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Le Programme June – July 2018 02 Contents/Highlights Ciné Lumière 3–19 Les Salons en Musique 20 Talks 21–23 Kids & Families 24 Ismael's Ghosts Meet the Author: Amélie De Gaulle, A Certain Idea of 1 -14 June Nothomb France p.3 11 June 18 June We Support 25 p.21 p.22 We Recommend 26 Edinburgh Festivals 27 French Courses 29 La Médiathèque/Culturethèque 30 La Fête des mères + Q&A with Simone Veil, une histoire Tartuffe General Information 32–35 actress Audrey Fleurot française 25 May - 28 July 24 June 26 June p.25 p.8 p.8 Theatre Royal Haymarket front cover image: Amant Double by François Ozon Programme design by dothtm Ciné Lumière New Releases Ismael's Ghosts Amant Double The Ciambra Les Fantômes d'Ismaël L'Amant double A Ciambra FRA | 2017 | 114 mins | dir. Arnaud Desplechin, with Mathieu FRA/BEL | 2017 | 107 mins | dir. François Ozon, with Marine ITA/FRA/BRA/DEU/SWE/USA | 2017 | 108 mins | dir. Jonas Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg | cert. 15 Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset | cert. 18 | in French Carpignano, with Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Damiano in French with EN subs with EN subs Amato | cert. 15 | in Italian with | EN subs Film director Ismaël Vuillard (Mathieu Amalric) still Marine Vacth (Jeune et Jolie) plays Chloé, a young woman Jonas Carpignano’s The Ciambra offers a rarely seen mourns the death of his wife Carlotta, twenty years who falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul (Jérémie on screen immersion in a small Romani community in earlier, even though he has started his life over again with Renier). When they decide to move in together, everything Calabria, sharing uneasily the life of the local Italians, and Sylvia (Charlotte Gainsbourg). When Carlotta (Marion seems perfect, until a series of discoveries lead her to African immigrants. Following in the footsteps of his older Cotillard) returns from the dead, their whole world is suspect that he may be living a double life. A whirlwind brother Cosimo, 14-year-old Pio is desperate to grow turned upside-down. Constantly toggling between the of heightened senses and amped-up drama, François up fast, learning the necessary skills to survive on the film within the film and Ismaël’s own mental unraveling, Ozon’s Amant Double is a filthy and flamboyant thriller. streets. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go Arnaud Desplechin’s Ismael's Ghosts propels its first class wrong, Pio sets out to prove he’s ready to step into his big cast from one dramatic pivot point to the next in the name Fri 1 June 6.30pm, 8.40pm Sun 10 June 8.30pm brother’s shoes and become a man. of wreaking emotional havoc. Sat 2 June 4pm, 6.30pm Mon 11 June 6.30pm Sun 3 June 6.15pm Tue 12 June 8.30pm Fri 15 June 6.20pm* Thu 21 June 4pm Fri 1 June 4pm Sat 9 June 4pm Mon 4 June 8.45pm Thu 14 June 4pm Sat 16 June 4pm Sat 23 June 6.15pm Sat 2 June 8.40pm Sun 10 June 4pm Tue 5 June 6.30pm, 8.40pm Tue 19 June 6.20pm Wed 27 June 4pm Sun 3 June 4pm, 8.30pm Wed 13 June 5.45pm Wed 6 June 6.30pm, 8.40pm Wed 20 June 4pm Mon 4 June 6.30pm Thu 14 June 8.45pm Thu 7 June 4pm, 8.40pm Wed 6 June 4pm Fri 8 June 6.30pm *Screening as part of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 50th Sat 9 June 6.30pm, 8.40pm Anniversary season, pp.11-12 03 04 Ciné Lumière New Releases The Wild Boys The Happy Prince In the Fade Les Garçons sauvages DEU/BEL/ITA/GBR | 2018 | 105 mins | dir. Rupert Everett, Aus dem Nichts FRA | 2017 | 110 mins | dir. Bertrand Mandico, with Pauline with Colin Firth, Emily Watson | cert. 15 | in English, Italian & DEU/FRA | 2017 | 106 mins | dir. Fatih Akin, with Diane Lorillard, Vimala Pons, Diane Rouxel, Anaël Snoek, Mathilde French with EN subs Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar | cert. 18 | in German, Warnier | cert. 15 | in French and English with EN subs Greek, English & Turkish with EN subs As Oscar Wilde lies on his death bed, the past comes Adapted from William S. Burroughs’s apocalyptic beat flooding back to him, transporting him to other times Katja's (Diane Kruger) life falls apart when her husband novel, Bertrand Mandico’s The Wild Boys is an erotically and places. The Happy Prince, Rupert Everett’s poignant and son are killed in a bomb attack. Failed by the police uninhibited feature about a group of entitled