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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!
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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
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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
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AUGUST 2015
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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)
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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