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WGC CC Saffron v2.indd 1 28/01/2020 17:15pm 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) PORTRAIT OF A CINEMA FOR TINIES Adults £4.00; children £3.00; under 2s free PARASITE LADY ON FIRE FOR SAMA 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 Spring is coming, so join us for an array of entertaining, (booking fee applies) (telephone: 01799 524002, enquiries only). brilliant and fascinating films. RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA EMAIL Two films that are certain to be in our 2020 Top 10 are Sign up for weekly film updates and select your viewing preferences at: the stunning Parasite (which made history as the first www.saffronscreen.com/mailinglist foreign language film to scoop the Oscar for Best Film and a host of other accolades along the way) and the FOLLOW US swoon-worthy Portrait of a Lady on Fire. We are also Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram bringing you the vital, BAFTA-winning documentary FIND US For Sama, a panel discussion after System Crasher Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, (a film about the experiences of a complex child in the Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH care system) and more screenings of your recent favourite Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. films – including many more Oscar winners. Please use the main school entrance and car parks (not the sports hall We are thrilled that we can finally show the superb car park). See our website for detailed information. Roma, an Oscar-winner from last year, on the big screen ACCESSIBILITY – where it absolutely deserves to be seen. Make this your The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With Easter Monday treat. some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print And if you’d like to see some other joy-filled treats this version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the spring, look out for the profoundly kind A Beautiful Day office for further details. in the Neighborhood, a fun new adaptation of Jane CONTACT US Austen’s Emma, Misbehaviour from the makers of The Full Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01799 500238 Monty, and the wonderful Military Wives – our very own Postal address: c/o Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, Wimbish Military Wives will be performing at one (or 1 Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HR Charity no 1113259 maybe more) of the screenings too. www.saffronscreen.com Our Arts on Screen selection includes Jonas Kaufmann, Elvis Presley and David Attenborough – what a line-up! Printed on certified & sustainable paper And there is plenty of choice for the kids with sing-alongs, Design: www.design-mill.co.uk cute dogs and talking animals. See you at the cinema! Print: Harts Design & Print
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THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN COPPERFIELD KNIVES OUT MR JONES THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROZEN II RETURN OF THE HERO
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (PG) MR JONES (15) Mon 2nd 8pm Sun 1st 2pm Sun 22nd 5pm DIRECTOR Agnieszka Holland DIRECTOR Armando Iannucci CAST James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, Peter Sarsgaard, Kenneth Cranham CAST Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Morfydd Clark SCREEN TEST Norton stars as Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, whose 1930s visit to Soviet SCREEN TEST This glorious adaptation of one of Charles Dickens’ most loved novels Ukraine uncovered the truth of Stalin’s state-sponsored famine and reputedly inspired George exudes energy and humour. David Copperfi eld (Patel) is lucky to be raised by a loving mother. Orwell’s Animal Farm. Sent to Moscow to discover how the Soviet economy was, apparently, But when she weds, David fi nds himself being pushed from pillar to post, including an doing so well, Jones used a letter from Lloyd George to go deep into Ukraine. With a script by Orwell expert Andrea Chalupa and directed by Holland (In Darkness, The Secret Garden, The oppressive boarding school and the home of his eccentric aunt Betsey Trotwood (Swinton). Wire), this is a deft depiction of a little-told story. (2019 Pol/UK/Ukr 116 mins Part subtitled) With this story of immense compassion, imagination and optimism, Iannucci has produced an irresistible fi lm. (2019 UK/USA 119 mins) A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (PG) Fri 6th & Sat 7th 8pm Sun 15th 5pm IN SEARCH OF CHOPIN Sun 