CinemaNovember 2017 – January 2018

Yet again, real-life stories prove a treasure trovefor filmmakers in this guide. From a documentaryabout folk singer Shirley Collins to a roller-coasterride of a journey with a maverick movie star inAfghanistan, there are some inspirational storiesto be explored. Drama too is getting in on the act– Battle of the Sexes serves up that infamoustennis match between Billie Jean King andBobby Riggs while Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool shows us that true love can be foundin the most unconventional of relationships.These lives are truly inspirational and the filmsmore than do their subjects justice.

Every year, the Learning Team here at DCAguides and supports a group of young local filmmakers through Discovery Film SchoolDundee, our BFI Film Academy. Aged between16 and 19, our group of film enthusiasts workwith industry professionals to learn the filmmakingprocess, from generating ideas right through toshooting and editing. We are extremely proud ofthe work they’ve put into the course and inviteyou to come along to celebrate their achievementsand see the films they’ve created (Sat 9 December– see p23).

Finally, while it might seem like a touch too earlyto be planning your Christmas viewing, we’vehad so many requests for information about our screenings that we’ve published the details at the back of this Guide (p30) – these festiveshows are expected to sell out, so grab yourselfa ticket when they go on sale from Fri 4 November.

Alice BlackHead of Cinema

Additional contributors:Brian Hoyle, Caley McGillvary, Chloe Milne,Christopher O’Neill, Adam Smart, Mike Tait.

ContentsNew FilmsThe Ballad of Shirley Collins 6Battle of the Sexes 10Blade of the Immortal 11Boy 5Breathe 4Call Me by Your Name 4Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool 8The Florida Project 9Good Time 9Happy End 12The Killing of a Sacred Deer 7Menashe 11Murder on the Orient Express 6The Prince of Nothingwood 12Star Wars: The Last Jedi 13Suburbicon 10Thor: Ragnarok 5

French Film FestivalBarbara 21Bay of Angels 20Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess 20Lost in Paris 22Lover For a Day 22Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge 21Rodin 20Tomorrow and Thereafter 22A Woman’s Life 21

States of Danger and DeceitThe Day of the Jackal 26Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 27The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum 27Z 26

Vintage The Big Heat 15In a Lonely Place 15North by Northwest 15

Silent filmsAn evening with Buster Keaton and Neil Brand 14The Informer with Stephen Horne 14

Art Screenings Electro-Pythagorus: A Portrait of Martin Bartlett 25Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney 25Manifesto: Live from Tate Modern 25

Film Events Blood Simple 24Damien Jalet’s The Ferryman 24Human Flow 24Warren Miller’s Line of Descent 29

AnimeFireworks 28

Discovery Family Film ClubPaddington 2 23

PerformanceBolshoi: The Taming of the Shrew 19Live from the Met: Exterminating Angel 19National Theatre Live: Follies 19National Theatre Live: Young Marx 19

Being Human FestivalGulliver’s Travels and SFX in Cinema 28The 3 Worlds of Gulliver 28

Dundead 29

Discovery Film School Dundee 23

ChristmasBolshoi: The Nutcracker 30It’s a Wonderful Life 30The Muppet Christmas Car 30

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Breathe Fri 10 – Thu 16 November

Actor Andy Serkis, best known for his incredibleperformance as Gollum in Lord of the Rings, hangsup his motion-capture suit for his directorial debutBreathe. Based on the real lives of Robin andDiana Cavendish, this is the inspiring story of anintrepid couple who refused to give up theirdreams despite devastating illness.

On their honeymoon, lovebirds Robin (AndrewGarfield) and Diana (The Crown’sClaire Foy) aregiven two life altering pieces of news: Diana ispregnant, and Robin, just 28 years old, has beendiagnosed with rapid-onset polio. Advised he willsoon be paralysed from the neck down, reliant on a respirator and in a hospital ward for the restof his life, Robin feels his life is over. But in truth, it is just beginning. The couple embark on an extraordinary mission to ensure Robin can continue to live at home, travel abroad and experience as much of the world as any able-bodied person. Robin’s determination spurred onthe development of respirator wheelchairs andhydraulic lifts and changed the lives of disabledpeople everywhere.

Garfield, an actor who always brings a real vulnerability to his performances, is perfectly castas the warm and witty Robin, while Foy is radiantas the rock who anchors this family’s journey. And Serkis, who knows a thing or two about both the physical and emotional aspects of storytelling, has chosen the perfect project tolaunch his filmmaking career.

Dir: Andy Serkis UK 2017 / 1h47m / 12A Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 16 November, 10:30

Call Me by Your Name Fri 10 – Thu 16 November

Adapted from André Aciman’s novel by Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Call Me by Your Name is a sensual, heartbreaking depiction of first love. Centred around a beautiful performance by young actor Timothée Chalamet,this film lingers in your mind and soul, like all great loves thatget away.

Guadagnino (I Am Love, A Bigger Splash) is particularly giftedat creating an authentic setting for his films, in this case a holiday home in northern Italy, where an American professorand his family decamp every summer. Precocious, multi-lingual, wise-beyond-his-years 17-year-old Elio (Chalamet)spends his days transcribing classical piano pieces and hanging out with local teens. When his father’s new researchassistant Oliver (a superb Armie Hammer) arrives for a six-week internship, Elio is both infuriated and intrigued by thestranger’s easy but distant behaviour. Eventually the two makea connection, and when they do, it isn’t a passing infatuationbut an earth-shattering relationship which will change both oftheir lives forever.

All the pain, ecstasy and confusion of falling in love is tangibleon screen, as is the chemistry between Chalamet and Hammer.There is something deeply evocative about the 1980s setting,pulsating with Psychedelic Furs tunes and bad fashions; itfeels very familiar, like that European summer holiday fromdays long past which will stay with you forever.

Dir: Luca Guadagnino Italy / France / Brazil / USA 2017 / 2h11m / 15

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Thor: Ragnarok Fri 10 – Thu 16 November

Founding member of the Avengers Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is banished to the other side of the galaxy by goddess of death Hela (Cate Blanchett), who has taken control of Asgard. Stripped of his powers, Thor is forced to fight in agladiatorial arena for the amusement of the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), where he comes face to face with friend and fellow Avenger Hulk/Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and crosses paths once again with his villainous brother Loki(Tom Hiddleston). The turbulent trio form an unlikely alliance in a race against time to save not only Asgard from Helaand ultimate destruction, but the whole universe from Ragnarok – the end of all things.

There’s been a buzz surrounding the new look ofThor since the initial teaser trailer was released backin April. Director Taika Watiti – who helmed the hilarious What We Do in the Shadows and last year’sDCA staff favourite Hunt for the Wilderpeople – has stamped his comedic mark on the franchise, and with its tonalsimilarities to James Gunn’s additions to the Marvel cinematic universe, this could easily be called Asgardians of the Galaxy.

Flashy, funny and all about fun, the film’s spectacular cast includes Karl Urban, Idris Elba, Tessa Thompson, Sam Neilland Anthony Hopkins. Like all of Marvel’s capers, Thor: Ragnarok is a popcorn blockbuster that will have you grinningfrom ear to ear from beginning to end.

Dir: Taika Waititi USA 2017 / 2h10m / 12A / 2D and 3DCine Sundays Sun 12 November, 11:00Bring a Baby Thu 16 November, 10:30

“...will have you grinning fromear to ear from beginning to end.”

At DCA we are huge fans of Taika Watiti and we were proud to be one of only a handful of cinemasin the UK to show his feature film debut, the charming coming-of-age story Boy, way back in 2010at Discovery Film Festival. We are thrilled that it has been re-released, which means it’s back onour screen for you to revisit or enjoy for the first time. See Boy on Tue 14 November, 18:30 – please visit our website for full details.

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The Ballad of Shirley Collins Sat 11 – Mon 13 November

Shirley Collins was widely regarded as the 20th century’s most important singer of English traditional song. In 1980, when she developed adisorder of the vocal cords, she was robbed of herunique singing voice and her career was cut short.

