village, creatinga film which is both uplifting and charming – acaptivating time-capsule that could not be timelier.

Our heroine is Nora (Marie Leuenberger). A seemingly unremarkable, meek and mild younghousewife from a quaint village, she becomes an unexpected suffragette. After organising thetown’s first meeting to support women getting theright to vote, her family is mocked, bullied, andshunned. Despite the obstacles and backlash,Nora perseveres and convinces the villagewomen to go on strike, abandoning their homesand families. Finding the courage to stand up tolong-held sexist attitudes, Nora’s impassionedstance, bolstered by like-minded village women,upsets the status quo and creates tension withher neighbours – and her husband and sons. Inthis inspirational tale of social protest and change,bold action paves the way for revolution. A storyof regular people demanding their right to anequal voice, The Divine Order is a heartfelt andcaptivating film.

Dir: Petra Volpe Switzerland 2017 / 1h36m / 12ASwiss-German with English subtitles

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120 BPM 120 battements par minute Fri 13 – Thu 19 April

Robin Campillo’s heartfelt portrait of the ACT UP community in Paris in the 1990s is a thoughtful and moving reminderof the courage and tragedy which the AIDS crisis inflicted on a generation. This is a personal project for Campillo and itshows: there’s a brutal authenticity and tenderness in 120 BPMwhich comes from his own experiences as part of themovement.

The film opens in the middle of a political meeting as the Paris branchof ACT UP are planning their next action, to fight the indifference ofthe Mitterand government and a pharmaceutical industry draggingits feet over releasing HIV drug treatments. Over the next two hourswe get to know the individuals behind the struggle – impassioned activist Sophie (Adele Haenel), haemophiliac Marco (Theophile Ray)and his mother Helene (Catherine Vinatier), the conciliatory leader Thibault (Antoine Reinartz) and the impatient Sean (Nahuel Perez Biscayart). It is Sean who falls in love with gravely handsome newcomer Nathan (Arnaud Valois),one of the few members of the group with an HIV negative status. Their love deepens as Sean’s health fails. His passion for life and commitment to direct action are all the more poignant as he copes with endless medical procedures and the sense that he will soon die.

Biscayart and Valois are both understated in their performances, lending absolute conviction to the characters andtheir tragedy. 120 BPM is a moving, lump-in-the-throat love story that also resonates on a political level – a testimonyto the power of activism to awaken an indifferent world.

Dir: Robin Campillo France 2017 / 2h23m / 15French with English subtitles Cine Sunday Sun 15 April, 11:00

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Wonderstruck Fri 13 – Thu 19 April

Like Hugo, the previous Brian Selznick book to have a cinematicadaptation, Wonderstruck is a love poem to the magic of themovies. Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, Carol) might seemlike an unlikely choice to bring Selznick’s young adult novel to the big screen, but the story’s secrets, broken relationshipsand loneliness are all themes which the director has a gift forexploring.

Wonderstruck follows the path of two children, 50 years apart,who are linked by a family secret. Rose (hearing-impairednewcomer Millicent Simmonds), deaf from birth, sets out from the stifling constraints of the home she shares with herfather in 1927 Hoboken. In 1977, Ben (Oakes Fegley) skipsout from the hospital in Gunflint, Minnesota where he is recovering from the freak accident which cost him his hearing.Both children, looking for an absent parent, head to New YorkCity. Rose’s adventure unfolds in crisp black and white like asilent film, with scrawled messages on note pads standing in for intertitles. She wants to reconnect with her mother (Julianne Moore) who relinquished her maternal responsibilitiesto focus on her acting career. Ben, who has recently lost hismother (Michelle Williams), is following a tenuous paper trailwhich he hopes will introduce him to the father he never knew.

Edward Lachman’s cinematography brings out the beauty ofNew York City in both eras, and Carter Burwell’s evocativescore pulls the emotional core of the film together, giving it a lovely quality that more than earns its title.

Dir: Todd Haynes USA 2017 / 1h47m / cert tbc Bring a Baby Thu 19 April, 10:30Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 19 April, 10:30

The Third Murder三度目の殺人

Fri 13 – Thu 19 April

Hirokazu Kore-eda may have a world-wide reputation for quietly devastating family tragicomedies (Still Walking, After the Storm), butevery so often he likes to throw in an unexpectedtreat. Hanawas an unusually thoughtful samuraidrama. Air Dollwas a strangely moving rom-comabout a man’s love for an inflatable woman. Andas the title may suggest, his latest film, The ThirdMurder, is another curveball.