1st 5pm DIRECTOR Marielle Heller Documentary narrated by Juliet Stevenson – see Arts on Screen pages CAST Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Susan Kelechi Watson, Maryann Plunkett for details. SCREEN TEST Hanks excels as Fred Rogers, a much-loved children’s TV host whose show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood ran on PBS from 1968 to 2001. This touching fi lm follows KNIVES OUT (12A) Sun 1st 8pm a jaded magazine writer (Rhys), who is assigned to profi le the national treasure. He fi nds DIRECTOR Rian Johnson his cynicism faced with empathy, kindness and decency and that his subject is the same CAST Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis profoundly kind and good person off screen as he is on. In our cynical age this is a genuinely SCREEN TEST The morning after his 85th birthday party, wealthy crime novelist Harlan pleasurable experience. (2019 Ch/USA 109 mins) Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead on his estate. Famed southern detective FROZEN II SING-ALONG (U) Benoit Blanc (Craig) investigates and suspects foul play. Mixing elements of Alfred Hitchcock Sat 7th 3pm Sun 8th 2pm Sat 11th Apr 2pm and Agatha Christie, Johnson (Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) delivers a hilarious, irreverent and eloquent fi lm in which the impeccable cast play it for pure fun from beginning to end. DIRECTORS Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Back after its New Year sell-outs. (2019 USA 127 mins) VOICES Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Evan Rachel Wood SCREEN TEST Enjoy the chance to sing along with Elsa and Anna as they face new adventures beyond the kingdom of Arendelle, searching for the truth behind Elsa’s powerful magical abilities. Kristoff, Sven and Olaf return to assist the sisters in their quest which they pursue under the ever-steady guidance of Grand Prabbie. (2019 USA 103 mins) RETURN OF THE HERO (Le retour du héros) (12A) Sat 7th 7.30pm
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A STREETCAR THE LIGHTHOUSE LITTLE WOMEN DOLITTLE NAMED DESIRE PARASITE EMMA
THE LIGHTHOUSE (15) Sun 8th & Mon 9th 8pm PARASITE (Gisaengchung) (15) Sun 15th, Mon 16th & Fri 27th 8pm DIRECTOR Robert Eggers Sat 11th April 8pm CAST Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes DIRECTOR Bong Joon Ho SCREEN TEST From the writer/director of 2015’s acclaimed The Witch comes an unsettling CAST Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam fi lm unlike anything you’ve seen before. In 1890s New England, gruff lighthouse keeper SCREEN TEST This utterly brilliant fi lm follows the Kims, a downtrodden South Korean Thomas (Dafoe) and new apprentice Ephraim (Pattinson) are stuck on a jagged, windswept family, as they take a peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, integrating island, isolated by a deadly storm, suffering each other’s unpleasant idiosyncrasies and themselves into their lives and their hyper-stylish modern home. When an interloper threatens affl icted by hallucinations. Featuring extraordinary performances from the duo, this is a the Kims’ new-found comfort, a battle of class warfare breaks out and things go hilariously, brilliant, hypnotic exploration of unravelling sanity, with dark humour and striking visuals. then horribly, wrong. A deliciously fun black comedy about wealth, greed and class – this is (2019 Can/USA 109 mins B&W) the must-see fi lm of the year, which deserves all its Oscars. (2019 S Kor 132 mins Subtitled) LITTLE WOMEN (U) Fri 13th 8pm FIDELIO Tues 17th 7.15pm DIRECTOR Greta Gerwig Opera broadcast live from the Royal Opera House – see Arts on Screen CAST Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Timothée Chalamet pages for details. SCREEN TEST Another chance to see Gerwig’s glorious new version of Louisa May Alcott’s much-loved tale, as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, looks back on her literary life. Four EMMA (U) Fri 20th, Sat 21st & Sat 28th 8pm sisters growing up against the background of the American Civil War are determined to make Sun 29th 5pm Tues 7th April 3pm the best of life as they navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up. Featuring a talented DIRECTOR Autumn de Wilde cast, this is strong on the feminist message as well as faithful to the original timeless story. CAST Anya Taylor-Joy, Tanya Reynolds, Josh O’Connor, Bill Nighy (2019 USA 135 mins) SCREEN TEST Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich – and rather keen on DOLITTLE (PG) Sat 14th 3pm Sun 15th 2pm matchmaking – soon learns that the course of true love never does run smooth. Jane Austen’s much-loved heroine is here brought to life by relative newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy, supported DIRECTOR Stephen Gaghan by an excellent comic cast including favourites Bill Nighy and Miranda Hart. A glorious romp CAST/VOICES Robert Downey Jr, Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Octavia Spencer set in the world of country houses, belles of the ball and distinguished young men with SCREEN TEST Everyone’s favourite animal doctor is back – and this time he’s in the twinkles in their eyes. (2020 UK 125 mins) form of the charismatic Robert Downey Jr. Dolittle and his beloved animals are summoned out of retirement to travel to a remote island in search of the only cure which will save Queen Victoria’s life. Enjoy a fi ve-star cast and anima(l)tion that will fi ll you with wonder. Fantastic and fantasy-fi lled fun. (2020 USA 101 mins) A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (12A) Sat 14th 8pm DIRECTOR Elia Kazan CAST Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden SCREEN TEST In the sticky heat of New Orleans’ French Quarter, Blanche DuBois (Leigh) stand out! a fading small-town beauty, arrives to stay with her sister Stella and explosive brother-in-law Stanley (a smouldering Brando in his breakthrough role), all whilst the streetcar named award-winning, cost-effective ‘Desire’ rumbles on by. Based on the seminal play by Tennessee Williams, this absolutely classic feature feels as fresh today as it did when it was released nearly 70 years ago. DESIGN&PRINT t: 07590 559072 e: [email protected] (1951 USA 120 mins B&W) WWW.DESIGN-MILL.CO.UK FOLLOW US Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram PROUD TO DESIGN THIS SAFFRON SCREEN PROGRAMME
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THE MAN WHO KILLED PORTRAIT OF A SONIC THE HEDGEHOG DON QUIXOTE A HIDDEN LIFE THE CALL OF THE WILD GREASE LADY ON FIRE
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (PG) A HIDDEN LIFE (12A) Mon 23rd 7.30pm NOTE START TIME Sat 21st 3pm Sun 22nd 2pm Sat 4th Apr 3pm DIRECTOR Terrence Malick DIRECTOR Jeff Fowler CAST August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser CAST Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz (voice), James Marsden, Tika Sumpter SCREEN TEST Visionary director Malick is back on form with this true story of Austrian SCREEN TEST A live-action adventure based on the global blockbuster video game. The Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector who refuses to fi ght for the Nazis in World War fi lm follows the escapades of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his II. When threatened with execution, his unwavering Christian faith and his love for his family new-found, human, best friend Tom Wachowski (Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and land keep his spirit alive. Visually lavish, poetic and powerfully moving, this is both a rewarding cinematic experience and an enlightening exploration of life’s truly big questions. and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense (2019 Ger/USA 170 mins Part subtitled) powers for world domination. Excellent family fun. (2020 USA/Jap/Can 99 mins)
nd THE CALL OF THE WILD (PG) THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE (15) Sun 22 8pm Sat 28th 3pm Sun 29th 2pm Mon 6th Apr 3pm DIRECTOR Terry Gilliam DIRECTOR Chris Sanders CAST Jonathan Pryce, Adam Driver, Joana Ribeiro, Olga Kurylenko CAST Karen Gillan, Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Bradley Whitford SCREEN TEST Gilliam’s 30-year passion to complete this fi lm is fi nally over. Magnifi cent SCREEN TEST This adaptation of Jack London’s much-loved children’s book brings in its design and cinematography, the story follows Toby (Driver), a cynical advertising the amazing exploits of a big-hearted dog called Buck to the big screen. Stolen from his director, who fi nds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoemaker Californian home, Buck is sold to freight haulers as a sled dog in the Alaskan Yukon during (Pryce), who is certain that he is the real Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and the 1890s Gold Rush. There he is befriended by loner John Thornton (Ford) and the pair head increasingly surreal adventures together, the pair share dreams, fantasies and even time- off on the adventure of a lifetime. (2020 USA 100 mins) travel in this gleefully freewheeling fl ight of fancy. (2018 Sp/Belg/Fr/UK/Port 133 mins) GREASE (PG) Sat 28th 7.30pm