Deliberately eschewing a straightforward biopicapproach, The Ballad of Shirley Collins is a lyricalresponse to the life and times of an important musical figure. Granted intimate access to recording sessions for Shirley’s first album in almost four decades, the film also features contributions from the comedian Stewart Lee and David Tibet of Current 93. In counterpoint with the film’s contemporary journey, The Ballad of Shirley Collins uses archive audio to recount the tale of her seminal 1959 song-collecting triparound America’s rural Deep South alongside her then-lover (and legendary ethnomusicologist) Alan Lomax, turning the film into a kind of time-travelling road movie.

This is a story about one woman’s battle to riseagain from long silent ashes. A story about heritage,posterity and the true ancestral melodies of thepeople. A story which seems to suggest that, duringthese turbulent and increasingly untethered times,we might need Shirley Collins now more than ever.

Dir: Rob Curry and Tim Plester UK 2017 / 1h34m / 12A

Murder on the Orient Express Fri 17 – Thu 30 November

What could be more fun on a cold dreary day in November than a classic whodunnit? With Kenneth Branagh at the helmrounding up an all-star cast which includes Dame Judi Dench,Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer,Daisy Ridley and Josh Gad, Murder on the Orient Express lookslike just the ticket.

What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrillingmurder mysteries ever told. From the classic novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express is the story of 13strangers stranded on a train, where no one escapes suspicionand everyone is a potential killer. One man, Detective HerculePoirot (Branagh himself, sporting what can only be described asthe most outlandish moustache seen on screen in recent times)must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murdererstrikes again.

In the words of the most famous Belgian policeman “A passengerhas died. The murderer is on the train now. Everyone is a suspect.So, let’s catch a killer.”

Dir: Kenneth Branagh UK 2017 / 1h53 / 12ACine Sundays Sun 19 November, 11:00Subtitled screening Mon 20 November, 18:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 23 November, 10:30Bring a Baby Thu 23 November, 10:30

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer Fri 17 – Thu 30 November

Yorgos Lathimos’ unique brand of unsettling but often subtly humorous filmmaking broke through to a wider audiencewith his surprise hit, The Lobster. Reuniting with the star of that film, Colin Farrell, The Killing of a Sacred Deer is amuch darker prospect and all the better for it. An acting masterclass, the film features another fantastic ego-free turnby Farrell alongside Nicole Kidman in one of the best performances of her career, as well as a knock-it-out-of-the-parkmoment for Irish actor Barry Keoghan.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer could be described as a thriller,horror or melodrama, but whatever genre you want to placeit in, it is pure, compulsive viewing. Successful heart surgeon Steven (Farrell), his opthamologist wife Anna (Kidman)and their two children Bob and Kim seem to be the perfect family. But Steven has a secret and spends much of histime with troubled teen Martin (Keoghan, a perfect blend of menace and vulnerability), of whom he is very protective.Their relationship is not explained initially but when Martin begins to threaten Steven’s family with a very unusualmethod of revenge, all becomes clear. Martin’s relentless vendetta means that Steven must make an awful choicewhich will impact his entire family’s future. The plot doesn’t just thicken; it starts to boil furiously.

Elegant and stylish and beautifully shot by cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis, The Killing of a Sacred Deermight initially seem to be all cool surfaces and opaque characters, but the complex story will draw you in, grab you by thethroat, and not let go until the final frame. A lot of that is down to young Keoghan, last seen in Dunkirk (those who follow Irish television will also recognise him from Love/Hate), who is unforgettable and definitely a star in the making.

Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland / UK 2017 / 2h / 15

“...pure, compulsive viewing.”

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Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Fri 24 November – Thu 7 December

Scottish director Paul McGuigan brings the stranger-than-fiction memoir of Peter Turner to the big screen, recountinghis romance with Hollywood star Gloria Grahame in the last years of her life. Grahame was a huge success as a sultry young actress, working alongside Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas, and when her careerfloundered, she never abandoned her craft or compromised her unconventional way of life.

As the film opens, the year is 1981 and Grahame(Annette Bening), now in her late 60s, collapsesbefore going on stage in a small British provincialproduction of The Glass Menagerie. Dischargingherself from hospital, she insists on being taken to the terraced Liverpool home of her former lover, Peter Turner (JamieBell). Shocked to see Grahame in such ill health, he and his family immediately take her in. As his supportive parents (a wonderful Julie Walters and Kenneth Cranham) try their best to care for her, Peter struggles to cope with the truththat the love of his life might not be long for this world. His memories of the early days of their relationship come flooding back and we learn how, and why, the romance came to a painful end.

While it’s rare to see a love story between an older woman and a younger man, it is rarer still to see one told with suchsensitivity, warmth and genuine charm. Bening is a class act as always (perfectly capturing Grahame’s extraordinaryvoice) and Bell is truly charming as the young man whose life changed forever after his time with this extraordinarywoman.

Dir: Paul McGuigan UK / 2016 / 1h45m / 15 Subtitled screening Mon 27 November, 20:30Cine Sundays Sun 3 December, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 7 December, 10:30Bring a Baby Thu 7 December, 10:30

“...told with such sensitivity, warmth and genuine charm.”

To coincide with Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, we are delighted to also be screening The BigHeat and In A Lonely Place, both of which showcase Gloria Grahame’s unique talent. See p14 formore details.

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The Florida Project Fri 1 – Thu 7 December

Sean Baker follows up his made-on-an-iPhone debut Tangerinewith another story of life on the margins, this time focusing on acommunity on the outskirts of Orlando. Despite a larger budgetand star power at his fingertips, Baker remains true to his vision,that stories about people overlooked by society are just aspowerful and relevant as any others.

In the shadow of a cartoon theme park, little Moonee (BrooklynnKimberley Prince) lives in a low-rent motel with her single momHalley (Bria Vinaite). The fantasy of the park couldn’t be moredifferent from the reality of this struggling family. Often left alone,Moonee spends her summer days getting into trouble with bestfriend Scooty (Christopher Riviera). Fearless and precocious,she grabs life by both hands and is determined to have fun,even if it is at the expense of the long-suffering but kind-heartedhotel manager Bobby (a lovely understated performance byWillem Dafoe). When the family’s fortunes become even moreprecarious, Moonee defiantly refuses to abandon her mother,whom she desperately loves.

Baker doesn’t shy away from the destitution that is a day-to-day reality for many families, but manages to capturethe everyday magic that life still holds for little Moonee, who has never known any different. Mimicking the behaviour of theadults around them, these are children who have been raisedwith little structure and no boundaries. Bria Vinaite, whom Bakerdiscovered on Instagram, gives an explosive, heart-breakingperformance as Halley, a woman whose insecurities haveblinded her to the limited future her daughter will inherit.

Dir: Sean Baker USA 2017 / 1h51m / 15 Subtitled screening Wed 6 December, 18:00

Good Time Fri 1 – Thu 7 December

The Safdie brothers (Daddy Longlegs and HeavenKnows What) have a solid reputation with film critics and fans, but when their latest film was selected for competition in Cannes earlier thisyear, things ramped up a notch. And despite featuring a performance from a former teen heartthrob (Robert Pattinson), Good Time has all the energy and unpredictability of their earliermaverick work.

Pattinson is Connie, a petty criminal from Queens,who enlists the help of his younger, learning disabled brother Nick (Bennie Safdie) to rob abank. They manage to pull it off, but soon afterNick is arrested by the police. Connie, refusing toleave his brother behind, has to figure out a wayto save him. So when he hears that Nick has been put in hospital after a nasty beating in jail,the intrepid Connie sees a golden opportunity tospring him. Let’s just say, given the brothers’ luckso far, this doesn’t quite go to plan.

The Safdies stay true to their roots, shooting onthe streets of New York, employing a mix of professional (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and non-professional (Taliah Webster) actors to ensure the film’s authentic and gritty texture. Pattinson,definitely not relying on his good looks, is terrific,and with a score by recording artists OneohtrixPoint Never, Good Time is a pulsating, occasionallyrelentless but unforgettable ride.

