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WGC CC 99x210 ad v2.indd 1 22/11/2019 10:00 CINEMA INFORMATION TICKETS FOR ALL FILMS ARE NOW ON SALE DAYTIME Full £7.30; 65 & over £6.50; other adult concessions £5.40; 16-30 £5.00; under 16s £4.60; family tickets (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children) £20.50 EVENINGS (films at or after 5pm) Full £8.40; 65 & over £7.80; other adult concessions £6.30; 16-30 £5.50; under 16s £5.20 (30 & under £4.50 Monday nights) CINEMA FOR TINIES Adults £4.00; children £3.00; under 2s free LITTLE WOMEN 1917 LA BELLE ÉPOQUE ARTS ON SCREEN Please see ticket price information for each event. See our website for information about eligibility for concession price tickets Tickets are available: WELCOME ● online at www.saffronscreen.com (booking fee applies) ● in person from the Box Office (opens 30 mins before each screening) ● in person from the Tourist Information Centre, Saffron Walden Welcome to 2020! We are well into awards season and there (booking fee applies) (telephone: 01799 524002, enquiries only). are lots of brilliant films we are excited to share with you, be it Greta Gerwig’s exciting new version of Little Women or Sam RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA EMAIL Mendes’ thrilling First World War drama 1917. But we aren’t Sign up for weekly film updates and select your viewing preferences at: just offering you the big movies – there are some tiny gems that www.saffronscreen.com/mailinglist we are just as excited about. We adored the environmental FOLLOW US documentary The Biggest Little Farm and lost ourselves in the Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram magnificent Chinese film So Long, My Son, while La Belle Époque is a delightful French romcom. FIND US Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, A new development is that we can now offer you some of the Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH films that are going to be on Netflix, to give you a chance to Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. see them on the big screen as a shared experience. We are Please use the main school entrance and car parks (not the sports hall one of the few cinemas in East Anglia that will be screening car park). See our website for detailed information. Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story, Jonathan Pryce and Anthony ACCESSIBILITY Hopkins in The Two Popes and the Safdie Brothers’ Uncut The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With Gems. As an independent cinema, we believe in offering our some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print audience the greatest range of films we can, whether you do version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the or don’t have Netflix at home. office for further details. From 1st January, Saffron Screen customers will be able CONTACT US to purchase gift aid tickets through our new FREE Gift Aid Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01799 500238 Membership scheme. As a registered charity, Saffron Screen Postal address: c/o Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, relies on the generosity of our Friends, partners and customers, 1 Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HR Charity no 1113259 and by using the government’s Gift Aid scheme we are able to www.saffronscreen.com reclaim 25p for every £1 that you spend. The extra income is vital to ensure Saffron Screen can maintain its low ticket prices and remain accessible to all. Look out for more information in our weekly ‘What’s On’ email at the end of the year. Printed on certified and sustainable paper Design: www.design-mill.co.uk Subtitled for the hard of hearing Cinema for Tinies Print: Harts Design & Print JANUARY 2020 JANUARY 2020

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STARDOG AND A SHAUN THE SHEEP TURBOCAT KNIVES OUT HARRIET MARRIAGE STORY MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON CHARLIE’S ANGELS

