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See our website for information about eligibility for concession price tickets. Group bookings 11 cinema tickets for the price of 10 (not available online). Tickets are available: online at www.saffronscreen.com (booking fee applies) in person from the Box office (opens 30 mins before each screening) in person from the Tourist Information Centre, Saffron Walden (booking fee applies) (telephone: 01799 524002, enquiries only). RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA EMAIL For weekly film updates, Monday night film notes, or information about foreign language films, Cinema for Tinies screenings, audio-described films, films with subtitles, or Special Events, email with the relevant heading to: [email protected] FOLLOW US facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram twitter.com/Saffronscreen FIND US Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End road, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. Please use the main school entrance and car parks (not the sports hall car park). See our website for detailed information. ACCESSIBILITY The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the office for further details. CONTACT US Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01799 500238 Postal address: c/o Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, 1 Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HR Charity no 1113259 www.saffronscreen.com Printed on certified and sustainable paper Design: www.design-mill.co.uk Print: Harts Design & Print THE GOOB BLACKMAIL CAPTAIN PHILLIPS WELCOME We are thrilled to announce four exciting Q&As for the summer months: Barry Ackroyd (one of Britain’s top cinematographers) and cameraman Oliver Driscoll telling us how they filmed Captain Phillips, writer-director Guy Myhill with his impressive Norfolk-set debut The Goob, and actor (and former SWCHS student) Michael Shaeffer with London Road. There will also be a Q&A with composer, musician and silent movie guru Neil Brand after the screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s silent film Blackmail with live orchestral accompaniment in Saffron Hall. We do hope you can join us when we bring the red carpet to Saffron Walden. Please note that matinee screenings are at 4pm for the summer months (to allow days in the sun, we hope). Unfortunately we are not able to offer any midweek matinees this summer as there will be substantial, noisy, building work at SWCHS. We have several Special Events in this programme and many more for the Autumn. Check our website for full details as we can’t squeeze all the listings into this programme! Details will be coming soon about our BIG FILM QuIz on Saturday 3 October – so save the date! Subtitled for the hard of hearing Recommended film Cinema for Tinies InternatIonal logIstIcs & FreIght ForwardIng solutIons UK, European & Intercontinental Services Warehousing & Ecommerce Fulfilment Fashion Distribution tel: +44(0)1376 333 000 email: [email protected] www.delamode-group.com JULY 2015 WOMAN IN GOLD JULY 2015 MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA GIRLHOOD CARMEN (12A As Live) Weds 1st 7.20pm opera from the ENo – see Special Events pages for details. WOMAN IN GOLD (12A) Fri 3rd & Sat 4th 8pm DIRECTOR Simon Curtis CAST Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Elizabeth McGovern SCREEN TEST A great performance from Mirren anchors this remarkable and emotional true story, directed by Curtis (My Week with Marilyn). Sixty years after fleeing Vienna as a Jewish refugee, Maria takes the Austrian government to court to recover Gustav Klimt’s iconic painting of her aunt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, plundered by the (2015 USA/UK 109 mins) Nazis. Entertaining and moving. MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA (U) Sat 4th & Sun 5th 4pm Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Aug 4pm DIRECTORS Xavier Picard, Hanna Hemilä VOICES Russell Tovey, Tracy Ann Oberman, Nathaniel Parker, Stephanie Winiecki SCREEN TEST This gorgeous hand-drawn animation will make a new generation fall in love with Tove Jansson’s adorable Moomins. The family decide to leave peaceful Moominvalley for a holiday on the Riviera, where the Snork Maiden and Moominpappa are seduced by their taste of high society. Moominmamma, bewildered by the glitz and glamour, retreats to the beach. A sweet and gentle tale about the simple pleasures (2014 Fin/Fr 77 mins) of home. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (12A) Sun 5th 7.30pm DIRECTOR Paul Greengrass CAST Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Catherine Keener SCREEN TEST We are thrilled to re-screen Greengrass’s pulse-pounding thriller to welcome eminent British cinematographer Barry Ackroyd and first cameraman Oliver Driscoll to Saffron Screen. This multi-layered dramatisation of the 2009 hijacking of a US container ship by Somali pirates sets experienced Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks) against a young fisherman-turned-pirate. The stunning cinematography and rousing (2013 USA 131 mins) score add to the beauty and impact of this impressive film. followed by a Q&A with Barry Ackroyd and oliver Driscoll. GIRLHOOD (Bande de filles) (15) Mon 6th 8pm DIRECTOR Céline Sciamma CAST Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré SCREEN TEST This triumphant third film from French director Sciamma (Waterlilies, Tomboy) celebrates the energy and passion of young women and sisterhood. Fed up with her abusive family situation in a grim Parisian tower block, lack of school prospects and the “boys’ law” in the neighbourhood, 16-year-old Marieme joins a gang of charismatic girls with swagger to burn. For better or worse, this empowers her. Smart and defiant, (2014 Fr 113 mins Subtitled) beautifully acted, and with a fabulous soundtrack. Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com MAD MAX: FURY ROAD PITCH PERFECT 2 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (15) DANNY COLLINS Fri 10th, Sat 11th & Sun 12th 8pm DIRECTOR George Miller CAST Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne SCREEN TEST Hardy takes the title role in this gloriously bonkers and hugely entertaining post-apocalyptic action adventure which has to be seen on the big screen. Max is haunted by his past, without purpose until he stumbles across Furiosa (Theron), fleeing from Immortan Joe after she rescues his quintet of would-be-brides. Operatic in scope and majestic in visual ecstasy, this heralds Miller’s triumphant return to spectacular cinema. (2015 Aus/USA 120 mins) PITCH PERFECT 2 (12A) Sat 11th & Sun 12th 4pm DIRECTOR Elizabeth Banks CAST Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Elizabeth Banks, Hailee Steinfeld SCREEN TEST The Barden Bellas are back! Now seniors at college, the a capella group is humiliated by an on-stage mishap in front of the President himself. Desperate to regain their status, they enter the world championships, resulting in a joyfully hilarious set of escapades abroad. Elizabeth Banks adds to her credits with the directing duties, showing great comic timing, and delivering a charming and funny summer hit. (2015 USA 115 mins) BLACKMAIL (PG) Sun 12th 7pm at Saffron Hall Experience Alfred Hitchcock’s taut silent thriller on the big screen, perfectly complemented by Neil Brand’s score, played live by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. (1929 UK 89 mins B&W) followed by a Q&A with composer Neil Brand. Tickets: full £10 – £25 18 & under half price www.saffronhall.com PHOENIX (12A) Mon 13th 8pm DIRECTOR Christian Petzold CAST Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Michael Maertens SCREEN TEST Writer-director Petzold explores the fragility of identity with this fascinating story set in post-war Berlin. A beguiling Hoss plays a Jewish singer and concentration camp survivor who has undergone facial reconstruction surgery. Suspecting she was betrayed to the Nazis by her husband, she tracks him down – and he no longer recognises her. What follows is a tense, layered exploration of impersonation, betrayal and doubt. (2014 Ger/Pol 98 mins Subtitled) EVERYMAN (12A As Live) Thurs 16th 6.50pm Play from the National Theatre – see Special Events pages for details. DANNY COLLINS (15) Fri 17th & Sat 18th 8pm DIRECTOR Dan Fogelman CAST Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Plummer SCREEN TEST Pacino is on form as ageing 1970s rock icon Danny Collins, who can’t give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. Irresistibly enjoyable with a top cast and a great Lennon soundtrack. (2015 USA 106 mins) Full-size screen with the latest digital technology JULY 2015 : TOMORROWLAND ND YO BE LD OR AW JULY 2015 WE ARE MANY SPY THE CONNECTION TOMORROWLAND: A WORLD BEYOND (12A) Sat 18th & Sun 19th 4pm DIRECTOR Brad Bird CAST George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy SCREEN TEST This energetic retro-futurist adventure from director Bird (The Incredibles) kicks off when a bright and curious teenager (an exuberant Robertson), finds a badge which can transport her to a futuristic paradise. She meets Frank (Clooney), a former boy-genius who has also visited the mysterious world, and before long they embark on a danger-filled adventure of wonder. Don’t worry about the plot – just enjoy the thrill and the spectacle! (2015 USA/Sp 130 mins) SHAUN THE SHEEP (U) Sat 18th 4pm Newport Village Hall – see our website for details. RUSH (15) Sat 18th 8pm Newport Village Hall – see our website for details. THE JUNGLE BOOK (U) Sun 19th 11am With its fabulous characters, catchy tunes and a big dollop of zaniness, this is the Disney classic with all the bare necessities! Enjoy the cinema without worrying about noise or wriggling. Generously sponsored by Croucher Needham. (1967 USA 78 mins) Cinema for Tinies – Adults £3.80, children £2.80, under 2s free. WE ARE MANY (12A) Sun 19th 8pm DIRECTOR Amir Amirani SCREEN TEST On 15th February 2003, 15 million people took to the streets of over 800 cities around the world, protesting against the fast-approaching war on Iraq. Director Amirani talks to everyone from Noam Chomsky to Tony Benn to Colin Powell’s aide who now regrets his complicity in the ‘dodgy dossier’. A fascinating and inspiring documentary about the birth of mass protest in the digital age, both moving and important. (2014 UK 110 mins) THE CONNECTION (La French) (15) Mon 20th 8pm DIRECTOR Cédric Jimenez CAST Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey SCREEN TEST A Gallic cousin to William Friedkin’s The French Connection based on the real-life struggle between police and the gangs smuggling heroin into 1970s Marseilles. This stylish thriller pits Zampa (Lellouche), the seemingly untouchable crime boss, against the newly arrived magistrate Michel (Dujardin, The Artist). His all-consuming obsession with bringing his quarry to justice brings Michel’s life tumbling around him. Superb cinematography and a terrific soundtrack. (2014 Fr/Belg 135 mins Subtitled) MAN UP JURASSIC WORLD MAN UP (15) Fri 24th & Sat 25th 8pm DIRECTOR Ben Palmer CAST Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond, Rory Kinnear SCREEN TEST Nancy (Bell), a chronic singleton, meets Jack (Pegg) at Waterloo Station on a blind date intended for someone else. They hit it off…but then doubts set in. Bell is gloriously charismatic and funny and the film sparks with the couple’s chemistry (2015 UK/Fr 88 mins) and a snappy script. A breezy, honest London-set rom com. JURASSIC WORLD (12A) Sat 25th & Sun 26th 4pm DIRECTOR Colin Trevorrow CAST Chris Pratt, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judy Greer SCREEN TEST Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, a new hybrid dinosaur, genetically-engineered in the hope of reversing the decline in visitor numbers, escapes from the dinosaur park with disastrous results. Enjoy action, thrills, envelope(2015 USA 124 mins) pushing special effects and lots and lots of dinosaurs. THE MISFITS (PG) Sun 26th 8pm DIRECTOR John Huston CAST Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach SCREEN TEST In Reno for a quickie divorce, beautiful but troubled Roslyn Taber meets three cowboy drifters who are all drawn to her. The men are the last of a vanishing breed, like the wild horses they are rounding up to sell for dog food. A perceptive elegy for the Old West: especially poignant because it was the final film appearance of both Gable (1961 USA 122 mins B&W) and Monroe. THE GOOB (18) Mon 27th 8pm DIRECTOR Guy Myhill CAST Liam Walpole, Sienna Guillory, Sean Harris, Marama Corlett SCREEN TEST Set over a hot summer in rural Norfolk, this coming-of-age drama is a confident debut for writer-director Myhill. School-leaver Goob is helping in his mum’s café and harvesting the local pumpkin fields. But tensions simmer with his mother’s new boyfriend, the aggressive and abusive Gene, and the arrival of transient workers. An atmospheric film, contrasting the