Dir: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie USA / Luxembourg 2017 / 1h41m / 15

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Battle of the Sexes Fri 8 – Thu 14 December

Although the debate around equal status for professional female athletes is far from over, the progress made so far islargely due to those who took a courageous stand in the past.Written by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and directedby Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton (Little Miss Sunshine),Battle of the Sexes follows the story of the infamous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, and reminds us exactly how far we’ve come.

When the head of the US Lawn Tennis Association Jack Kramer(Bill Pullman) refuses to make the prize purses level for men’sand women’s games, an outraged Billie Jean King (EmmaStone) decides to start a rival league, ushering in a new era ofwomen’s tennis. Despite huge success on the court, King facesstruggles in her personal life, including a failing marriage and the secret of her sexuality. Her opponent, Bobby Riggs (SteveCarrell), is decades past his last championship and out of thegame. Facing dwindling finances and desperate to win back his ex-wife, he cooks up a publicity-snaring challenge: awoman v man $100,000 winner-takes-all match, which Kingeventually accepts. The rest is history.

Battle of the Sexes perfectly captures the period, from its greatcostume design right down to the blatant sexism which wasaccepted as part of everyday life. But it also, more importantly,shows us the great strides made by trailblazers like King andher fellow sportswomen, without shying away from the toll theiractions took on them personally.

Dirs: Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton USA 2017 / 2h / 12A Subtitled screening Mon 11 December, 18:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 14 December, 10:30Bring a Baby Thu 14 December, 10:30

Suburbicon Fri 8 – Thu 14 December

Taking a turn in the director’s chair, GeorgeClooney brings us Suburbicon, a tale of the American Dream gone badly wrong. With ascreenplay written by Clooney, Grant Heslove(The Monuments Men) and the Coen Brothers,dark humour, quirky characters and unforgettableset pieces are par for the course.

The year is 1959 and in Suburbicon, every familyis promised the perfect life: manicured lawns,gleaming shopping centres and good schools.But when a black family moves into the neighbourhood, some of the locals are unhappy,and are ready to do almost anything to get themout. Next door to the newcomers are the Lodgefamily: sisters Margaret and wheelchair-boundRose (both played by Julianne Moore), Rose’shusband Gardner (Matt Damon) and their 11-year-old son Nicky (Noah Jupe). Their world is shattered when thugs break into their houseand murder Rose. But as Margaret and Gardnervery quickly pick up the pieces of family life, littleNicky realises his dad might not be the squeakyclean father he thought he was.

The production design is perfect and a lot of thepleasure in the film comes from the overall atmosphere of the darker side of 1950s Americana. Moore and Damon gamely subvertthe stereotypes of their suburban husband andwife, but the revelation here is young Brit actorJupe, who turns in a terrific, totally believable performance as a child caught up in a nightmare.

Dir: George Clooney USA 2017 / 1h45m / 15

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Blade of The Immortal Fri 8 – Thu 14 December

Known for his particular brand of violent and funny samuraifilms, prolific Japanese cult director Takashi Miike (13 Assassins,Yakusa Apocalypse) is back with Blade of the Immortal, the100th film of his career. Adapted from Hiroaki Samura’s hugely successful martial arts manga series, this is a super stylish revenge drama, sumptuous to look at and full of glorious fightchoreography. Oh, and plenty of blood.

After witnessing his sister's murder, Manji (Takuya Kimura) unleashes a bout of carnage that leaves him mortally wounded.Although the samurai has resigned himself to death, a mysteriousold woman comes to his rescue and grants him eternal life, aswell as the ability to regenerate. 50 years later, not particularlypleased about his ability to live forever, Manji reluctantly agreesto help feisty young Rin (teen star Hana Sugisaki) avenge herparents’ murder. Their target is the creepy Anotsu (Soto Fukushi),leader of the Itto-ryu clan, which goes from dojo to dojo enlistingthe best fighters and eliminating all those who refuse to join.Struck by Rin's determination, Manji sets out to destroy the evil clan.

Blade of the Immortal remains true to its manga source, featuringplenty of over-the-top weapons and lots of dark humour. Although the violence is highly stylised and at times comical, be prepared for at least a few axes embedded in a few skullsbefore the film is over. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Dir: Takashi Miike Japan 2017 / 2h20m / 18Japanese with English subtitles Cine Sundays Sun 10 December, 11:00

Menashe Fri 8 – Thu 14 December

A wonderful example of how good stories, welltold, can be universal, Menashe takes us into theworld of a single dad trying to cope with the pressures of meddling in-laws, a precarious jobsituation and raising his son from a distance. Thefact that this particular tale is set in the heart ofthe Yiddish community in New York City quicklyfades into the background as you’re drawn intothe plight of this devoted father.

Menashe (played by Menashe Lustig, whose ownstory provided the basis for the film) is a HasidicJew whose luck always seems to be running out.After the death of his wife, the elders decree thathis son must live with his wife’s family. Deeplyshamed by this decision and feeling the separationkeenly, Menashe tries to challenge them. Despitegamely trying to accomplish the tasks he setshimself to achieve his goal – earning more moneyat his grocery store job, finding a new wife, andeven baking a cake – success always seems toelude him. Only the bond between him and hisson seems unbreakable, as the rest of his life isfalling apart.

Director Joshua Z Weinstein, a former cinematographer, brings an observational eye tohis storytelling which is full of the everyday detailsand textures of the Yiddish community. Lustig issuch a tremendous, delightful presence that evenwhen he is making yet another mistake, you can’thelp but feel keenly for him.

Dir: Joshua Z Weinstein USA / Israel 2017 / 1h21m / UYiddish with English subtitles

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The Prince of Nothingwood Fri 15 – Thu 21 December

At Cannes, some of the best discoveries are the ones you least expect, and The Prince of Nothingwood took many of us by surprise. Warm, funny and irreverent, this documentaryabout maverick Afghan star Salim Shaheen and his band ofmerry collaborators is a joy. Shaheen is a pleasure to spendtime with and the film gives a rare glimpse of life in a countrythat most of us know only through news headlines.

Self-styled movie mogul Shaheen has made and self-distributedno fewer than 110 movies in war-torn Afghanistan. In love withcinema from an early age, he would regularly sneak into hislocal cinema to watch Bollywood films, despite the beating hegot when his family discovered his antics. Following Shaheenand his crew as they prepare for a new production, we travelfrom Kabul to Bamiyan and witness his unorthodox methods,which even include – viewer be warned – the sacrifice of a livechicken. Ever pragmatic, Shaheen is prepared to do whatever it takes to get the results he wants.

Director Sonia Kronlund, a radio journalist who has been reporting on Afghanistan for over 15 years, willingly goes on this madcap journey with her larger than life star and the resultsare infectiously life affirming. The Prince of Nothingwood is aloving tribute to a man who adores creating mass entertainmentmore than anything else. An absolute delight.

Dir: Sonia Kronlund France / Germany 2017 / 1h25m / 15French, Dari, English with English subtitles Cine Sundays Sun 17 December, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 21 December, 10:30

Happy End Fri 15 – Thu 21 December

Michael Haneke returns to our screens withHappy End, a blistering look at a bourgeois familyin crisis. Haneke’s first endeavour since his Palmed’Or and Oscar-winning film Amour, Happy Endcovers familiar themes, exposed by Haneke’strademark revealing eye.

The film opens with 13-year-old Eve experimentingon her pet guinea pig with her mum’s anti-depressants. So far, so Haneke. After her mothersuffers an overdose herself, Eve goes to live with her father Thomas (Mathieu Kassovitz) andhis family. The household is presided over by grandfather Georges (Jean-Louis Trintingnant) a construction magnate whose company is nowrun by daughter Anne (Isabelle Huppert). Anne,engaged to a London financier (Toby Jones),struggles to manage the business whilst alsolooking after wayward son Pierre (Victoria’sFranz Rogowski) and her father, whose dementiais worsening. When a tragedy strikes on one of their building sites, the already fragile familybegins to unravel.