STARDOG AND TURBOCAT (U) Wed 1st & Thurs 2nd 3pm A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON (U) DIRECTOR Ben Smith Sat 4th 2pm (Autism-friendly screening) VOICES Luke Evans, Nick Frost, Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy Sun 26th 11am (Cinema for Tinies) SCREEN TEST Loyal dog Buddy (voiced by Frost) is launched into space in a NASA DIRECTORS Will Becher, Richard Phelan rocket in 1966 but bizarrely crash lands in 2016, in a small town where pets are banned VOICES Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour, Joe Sugg and hounded by the police. Desperate to be reunited with his owner, he must team up with SCREEN TEST When a spaceship crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun and the vigilante superhero TurboCat (Evans). When they encounter rabbit Cassidy (Arterton) and her gang meet Lu-La, a friendly and fun-loving alien with super powers and galactic-sized burps. misfi t organisation of animal rights activists, and with the police closing in, Buddy and Felix But, with sinister people on her trail, they decide to send the visitor home before a threatened are forced to become the heroes they need to be! A hilarious animated adventure. alien invasion. Gloriously inventive, brilliantly animated and virtually dialogue-free, this is (2019 UK 90 mins) another stop-motion delight from Aardman that all the family will enjoy. (2019 UK/Fr/USA 87 mins) KNIVES OUT (12A) Wed 1st, Thurs 2nd & Sat 4th 8pm DIRECTOR Rian Johnson CHARLIE’S ANGELS (12A) Sat 4th & Sat 11th 5pm CAST Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis DIRECTOR Elizabeth Banks SCREEN TEST The morning after his 85th birthday party, wealthy crime novelist Harlan CAST Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead on his estate. Famed southern detective SCREEN TEST Angels, assemble! International super spies Sabina (an enjoyably funny Benoit Blanc (Craig) investigates and suspects foul play. Mixing elements of Alfred Hitchcock Stewart) and Jane (British newcomer Balinska) welcome a new member among their ranks: and Agatha Christie, Johnson (Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) delivers a hilarious, irreverent systems engineer Elena (Scott, Aladdin), who raises the alarm on new technology falling into and eloquent fi lm in which the impeccable cast play it for pure fun from beginning to end. dangerous hands. Together the three race to unravel a nefarious plot and save the world. In (2019 USA 130 mins) this refreshingly empowering update on a familiar franchise, writer/director/actor Banks crafts (12A) Fri 3rd 3pm Sun 5th 8pm a lively actioner and celebration of sisterhood for a new generation of fans. HARRIET (2019 USA 118 mins) DIRECTOR Kasi Lemmons CAST Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr, Clarke Peters, Janelle Monáe 42nd STREET Sun 5th 3pm SCREEN TEST Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1849 and then risked her life many times to lead others to freedom through the network of safehouses known as the Musical fi lmed live at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane – see Arts on Underground Railroad. Erivo (the break out star of Widows) gives an electrifying performance Screen pages for details. in this timely and stirring biopic about one of the greatest, but little known, women of the 19th century. (2019 USA 126 mins) MARRIAGE STORY (15) Fri 3rd & Sun 19th 8pm DIRECTOR Noah Baumbach CAST Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda SCREEN TEST Baumbach’s most personal fi lm to date tells the story of the unravelling GIFT ● 2 FREE FILM TICKETS of the marriage of Nicole (Johansson) and Charlie (Driver). The elegant narrative goes back PER PERSON MEMBERSHIPGIVE THE ● and forth through time, showing how the pair fell in love and built a life together alongside & VOUCHERS AVAILABLE PRIORITY BOOKING FOR a detailed, blow-by-blow chronicle of their marital dismantling. The intelligent script and GIFT OF ARTS ON SCREEN CINEMA ● FREE HOT DRINK AT complex characters make this a compassionate, even-handed fi lm that will stay with you. ANY SCREENING Grab a rare chance to see this on the big screen. (2019 USA 137 mins) ● EARN POINTS SIGN UP TODAY ONLINE! ● DISCOUNTS AT LOCAL Membership only £35 single/£65 joint SHOPS & BUSINESSES ● Gift vouchers and membership INVITATION TO SPECIAL EVENTS FOLLOW US also available from the box offi ce ● and Tourist Information Centre SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram INDEPENDENT CINEMA www.saff ronscreen.com Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology JANUARY 2020 JANUARY 2020