The film opens with a seemingly ordinary man(Kōji Yakusho, excellent as ever) killing someoneand burning their body. Showing little remorse, he confesses to the crime, but the problem is thathis story keeps changing. The first half of the film,which follows the efforts of his lawyer (MasaharuFukuyama, equally as good) to prevent a death-sentence, is a character-driven legal proceduralworthy of comparison to Sidney Lumet’s The Verdict. Somewhere along the way, however,Kore-eda subtly changes gear and the film becomes more metaphysical – a zen-like meditation on the nature of truth, the moral contradictions of the legal system, and, in typicalKore-eda fashion, the true responsibilities of fatherhood.

Come in expecting a Hollywood style thriller and The Third Murder is bound to disappoint.Kore-eda’s film totally eschews melodrama, sensationalism and sentimentality, and bravely refuses to offer any easy answers. But those with an open mind may recognise it as a modernmasterpiece that will haunt them long after it’s over.

Dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan 2017 / 2h4m / 15 Japanese with English subtitles

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Monty Python’s Life of Brian Fri 30 March, 21:00

Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of bothreligion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblicalwith their second film, Life of Brian. Set in 33 A.D. Judeawhere the exasperated Romans try to impose order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At itscentre is Brian Cohen, born in Bethlehem in the stablenext door. In a series of absurd circumstances he iscaught up in the new religion and reluctantly mistaken for the promised Messiah. This premise provides ampleopportunity for the entire Monty Python ensemble toshine in multiple roles as they question everyone andeverything from ex-lepers to Pontius Pilate, from the artof haggling to revolutionaries, crazy prophets, religiousfanaticism, Roman centurions and crucifixion, foreverchanging our biblical view. Just remember – He’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy!

Dir: Terry Jones UK / 1979 / 1h34m / 15

Film eventMy Generation Wed 14 March, 18:00

To coincide with Michael Caine’s 85th birthday on Wed14 March, the iconic star will take part in a live satelliteQ&A with Edith Bowman following a preview screeningof his new engaging and evocative documentary, livefrom the BFI Southbank.

British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in My Generation, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage thisfeature-length documentary film sees Caine travel backin time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, MaryQuant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and otherstar names.

The film has been painstakingly assembled over the lastsix years by Caine working with producer Simon Fuller,writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and directorDavid Batty to tell the story of the birth of pop culture inLondon, through the eyes of the young Michael Caine.Caine became a global movie star after starring roles infilms such as Alfie (1964), The Italian Job (1969) and Battle of Britain (1969). My Generation reveals how hewas lucky to secure his first big break in Zulu (1966), and how many other seminal sixties figures had to fightjust to be noticed.

Using carefully intercut audio of Caine's conversationswith his co-stars blended with unseen archive material,this film takes you back to the heart of the 1960s. In onepoignant sequence we accompany Caine as he drivesthrough Piccadilly Circus today, overlaid with original60s film to create a remarkable time travel effect.

Dir: David Batty UK 2017 / 1h25m / 12A

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Day / Film TimesFri 9 March Finding Your Feet 13:00/18:00

Sweet Country 13:00/18:00

Black Panther 15:15/20:30

Lady Bird 15:30/20:30

Sat 10 MarchFinding Your Feet 12:45

Artist’s Choice Clash of the Titans 13:00

Black Panther 15:00/22:00

Lady Bird 15:15/20:30

Live from The Met: Semiramide 17:55Sweet Country 18:00

Sun 11 MarchBlack Panther 11:00/16:00/21:00Sweet Country 13:00/18:00

Finding Your Feet 13:45/18:45

Wild Strawberries 15:30

Lady Bird 20:30

Mon 12 MarchFinding Your Feet 13:00/18:00Sweet Country 13:00/18:00

Black Panther 15:15/20:30

Lady Bird 15:30/20:30

Tue 13 March Finding Your Feet 13:00/18:00

Sweet Country 13:00/18:00

Black Panther 15:15/20:30

Lady Bird 15:30/20:30

Wed 14 MarchFinding Your Feet 13:00/18:00

Sweet Country 13:00/20:30

Black Panther 15:15/20:30

Lady Bird 15:15

My Generation 18:00

Thu 15 MarchFinding Your Feet 10:30/13:00/18:00Black Panther 10:30/15:15/20:30Sweet Country 13:30/18:00