Although more comedic than his earlier work,Happy End is still a devastating look at a damaged family and society. Is it a metaphor for Europe’s inability to cope with the refugee crisis, or of the breakdown in communication between the generations, or a portrait of the consequences of poor parenting? Haneke, a filmmaker undeniably in control of his material,never underestimates his audience, and challenges you to decide for yourself.

Dir: Michael Haneke France / Germany / Austria 2017 / 1h47m / 15French with English subtitles

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fri 15 December – Thu 4 January

That time of the year is upon us once again, when the gentle jingle-jangle of sleigh bells is joined in harmony by the exhilarating pew-pew of laser beams. Yes, Christmas is just around the corner and with it comes the highly anticipatedStar Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi.

General Leia Organa-Solo (Carrie Fisher) and Alliance heroesPoe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega) continuethe fight against General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) and the overwhelming army of The First Order. On the other side of the galaxy, having discovered her true destiny and the powershe possesses after battling Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), young scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley) undertakes her training in theways of The Force from solitary Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). Sensing her growing knowledge and power,Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) and the Knights of Ren scheme to defeat Rey, Luke and the Jedi once and for all.

After the phenomenal success of 2015's The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams stays on as Executive Producer, handingover the directing reins to Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper) for the penultimate episode in cinema’s greatest sci-fi saga.While the untimely death of Carrie Fisher adds a little sadness to this instalment of the Star Wars cinematic universe,there can be no denying that The Last Jedi is sure to be the perfect family adventure to enjoy during the festive period.

Dir: Rian Johnson USA 2017 / duration tbc / cert tbc

“...sure to be the perfect familyadventure to enjoy during thefestive period.”

An evening with BusterKeaton and Neil Brand Sat 9 December 19:00

We are delighted to welcome composer, musician andbroadcaster Neil Brand (BBC4 Sound of Cinema, Sound of Song, Sound of Musicals and Radio 4 FilmProgramme regular) to DCA to present an evening ofBuster Keaton, using clips of his funniest moments andthe magnificent feature Steamboat Bill Junior.

A classic from the silent era, the story hinges on a battlebetween two paddle steamer owners in the town ofMuddy Waters. J.J. King runs the plush new steamer,and is determined to put his rival, The Stonewall Jackson, out of business. The Stonewall Jackson is arotted-out hulk operated by grizzled old-timer SteamboatBill, who hopes things will improve when his estrangedson returns home. Unfortunately, Steamboat Bill Jr.(Keaton) turns out to be stylish, shaky on his sea legsand – worst of all – in love with King's daughter, andthings look quite hopeless. But when his father is jailedand a destructive storm sweeps through Muddy Waters,Junior gets an opportunity to prove himself a hero.

Come on a journey with Neil through Buster's early life,his funniest gags and most death-defying stunts and finally watch him try to impress his river-rat father and get caught in a cyclone that brings that house fallingdown around him. If you thought you knew Buster, therewill be plenty to surprise you, and if you've never seenBuster in the cinema, this is the perfect way to do it.

Dir: Chas. F. Reisner USA 1928 / 2h30m (film duration 1h10m) / U

The Informer With live musical accompanimentby Stephen HorneFri 10 November, 19:00

DCA warmly welcomes leading silent film accompanistStephen Horne for a special one-off screening of The Informer. A house pianist at London’s BFI Southbank for30 years, Stephen has played at all the major UK venuesand regularly performs internationally. In recent years hisaccompaniments have met with acclaim at film festivalsin Pordenone, Bologna, San Francisco, Telluride, Paris,Cannes, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Istanbul, Berlinand Vienna.

Directed by acclaimed German-American Arthur Robison,The Informer is one of the earliest adaptations of Liam O’Flaherty’s famous novel, set among Dublin revolutionaries in the early days of the newly independentIrish Free State.

The action begins when a group of revolutionaries meetundercover and are unknowingly observed by police.During the ensuing raid the chief of police is killed byFrancis, a trigger-happy member of the group, who isthen forced to flee in order to preserve the group’s secrecy. Returning to say farewell his mother, Francisgoes to see his former lover and co-revolutionary, Kate.When he discovers that she appears to have taken upwith another of their comrades, the scene is set for betrayal and tragedy. The film will be introduced byLaraine Porter from De Montfort University, Leicester.This screening is funded by The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of the British Silent Cinema and the Transition to Sound project.

Dir: Arthur Robison UK 1929 / 1h39m / PG

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To coincide with new release, Films Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, an adaptation of Peter Turner’s memoirabout his romance with Gloria Grahame, we are thrilled to shine a light on two of her greatest performances.

In a Lonely Place Sat 2 December, 13:00

When Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart), a lonely Hollywood screenwriter, is accused of murder, his next-door-neighbourLaurel (Gloria Grahame) offers him a fake alibi. A relationship soon develops, but Laurel cannot be sure that Dixon didnot commit the crime, and his dark side and violent temper soon start to surface. One of the great doomed love storiesin American cinema and a poisoned-pen letter to Hollywood, In a Lonely Place is also pure film noir in look, mood andatmosphere. It may also be the finest two hours of its two stars and its director, the great Nicholas Ray.

Dir: Nicholas Ray USA 1950 / 1h31m / PG

The Big HeatTue 5 December, 18:00

One of the all-time great film noirs by one of the undisputed masters of the form, Fritz Lang, The Big Heat stars the incomparable Glenn Ford as Dave Bannion, a homicide detective who descends into the underworld in search of revenge when his wife is murdered. In the mire, he comes across a remorseless thug (a brilliantly volatile Lee Marvin)and his moll (Gloria Grahame), who decides to help Bannion in the hope of redemption. One of the toughest films ofHollywood’s golden age, The Big Heat is a masterpiece of great moral complexity, directed with stark economy by Lang.

Dir: Fritz Lang USA 1953 / 1h30m / 15

Vintage

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North by Northwest Sat 11 November, 13:00

‘I’m an advertising man, not a red herring’, protests Cary Grant’s Roger Thornhill,the ordinary guy mistaken for a spy at the centre of North by Northwest, AlfredHitchcock’s most riotously playful examination of his favourite theme of ‘thewrong man’. Switching effortlessly between suspense, light comedy, romanceand a dark examination of Cold War paranoia, this shows the Master at the absolute peak of his powers. And his team – including Grant, James Mason and Eva Marie Saint; writer Ernest Lehman; composer Bernard Herrmann; andtitle-designer Saul Bass – match him every step of the way. Pure cinematic magic.

Dir: Alfred Hitchcock USA 1959 / 2h16m / PG

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Day / Film TimesFri 10 NovemberThor: Ragnarok 13:00/21:00

Breathe 13:00/18:15

Call Me by Your Name 15:30/20:45

The Informer with Stephen Horne 19:00

Sat 11 NovemberThor: Ragnarok 13:00/18:00/20:45

North by Northwest 13:00

Call Me by Your Name 15:30/20:45

The Ballad of Shirley Collins 15:45

Breathe 18:15

Sun 12 NovemberThor Ragnarok 11:00/21:00Breathe 13:00/18:00

Call Me by Your Name 14:00/20:45

Bolshoi: The Taming of the Shrew 16:00The Ballad of Shirley Collins 18:30

Mon 13 NovemberThe Ballad of Shirley Collins 13:00

Thor: Ragnarok 15:15/18:00 3D/20:45

Breathe 13:00/18:15

Call Me by Your Name 15:30/20:45

Tue 14 November Thor: Ragnarok 13:00/15:45/20:30

Breathe 13:00/18:15

Call Me by Your Name 15:30/20:45

Boy 18:30

Wed 15 NovemberThor: Ragnarok 13:00/15:45 3D/21:15

Breathe 13:00/15:30

Electro-Pythagorus 18:00

Manifesto 18:30

Call Me by Your Name 20:30

Thu 16 NovemberBreathe 10:30/13:00Thor: Ragnarok 10:30/13:00/15:45/21:00Call Me by Your Name 15:30/18:15