boys cast dramatisation of Oscar Wilde’s final years in exile, is and justice system, Katja is pushed to the edge and away from their school on the island of La Réunion for a powerful parable of the passion of a genius and the reverts to plot her own revenge. Best Motion Picture - committing a sadistic crime on a female teacher. The redemption of a spent force. Foreign Language at the Golden Globes this year, Fatih boys, all played by women, soon find themselves into Akin’s In the Fade also won its lead actress Diane Kruger the wilds of a supernatural island where they undergo a Fri 29 June 8.50pm Thu 5 July 4pm the Best Actress Award in Cannes last year. mystical transformation. Sat 30 June 4pm Fri 6 July 4pm Wed 4 July 6.30pm* Sat 7 July 6.15pm Fri 6 July 8.30pm Wed 11 July 9pm Fri 22 June 9pm Tue 26 June 6pm Sat 7 July 4pm Thu 12 July 4.15pm Sun 24 June 6pm Fri 13 July 4.20pm *Screening as part of La Fête du Cinéma (£5) Sun 8 July 9.10pm Mon 16 July 8.50pm Mon 25 June 6pm Mon 9 July 8.40pm Tue 17 July 6.30pm See also the Pride Month film season (pp.9-10) Tue 10 July 6.30pm, 8.45pm Viewer discretion is advised: Some scenes may contain images that may offend the sensibilities of younger audiences. Ciné Lumière New Releases Racer and the Jailbird Madame A Prayer Before Dawn Le Fidèle FRA | 2017 | 91 mins | dir. Amanda Sthers, with Toni Collette, UK/USA/FRA/KHM/CHN | 2018 | 114 mins | dir. Jean- BEL/FRA | 2017 | 130 mins | dir. Michaël R. Roskam, with Harvey Keitel, Rossy de Palma | cert. tbc | in English, Spanish Stéphane Sauvaire, with Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Eric De Staercke & French with EN subs Nicolas Shake | cert. 12 | in English and Thai with EN subs cert. 15 | in French & Dutch with EN subs Anne and Bob, a wealthy American couple who have Based on the memoir by Billy Moore, Jean-Stéphane When Gino “Gigi” meets Bénédicte “Bibi” at the racetrack, recently settled in Paris, prepare to host a fancy dinner Sauvaire’s A Prayer Before Dawn recounts the visceral it’s love at first sight. But very soon fate pulls them apart. to which a select list of twelve people from the high journey through hell of a British drug-dealer who is Fierce and loyal, Gigi and Bibi are forced to fight for their society have been invited. But when Anne realises that a arrested in Bangkok and sentenced to three years in one love against reason and their own weakness. But how thirteenth seat is set for Steven, Bob's son from his first of Thailand’s most notorious prisons. Quickly thrown into far can endurance be stretched? Love, crime and action marriage, she asks Maria, her maid, to put on a dress a terrifying world of drugs and gang violence, he finds combine in this dark romantic drama featuring strong and to pretend to be a rich Spanish friend. Sitting next to hope when the prison authorities allow him to take part performances by Adèle Exarchopoulos and Matthias her, David, an art expert from the British aristocracy, flirts in the Muay Thai boxing tournaments. Billy embarks on a Schoenaerts. with Maria who can’t reveal her true identity… a vaudeville relentless, action-packed journey from one savage fight ensues. to the next, stopping at nothing to do whatever he must to Wed 11 July 6.20pm* Thu 19 July 3.45pm, 6.20pm preserve his life and regain his freedom. Fri 13 July 6.30pm Fri 20 July 6.10pm Fri 20 July 4pm Sat 14 July 8.30pm Sat 21 July 8.50pm Tue 24 July 8.50pm Fri 20 July 8.50pm Sun 15 July 9pm Sun 22 July 8.30pm Thu 26 July 6.30pm Sat 21 July 6.30pm Mon 16 July 6.20pm Wed 25 July 8.40pm Sun 22 July 4.15pm Wed 18 July 8.30pm Mon 23 July 6.20pm, 8.40pm Tue 24 July 6.30pm *Preview screening Wed 25 July 4pm, 6.15pm FRENCHFILMFIRST Thu 26 July 8.30pm EXCLUSIVE 05 06 Ciné Lumière Special Screenings Mrs. Hyde I, Claude Monet The Man Who Perfume: Madame Hyde UK | 2017 | 87 mins | dir. Phil Grabsky, with Mends Women The Story of a FRA | 2018 | 95 mins | dir. Serge Bozon, with Henry Goodman | doc | cert. U | in English Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, José Garcia L'Homme qui répare les femmes Murderer cert. PG | in French with EN subs | London This documentary based entirely on BEL | 2015 | 112 mins | dir.s Thierry Michel & Premiere Claude Monet’s personal letters draws Colette Braeckman, with Denis Mukwege DEU/FRA/ESP | 2006 | 147 mins | dir. Tom a portrait of the businessman and lover doc | cert.