big skies with the claustrophobia of small-town life. followed by a Q&A with director Guy Myhill. (2014 UK 86 mins) A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (cert tbc) Thurs 30th 7.30pm Play from the Theatre for a New Audience, Brooklyn – see Special Events pages for details. Weds 22nd 6.50pm Play from the rSC – see Special Events pages for details. SPY (15) Fri 31st, Sat 1st & Sun 2nd 8pm DIRECTOR Paul Feig CAST Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart SCREEN TEST In this hugely entertaining espionage comedy, a frumpy desk-based CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and avenge her colleague’s death. The brilliantly funny McCarthy, working again with Bridesmaids director Feig, is terrific in this non-stop roller coaster ride of hilarious set pieces (2015 USA 120 mins) and outrageous comedy. Free parking l Wide choice of refreshments Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (12A As Live) SAFFRON SCREEN DIARY JULY 2015 Wed 1 7.20pm Carmen – ENO Fri 3 Sat 4 Sat 4 Sun 5 Sun 5 Mon 6 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 7.30pm 8.00pm Woman in Gold (12A) Moomins on the Riviera (U) Woman in Gold (12A) Moomins on the Riviera (U) Captain Phillips (12A) Girlhood (15) Fri 10 Sat 11 Sat 11 Sun 12 Sun 12 Sun 12 Mon 13 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm Mad Max: Fury Road (15) Pitch Perfect 2 (12A) Mad Max: Fury Road (15) Pitch Perfect 2 (12A) Blackmail (PG) Saffron Hall Mad Max: Fury Road (15) Phoenix (12A) Thu 16 6.50pm Everyman – National Theatre Fri 17 Sat 18 Sat 18 Sat 18 Sat 18 Sun 19 Sun 19 Sun 19 Mon 20 8.00pm 4.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 11.00am 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm Danny Collins (15) Tomorrowland (12A) Shaun the Sheep (U) Rush (15) Danny Collins (15) The Jungle Book (U) Tomorrowland (12A) We Are Many (12A) The Connection (15) Wed 22 6.50pm The Merchant of Venice – RSC Fri 24 Sat 25 Sat 25 Sun 26 Sun 26 Mon 27 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm Man Up (15) Jurassic World (12A) Man Up (15) Jurassic World (12A) The Misfits (PG) The Goob (18) Thu 30 7.30pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fri 31 8.00pm Spy (15) Subtitled for the hard of hearing Recommended film AUGUST 2015 Cinema for Tinies Sat 1 Sat 1 Sun 2 Sun 2 Mon 3 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm Moomins on the Riviera (U) Spy (15) Moomins on the Riviera (U) Spy (15) Timbuktu (12A) Fri 7 Sat 8 Sat 8 Sun 9 Sun 9 Mon 10 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm London Road (15) Minions (U tbc) London Road (15) Minions (U tbc) Queen and Country (15) Night Train (12A) Thu 13 7.30pm Fabergé: A Life of Its Own Fri 14 Sat 15 Sat 15 Sun 16 Sun 16 Mon 17 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm Mr Holmes (PG) Minions (U tbc) Mr Holmes (PG) Minions (U tbc) Mr Holmes (PG) The New Girlfriend (15) Fri 21 Sat 22 Sat 22 Sun 23 Sun 23 Mon 24 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm Magic Mike XXL (15) Song of the Sea (PG) Magic Mike XXL (15) Song of the Sea (PG) Slow West (15) The Salt of the Earth (12A) Tue 25 8.00pm Weds 26 6.50pm The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson (15 tbc) Othello – RSC Fri 28 Sat 29 Sat 29 Sun 30 Sun 30 Mon 31 The Choir (PG) The Longest Ride (12A) The Choir (PG) The Longest Ride (12A) The Third Man (PG) Black Coal, Thin Ice (15) 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 4.00pm 8.00pm 8.00pm www.saffronscreen.com AUGUST 2015 AUGUST 2015 MR HOLMES TIMBUKTU TRY QUEEN AND COUN LONDON ROAD MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA (U) Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Aug 4pm See July for details. TIMBUKTU (12A) Mon 3rd 8pm DIRECTOR Abderrahmane Sissako CAST Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed SCREEN TEST Set in the early days of the jihadist takeover of northern Mali in 2012, with the multicultural city of Timbuktu invaded by militant Islamists, this stunningly shot film is less interested in violence than in the struggle to rise above it. The local imam calmly argues against the jihadists’ narrow, ultra-orthodox dogma, but he has little influence over these religious intruders. A beautiful, tragic portrait of a community under siege. (2014 Fr/Maur 96 mins Subtitled) LONDON ROAD (15) Fri 