NT Live: Follies 19:00

Day / Film TimesFri 17 NovemberMurder on the Orient Express 13:00/15:30/18:00

The Killing of a Sacred Deer 13:00/15:30/20:30

Rodin 18:00

Blood Simple 20:30

Sat 18 NovemberMurder on the Orient Express 13:00/15:30/21:15

Ivan Tsarevitch and the

Changing Princess 13:00The Killing of a Sacred Deer 15:15/20:30

Live from the Met:

Exterminating Angel 17:55Fireworks 18:00

Sun 19 NovemberMurder on the Orient Express 11:00/13:00/18:00/20:30Gulliver’s Travels and SFX in Cinema 11:30

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver 13:00

Bay of Angels 15:30

The Killing of a Sacred Deer 15:30/20:30

Marie Curie: Courage of Knowledge 18:00

Mon 20 NovemberMurder on the Orient Express 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30The Killing of a Sacred Deer 13:00/15:30A Woman's Life 18:00Barbara 20:30

Tue 21 NovemberMurder on the Orient Express 13:00/15:30/20:45The Killing of a Sacred Deer 13:00/15:30/20:30Tomorrow and Thereafter 18:00Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney 18:00

Wed 22 November Murder on the Orient Express 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30The Killing of a Sacred Deer 13:00/15:30/20:30Lover For A Day 18:00

Thu 23 NovemberMurder on the Orient Express 10:30/10:30/13:00

15:30/18:00/20:30The Killing of a Sacred Deer 13:00/15:30/20:00Lost in Paris 18:00

KeyBring a Baby

Senior Citizen Kane Club Performance Screening

Discovery Family Film Club Subtitled

Ciné SundayAutism Friendly Screenings

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Day / Film TimesFri 24 NovemberPaddington 2 13:00/15:15/17:30Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:15/18:00Murder on the Orient Express 15:30/20:15Dundead: Sorcerer 20:00

Sat 25 NovemberPaddington 2 13:00/15:15/17:30Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:15/18:00Damien Jalet's The Ferryman 15:30Z 19:45Murder on the Orient Express 20:15

Sun 26 NovemberPaddington 2 11:00/13:00

15:15/17:30Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:15/18:00Murder on the Orient Express 15:45/20:15Day of the Jackal 19:45

Mon 27 NovemberPaddington 2 13:00/15:15/17:30Murder on the Orient Express 13:15/18:00Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 15:45/20:30The Killing of a Sacred Deer 20:00

Tue 28 NovemberPaddington 2 13:00/15:15/17:30Murder on the Orient Express 13:15/18:00Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 15:45/20:30The Killing of a Sacred Deer 20:00

Wed 29 NovemberPaddington 2 13:00/15:15/17:30Murder on the Orient Express 13:15/18:00Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 15:45/20:30The Killing of a Sacred Deer 20:00

Thu 30 NovemberPaddington 2 10:30/10:30/13:00

15:15/17:30Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:15/18:00Murder on the Orient Express 15:30/20:15The Killing of a Sacred Deer 20:00

Fri 1 DecemberFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:00/18:00The Florida Project 13:00/15:45/18:00/20:15Good Time 15:30/20:30

Day / Film TimesSat 2 DecemberPaddington 2 13:00/15:30In a Lonely Place 13:00Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 15:15/18:00Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 18:00Good Time 20:30The Florida Project 20:15

Sun 3 DecemberFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 11:00/13:15/18:45Paddington 2 13:00/15:30Bolshoi: The Nutcracker 16:00The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum 18:00Good Time 20:30The Florida Project 21:00

Mon 4 DecemberFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:00/15:45/18:00The Florida Project 13:00/20:45Human Flow 19:00Good Time 15:30/21:15

Tue 5 DecemberFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:00/18:00The Florida Project 13:00/15:45/20:30Good Time 15:30The Big Heat 18:00Warren Miller’s Line of Descent 20:30

Wed 6 DecemberFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 13:00/18:00/20:15The Florida Project 13:00/15:45/18:00Good Time 15:30/20:30

Thu 7 DecemberFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 10:30/10:30/14:00/16:30The Florida Project 13:00/18:00Good Time 15:30/20:30NT Live: Young Marx 19:00

Fri 8 DecemberBattle of the Sexes 13:00/18:00Menashe 13:00/18:15Blade of the Immortal 15:15/20:15Suburbicon 15:45/20:30

Sat 9 DecemberDiscovery Film School Dundee 12:00Paddington 2 12:30/14:45Battle of the Sexes 13:15/19:00Menashe 17:00An Evening with Buster Keaton and Neil Brand 18:30Suburbicon 21:15Blade of the Immortal 21:15

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Day / Film TimesSun 10 DecemberBlade of the Immortal 11:00/20:30Paddington 2 13:00/15:30Battle of the Sexes 14:00/18:00Suburbicon 16:30/21:00Menashe 18:45

Mon 11 DecemberBattle of the Sexes 13:00/18:00Menashe 13:00/18:15Blade of the Immortal 15:15/20:15Suburbicon 15:45/20:30

Tue 12 DecemberSuburbicon 13:00/18:00Menashe 13:00/18:15Battle of the Sexes 15:15/20:15Blade of the Immortal 15:15/20:15

Wed 13 DecemberSuburbicon 13:00/18:00Menashe 13:00/18:15Battle of the Sexes 15:15/20:15Blade of the Immortal 15:15/20:15

Thu 14 DecemberBattle of the Sexes 10:30/10:30/13:00/18:00Menashe 13:00/18:15Blade of the Immortal 15:15/20:15Suburbicon 15:45/20:30

Fri 15 DecemberStar Wars: The Last Jedi 12:00/15:00/18:00/21:00Happy End 13:00/18:00The Prince of Nothingwood 15:30/20:30

Day / Film TimesSat 16 DecemberPaddington 2 10:30/13:00Star Wars: The Last Jedi 12:00/15:00 3D

18:00/21:00The Prince of Nothingwood 15:15/20:30Happy End 18:00

Sun 17 DecemberThe Prince of Nothingwood 11:00/15:15/20:30Star Wars: The Last Jedi 12:00/15:00/18:00/21:00Paddington 2 13:00Happy End 18:00

Mon 18 DecemberStar Wars: The Last Jedi 12:00/15:00 3D

18:00/21:00Happy End 13:00/18:00The Prince of Nothingwood 15:30/20:30

Tue 19 DecemberStar Wars: The Last Jedi 12:00/15:00/18:00/21:00The Prince of Nothingwood 13:00/18:00Happy End 15:15/20:15

Wed 20 DecemberStar Wars: The Last Jedi 12:00/15:00 3D

18:00/21:00The Prince of Nothingwood 13:00/18:00Happy End 15:15/20:15

Thu 21 DecemberThe Prince of Nothingwood 10:30/13:00/18:00Star Wars: The Last Jedi 12:00/15:00/18:00/21:00Happy End 15:15/20:15

Accessible Screenings Audio description is available on all screenings of Murder on the Orient Express, Film Stars Don’t Die inLiverpool, The Florida Project, Battle of the Sexes and Suburbicon.

The following screenings will also be subtitled:Murder on the Orient Express Mon 20 November, 18:00

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Mon 27 November, 20:30

The Florida Project Wed 6 December, 18:00

Battle of the Sexes Mon 11 December, 18:00

Autism friendly screening:Paddington 2 Sat 16 December, 10:30

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Performance

Bolshoi: The Taming of the Shrew

Live from the Met: Exterminating Angel Sat 18 November, 17:55

Take a seat at the strangest dinner party of your life. The servants have absconded, the ragout is all over thefloor, there’s a bear in the garden, your fellow guests arerapidly descending into savagery and no one seems able to leave. British composer Thomas Adès (The Tempest) conducts the American premiere of his latest opera, which is directed by librettist Tom Cairns. Co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English, this black comedy is based on the screenplay of LuisBuñuel’s 1962 surrealist film.