Lady Bird 15:45/20:30

Day / Film TimesFri 16 MarchI, Tonya 13:15/18:00

A Fantastic Woman 13:00/18:00

You Were Never Really Here 15:45/20:30

Sweet Country 15:15/20:15

Sat 17 MarchI, Tonya 13:15/18:00

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 10:30/13:00You Were Never Really Here 15:45/20:30

A Fantastic Woman 15:15/18:00

Sweet Country 20:15

Sun 18 MarchSweet Country 11:00/15:45A Fantastic Woman 13:30/20:45

I, Tonya 13:15/18:00

You Were Never Really Here 15:45/20:30

Nae Pasaran 18:15

Mon 19 MarchA Fantastic Woman 13:00/18:00I, Tonya 13:15/18:00 Sweet Country 15:15/20:15You Were Never Really Here 15:45/20:30

Tue 20 MarchA Fantastic Woman 13:00/20:30I, Tonya 13:15/18:00 Sweet Country 15:15You Were Never Really Here 15:45/20:30Exhibition on Screen Encore: Vincent van Gogh 18:00

Wed 21 MarchA Fantastic Woman 13:00/18:00I, Tonya 13:15/18:00 Sweet Country 15:15/20:15You Were Never Really Here 15:45/20:30

Thu 22 March I, Tonya 10:30/13:15/20:30Sweet Country 10:30/15:15A Fantastic Woman 13:00You Were Never Really Here 15:45/18:00NT Live: Julius Caesar 19:00

KeyBring a Baby

Senior Citizen Kane Club Performance Screening

Discovery Family Film Club Subtitled

Ciné SundayRelaxed Screening

Day / Film TimesFri 23 MarchThe Square 13:00/15:15/18:00/20:30A Fantastic Woman 13:00/18:15You Were Never Really Here 16:00/21:00

Sat 24 MarchRiverBlue 11:00The Square 13:00/15:00/18:00/20:15Artist’s Choice: Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 13:00You Were Never Really Here 16:00/21:00 A Fantastic Woman 18:00

Sun 25 MarchA Fantastic Woman 11:00/13:15/17:45The Square 13:00/18:00/20:00The Seventh Seal 15:30You Were Never Really Here 16:00/21:00

Mon 26 MarchThe Square 13:00/15:15/18:00/20:30A Fantastic Woman 13:00/18:15You Were Never Really Here 16:00/21:00

Tue 27 MarchThe Square 13:00/15:15/18:00/20:30A Fantastic Woman 13:00/18:15You Were Never Really Here 16:00/21:00

Wed 28 MarchThe Square 13:00/15:15/18:00/20:30A Fantastic Woman 13:00/18:15You Were Never Really Here 16:00/21:00

Thu 29 MarchThe Square 10:30/15:15/18:00 A Fantastic Woman 10:30/13:00/21:00You Were Never Really Here 13:30/15:30/21:00The Islands and the Whales 19:00

Friday 30 MarchIsle of Dogs 13:15/15:30/18:00/20:30The Square 14:00/18:00Monty Python's Life of Brian 21:00

Sat 31 MarchLondon International Animation Festival 10:30/13:00Isle of Dogs 13:15/15:30/20:45The Square 14:30/17:45Live from The Met: Così fan tutte 17:55

Day / Film TimesSun 1 AprilThe Square 11:00/14:00/17:30Isle of Dogs 13:15/15:30/18:00/20:30Artist’s Choice: Hammer House of Horrors 20:30

Mon 2 AprilThe Divine Order 13:00/18:00Isle of Dogs 13:15/15:30/18:00/20:30The Square 15:00/20:00

Tue 3 AprilThe Divine Order 13:00/18:00Isle of Dogs 13:15/15:30/18:00/20:30The Square 15:00/20:00

Wed 4 AprilThe Divine Order 13:00/18:00Isle of Dogs 13:15/15:30/18:00/20:30The Square 15:00/20:00