Quendon & Rickling Village Hall – see our website for details. FROZEN II (U) Sun 29th 11am Cinema for Tinies – enjoy the cinema without worrying about noise or wriggling. See 7th March for film details, although this screening will be of the traditional version of the film, not the sing-along version. GIFT ● 2 FREE FILM TICKETS MEMBERSHIPGIVE THE PER PERSON PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE ● PRIORITY BOOKING FOR (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) (15) Sun 29th & Mon 30th 8pm & VOUCHERS AVAILABLEGIFT OF ARTS ON SCREEN CINEMA ● FREE HOT DRINK AT DIRECTOR Céline Sciamma ANY SCREENING CAST Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino ● EARN POINTS SCREEN TEST Acclaimed fi lmmaker Sciamma returns with this sumptuous love story set SIGN UP TODAY ONLINE! ● DISCOUNTS AT LOCAL in 18th-century France. Artist Marianne must secretly paint the portrait of countess’s daughter Membership only £35 single/£65 joint SHOPS & BUSINESSES ● Héloïse in the hope it will fi nd her a wealthy husband, although Héloïse doesn’t want to Gift vouchers and membership INVITATION TO SPECIAL EVENTS be married – or painted. Nevertheless, a burgeoning attraction between artist and subject also available from the box offi ce ● and Tourist Information Centre SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL develops. Exploring women’s roles in society within a historical context, Sciamma has crafted INDEPENDENT CINEMA www.saff ronscreen.com a poignant, exquisite portrait of female desire and solidarity. Don’t miss this swooningly romantic masterpiece. (2019 Fr 122 mins Subtitled) FOLLOW US IN SEARCH OF HAYDN Tues 31st 7.30pm Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram Documentary narrated by Juliet Stevenson – see Arts on Screen pages for details. Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology APRIL 2020 SAFFRON SCREEN DIARY Wed 1 7.15pm Swan Lake – Royal Ballet MARCH 2020 Fri 3 8.00pm Dark Waters (12A) Sun 1 2.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Sat 4 3.00pm Sonic the Hedgehog (PG) Sun 1 5.00pm In Search of Chopin Sat 4 8.00pm Dark Waters (12A) Sun 1 8.00pm Knives Out (12A) Sun 5 3.00pm Jonas Kaufmann: My Vienna Sun 5 8.00pm The Elephant Man (12A) Mon 2 8.00pm Mr Jones (15) Mon 6 3.00pm The Call of the Wild (PG) Fri 6 8.00pm A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG) Mon 6 8.00pm For Sama (18) Sat 7 3.00pm Frozen II (U) Sing-along screening Tue 7 3.00pm Emma (U) Sat 7 7.30pm Return of the Hero (12A) Foxton Tue 7 7.30pm Easter in Art Sat 7 8.00pm A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG) Thu 9 8.00pm Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (12A) Sun 8 2.00pm Frozen II (U) Sing-along screening Fri 10 8.00pm Military Wives (12A) Sun 8 5.00pm Riverdance 25th Anniversary show Sat 11 2.00pm Frozen II (U) Sing-along screening Sun 8 8.00pm The Lighthouse (15) Sat 11 5.00pm Military Wives (12A) Mon 9 8.00pm The Lighthouse (15) Sat 11 8.00pm Parasite (15) Fri 13 8.00pm Little Women (U) Sun 12 2.00pm Onward (PG tbc) Sun 12 5.00pm Military Wives (12A) Sat 14 3.00pm Dolittle (PG) Sun 12 8.00pm Military Wives (12A) Sat 14 8.00pm A Streetcar Named Desire (12A) Mon 13 8.00pm Roma (15) Sun 15 2.00pm Dolittle (PG) Tue 14 3.00pm Onward (PG tbc) Sun 15 5.00pm A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG) Tue 14 8.00pm 1917 (15) Sun 15 8.00pm Parasite (15) Wed 15 3.00pm King Creole (PG) Dementia-friendly screening Mon 16 8.00pm Parasite (15) Wed 15 8.00pm Military Wives (12A) Tues 17 7.15pm Fidelio – Royal Opera House Thu 16 3.00pm Onward (PG tbc) Fri 20 8.00pm Emma (U) Thu 16 7.20pm David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Live from the World Premiere Sat 21 3.00pm Sonic the Hedgehog (PG) Fri 17 3.00pm Waiting for Anya (12A) Sat 21 8.00pm Emma (U) Fri 17 8.00pm Misbehaviour (12A) Sun 22 2.00pm Sonic the Hedgehog (PG) Sat 18 3.00pm Waiting for Anya (12A) Sun 22 5.00pm The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG) Sat 18 8.00pm Misbehaviour (12A) Sun 22 8.00pm The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (15) Sun 19 3.00pm Military Wives (12A) Mon 23 7.30pm A Hidden Life (12A) Sun 19 8.00pm Misbehaviour (12A) Fri 27 8.00pm Parasite (15) Mon 20 8.00pm And Then We Danced (15) Sat 28 3.00pm The Call of the Wild (PG) Tue 21 7.00pm Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci – Royal Opera House Sat 28 7.30pm Grease (PG) Quendon & Rickling Wed 22 7.30pm Elvis: That’s the Way It Is Sat 28 8.00pm Emma (U) Fri 24 8.00pm A Quiet Place Part II (15 tbc) Sun 29 11.00am Frozen II (U) Sat 25 2.00pm Trolls World Tour (PG tbc) Sun 29 2.00pm The Call of the Wild (PG) