SilentNightsScreenings
BATTLESHIPPOTEMKIN
(PG)
BattleshipPotemkin
isconsideredtobeSergeiEisenstein’smostimportantfilm,bothforitsownsakeandforitsinfluenceonthedevelopmentofcinema.Atruelandmarkincinemahistory.
Director
SergeiEisenstein
Starring
AleksandrAntonov,GrigoriAleksandrov
USSR
I
1925
I
72mins
SUN06DEC
17.15
SUNRISE–ASONGOFTWOHUMANS
(U)
Winnerof3Oscars,andwidelyregardedasoneofthemostvisuallygorgeousandemotionallyrichsilentfilmsevermade,
Sunrise
chroniclesthemurderousdesiresandrepentanceofawaywardhusband.
Director
F.W.Murnau
Starring
GeorgeO'Brien,JanetGaynor
USA
I
1927
I
94mins
SUN13DEC
19.15
PANDORA’SBOX
DIEBÜCHSEDERPANDORA
(PG)
Featuringoneofthemosticonicimagesincinemahistory,LouiseBrooks’bobcut,
Pandora’sBox
followsthedownwardspiralofthepassionate,yetinnocent,showgirlLulu(Brooks),whosesexualvivacityhasadevastatingeffectoneveryonearoundher.
Director
GeorgWilhelmPabst
Starring
LouiseBrooks,FritzKortner,FrancisLederer
Germany
I
1929
I
109mins
SUN20DEC
19.15
InvernessFilmFans(IFF)
SUNSHINESTATE
(15)
WriteranddirectorJohnSayles’awardwinningstoryissetinPlantationIsland,Florida,aplacewherelocalrealestatedevelopmentischangingamodestbeach-sidecommunityintoanupscale,manicuredresortforwinter-wearyNortherners.Thelong-timelocalsaredividedonwhethertocashinorstandtheirground...
Director
JohnSayles
Starring
AngelaBassett,EdieFalco
USA
I
2002
I
140mins
TUE08DEC
19.30
BLACKCATWHITECAT
(15)
SetonthebanksoftheDanube,thiscolourfulcomedyiscrammedwithspectacle,incidentandthemusicofEmirKusturica’sfamoustravellinggypsyband.
Director
EmirKusturica
France/Germany/FedRepofYugoslavia
I
1998
I
128mins(InBulgarian,Romany,GermanandSerbianwithsubtitles)
TUE22DEC
19.30
FamilyFilms
GHOSTBUSTERS
(PG)
Director
IvanReitman
USA
I
1984
I
105mins
SAT05DEC
11.00
FANTASTICMR.FOX
(PG)
Director
WesAnderson
USA/UK
I
2009
I
86mins
I
www.fantasticmrfoxovie.com
SAT12DEC
11.00
SUN13DEC
13.00
CLOUDYWITHACHANCEOFMEATBALLS
(U)
Director
PhilLord,ChristopherMiller
USA
I
2009
I
99mins
SAT19DEC
11.00
TAKING WOODSTOCK
(15)
Afterhearingthataplannedmusicfestivalhaslostitspermit,Elliotofferstheuseofhisfamily’sstrugglingmoteltothepromoterstogeneratesomemuch-neededbusiness.Beforeheknowsit,theWoodstockstaffaremovinginandhalfamillionpeopleareontheirwaytoYasgur’sfarm.AngLeetellsthestoryofthecomingtogetherofWoodstockinthislove-fuelledcomedy.
Director
AngLee
I
Starring
HenryGoodman,LievSchriber
USA
I
2009
I
120min
I
www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/taking_woodstock/
FRI11–THU17DEC
Fri11
20.15
I
Sat12
17.00,20.30
I
Sun13
19.30
I
Mon14
18.00
Tue15
11.30
I
Wed16
19.30
I
Thu17
14.00,20.30
A SERIOUS MAN
(15)
LarryGopnikisagoodhusbandandfather,andahardworkinguniversityprofessor.Buthiswifedecidestoleavehimforsomeoneclosetohome,hissonisactingsuspiciouslyandhiscareermaybeinsometrouble.Withallthishappeninghecan’tevengetintoseehisRabbi.WhatwillLarryGopnikdo?
ASeriousMan
seestheCoensbackontopformwithanotherterrificquirkycomedy.
Director
EthanCoen,JoelCoen
I
Starring
MichaelStuhlbarg,RichardKind
USA
I
2009
I
105min
I
www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/a_serious_man/
FRI18–THU24DEC
Fri18
18.00,20.30
I
Sat19
20.30
I
Sun20
16.30
I
Mon21
18.00
Wed23
19.30
I
Thu24
13.30
ONCE UPON A TIMEIN THE WEST
(15)
SergioLeone’smonumentalepichasbeenre-issuedinthisgloriousnewprint.HenryFonda’sdeepblueeyessparklewithmenaceinthebadguyrole,andwithCharlesBronson,theharmonicaplayingmysteriousstranger,
thiscouldbethegreatestwesternevermad
e.
Director
SergioLeone
Starring
ClaudiaCardinale,HenryFonda
Italy/USA
I
1968
I
165mins
TUE15–THU17DEC
Tue15
19.00
I
Wed16
11.30
I
Thu17
19.30
THE TWILIGHT SAGA:NEW MOON
(12A)
www.twilightthemovie.com
Thesecondinstalmentofthehugelypopular
Twilight
sagaseestheromancebetweenmortalandvampiremovetothenextlevelasBelladelvesdeeperintothemysteriesofthesupernatural.
Director
ChrisWeitz
Starring
KristenStewart,RobertPattinson
USA
I
2009
I
130mins
FRI18–THU24DEC
Fri18
18.00
I
Sat19
14.00,17.00,19.30
I
Sun20
14.00,17.00
Mon21
20.30(Over18’sscreening)
I
Tue22
11.30
(Dream&Scream)
I
Wed23
15.00,19.15
I
Thu24
11.00,17.15
MARIA STUARDA
(PG)
Continuingourbigscreenoperaseries,webringthestunningMariaStuardatoInverness.FeaturingtheOrchestradelTeatroComunalediBologna,thisfantasticoperaisbasedonthelifeofMaryQueenofScotsandhercousinQueenElizabethandisarealtreatforoperafans,sodon’tmissit...
Director
PierLuigiPizzi
Starring
MariellaDevia,AnnaCaterinaAntonacci
Italy
I
2008
I
170mins(SunginItalian&Englishsubtitles)
SUN13
16.00
&MON14DEC
11.00
IT’SAWONDERFULLIFE
(U)
It’saWonderfulLife
isasmuchapartofabrilliantChristmasasturkey,mincepiesandpresents!Don’tmissyourchancetoseethebestChristmasfilmofalltimeonthebigscreen–butbookyourticketsquicklybecauselastyear’sscreeningssoldoutwithindays!
Director
FrankCapra
Starring
JamesStewart
USA
I
1946
I
129mins
SAT19-THU24DEC
Sat19
13.00
I
Sun20
13.00
I
Mon21
17.30
Wed23
14.00(Subtitled)
I
Thu24
11.30,14.00
THEBEACHESOFAGNÉS
LESPLAGESD'AGNÉS
(18)
www.cinemaguild.com/beachesofagnes
CelebratedfilmmakerAgnesVardaturnsthecameraonherselfinthisautobiographicaldocumentarywhichrevisitsherpast.IncorporatingclipsfromVarda'swork,animation,andphotographs,thefilmplayslikeafondscrapbookofacolourfulandaccomplishedlife.
Director
AgnésVarda
Starring
AgnésVarda
France
I
2008
I
112mins
I
InFrenchwithsubtitles
SAT26–MON28DEC
Sat26
19.30
I
Sun27
17.00
I
Mon28
20.15
THEFIRSTDAYOFTHERESTOFYOURLIFE
LEPREMIERJOURDURESTEDETAVIE
(15)
www.lepremierjour-lefilm.com/ (in French)
ThishilariousFrenchcomedytakesakaleidoscopicmulti-characterviewonthecriticalissuesaffectingtheclosebutchaoticDuvalfamily.Nominatedfor9CesarAward,thisfantasticfilmalsoboastsoneofthebestsoundtracksoftheyear.
Director
RémiBezançon
Starring
JaquesGamblin
France
I
2008
I
112mins
I
InFrenchwithsubtitles
TUE29–THU31DEC
Tue29
19.15
I
Wed30
19.15
I
Thu31
17.15
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