Tickets £20 £12 students and under 21s

Full season: £160Five opera package: £90Pre-opera talks: £5

NT Live: Young Marx Thu 7 December, 19:00

1850, and Marx, Europe’s most feared terrorist is hidingin Dean Street, Soho. Broke and restless, the 32-year-oldrevolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy. Rory Kinnear (The Threepenny Opera, PennyDreadful) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night, GreenWing) is Engels in this new comedy, written by RichardBean and Clive Coleman. Broadcast live from The BridgeTheatre, London, the production is directed by NicholasHytner and reunites the creative team behind Broadwayand West End hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors.

Tickets £17.50 £15 students and under 21s

Bolshoi: The Taming of the Shrew Sun 12 November, 16:00

Acclaimed choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillotbrings out the wit, fast-paced athleticism and vibrancyfrom the Bolshoi Ballet dancers in Shakespeare’s rowdycomedy. Principals Ekaterina Krysanova and VladislavLantratov clash, challenge and eventually give themselvesto one another in a wonderfully entertaining production,captured live at the Bolshoi.

Tickets £17.50£15 students and under 21s

Four ballet package: £50

NT Live: Follies Thu 16 November, 19:00

In Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, several fadedglamour girls reminisce and perform the musical numberswhich made them famous, trailed by the ghostly memoriesof their younger selves. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee andImelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production, directed by Dominic Cooke(The Comedy of Errors). Winner of Academy, Tony,Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim’s previous workincludes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sundayin the Park with George.

Tickets £17.50£15 students and under 21s

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French Film FestivalJourney to France with us and take in the best new and classic Frenchcinema with this fine selection from the 2017 French Film Festival. Treatyourself to our French Film Festival Pass and see two films for £10!

Ivan Tsarevitchand the ChangingPrincess Sat 18 November, 13:00

Renowned animator Michel Ocelot(Tales of the Night) uses his uniqueand vibrant silhouette style to sharea quartet of bewitching fairy tales. In The Mistress of the Monsters, ayoung girl living in a monster-fearingcommunity gains the courage toface her fear, while in The Sorcerer’sPupil, a poor Persian boy is apprenticed to a powerful and deceitful enchanter. A put-upon ward on a pirate ship outsmarts hiscaptain in The Ship’s Boy and HisCat, and the son of a dying Russiantsar races against time to find acursed princess in Ivan Tsarevitchand the Changing Princess.

Dir: Michel Ocelot France 2016 / 53m / recommended 12A French with English subtitles

Bay of Angels Sun 19 November, 15:30

Invited to the casino by his colleagueCaron, mild-mannered banker Jean(Claude Mann) catches the gamblingbug. He soon becomes captivatedby Jackie (Jeanne Moreau), the aloofplatinum blonde who seems to liveat the roulette wheel. Jackie returnsJean’s attentions, but the future oftheir love affair is fatally intertwinedwith their luck at the casino...

Shot in dreamy black and white,Jacques Demy’s Bay of Angels is atriumph of style, from Jean Rabier’sstunning camerawork to Moreau’sstriking performance as a grifterlooking to escape her bourgeois existence.

Dir: Jacques DemyFrance 1962 / 1h25m / PGFrench with English subtitles

Rodin Fri 17 November, 18:00

Marking the centenary of AugusteRodin’s birth, veteran writer-directorJacques Doillon provides fresh insights into the life and work of thefamous sculptor. The year is 1880and 40-year-old Rodin (Vincent Lindon) at last receives his first statecommission, The Gates of Hell, asculptural group work based onDante’s Inferno. His pupil, assistantand, pretty soon, his mistress isCamille Claudel (Izïa Higelin), a talented artist in her own right. Rodin follows the rise and fall ofRodin and Claudel’s relationship,comprising a decade of passion,mutual admiration and complicity.

Dir: Jacques Doillon France 2016 / 1h59m / recommended 15 French with English subtitles

Discovery Family Film ClubWorkshop: 11:00 Be inspiredby surface patterns from aroundthe world and create your owncolourful digital pattern design.Free, but please book in advance.

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A Woman’s Life Une vie Mon 20 November, 18:00

A Woman’s Life is Stéphane Brizé’smoving, beautifully modulated adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’sfirst novel, which follows the life ofJeanne (Judith Chemla) an optimistic20-year-old noblewoman living inNormandy in 1819. When handsomeViscount Julien de Lamare (SwannArlaud) asks for Jeanne’s hand inmarriage, she fantasises that theyears to follow will be perfect. ButJulien soon proves himself fickle,and as Jeanne navigates his chronicinfidelity, pressure from her familyand community, and the alternatingjoys and burdens of motherhood,her rosy illusions about her privilegedworld are slowly stripped away.

Dir: Stéphane BrizéFrance / Belgium 2016 / 1h59m /recommended 15 French with English subtitles

BarbaraMon 20 November, 20:30

Jeanne Balibar, a professional singeras well as actress, gives a tremendousperformance as the famouschanteuse, aided by the fact thatshe is a dead ringer for la “Dame en noir”, as Barbara used to becalled by her admirers. Layered and complex, this is a film centredaround the creative process of performance as we watch her studyevery detail of the real-life charactershe is about to play, painstakinglyimitate the singer’s inflections ofvoice and her unpredictable gestures,meet the people she knew, and goon a pilgrimage to the farm whereBarbara stayed in later years. Shegradually immerses herself in thecharacter to the point that, everyonce in a while, one can’t tell herapart from the singer she plays.

Dir: Mathieu Amalric France 2017 / 1h37m / recommended 15French with English subtitles

Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge Sun 19 November, 18:00

Polish actress Karolina Gruszka starsin this sweeping biography of MarieCurie, the Nobel Prize–winningphysicist and chemist who courtedcontroversy both by challengingFrance’s male-dominated academicestablishment and through her unconventional romantic life. A pioneer in the study of radioactivity,Curie spent her life setting precedents;she was the first woman to win theNobel Prize and the first person towin it twice, yet her achievementswere almost overshadowed by personal scandal. Directed with asteady hand by Marie Noëlle and anchored by a Gruszka’s vibrant performance, Marie Curie: TheCourage of Knowledge is a worthytribute to the legendary scientist.

Dir: Marie Noëlle France / Poland / Germany 20161h35m / recommended 15 French with English subtitles

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French Film Festival

Lover For a Day Wed 22 November, 18:00

The latest from veteran French director Philippe Garrel, Lover For aDay is a bittersweet and intoxicatingstudy of relationships in flux. After adevastating breakup, broken-heartedJeanne (Esther Garrel) retreats to herfather Gilles’ (Éric Caravaca) flat inParis, only to discover Gilles livingwith a new girlfriend her own age: Arianne (Louise Chevillotte). Bothyoung women are looking for theirown kind of love in a city filled withpossibilities. Filmed in breathtakingblack and white by cinematographerRenato Berta, Lover For a Day is awork of rare clarity from a directorwhose experience shows.

Dir: Philippe Garrel France 2016 / 1h16m / recommended 15 French with English subtitles

Lost in Paris Thu 23 November, 18:00

Filmed in Dominique Abel and FionaGordon's signature whimsical style,Lost in Paris features the filmmakersas a small-town Canadian librarianand a strangely seductive vagabond.When Fiona's (Gordon) orderly life isdisrupted by a letter of distress fromher elderly Aunt Martha (the late Emmanuelle Riva), she hops on thefirst plane to Paris, only to learn thatMartha has disappeared. In the avalanche of disasters that follow,Fiona encounters Dom (Abel), an affable tramp who just won't leaveher alone. A fun and hectic tale ofpeculiar people finding love, Lost in Pariswill have you leaving the cinema with a gleeful skip in yourstep and a renewed zest for life.

Dirs: Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel France / Belgium 2016 / 1h23m /recommended PG French with English subtitles

Tomorrow andThereafter Tue 21 November, 18:00

Nine-year-old Mathilde (Luce Rodriguez) lives with her fragilemother (director Noemie Lvovsky),who has a tendency to lose touchwith reality; Mathilde often finds herself having to be the responsibleone. The pair seem to have nofriends, and Mathilde’s father (Mathieu Amalric) is almost neveraround. One day, Mathilde receivesan unusual present from her mother:a baby owl. Soon enough, she discovers that she is able to talk tothe owl, who becomes her closestfriend, her conscience, and a stand-in for her absent father. Thisfantastical tale possesses a gentlymelancholic undertow, and is dedicated – like Camille Rewindsand Life Doesn't Scare Me – toLvovsky's late mother Genevieve.

Dir: Noemie Lvovsky France 2017 / 1h35m / recommended 12A French with English subtitles

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BFI Film Academy: Discovery Film School Dundee 2017 Sat 9 December, 12.00

Join us for a first look at two brand new films created by our Discovery FilmSchool Dundee participants. With introductions to camera work, lighting,sound, script-writing, pre-production planning, marketing and copyright, ourgroup of 12 young film enthusiasts (aged 16 – 19) has been put through theirpaces. After ‘pitching’ script ideas, two films went into production, with fourdays shooting on location in and around Tayside before being edited into thenow finished shorts. Bedsheet and Falling for You are ready for a big screenpremiere, alongside a unique ‘behind the scenes’ reel – don’t miss it! This event is free but ticketed – please book in advance.

Discovery Film School Dundee is funded as part of the UK-wide BFI Film Academy Network.

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. Don’t miss Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princesson Sat 18 November (see p20) which includes a workshop free with your cinema ticket – places are limited so please book in advance.

Paddington 2 Fri 24 November – Sun 17 December

After a three year wait a sequel to 2014’s wonderful Paddington is here – with another on the cards – and in this latestchapter we find Paddington happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for hisbeloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to find thethief... As with the first film, the casting is a delight. Hugh Grant shows off his acting chops playing a vain acting legendwhose star has fallen, while Brendan Gleeson plays a notorious safe-cracker who becomes an unexpected new allyfor Paddington. Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Ben Whishaw’s voice all return for a sequel that is surely destined to be one of the top films of 2017.

Dir: Paul King UK / France 2017 / 1h35m / cert tbcCine Sundays Sun 26 November, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 30 November, 10:30Bring a Baby Thu 30 November, 10:30Autism Friendly Screening Sat 16 December, 10:30

DISCOVERY FAMILY FILM CLUB

Human Flow Mon 4 December, 19:00

Join us for the premiere of internationally renowned artist AiWeiwei’s documentary Human Flow,broadcast live from the Barbican Milton Hall. Ai Weiwei, along withspecial guests, will participate in aQ&A after the film, moderated by Jon Snow (Channel 4 News).

Over 65 million people around theworld have been forced from theirhomes to escape famine, climatechange and war in the greatesthuman displacement since the Second World War. Human Flowpowerfully visualises this massivehuman migration, capturing both thestaggering scale of the refugee crisisand its profoundly personal humanimpact. This visceral documentaryposes one of the questions that willdefine this century: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation,and self-interest and choose a pathof openness, freedom, and respectfor humanity?

Dir: Ai Weiwei Germany 2017 / 3h05m (film duration 2h20m) / recommended12A

Damien Jalet’sThe FerrymanSat 25 November, 15:30

Scottish Dance Theatre and DundeeContemporary Arts are thrilled to collaborate on an exclusive offeringof dance and film by celebratedFrench and Belgian choreographerDamien Jalet. Exploring the animisticroots of rituals, dance and sculpture,Jalet’s work can be seen in YAMA,performed by Scottish Dance Theatre at Dundee Rep Theatre on Wed 15 November, and in dancedocumentary The Ferryman. This is a unique opportunity to experiencethe visually lush perspective of anartist exploring connected themesacross two distinct art forms.

Narrated by performance artist Marina Abramović, The Ferryman is a visceral and poetic film, rich withmetaphors, which sees Jalet performthe role of a half-deer, half-huntercharacter. The ancestral and complexrelationship between men and nature is portrayed through a series of graphic ceremonies andcontemporary dance performances.

Dir: Gilles Delmas France 2016 / 1h11m / 15

Blood Simple Fri 17 November, 20:30

Blood Simplewas not only the firstfilm of writer-directors Joel and EthanCoen, but also marked the debuts ofsome of the most in-demand figuresin Hollywood: actress Frances McDormand; cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld; and composerCarter Burwell. When the filmshowed at the 1985 Sundance FilmFestival alongside Jim Jarmusch’sStranger than Paradise, it signalledthe arrival of a new generation offiercely independent American filmmakers. But aside from being alandmark movie, Blood Simple isalso a classic piece of film noir. Mean,moody and pared to the bone, thereare shades of James M. Cain (lover’splot to murder abusive husband),Dashiell Hammett (sinister private eye playing everyone), and Hitchcock(a missing corpse). If you’ve neverunderstood the appeal of the Coenbrothers, this is the film to explain it.

Dirs: Joel and Ethan Coen USA 1984 / 1h39m / 15

Film Events

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Manifesto: Livefrom Tate Modern Wed 15 November, 18:30

Starring Academy Award winnerCate Blanchett, Manifesto payshomage to the moving traditionand literary beauty of artistic manifestos, ultimately questioningthe role of the artist in societytoday.

Join us for a special preview eventlive from Tate Modern, introducedby Cate Blanchett and featuringartworks in Tate Modern’s collectionrelated to the film, plus live on-stageconversation at the gallery with the film’s director, Julian Rosenfeldt,and editor, Bobby Good, hosted bya leading cultural critic.

Tickets £9Students and under-21s £7

Dir: Julian RosefeldtGermany / Australia 2017 /1h39m / 15

Exhibition onScreen: David Hockney at the RoyalAcademy of Arts Tue 21 November, 18:00

Widely considered Britain’s mostpopular artist, David Hockney is aglobal sensation with exhibitionsin London, New York, Paris andbeyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide. Now enteringhis 9th decade, Hockney showsabsolutely no evidence of slowingdown or losing his trademarkboldness.

Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on twoblockbuster exhibitions held in2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Art in London. Director Phil Grabsky securedprivileged access to craft this cinematic celebration of a 21stcentury master of creativity.

Tickets £12Students and under-21s £9

Dir: Phil GrabskyUK 2017 / 1h20m / U

Electro-Pythagorus: A Portrait of Martin Bartlett Wed 15 November, 18:00

Luke Fowler's Electro-Pythagorusis an intimate and subjective portrait of Martin Bartlett (1939–93),a Canadian experimental electronicmusician who pioneered the use of the ‘microcomputer’ during the 1970s and ‘80s. Bartlett’scontribution as an inter-disciplinarycomposer, educator and foundingmember of the artist-run centreWestern Front is undoubtedly extensive, but his legacy risks fading from cultural memory since his death from AIDS in 1993.

Dir: Luke FowlerUK 2017 / 1h30m / recommended 15

Art Screenings

Electro-Pythagoruswill bepresented on 35mm and isfollowed by a Q&A with LukeFowler, hosted by Eoin Dara,Head of Exhibitions at DCA.

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Part of States of Danger and Deceit: European Political Thrillers in the 1970s, a touring season presentedby HOME, Manchester, with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery.

States of Danger and Deceit Brought to us by our friends at HOME in Manchester, we present a special selection of four gripping titlesfrom States of Danger and Deceit: European Political Thrillers in the 1970s, as part of BFI’s THRILLERSeason. Discover and revisit some of the key political thrillers of the era; films that still influence the wayin which filmmakers engage with popular forms and genres.

Z Fri 10 November, 19:00

Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1970, after also having been nominated forBest Picture, Z remains one of the most influential political thrillers of all time. Jean-Louis Trintignantplays a magistrate assigned to investigate the supposedly accidental death of a left-wing politician, memorably played by Yves Montand. In the course of his work he uncovers a series of deceits and lies that attempt to hide the real political motivation of the killing.

