Barbican Cinema, Barbican Centre November 2018 highlights barbican.org.uk/whats-on/cinema
Curated by the Barbican:
• New Suns: A Feminist Literary Festival • Britten Nocturne and introduction by Tony Palmer • Science on Screen: Melancholia + presentation by Valerio Lucarini • Framed Film Festival • EFG London Jazz Festival • Silent Film & Live Music: The Cohens and The Kellys + live music by Dermot Dunne and Nick Roth
Also screening at the Barbican:
• Doc’n Roll Film Festival • BBC SO Total Immersion: In Remembrance World War I The Poet Who Loved the War: Ivor Gurney Film • Fringe! Queer Arts & Film Festival • Palestine Film Festival • Underwire Film Festival • Afternoon Arts: Exhibition on Screen: Cézanne – Portraits of a Still Life
Performance Cinema: • NT Live: Allelujah! • MGC presents RED • Afternoon Arts: Stage Russia: King Lear • Met Opera Live in HD - Marnie • Royal Opera House Live: La Bayadère • RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida • NT Live: The Madness of George III
Curated by the Barbican:
New Suns: A Feminist Literary Festival Sat 3 Nov, Cinema 2 Taking place across the Barbican, a day of talks, workshops and screenings exploring our feminist futures, including Arwen Curry’s Worlds of Ursula K.Le Guin a new documentary about the trailblazing author Ursula K Le Guin.
Britten Nocturne PG* UK 2013, dir Tony Palmer, 135 mins Sun 11 Nov, 3 pm Cinema 2 Tony Palmer’s 2013 documentary explores Benjamin Britten’s life, music and commitment to pacifism against the backdrop of two world wars in the twentieth century - perhaps the bloodiest century in human history. ‘One of the most brilliant anti-war documentaries I have ever seen… It is an absolute masterpiece, definitive, original and very moving.’ (Andrew Billen, The Times)
Melancholia 15 + presentation by Valerio Lucarini Science on Screen Denmark, Sweden, France & Germany 2011, dir Lars von Trier, 135 min Tue 13 Nov 6.30pm, Cinema 2 Lars von Trier’s profound vision of destruction follows two sisters as the planet Melancholia hurtles towards Earth. A major focus of contemporary science deals with the understanding of critical transitions – situations, like the close encounter of Earth and Melancholia, where forecasting the outcome is extremely challenging. Lucarini’s presentation will focus on the challenges of prediction and how this is reflected in the film's climactic structure. Presented in partnership with the London Mathematical Laboratory.
Framed Film Festival 17–18 Nov, Cinema 2 The Barbican’s celebration of films from around the world for our youngest audience is back. Highlights include specially curated shorts programmes, the charming new international hit My Giraffe - about a young boy and his pet giraffe - and the classic Michel Ocelot silhouette animation Princes and Princesses - six captivating stories of love and adventure. There will also be a range of Creative Learning activities throughout the weekend to engage and inspire a new generation of filmgoers. Full details to be announced on 10 October.
EFG London Jazz Festival 17–25 Nov, Cinema 3 Highlights from the film strand of this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival includes two screenings which are part of Anthony Joseph’s series of events celebrating the Windrush generation and Carribean spirit: a brand-new collection of documentary portraits, 1000 Londoners: Windrush Generations; and a presentation of Pressure, Britain’s first black feature film from 1978 written by Horace Ove.
The Cohens and The Kellys PG* Silent Film & Live Music UK 1926, dir Harry Pollard, 80 mins Sun 25 Nov 3.30pm, Cinema 1 + live music by Dermot Dunne and Nick Roth Tensions between two quarrelling families bubble over when one daughter falls in love with the other’s son. Accompanied by an Irish and Jewish folk music inspired live score. Presented in partnership with The Irish Film Institute in association with Irish Film Festival London and UK Jewish Film Festival.
Also screening at the Barbican: Doc’n Roll Film Festival 1–12 Nov, Cinema 2 & 3 Passionate about independent film and music across all genres, Doc'n Roll provides the opportunity to watch great music documentaries as they were designed to be seen - on the big screen and at full volume. The UK’s music documentary festival returns with five events at the Barbican, all featuring ScreenTalks with special guests. Highlights include Shut Up and Play the Piano, an insight into the virtuoso pianist Chilly Gonzales’ whirlwind life - as he embarks upon on a worldwide tour - which is followed by a Q&A with Gonzales himself; and Anorac, a cinematic ode to Welsh-
language music by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens, as he travels across his native country to explore musicians who choose to sing in Welsh, rather than the industry’s anglophone default setting.
BBC SO Total Immersion: In Remembrance World War I The Poet Who Loved the War: Ivor Gurney Film UK, 2013 Dir Clive Flowers 60 mins 10 Nov, Cinema 3 10.45 am A remarkable story of the First World War soldier-poet who broke all the rules. Ivor Gurney wasn't an officer but a private who bizarrely joined up in the hope that the ordered army life would help ease a mental health condition. Initially this shock therapy worked, but he was eventually shot and gassed and spent the last 15 years of his life in an asylum. Yet the poetry he wrote there is uniquely powerful - capturing the experience of the ordinary soldier - and the film argues that it is the equal of the work of any of the more well-known soldier-poets of WWI. Gurney was also an accomplished composer and all the music used in the film is his, some of it hauntingly written on the Western Front.