THE IRISHMAN ORDINARY LOVE FROZEN II 2040 THE TWO POPES SO LONG, MY SON

LA BELLE ÉPOQUE (15) Mon 6th 8pm FROZEN II (U) Sat 11th 2pm Sun 23rd Feb 2pm DIRECTOR Nicolas Bedos DIRECTORS Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee CAST Daniel Auteuil, Fanny Ardant, Guillaume Canet, Dora Tillier VOICES Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Evan Rachel Wood SCREEN TEST In this dazzlingly inventive and nostalgic French romantic comedy, Auteuil SCREEN TEST Another chance to follow Elsa and Anna as they face new adventures plays Victor, a man in his 60s whose long marriage to Marianne (Ardant) is on the rocks. beyond the kingdom of Arendelle, seeking the truth behind Elsa’s powerful magical abilities. When an entrepreneurial reenactment company offers Victor the chance to ‘relive’ a moment Kristoff, Sven and Olaf return to assist the sisters in their quest which they pursue under in time, he chooses the evening in 1974 when he fi rst met Marianne, in the hopes of the ever-steady guidance of Grand Prabbie. Beautiful animation and more catchy songs – rekindling their love. An unusual take on the time-travel theme, this French delight is not to unmissable for new and old fans alike. (2019 USA 103 mins) be missed. (2019 Fr 115 mins Subtitled) 2040 (PG) Sun 12th 5pm th THE IRISHMAN (15) Tues 7 7pm DIRECTOR Damon Gameau DIRECTOR Martin Scorsese NOTE START TIME SCREEN TEST Filmmaker Gameau travels the world to explore what the future could look CAST Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Anna Paquin like in 2040 if we embraced existing technologies to combat climate change. The fi lm is a SCREEN TEST Another chance to see Scorsese’s brilliant new fi lm on the big screen. letter to his four-year-old daughter, who will be 25 in 2040 and, he hopes, part of a brighter Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino), a famed American labour leader with ties to organised crime, and better world. Meeting innovators and changemakers and drawing upon their expertise, he disappeared after his presidential pardon in 1971 and was declared legally dead in 1982. explores the best solutions we could adopt. It’s refreshing to see a documentary with such a Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran (De Niro) has a theory about what happened, as we discover in constructive and optimistic approach, perfect for sharing with young people. this engrossing fi lm, audacious in its storytelling and boasting a pedigree cast. (2019 Aus 92 mins) (2019 USA 209 mins) Presented in conjunction with Changing Conversations and ANDRÉ RIEU: 70 YEARS YOUNG Thurs 9th 7pm Sun 12th 2pm Saffron Walden Action on Climate Change (SWACC) and followed by a discussion about issues raised in the fi lm. Concert fi lmed in venues around the world to celebrate the maestro’s 70th birthday – see Arts on Screen pages for details. THE TWO POPES (12A) Sun 12th 8pm (12A) Fri 10th & Sat 11th 8pm DIRECTOR Fernando Meirelles ORDINARY LOVE CAST Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Sidney Cole DIRECTORS Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn SCREEN TEST In 2013, at a key turning point for the Catholic church, German CAST Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson, Amit Shah, David Wilmot conservative Pope Benedict XVI (Hopkins) formed a surprising friendship with the liberal SCREEN TEST Joan (Manville) and Tom (Neeson) are going about their lives as best they Argentinian future Pope Francis (Pryce). Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener) know how, having had to face a joint sadness of losing their only daughter at a too-young fi ctionalises their private conversations as they debate the church’s future. With brilliantly age. When Joan fi nds a lump in her breast, the couple must learn to face an uncertain future detailed performances from these two acting legends, cinematic fl air and surprising fl ourishes together. Beautifully shot and tenderly observed, and with tremendous performances, this is a of humour, this fi lm deserves to be seen on the big screen. true triumph of the everyday. (2019 UK 92 mins) (2019 UK/It/Arg/USA 126 mins Part subtitled) There will be a collection for the Breast Unit, Addenbrookes Charitable Trust, after Friday’s screening. SO LONG, MY SON (Di jiu tian chang) (12A) Mon 13th 7pm DIRECTOR Wang Xiaoshuai NOTE START TIME CAST Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei, Al Liya, Qi Xi SCREEN TEST Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking JOIN OUR MAILING LIST place in China, from the country’s upheaval in the 1980s following the Cultural Revolution to the prospering turbo-capitalism of the present day. Told in sweeping tableaux, this epic If you would like to fi nd out about future fi lms melodrama explores the consequences across three decades of China’s one-child policy, via email, please sign up online or email: making visible the deep scars that lie beneath the surface. If you are ever to see a three hour [email protected] Chinese fi lm, this is it – masterful and moving. (2019 China 185 mins Subtitled) Free parking ● Wide choice of refreshments Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com JANUARY 2020 JANUARY 2020