Thu 5 AprilIsle of Dogs 10:30/13:15/15:30

18:00/20:30The Square 10:30/20:00The Divine Order 13:45/15:45/18:00

Fri 6 AprilReady Player One 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30Isle of Dogs 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30

Sat 7 AprilReady Player One 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30Artist’s Choice: Mars Attacks! 13:00Isle of Dogs 15:15/18:00/20:30

Sun 8 AprilIsle of Dogs 11:00/14:00/18:00/20:30Ready Player One 13:00/20:00Persona 15:30Bolshoi: Giselle 17:00

Mon 9 AprilReady Player One 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30Isle of Dogs 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30

Tue 10 AprilReady Player One 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30Isle of Dogs 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30

Wed 11 AprilReady Player One 13:00/18:00Isle of Dogs 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30Have a Nice Day 15:30/20:30

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Accessible Screenings Audio description is available on all screenings of Finding Your Feet, Isle of Dogs and I, Tonya.

The following films will be subtitled:Finding Your Feet Mon 12 March, 18:00

Isle of Dogs Mon 2 April, 18:00 and Sat 7 April, 15:15

Day / Film TimesThu 12 AprilIsle of Dogs 10:30/13:00/15:30

18:00/20:30Ready Player One 10:30/13:00/15:30/18:00Distant Sky 20:45

Fri 13 AprilReady Player One 13:00/18:00Wonderstruck 15:30/18:15120 Beats Per Minute 15:30/20:30The Third Murder 13:00/20:45

Sat 14 AprilReady Player One 10:30/13:00/22:00Wonderstruck 12:00/18:15120 Beats Per Minute 14:30The Third Murder 15:30/20:45Live from The Met: Luisa Miller 17:30

Sun 15 April120 Beats Per Minute 11:00/15:30/20:45Ready Player One 13:15/18:30The Third Murder 14:00/20:45Wonderstruck 15:45/18:15

Day / Film TimesMon 16 AprilThe Third Murder 13:00/20:45Ready Player One 13:15/18:30120 Beats Per Minute 15:30/20:45Wonderstruck 15:45/18:15

Tue 17 AprilThe Third Murder 13:00/20:45Ready Player One 13:15/18:30120 Beats Per Minute 15:30/20:45Wonderstruck 15:45/18:15

Wed 18 AprilThe Third Murder 13:00/20:45Ready Player One 13:15/18:30120 Beats Per Minute 15:30/20:45Wonderstruck 15:45/18:15

Thu 19 AprilWonderstruck 10:30/10:30/15:45/18:15Ready Player One 13:15/18:30The Third Murder 13:00/20:45120 Beats Per Minute 15:30/20:45

Relaxed ScreeningsWe are excited to bring you three Relaxed Screenings in this Guide: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Sat 17 March, 10:30London International Animation Festival Sat 31 March, 10:30Ready Player One Sat 14 April, 10:30At our Relaxed Screenings we aim to create an atmosphere where anyone who would benefitfrom a relaxed environment can enjoy a trip to the cinema. The films are screened in our smallercinema, without advertising and with consistent lighting and lower sound levels throughout. Visitorsare free to move around or come in and out as they feel comfortable, and drawing activities areavailable in the foyer. Tickets £4

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The Islands and the Whales Thu 29 March, 19:00

We are excited to bring you a special screening ofThe Islands and the Whales with a post-screeningQ&A presented by Channel 4's Jon Snow with director Mike Day, streamed live from PicturehouseCentral in London.

In their remote home in the North Atlantic the Faroe Islanders have always eaten what nature could provide,proud to put local food on the table. The land yields little,so they have always relied on harvesting their seas.

Hunting whales and seabirds kept them alive for generations, and gave them the way of life they love; a life they would pass on to their children. But today they face a grave threat to this tradition. It is not the controversy surrounding whaling that threatens theFaroese way of life; the danger is coming from thewhales themselves.

The Faroese are among the first to feel the effects of ourever more polluted oceans. They have discovered thattheir beloved whales are toxic, contaminated by the outside world. What once secured their survival now endangers their children and the Faroe Islanders mustmake a choice between health and tradition.

Dir: Mike Day UK / Denmark 2016 / 1h23m + 45m Q&A / cert tbc

RiverBlue Sat 24 March, 11:00

Following international river conservationist Mark Angelo,RiverBlue spans the globe to infiltrate one of the world’smost pollutive industries, fashion. Featuring stunningphotography, this groundbreaking documentary examines the destruction of our rivers, its effect on humanity, and the solutions that inspire hope for a sustainable future.

Through interviews with conservationists and enlightenedmanufacturers, RiverBlue brings awareness to the destruction of some of the world’s most vital riversthrough the manufacturing of our clothing, acting as ademand for significant change in the textile industryfrom the top fashion brands that can make a difference.

The screening of RiverBlue is presented by Fashion Revolution to coincide with Earth Day 2018. FashionRevolution is a global movement calling for greatertransparency, sustainability and ethics in the fashionindustry.

Tickets £5£3.50 students, unwaged and under 21s

Dirs: David McIlvride, Roger Williams Canada 2016 / 1h35m / 12A

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Events

Exhibition On Screen: Vincent Van Gogh

Exhibition On Screen: Vincent Van Gogh Tue 20 March, 18:00

Perhaps more than any other artist,Van Gogh’s life has long capturedthe imagination of storytellers. Delving deep into his fascinating and sometimes deeply troubledworld comes this definitive, award-winning documentary directed byDavid Bickerstaff.

Showcasing Van Gogh’s iconicworks like never before and featuring exclusive interviews withthe curatorial team at the Van GoghMuseum, this Exhibition on Screenfavourite makes a welcome return to the big screen.

Tickets £12 £9 students and under 21s

NT Live: Julius Caesar Thu 22 March, 19:00

Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley(Fortitude, Game of Thrones) playBrutus and Cassius, David Calder(The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) isMark Antony. Broadcast live fromThe Bridge Theatre, London.

Caesar returns in triumph to Romeand the people pour out of theirhomes to celebrate. Alarmed by theautocrat’s popularity, the educatedélite conspire to bring him down.After his assassination, civil warerupts on the streets of the capital.

Please note: Julius Caesar will contain strobe lighting.

Tickets £17.50 £15 students and under 21s

Live from the Met:Semiramide Sat 10 March, 17:55

Against the backdrop of the HangingGardens, Semiramide, Queen ofBabylon, defies bad omens and supernatural threats in her quest tofind a worthy successor to her latehusband. But she harbours morethan one dark secret, and whoevergains the throne may find that he haslost more than he has won. Basedon a story by Voltaire, this rarely performed tragic opera reveals The Barber of Seville composer Gioachino Rossini in a whole newlight. The title role – composed forRossini’s wife, Isabella Colbran –features some of the most demandingvocal music he ever wrote. AngelaMeade takes on the challengingvocal fireworks in this revival of aproduction last seen at the Met 25 years ago.

Tickets £20 £12 students and under 21s

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Bolshoi: Giselle

Bolshoi: Giselle Sun 8 April, 17:00

When Giselle learns that her belovedAlbrecht is promised to anotherwoman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. While Albrecht grieves,she returns from the dead as a Wili,a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death...

Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharovapersonifies this ultimate ballerina rolein the classical repertoire, alongsidethe sensational Sergei Polunin as Albrecht, in this chilling, yet luminousballet that continues to captivate audiences after 150 years at the Bolshoi.

Tickets £17.50 £15 students and under 21s

Live from the Met:Luisa Miller Sat 14 April, 17:30

Plácido Domingo adds yet anotherchapter to his legendary Met collaboration with this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy based onFriedrich Schiller’s novel Intrigue and Love.

The young maiden Luisa lovesRodolfo, unaware that he is actuallythe son of the local lord. An unscrupulous rival for her affectionstells her father of Rodolfo’s true identity, turning the old man againsthim. Jealousy, suspicion, and betrayal tear the lovers apart, butLuisa remains loyal to her father to the last. In the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years, SonyaYoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo,with Domingo as Luisa’s stern-yet-loving father.

Tickets £20 £12 students and under 21s

Live from the Met:Cosi fan Tutte Sat 31 March (SOLD OUT)

Phelim McDermott returns to theMet staging Mozart’s comedy Cosìfan tutte, led by David Robertson.