7th & Sat 8th 8pm DIRECTOR Rufus Norris CAST Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman, Kate Fleetwood, Anita Dobson SCREEN TEST This adaptation of the highly acclaimed National Theatre production, featuring the original cast with additional stars, documents the events that shook Ipswich in 2006 when five sex workers were murdered. Through the words of the inhabitants of London Road, where the women worked, set to an innovative and often lighthearted score, we learn how ordinary people came together to cope with the media circus that accompanied these events. (2015 UK 92 mins) friday’s screening is followed by a Q&A with actor Michael Shaeffer. MINIONS (U tbc) Sat 8 , Sun 9 , Sat 15 & Sun 16 4pm DIRECTORS Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin VOICES Chris Renaud, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Saunders SCREEN TEST The long-awaited animation starring everyone’s favourite yellow creatures has arrived. Minions like to serve the most despicable of masters. Finding themselves without one, three brave Minions embark upon a thrilling journey that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill, the world’s first-ever female super-villain. (2015 USA 104 mins) th QUEEN AND COUNTRY (15) th th th Sun 9th 8pm DIRECTOR John Boorman CAST Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, David Thewlis, Richard E Grant SCREEN TEST This companion piece to Boorman’s autobiographical 1987 classic Hope and Glory follows Bill Rohan, now 19, through the rigours, boredom, petty squabbles and tiny victories of life in the British Army during compulsory National Service in the 1950s. An impressive ensemble cast shine in a funny and moving portrait of post-war England. (2014 Ire/Fr/Rom 115 mins) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com MAGIC MIKE XXL NIGHT TRAIN NIGHT TRAIN (Pociag) (12A) Mon 10th 8pm DIRECTOR Jerzy Kawalerowicz CAST Leon Niemczyk, Lucyna Winnicka, Teresa Szmigielówna, Zbigniew Cybulski SCREEN TEST A sleeper train rockets through the night; among its passengers might be a murderer. Director Kawalerowicz, drawing on his experience of frequent trips to the Baltic to woo his now leading lady Winnicka, uses this set-up to create an intense pressure cooker of tension. Building to a chilling climax, this is an impressive film which examines painful national memories in the guise of a Hitchcockian thriller. (1959 Pol 97 mins Subtitled B&W) FABERGÉ: A LIFE OF ITS OWN (PG) Thurs 13th 7.30pm feature documentary about the famous luxury brand – see Special Events pages for details. MR HOLMES (PG) Fri 14th, Sat 15th & Sun 16th 8pm DIRECTOR Bill Condon CAST Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Roger Allam SCREEN TEST McKellen is superb as a 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes in this new twist on the world’s most famous detective. Retired to the south coast, his intellect and memory have been blunted and he has bitter regrets over events in a case long ago (which we see in flashback). Handsomely shot, this is a gently comic, wise and reflective story. (2015 UK/USA 104 mins) THE NEW GIRLFRIEND (Une nouvelle amie) (15) Mon 17th 8pm DIRECTOR François Ozon CAST Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz, Isild Le Besco SCREEN TEST Devastated by the sudden death of her best friend, Claire makes a promise to watch over Laura’s husband and newborn baby. When she visits the grieving widower, she is shocked to find him dressed in his dead wife’s clothes. A dark comedy based on a Ruth Rendell story that explores issues of love, friendship, gender and sexuality with Ozon’s characteristic light touch and subversive wit. (2014 Fr 108 mins Subtitled) MAGIC MIKE XXL (15) Fri 21st & Sat 22nd 8pm DIRECTOR Gregory Jacobs CAST Channing Tatum, Amber Heard, Elizabeth Banks, Joe Manganiello SCREEN TEST Three years after bowing out in unforgettable style as only he could, Mike returns to stripping for one final tour, joining the Kings of Tampa as they wrap up their careers. Relentlessly fun, soaked in sex and showcasing Tatum & co’s tantalising, magic moves, XXL really is bigger and better, and leaves you wanting more. (2015 USA length 115 mins) Full-size screen with the latest digital technology AUGUST 2015 AUGUST 2015 BLACK COAL, THIN ICE SLOW WEST A SONG OF THE SE SONG OF THE SEA (PG) THE SALT OF THE EARTH THE CHOIR Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd 4pm OTHELLO (12A As Live) DIRECTOR Tomm Moore VOICES David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnula Flanagan SCREEN TEST This enchanting and visually stunning hand-drawn animation, steeped in Irish myth and legend, so adroitly mixes the magical and the everyday that to watch it is to be wholly immersed in an enchanted world. It tells the story of Saoirse, the last seal-child or ‘selkie’, who goes on an epic journey with her brother in order to save the world of magic and discover the secrets of their past. A wonder of breathtakingly gorgeous storytelling. (2014 Ire/Den/Belg/Lux/Fr 93 mins) SLOW WEST (15) Sun 23rd 8pm DIRECTOR John Maclean CAST Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn, Caren Pistorius SCREEN TEST In this off-kilter revisionist western, red in tooth and claw and full of gallows humour, a woefully unprepared 16-year-old lad from Scotland goes in search of his sweetheart across 1880s Colorado. Fassbender’s bounty hunter offers to help but is not all he seems. Great gunslinging and wide-open spaces stunningly photographed by Robbie Ryan (Wuthering Heights). (2015 UK/NZ 83 mins) THE SALT OF THE EARTH (12A) Mon 24th 8pm DIRECTORS Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado SCREEN TEST For over 40 years, Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has worked in some of the world’s most hostile and dangerous places. His monumental black and white images are so aesthetically accomplished that they confuse our notion of beauty, finding dignity in the most wretched of subjects. Wenders and Salgado’s son tell the life story of this articulate, thoughtful man who has now returned to his family farm and is helping restore the rainforest. A memorable documentary. (2014 Fr/Brazil/It 110 mins Subtitled) THE ECSTASY OF WILKO JOHNSON (15 tbc) Tues 25th 8pm DIRECTOR Julien Temple SCREEN TEST This inventive and uplifting documentary follows Johnson, formerly guitarist in Dr Feelgood, after he was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Given months to live, he chose touring above chemotherapy. The film is full of literary, filmic and visual allusions and Johnson is a funny, sharp, literate and honest subject, mostly interviewed in his beloved Canvey Island. A final twist brings him to Addenbrooke’s for a potentially life-saving operation. (2015 UK 91 mins) Live music from 7.30pm. The profits from this screening will be donated to Teenage Cancer Trust. Free parking l Wide choice of refreshments DE THE LONGEST RI Weds 26th 6.50pm Play from the rSC – see Special Events pages for details. THE CHOIR (PG) Fri 28th & Sat 29th 8pm DIRECTOR François Girard CAST Dustin Hoffman, Eddie Izzard, Kathy Bates, Garett Wareing SCREEN TEST A triumph-over-adversity story in which a troubled and angry 11-yearold from a small Texas town ends up at a boys’ choir school after his alcoholic single mother dies in a car crash. Completely out of his comfort zone, he engages in a battle of wills with the demanding choir master (Hoffman) who recognises his unique talent and pushes him to use his creative genius to the full. An excellent cast and heavenly (2014 USA 103 mins) young voices. THE LONGEST RIDE (12A) Sat 29th & Sun 30th 4pm DIRECTOR George Tillman Jr CAST Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Alda, Jack Huston SCREEN TEST Art student Sophia is about to embark upon her dream job in New York when she falls for bull-rider Luke. Struggling with their conflicting backgrounds and ambitions, they draw inspiration from a chance encounter with an older man and his memories of a long and happy marriage. A heart-warming story of love, loss and tough decisions, based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks. Gorgeous looking, and the (2015 USA 128 mins) cast have real Hollywood pedigree. THE THIRD MAN (PG) Sun 30th 8pm DIRECTOR Carol Reed CAST Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Alida Valli SCREEN TEST After extensive restoration this classic atmospheric thriller, once voted the best British film of all time by the British Film Institute, has never looked better. Arriving in post-war Vienna, pulp-fiction writer Holly Martins learns that the friend who invited him, Harry Lime, has recently died in mysterious circumstances. Fantastic moody camera work, a screenplay by Graham Greene and a show-stealing Orson Welles make (1949 UK 100 mins B&W) this a must-see. BLACK COAL, THIN ICE (Bai ri yan huo) (15) Mon 31st 8pm DIRECTOR Yi’nan Diao CAST Fan Liao, Lun Mei Gwei, Xuebing Wang, Jingchun Wang SCREEN TEST This atmospheric neo-noir, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, presents a stark view of life in early 21st-century provincial China. A divorced ex-cop and his former police partner reopen their investigation into a series of murders that ended their careers in shame five years previously, after identical crimes are committed. Dark humour and moments of visual beauty and inventiveness are weaved (2014 Ch 110 mins Subtitled) into the police procedural. Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com SPECIAL EVENTS at Saffron Screen See our website for more information THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM CARMEN EVERYMAN ET ROMEO AND JULI CORIOLANUS OTHELLO CARMEN (12A As Live) Weds 1st July 7.20pm Opera broadcast live from English National Opera. Calixto Bieito’s acclaimed production of Bizet’s passionate tale of lust, seduction and betrayal set during the dying days of Franco’s Spain. Tickets: Full £20 Adult conc £18 18 & under £12.50 EVERYMAN (12A As Live) Thurs 16th July 6.50pm Play broadcast live from the National Theatre. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in this dynamic new production of one of English drama’s oldest plays, with words by Carol Ann Duffy and directed by Rufus Norris. Tickets: Full £17.50 Adult conc £15.50 18 & under £9.50 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (12A As Live) Weds 22 July 6.50pm Play broadcast live from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Polly Findlay directs Shakespeare’s uncompromising tragedy about a wronged father and despised outsider. Tickets: Full £17.50 Adult conc £15.50 18 & under £9.50 nd A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (cert tbc) Thurs 30th July 7.30pm Play recorded at The Theatre for a New Audience, Brooklyn in 2014. A visually breathtaking, funny and sexy production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy from brilliant director Julie Taymor (The Lion King). Tickets: Full £17.50 Adult conc £15.50 18 & under £9.50 FABERGÉ: A LIFE OF ITS OWN (PG) Thurs 13th Aug 7.30pm Feature documentary telling the epic story of the Fabergé name, from Imperial Russia to the present day, and showcasing the iconic objets d’art, including the first new egg created in almost 100 years. Tickets: Full £10.50 Adult conc £9.50 18 & under £5.50 OTHELLO (12A As Live) Weds 26th Aug 6.50pm Play broadcast live from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Hugh Quarshie takes the title role opposite Lucian Msamati as Iago. Tickets: Full £17.50 Adult conc £15.50 18 & under £9.50 THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM (12A As Live) Thurs 3rd Sept 6.50pm Play broadcast live from the National Theatre. George Farquhar’s final play is a fabulous carnal comedy about two dissolute young men, seeking to marry for money. Tickets: Full £18.00 Adult conc £16.00 18 & under £9.50 ROMEO AND JULIET (12A As Live) Tues 22nd Sept 7.15pm & Sun 27th Sept 2pm Ballet broadcast live (plus encore) from the Royal Opera House. Kenneth MacMillan’s famous version of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy set to Prokofiev’s magnificent score, starring Sarah Lamb and Rupert Pennefather. Tickets: Full £18.00 Adult conc £16.00 18 & under £9.50 CORIOLANUS (12A) Thurs 24th Sept 6.50pm Play broadcast from the Donmar Warehouse. Encore broadcast of the compelling 2014 production starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Gatiss and Deborah Findlay. Tickets: Full £18.00 Adult conc £16.00 18 & under £9.50 ROGER WATERS THE WALL (cert tbc) Tues 29th Sept 8pm Concert film with exclusive ‘in conversation’ with Roger Waters. An immersive concert experience of the classic Pink Floyd album, a road movie of Waters’ reckoning with the past and a stirring anti-war film. Tickets: Full £15.00 Adult conc £13.00 18 & under £10.00 For more information and other events, please see our website www.saffronscreen.com FILMS COMING SOON IBLE MISSION: IMPOSSON – ROGUE NATI AMY 45 YEARS BILL ANT-MAN INSIDE OUT
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