THE BIGGEST CATS JUMANJI LITTLE FARM STAR WARS ANNE FRANK LITTLE WOMEN

LUCIAN FREUD: A SELF PORTRAIT Wed 15th 7.30pm TOSCA Wed 22nd 7pm Art fi lm from the Royal Academy of Arts in London – see Arts on Screen Opera from La Scala in Milan – see Arts on Screen pages for details. pages for details. STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12A tbc) THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Thurs 16th 7.15pm Fri 24th 7.30pm Sat 25th & Sun 26th 3pm Ballet from the Royal Opera House – see Arts on Screen pages for DIRECTOR JJ Abrams details. CAST Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Billie Lourd, John Boyega SCREEN TEST The long-awaited conclusion to the newest era of Star Wars trilogies is CATS (cert tbc) Fri 17th 8pm Sat 18th 2pm & 8pm a fi tting end to the tale of Rey (Ridley), Finn (Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) and their Sun 19th 5pm Sat 25th & Sun 26th 8pm Tues 18th Feb 3pm Resistance comrades, as the First Order strengthens its grip on the galaxy far far away. The Force Awakens director Abrams returns to deliver this emotional fi nale that is sure to resonate DIRECTOR Tom Hooper amongst fans of all ages – most poignantly (thanks to previously unused footage) with its CAST Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, Judi Dench fi nal appearance of General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher). (2019 USA 141 mins) SCREEN TEST Academy Award-winning Hooper, director of Les Misérables and The King’s Speech, uses astonishing new technology to transform his cast members in this high-octane IN SEARCH OF MOZART Mon 27th 7.30pm fi lm adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved smash-hit musical based on the poems of TS Eliot. See some of your favourite actors as you’ve never seen them before. Documentary narrated by Juliet Stevenson – see Arts on Screen pages (2019 UK/USA 113 mins) for details. ANNE FRANK: PARALLEL STORIES (PG tbc) Tues 28th 7.30pm JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (12A) Sat 18th 5pm Sun 19th 2pm Thurs 20th Feb 3pm SCREEN TEST To mark Monday’s Holocaust Memorial Day, Helen Mirren tells the story of Anne Frank’s life through the pages of her diary. This is intertwined with fi ve Holocaust DIRECTOR Jake Kasdan survivors who tell of their suffering and the loss of their youth. We also hear from Martina, a CAST Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Awkwafi na, Kevin Hart young girl who guides the audience through some of the key places in Anne’s short life. A vital SCREEN TEST 2017’s Jumanji reboot was a pleasantly strong update on the beloved fi lm to help keep alive the memory of Frank, who would be 90 if she were still alive, and so jungle-set board game franchise, introducing new characters Spencer, Martha, Fridge and many others who suffered with her. (2019 UK 95 mins) Bethany. Now the gang return when their real world, teenage selves are sucked back into the game, forced to play the next level. Except this time not only do they face new threats but LITTLE WOMEN (U) Fri 31st 8pm Feb: Sat 1st 3pm & 8pm their avatars (played by Johnson, Gillan, Jack Black and Hart) are mixed up, with hilarious Sun 2nd 8pm Sat 8th, Mon 17th & Sat 29th 3pm consequences. Expect more family-friendly fun with this new rollicking adventure. DIRECTOR Greta Gerwig (2019 USA 123 mins) CAST Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Timothée Chalamet THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM (PG) Mon 20th 8pm SCREEN TEST This new version of Louisa May Alcott’s much-loved tale unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, looks back on her literary life. Four sisters growing up against DIRECTOR John Chester the background of the American Civil War are determined to make the best of life as they SCREEN TEST This delightful and moving documentary chronicles the eight-year quest of navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up. Featuring a starry cast and benefi tting from John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland outside Los Gerwig’s steady hand, this is strong on the feminist message as well as faithful to the original Angeles, attempting to fulfi l their dream of harvesting in