Dir: Costa-Gavras France 1969 / 2h7m / 15French with English subtitles

The Day of the Jackal Sun 26 November, 19:45

A UK-France co-production, Fred Zinnemann’s legendary film explores the attempts of a right-wingparamilitary group to assassinate French PresidentGeneral De Gaulle following the independence ofAlgeria. Boasting a career-defining performancefrom Edward Fox and replete with many politicaltwists and turns, The Day of the Jackal is one of the best thrillers of the 1970s.

Dir: Fred Zinnemann UK / France 1973 / 2h20m / 15

The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum Sun 3 December, 18:00

Co-directed by Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta and adaptedfrom a novel by Heinrich Böll, this is a key political film of the New GermanCinema. Set in a climate of fear and paranoia, Angela Winkler plays theyoung woman of the title whose life is slowly destroyed following her innocently meeting a man who is suspected by the authorities of being a political activist.

Dirs: Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta West Germany 1975 / 1h46m / 15German with English subtitles

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto Sat 2 December, 18:00

In Elio Petri’s visually stunning and beautifully composed film, a corrupt police official decides to show how untouchablehe is by creating a murder scene where the evidence can only lead investigators to him. Starring the iconic left-wingactor Gian Maria Volontè, this is a sly and slick condemnation of the state and the police from one of Italy’s major political filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s.

Dir: Elio Petri Italy 1970/ 1h52m / 18Italian with English subtitles

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FireworksSat 18 November, 18:00

Originally a TV special written by Shunji Iwai (The Case of Hana and Alice), production studio Shaft has adaptedand modernised Fireworks, Should We See It from theSide or the Bottom?, adding exciting sci-fi elements to the tale of teenage life. School children Norimichi, Yuusuke, and Junichi want to know if fireworks lookround or flat from the side. They make a plan to find theanswer at a fireworks display, while classmate Nazunaschemes to run away with whoever wins a swimmingrace at the pool.

Dir: Akiyuki Shinbo, Nobuyuki Takeuchi Japan 2017 / 1h30m / 12AJapanese with English subtitles

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Being Human:Jonathan Swift at 350

Gulliver’s Travels and SFX in Cinema Sun 19 November, 11:30 – 12:30

Dr. Keith Williams will give an illustrated talk focusing on how Jonathan Swift’s fantastic visions came to be realised more effectively on film than in any medium before. Considering a range of examples from early trickfilms up until the first named adaptations of Gulliver’sTravels, this talk will show how the miniaturisation of Lilliput and gigantism of Brobdingnag, as well as other extraordinary perspectives on Being Human, were imaged on film, using split-screen, superimposition, animation and other creative techniques. This will be followed by a rare screening of:

The 3 Worlds of GulliverSun 19 November, 13:00

Ray Harryhausen's stunning visual effects and BernardHerrmann's rousing score bring Jonathan Swift's novelto life in an unforgettable adaptation in The 3 Worlds ofGulliver. This 1960s Columbia Pictures fantasy film starsKerwin Mathews as the titular character, June Thorburnas his fiancée Elizabeth, and child actor Sherry Alberonias Glumdalclitch.

Dir: Jack Sher USA 1960 / 1h38m / U

Both these events are free but ticketed. Please ensureyou book your free ticket for both parts.

Part of the Jonathan Swift at 350 series at the University of Dundee, this event is sponsored by theBeing Human Festival of the Humanities. For moreinformation, visit www.beinghumanfestival.org

Anime

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Sorcerer Fri 24 November, 20:00

Stephen King has named it as his favourite film of all time, but until recently Sorcererwas still largely unacknowledged as a masterpiece. Four seedy criminaloutcasts risk their lives in pursuit of redemption, bothlegal and moral, by driving unreliable trucks stocked with nitroglycerine through dangerous landscape to cap an oil well fire in a Central American banana republic. Featuring a trance-like score by TangerineDream and a visceral, astonishing performance by RoyScheider, Friedkin's reinterpretation of Clouzot’s 1953Wages of Fear is perhaps the best remake of all time,and is among Friedkin’s most daring works. Three sequences alone – a chaotic car crash in New Jersey,the unloading of charred bodies in a Central Americanvillage, and the explosives laden trucks crossing a rickety storm-blown bridge – render Sorcerer a classicand retain their power to make audiences gasp even now.

Dir: William Friedkin USA 1977 / 2h / 15

Line of DescentTue 5 December, 20:30

Don’t miss Warren Miller's 68th snowsports film – Lineof Descent. Follow athletes Tommy Moe, Kalen Thorien,Collin Collins, Lexi duPont, Marcus Caston, SethWescott and more as they travel the globe by land, air and sea, exploring the ties that bind ski culture. From British Columbia to France, Montana to Colorado,California, Norway and New Zealand, new generationsof skiers and riders are pushing their sport to new extremes. As the family grows, the traditions growricher. As always, every tour screening will have fantastic intermission prizes to be won on the night, so bring along your snow riding mates and join us tocelebrate winter.

Tickets £10. £7 students, unwaged and under 21s

Dir: Warren Miller USA 2017 / 1h40m / recommended 12A

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Christmas

It’s a Wonderful LifeSat 19 – Thu 24 December

Like overcooked poultry, Brusselsprouts, indigestion and the Queen’sSpeech, It’s a Wonderful Life is aChristmas tradition. However, unlikethese things, Frank Capra’s master-piece is both tremendous fun andgood for you. Far from being a saccharine, sentimental wallow, this film, in little over two hours,manages to run the gamut of humanemotions, from total joy to utter despair. Unquestionably made togive hope to post-war America, thefilm shows us all the hardships of lifein a world shaped by global conflictand economic depression, yet, in afinal sublime moment of catharsis,reminds us why every individual matters and why life is worth living.But this is not just a film of its time;over 70 years on, It’s a WonderfulLife not only continues to give comfort, but remains as vital and relevant as ever.

Dir: Frank Capra USA 1946 / 2h10m / U

The MuppetChristmas Carol Sat 23 December

What happens when you give a classic Dickens story the Muppettreatment? A lot of laughs, songsand a terrific story too! MichaelCaine takes on the part of miserableold miser Ebenezer Scrooge in thisliberal but fun adaptation of A Christmas Carol. The beak-nosedGonzo takes on the role of Dickensand narrates the tale, along with the help of Rizzo the Rat. They take us on a journey through a dank London, filled with all yourfavourite Muppets and lots of talking vegetables too! Importantcomponents of the Dickens story remain, with Scrooge presiding overthe destinies of those who cannotmeet their debts. But his deceasedbusiness partners visit him one nightpromising that he can’t continuehis meanness. And so, he is visitedby the ghosts of Christmas past,present, and future.

Dir: Brian Henson USA 1992 / 1h25m / U

Bolshoi: The Nutcracker Sun 3 December, 16:00

As the clock strikes midnight onChristmas Eve, Marie’s wooden nutcracker doll comes to life andtransforms into a prince! Soon joinedby her other toys that have alsocome to life, Marie and her princeembark on a dreamy unforgettableadventure.

A holiday tradition for the whole family, The Nutcracker sweeps theBolshoi stage for two hours of enchantment and magic. Along with Tchaikovsky’s cherished scoreand some of the Bolshoi’s greatestartists, The Nutcracker remains atreasure not to be missed!

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Tickets £17.50£15 students and under 21s

Four ballet package: £50

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All week£6.50 before 17:00 £7.50 from 17:00*£1.50 additional fee for all 3D films*Special Prices**SeniorsMon £5.50 all day Tue – Fri £5.50 before 17:00

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Special Screenings:Senior Citizen Kane ClubOver 60? Join us for a film with tea/coffee and biscuit – £6

Bring a Baby ScreeningsFor those with babies under 12 months old, includes tea/coffee and biscuit – £6

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

Autism Friendly ScreeningsRelaxed screenings with consistent lighting and lower sound levels – £3.50

Ciné SundaysFilm, breakfast roll and tea/coffee – £7.50

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