Fringe! Queer Arts & Film Festival 15 – 18 Nov, Cinema 2 Two special events from the festival rooted in London’s queer creative community, including a double bill of films exploring the legacy and teachings of black lesbian writer Audre Lorde, with live poetry readings.
Palestine Film Festival 16 –18 Nov, Cinema 1& 2 Returning with a diverse programme connecting audiences with international filmmakers and thinkers on Palestine-related issues, the festival will open at the Barbican with Ghost Hunting, Palestine’s selection for the Oscars and also features a Screentalk with the film’s director Raed Andoni; also screening is the film Recollection, with a Screentalk with filmmaker Kamal Aljafari.
Underwire Film Festival 18–24 Nov, Cinema 3 Underwire Festival is the UK’s biggest film festival celebrating and spotlighting female talent working across the crafts, celebrating women both on and behind the screen.
Afternoon Arts: Exhibition on Screen: Cézanne – Portraits of a Still Life PG Thu 22 Nov 2pm, Cinema 2 Dedicated to the portrait work of postimpressionist Paul Cézanne, this film goes behind-the-scenes of the Musée d’Orsay’s exhibition to reveal one of the 20th century’s most important artists.
Performance Cinema:
NT Live: Allelujah! 12A Thu 1 Nov 7pm, Cinema 2 Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre during its limited run, Alan Bennett’s tenth collaboration with director Nicholas Hytner is set in a country hospital threatened with closure.
MGC presents Red # Wed 7 Nov 7pm, Cinema 2 Michael Grandage directs the UK revival of John Logan’s Tony award-winning play starring Alfred Molina as Mark Rothko.
Stage Russia: King Lear 15* Thu 8 Nov 2pm, Cinema 2 Afternoon Arts Renowned Russian actor Konstantn Raikin takes on the role of Lear in this encore screening of Yury Butusov’s brilliant, award winning staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Met Opera Live: Marnie 12A Sat 10 Nov 5.55pm, Cinema 1 Met Opera Live in HD Based on the novel that inspired Hitchcock’s thriller, composer Nico Muhly’s opera of deceit stars mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in the title role, opposite baritone Christopher Maltman as her husband.
Royal Opera House Live: La Bayadère Tue 13 Nov 7.15pm, Cinema 3 Natalia Makarova’s production of Marius Petipa’s 19th-century classic ballet brings an exotic world of temple dancers and noble warriors to life.
RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida 12A Wed 14 Nov 7pm, Cinema 2 Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie collaborates with RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran to create a satirical futuristic take on Shakespeare’s play.
NT Live: The Madness of George III 12A Tue 20 Nov 7pm, Cinema 3 Mark Gatiss is King George III in Alan Bennett’s multiple award-winning drama, broadcast here from Nottingham Playhouse.
New Releases: Peterloo 12A UK 2018, dir Mike Leigh 164 min From Fri 2 Nov
Widows # UK 2018, dir Steve McQueen, 128 min From Fri 9 Nov
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald # UK 2018, dir David Yates, 92 min From Fri 16 Nov
Shoplifters # Japan 2018, dir Hirokazu Koreeda, 121 mins From Fri 23 Nov
Disobedience # UK/ Ireland & the USA 2017, dir Sebastian Leilo, 114 mins From Fri 30 Nov
FAMILIES
Framed Film Club Every Saturday 11am, Cinema 2 This month the Barbican’s family film club presents animated escapades; with animal adventures in The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales and the super Parr family in Incredibles 2. No unaccompanied adults or children.
Parent and Baby Screenings Enjoy the best new films every Monday and Saturday at 11.15am with your little ones of twelve months and under, at the Barbican’s specially tailored screenings. Sign up to the mailing list at barbican.org.uk/parentandbaby.
ENDS
Notes to Editors For further information contact: Ian Cuthbert, Communications Manager, Cinema [email protected]/ 07980 925 352
Sarah Harvey, Press Consultant [email protected]/ 020 7732 7790
Ticket prices: Box Office: 0845 120 7527
New releases/Film festivals: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats- on/cinema?tab=series - listing-tabs
Standard: £12.00 Barbican Members: £9.70 Concessions: £11.00 Under 18s: £6.50 Young Barbican: £5.50/£10.50/£15.50 Monday Madness: £6.50 (New Release films only) Student Tuesdays £5.50
Repertory seasons: £10.50 (standard), £9.50 (concessions), £8.60 (members)
Doc’n Roll £13.50 full price, £10.80 members, £12 concessions £12, Young Barbican £5, under 18s £6
3D films: Standard: £14.00 Barbican Members: £12.80 Concessions £13.00
Under 18s: £8.50 Young Barbican: £7.50 Monday Madness: £8.50 Student Tuesdays: £7.50
Silent Film and Live Music: Standard: £12.50 Double Bills: £16.50
Framed Film Club: £2.50 child / £3.50 adult
No unaccompanied adults or children, Parent and Baby Screenings: £6
* Local Classification # Certificate to be confirmed
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Its creative learning programme further underpins everything it does. Over 1.1 million people attend events annually, hundreds of artists and performers are featured, and more than 300 staff work onsite. The architecturally renowned centre opened in 1982 and comprises the Barbican Hall, the Barbican Theatre, The Pit, Cinemas 1, 2 and 3, Barbican Art Gallery, a second gallery the Curve, foyers and public spaces, a library, Lakeside Terrace, a glasshouse conservatory, conference facilities and three restaurants. The City of London Corporation is the founder and principal funder of the Barbican Centre.
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