harmony with nature. With humour timeless story. (2019 USA 135 mins) and dogged perseverance, the Chesters face the many challenges nature throws at them, with a cast of captivating animals at their side. Full of wit and warmth and breathtaking cinematography, this is a timely clarion call to preserve biodiversity – not destroy it – for the JOIN OUR MAILING LIST sake of our planet. (2018 USA 91 mins) If you would like to fi nd out about future fi lms FOLLOW US via email, please sign up online or email: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram [email protected] Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology FEBRUARY 2020 SAFFRON SCREEN DIARY Sat 1 3.00pm Little Women (U) JANUARY 2020 Sat 1 8.00pm Little Women (U) Wed 1 3.00pm StarDog and TurboCat (U) Sun 2 2.00pm La Bohème – ROH Wed 1 8.00pm Knives Out (12A) Sun 2 8.00pm Little Women (U) Thu 2 3.00pm StarDog and TurboCat (U) Mon 3 8.00pm The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (PG) Thu 2 8.00pm Knives Out (12A) Tue 4 7.30pm Kinky Boots – Adelphi Theatre, London Fri 3 3.00pm Harriet (12A) Fri 7 8.00pm Jojo Rabbit (12A) Fri 3 8.00pm Marriage Story (15) Sat 8 3.00pm Little Women (U) Sat 4 2.00pm A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (U) Sat 8 8.00pm Jojo Rabbit (12A) Autism-friendly screening Sun 9 3.00pm Kinky Boots – Adelphi Theatre, London Sat 4 5.00pm Charlie’s Angels (12A) Sun 9 8.00pm Little Women (U) Sat 4 8.00pm Knives Out (12A) Mon 10 8.00pm Uncut Gems (15 tbc) Sun 5 3.00pm 42nd Street – Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Fri 14 8.00pm 1917 (15 tbc) Sun 5 8.00pm Harriet (12A) Sat 15 2.00pm Spies in Disguise (PG) Mon 6 8.00pm La Belle Époque (15) Sat 15 5.00pm 1917 (15 tbc) Tues 7 7.00pm The Irishman (15) Sat 15 8.00pm 1917 (15 tbc) Thurs 9 7.00pm André Rieu: 70 Years Young Sun 16 2.00pm Spies in Disguise (PG) Fri 10 8.00pm Ordinary Love (12A) Sun 16 5.00pm 1917 (15 tbc) Sat 11 2.00pm Frozen II (U) Sun 16 8.00pm 1917 (15 tbc) Sat 11 5.00pm Charlie’s Angels (12A) Mon 17 3.00pm Little Women (U) Sat 11 8.00pm Ordinary Love (12A) Mon 17 8.00pm Amanda (15) Sun 12 2.00pm André Rieu: 70 Years Young Tue 18 3.00pm Cats (cert tbc) Sun 12 5.00pm 2040 (PG) Tue 18 8.00pm Bombshell (15) Sun 12 8.00pm The Two Popes (12A) Wed 19 3.00pm An American in Paris (U) Dementia-friendly screening Mon 13 8.00pm So Long, My Son (12A) Wed 19 8.00pm Bombshell (15) Wed 15 7.30pm Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait Thu 20 3.00pm Jumanji: The Next Level (12A) Thurs 16 7.15pm The Sleeping Beauty – Royal Ballet Thu 20 7.00pm Cyrano de Bergerac – Playhouse Theatre Fri 17 8.00pm Cats (cert tbc) Fri 21 3.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Sat 18 2.00pm Cats (cert tbc) Fri 21 8.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Sat 18 5.00pm Jumanji: The Next Level (12A) Sat 22 11.00am Hollywood Blockbusters Film Course Sat 18 8.00pm Cats (cert tbc) Sat 22 2.00pm 1917 (15 tbc) Sun 19 2.00pm Jumanji: The Next Level (12A) Sat 22 5.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Sun 19 5.00pm Cats (cert tbc) Sat 22 8.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Sun 19 8.00pm Marriage Story (15) Sun 23 2.00pm Frozen II (U) Mon 20 8.00pm The Biggest Little Farm (PG) Sun 23 5.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Sun 23 8.00pm Jojo Rabbit (12A) Wed 22 7.00pm Tosca – La Scala, Milan Mon 24 8.00pm Shooting the Mafia (15) Fri 24 7.30pm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (12A tbc) Tue 25 7.15pm The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering – Royal Ballet Sat 25 3.00pm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (12A tbc) Fri 28 8.00pm Joker (15) Sat 25 8.00pm Cats (cert tbc) Sat 29 3.00pm Little Women (U) Sun 26 11.00am A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (U) Sat 29 8.00pm 1917 (15 tbc) Sun 26 3.00pm Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (12A tbc) Sun 26 8.00pm Cats (cert tbc) MARCH 2020 Sun 1 2.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Mon 27 7.30pm In Search of Mozart Sun 1 5.00pm In Search of Chopin Tue 28 7.30pm Anne Frank: Parallel Stories Sun 1 8.00pm Watch this space! Fri 31 8.00pm Little Women (U) Mon 2 8.00pm Mr Jones (15)