Goaded by their cynical friend Don Alfonso, soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo decide to test their fiancées’ fidelity. Pretending to leavewith their regiment, they return in disguise and pay court to eachother’s lover. Will the young womensuccumb to the charms of these two handsome ‘foreigners’? A co-production with English NationalOpera, this clever vision of the battleof the sexes is set in a carnivalesqueenvironment inspired by 1950sConey Island. The cast featuresAmanda Majeski and Serena Malfias the sisters put to the test, withBroadway star Kelli O’Hara as their feisty maid, Ben Bliss andAdam Plachetka as their fiancés,and Christopher Maltman as Don Alfonso.

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Artist’s Choice: John WalterFor every exhibition in our galleries, we offer artists the chance to choose a film to screen alongside their work. Shonky is a major group project curated by artist John Walter. To coincide with the exhibition, John has chosen the following films to screen in DCA Cinema. "This cinema programme is designed tocomplement and extend on the shonky qualities of the exhibition within moving image; the works I havechosen often employ stop-frame animation, odd stylistic clashes and amateurish performances thatcharge the films with real charm and magic."

Clash of the Titans Sat 10 March, 13:00

The eschewing of modern optical effects techniques infavour of the classic stop-motion animation work of specialeffects legend Ray Harryhausen was a delightful highlightof this action adventure that attempted to give Greekmythology the Star Wars treatment. Harry Hamlin stars as Perseus, a mortal who, due to the interference of themighty god Zeus (Laurence Olivier), finds himself in the city of Joppa, far away from his island home. There, he falls in love with Andromeda (Judi Bowker), an imprisonedprincess. To free her, winning her hand, and thus half of thekingdom, Perseus solves a riddle, but Joppa's enragedruler orders Andromeda fed to the Kraken, a towering seamonster that's the last of the powerful Titans. In his questto save Andromeda, Perseus must endure a series of trialswith the help of the winged horse Pegasus and a friendlyplaywright, Ammon (Burgess Meredith). His ultimate goal is to secure the head of the grotesque Gorgon namedMedusa and use it to turn the Kraken into stone, but dangers await, including the terrifying Calibos.

Dir: Desmond Davis UK / USA 1981 / 1h31m / 12A

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure Sat 24 March, 13:00

Co-written by Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman, Pee Wee'sBig Adventuremarks the debut of director Tim Burton, whostamps the entire film with his quirky trademark style. Thepremise: Pee Wee (Reubens), an overgrown pre-pubescentboy sporting a moulded Princeton cut, blush, lipstick, and ashrunken grey flannel suit, lives an idyllic life in his bizarrehome until someone nabs his most prized possession: afire engine-red customized bicycle. He then embarks on an epic cross-country search to find his lost love, not tomention more than a little adventure. Along the way, hemakes friends with various oddball characters, visits theAlamo, endures various hallucinatory nightmares, and hasa supernatural run-in with a spectral trucker. The score byDanny Elfman is terrific – as is the case in nearly every filmBurton has directed – and the script is fresh and inventive.In all, Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a delightful film, enjoyablefor children as well as adults.

Dir: Tim Burton USA 1985 / 1h30m / U

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Hammer House of Horror –Double Bill! Sun 1 April, 20:30

We’re thrilled to bring you this specially selected double-billof classic Hammer House of Horror television broadcaststo coincide with Shonky! TheSilent Scream sees PeterCushing play an elderly pet shop owner who is secretly aformer Nazi scientist, intent on continuing experiments onhuman victims. His plan is to create a prison that containsno bars, for which he captures a former prison inmate andhis wife. This episode also features Dundee’s very ownBrian Cox. In TheHouse That Bled to Death, William andEmma Peters buy an old house –where a brutal murderhappened years ago – in very bad condition with the intention of restoring it. They move with their daughter Sophie, and become friends with their neighbors Jean and George Evans. However, eerie events start happeningin the house, including the death of Sophie's cat.

Dirs: Alan Gibson (Silent Scream),Tom Clegg (House That Bled to Death) UK 1980 / 50m each / total programme 1h25m / 15

Mars Attacks! Sat 7 April, 13:00

Affectionately harkening back to the deadpan sincerity ofsuch '50s and '60s science-fiction films as The Day theEarth Stood Still and War of the Worlds, Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks! is pure fantasy fun. Flying saucers have beenreliably seen over the capitals of the world, and the wholeearth awaits with bated breath to see what will transpire.Among those waiting is the President of the United States(Jack Nicholson), who is assured by his science advisor(Pierce Brosnan) that the coming aliens are utterly peaceful.This advice is hotly contested by the military, led by RodSteiger, who advises the President to annihilate them.When the aliens land, they are seen to be green, garish,and very cheerful. But appearances prove deceiving whenthe ‘friendly’ aliens abruptly disintegrate the entire US Congress. Hollywood notables appear in vast quantities in roles (and sub-plots) of all sizes in this zany feature.

Dir: Tim Burton USA 1996 / 1h48m / 12

Tickets are £5 for under 21s / £6 for adults, or a family ticket for four costs £19. Children under the age of12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Workshops are free with your cinema ticket, but placesare limited so please book in advance. Please see p12 for details of Discovery screening and workshop forReady Player One and p18 for details of our family friendly relaxed screenings.

DISCOVERY FAMILY FILM CLUB

Workshop: 11:00 Design a wicked mirror to take home and discoverwho is the fairest of them all.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Sat 17 March, 13:00

Following on from our recent screenings of Disney’s latest film Coco, we thought it was a good time to remind ourselves of Uncle Walt’s very first feature-length animation, starring the fairest princess of them all, SnowWhite. Already on the list to be a live action remake, hereis the original tale from 80 (yes, 80!) years ago.

Forced to take refuge from her wicked stepmother in adark and dangerous forest, Snow White is rescued byseven diamond miners. Together they live in harmonyand happiness, until one day an aged crone knocks atthe door...

Classic cel animation, with each frame meticulouslydrawn by hand, and a story based on a Grimm Brothers’tale – blended with great characterisation and a handfulof memorable songs – are the foundation for one of themost successful and best-loved films of all time.

Dirs: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson,Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen USA 1937 / 1h23m / U

London International Animation Festival Sat 31 March, 13:00

Every year we have the chance to catch up with the very best of animated films for younger audiences ascollected by our friends at the London International Animation Festival. This latest package offers 14 wonderful examples of just how broad the scope of animation really is, and will appeal to an equally broadrange of ages.

We learn what happens when Mr Night has a day off,see the dust fly when the contents of a hoover take theirrevenge on an over-zealous housemaid and learn thefine art of tossing the perfect pancake. As always thereare a couple of Discovery Film Festival’s own favourites,as presented in our own shorts programmes back in the2017 festival, featuring an adventurous goldfish and abird with a very loud squawk.

Although they come from all over the world – includingJapan, Russia, Colombia and Hungary – the films are either in English or without any dialogue at all.

Dirs: Various Various countries 2014 – 2017 / 1h5m / 3+

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Nae Pasaran Sun 18 March, 18:15

Fresh from its premiere as the closing film of this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, we are delighted to bring this special preview screening of Felipe Bustos Sierra’s Nae Pasaran to DCA. Charting the incredible true story of the Scots whomanaged to ground half of Chile’s Air Force from the other side of the world, this documentary celebrates the longestsingle act of solidarity against Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship.

In 1974, a group of workers at the Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride showed their support for the people of Chile by refusing to carry out the vital repairs of engines for Hawker Hunter planes, which had been used during the brutal military coup in September 1973. The boycott endured for four years but the Scottish workers never knew what impactthey had; it was a matter of conscience and an act of solidarity. Bustos Sierra – himself the Scotland-based son of aChilean exile – reunites inspirational figures Bob Fulton, Robert Somerville, Stuart Barrie and John Keenan to hear theirstory. With unprecedented access, Nae Pasaran also ventures much further to detail the horrors of the Pinochet years,meets survivors of the period and hears the Chilean side of the story.

Dir: Felipe Bustos Sierra UK 2018 / 1h34m / PG

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Ingmar Bergman

The Seventh SealSun 25 March, 15:30

The opening scene of The SeventhSeal, in which a medieval knight encounters death and challengeshim to a game of chess to delay hisfate, is one of the most iconic in all of cinema. The 90 minutes that fol-low are every bit as memorable asthe knight (played by the brilliantMax Von Sydow) searches for meaning on the final day of his life.Set in a plague-ravaged land,Bergman’s apocalyptic vision of theMiddle Ages offers a potent allegoryfor the threat of nuclear war thatloomed so heavily in the late 1950s.But the questions the film asksabout religious doubt and the meaning of life are absolutely timeless.

Dir: Ingmar Bergman Sweden 1957 / 1h36m / PGSwedish with English subtitles

Persona Sun 8 April, 15:30

An actress breaks down on stageand refuses to speak. She is sent toan isolated island to recover underthe care of a nurse and a strangebattle of wills begins. Virtually a two-hander, Persona provides twoextraordinary actresses with theroles of a lifetime. As the actress, Liv Ullman barely speaks a word,while Bibi Anderson delivers someincredibly long and difficultmonologues as the nurse. This is afilm about human psychology, andabout acting – both as a professionand in our daily lives. It is alsoBergman’s most probing investigationinto the workings of cinema. A hugeinfluence on films including Performance and Mulholland Drive,Personamay be the definitive art film of the 60s.

Dir: Ingmar Bergman Sweden 1966 / 1h25m / 15Swedish with English subtitles

Wild Strawberries Sun 11 March, 15:30

Released the same year as The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberriescemented Bergman’s internationalreputation. One of the cinema’s great meditations on mortality andmemory, Wild Strawberries tells thestory of an emotionally withdrawnelderly academic who goes on ajourney to collect an award and relives his past through a series ofdreams and chance encounters.Wild Strawberries has had fans asvaried as Stanley Kubrick, whocalled it the most deeply moving film he’d ever seen, and the Vatican,who placed it on their list of greatfilms for its representation of an “interior journey from pangs of regretand anxiety to a refreshing sense ofpeace and reconciliation”.

Dir: Ingmar Bergman Sweden 1957 / 1h31m / PGSwedish with English subtitles

For anyone with an interest in cinema, the work of Ingmar Bergman is as essential as breathing. TheSwedish writer-director, who would have been 100 this year, is not just one of the undisputed giants offilmmaking, he is one of the truly great artists of the 20th Century in any medium. To mark Bergman’scentenary, we are proud to present six of his films over the coming months. The first three in this guide –The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Persona – are unimpeachable masterpieces that rank amongstthe finest films ever made. The final three films will appear in our next guide; visit our website for details.

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Distant Sky: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live in CopenhagenThu 12 April, 20:45

Recorded at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October 2017, Distant Sky captures an extraordinary and triumphant liveconcert from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

Performing new album Skeleton Tree’s exquisite compositions alongside their essential catalogue, the band’s firstshows in three years provoked an ecstatic response in fans, critics and band alike, renewing a profound and intimaterelationship wherever they played. The band’s acclaimed tour started in Australia in January 2017 before tearing acrossthe USA and ending in Europe, with some of the best reviews of their decorated career.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker David Barnard.

Tickets £12.50Under 21s, students & unwaged £9

Dir: David Barnard UK 2017 / 2h15m / cert tbc

Coming Soon

He’s a foul-mouthed superhero with a bloodstain-defying red suit (for laundry day convenience), a face like an avocado, and the useful ability to survive almost anything. Deadpool is the fourth-wall-breaking underdog of the Marvel universe, and Deadpool 2 is sure to bring you more gloriously anarchic action than you can throw a chimichanga at.

Based on the novel of the same name, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society followsa young writer as she arrives on Guernsey in the aftermath of the Second World War. Seeking to report on a plucky book group that survived the German occupation, she finds that emotions still rundeep, and the islanders are reluctant to discuss the recent past. Starring Downton Abbey favouritesJessica Brown Findlay and Penelope Wilton, this is a beautiful and thoughtful period drama.

Juliette Binoche is a smart and sexy recently-divorced artist in Claire Denis’ Let The Sunshine In.Follow her as she goes in search of love – or maybe just satisfaction – in and around Paris. Thisdryly-comic film brings a modern female voice to the cinema this season, and it’s as uplifting as its title suggests.

Anime fans are going to love Mary and the Witch’s Flower, a new film from director HiromasaYonebayash (formerly of Studio Ghibli) and Studio Ponoc. This magical tale was a huge hit in Japan,and sees bored Mary discover a secret flower that can give her the powers of a witch for just onenight. Enchanting!

Deadpool 2 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Mary and the Witch’s FlowerLet The Sunshine In

For those of you wholike to plan your cinemagoing ahead of time, wewanted to give you asneak peek of a few ofthe titles which will becoming up in our nextCinema Guide...

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Discovery Family Film Club£5 under 21s£6 over 21sFamily ticket for four people £19

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