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THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG JOJO RABBIT UNCUT GEMS SPIES IN DISGUISE AMANDA BOMBSHELL

LITTLE WOMEN (U) Sat 1st 3pm & 8pm Sun 2nd 8pm 1917 (15 tbc) Fri 14th 8pm Sat 15th & Sun 16th 5pm & 8pm Sat 8th, Mon 17th & Sat 29th 3pm Sat 22nd 2pm (subtitled for the hard of hearing) Sat 29th 8pm See January for details. DIRECTOR Sam Mendes CAST Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman LA BOHÈME Sun 2nd 2pm SCREEN TEST Mendes’ First World War film unfolds in real time as two young British Opera from the Royal Opera House – see Arts on Screen pages for soldiers are tasked with delivering a message that will save the lives of 1,600 men. The pair details. race against time, crossing enemy territory to deliver the warning. Brilliantly shot by veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins to give the appearance of one single take, this nerve-jangling THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG movie has to be seen on the big screen. (2019 UK/USA 110 mins) (Les parapluies de Cherbourg) (PG) Mon 3rd 8pm SPIES IN DISGUISE (PG) Sat 15th & Sun 16th 2pm DIRECTOR Jacques Demy CAST Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel DIRECTORS Nick Bruno, Troy Quane SCREEN TEST Cast yourself off into the sugar-coloured world of this classic French take on VOICES Karen Gillan, Tom Holland, Will Smith, Rashida Jones Hollywood glamour and the power of the musical genre. Deneuve stars as a young girl forced SCREEN TEST Super spy Lance Sterling (Smith) is the world’s greatest secret agent, to decide between waiting for Guy, fighting in Algiers, or the safety of marriage to a wealthy smooth, suave and sophisticated. His sidekick is awkward, nerdy scientist Walter (Holland), diamond merchant. With its story told through lyrics and song, this delightful film in restored brilliant at creating high-tech gadgets but definitely not cool. Then Walter accidently turns colour brings 1960s France dramatically to cinematic life. (1964 Fr/Ger 89 mins Subtitled) Lance into a pigeon, and the mismatched duo must work together to save the world from a crazed tyrant. A fast-paced and action-filled animation with plenty of bird-brained laughs. KINKY BOOTS Tues 4th 7.30pm Sun 9th 3pm (2019 USA 102 mins)

Musical filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London – see Arts on Screen th pages for details. AMANDA (15) Mon 17 8pm DIRECTOR Mikhaël Hers JOJO RABBIT (12A) Fri 7th, Sat 8th & Sun 23rd 8pm CAST Vincent Lacoste, Isaure Multrier, Stacy Martin, Greta Scacchi DIRECTOR Taika Waititi SCREEN TEST Seven-year-old Amanda lives in a Paris flat with her single mother; her CAST Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi feckless but fun 20-something uncle David helps out with the school run. But their happy SCREEN TEST Waititi directs a riotous cast in this daring and touching anti-hate satire. summer is shattered by a tragic incident and David has to step up to adult responsibilities. Set in Germany at the tail end of WWII, the story follows Jojo, a lonely boy and a keen, if There is great sincerity and warmth in this film, with beautifully candid and natural somewhat inept, member of the Hitler Youth; his closest friend is an imaginary Adolf Hitler performances. A quietly moving celebration of human resilience. (Waititi, on hilarious form). When Jojo discovers his mother (Johansson) has been hiding (2018 Fr 107 mins Subtitled) a young Jewish girl in their house, he must battle his own conscience. An audacious black comedy that is funny, moving and, above all, relevant. (2019 Czech/USA/NZ 108 mins) BOMBSHELL (15) Tues 18th & Weds 19th 8pm

th DIRECTOR Jay Roach UNCUT GEMS (15 tbc) Mon 10 8pm CAST Margot Robbie, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow DIRECTORS Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie SCREEN TEST With an absolutely stellar cast, this is a revealing and riveting look inside CAST Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time, Fox News. Based on the real- SCREEN TEST An electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Sandler), a charismatic life scandal of sexual harassment by Fox’s CEO and Chairman, Roger Ailes, the film brings the New York City jeweller always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series focus back to his female victims and their battle to bring the media titan to justice. of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a (2019 Can/USA 109 mins) precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win. A heart-pounding thrill ride. (2019 USA 135 mins) FOLLOW US Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram

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AN AMERICAN IN PARIS DAVID COPPERFIELD

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (U) Wed 19th 3pm DIRECTOR Vincente Minelli CAST Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Nina Foch SCREEN TEST This glorious song-and-dance spectacular stars Kelly as a former GI, now a bohemian artist, torn between two women. It’s an exhilarating ride through the George Gershwin songbook, and the climactic ballet, choreographed and directed by Kelly, remains one of Hollywood’s greatest dance numbers – an explosion of emotion and Technicolour. (1951 USA 111 mins + interval) Screening open to all but particularly welcoming to people living with dementia and their friends, family and carers. JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL (12A) Thurs 20th 3pm See January for details. CYRANO DE BERGERAC Thurs 20th 7pm GIFT Play broadcast live from the Playhouse Theatre – see Arts on Screen pages for details. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (PG) Fri 21st 3pm & 8pm Sat 22nd 5pm & 8pm AID Sun 23rd 5pm Sun 1st March 2pm DIRECTOR Armando Iannucci ● Gift Aid Membership will launch on CAST Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Morfydd Clark st SCREEN TEST This glorious adaptation of one of Charles Dickens’ most loved novels 1 Jan 2020 exudes energy and humour. David Copperfield (Patel) is lucky to be raised by a loving mother. But when she weds, David finds himself being pushed from pillar to post including ● Help us to reclaim 25p for every £1 spent an oppressive boarding school and the home of his eccentric aunt Betsey Trotwood (Swinton). With this story of immense compassion, imagination and optimism, Iannucci has produced an ● Free to join irresistible film. (2019 UK/USA 119 mins) ● HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS FILM COURSE Special Gift Aid tickets will apply Sat 22nd 11am – 5.30pm ● Support your not-for-profit A one-day film course which examines the history of Hollywood’s biggest films, why some succeed and others fail and what they offer independent cinema their audiences. See our website for details. ● Look out for more info in the ‘What’s On’ email or online BE SEEN AT SAFFRON SCREEN! Saffron Screen is a registered charity (charity no. 1113259) Advertise in this programme (circ. 21,000) or onscreen from only £100. Email us for a media pack. [email protected] Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com www.saffronscreen.com FEBRUARY 2020 MARCH 2020

SHOOTING THE MAFIA JOKER IN SEARCH OF CHOPIN MR JONES

FROZEN II (U) Sun 23rd 2pm IN SEARCH OF CHOPIN Sun 1st 5pm See January for details. Documentary narrated by Juliet Stevenson – see website for details. SHOOTING THE MAFIA (15) Mon 24th 8pm MR JONES (15) Mon 2nd 8pm DIRECTOR Kim Longinotto DIRECTOR Agnieszka Holland SCREEN TEST One of the fi nest observational fi lm-makers working today turns her camera CAST James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Kenneth Cranham on another award-winning photographer. Italian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia spent years SCREEN TEST Norton stars as Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, whose 1930s visit to Soviet recording the brutal crimes of the Mafi a in her native Sicily. This terrifi c documentary portrays Ukraine uncovered the truth of Stalin’s state-sponsored famine and reputedly inspired George Battaglia’s life and experiences through a combination of her striking black-and-white Orwell’s Animal Farm. Sent to Moscow to discover how the Soviet economy was, apparently, photographs, rare archive footage, classic Italian fi lms, and the 84-year-old’s own memories. doing so well, Jones used a letter from Lloyd George to go deep into the Ukraine. With a script A fascinating story of a brave and defi ant woman. (2019 Ire 94 mins) by Orwell expert Andrea Chalupa and directed by Holland (In Darkness, The Secret Garden, The Wire), this is a deft depiction of a little-told story. (2019 Pol/UK/Ukr 119 mins Part subtitled) THE CELLIST / DANCES AT A GATHERING Tues 25th 7.15pm Ballet from the Royal Opera House – see Arts on Screen pages for details. BAR OPEN JOKER (15) Fri 28th 8pm FAMILY DIRECTOR Todd Phillips TICKETS EVERY CAST Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy for matinee screenings SCREEN TEST Another chance to see this darkly spectacular standalone story of iconic FRIDAY arch-nemesis The Joker. Phoenix gives a brilliant performance as Arthur Fleck, a man 2 adults + 2 children or struggling to fi nd his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day and an 1 adult + 3 children AND aspiring stand-up comic by night, he fi nds the joke always seems to be on him. One bad decision escalates into increasingly violent events in this gritty character study. SATURDAY (2019 Can/USA 122 mins) ONLY £20.50 NIGHT

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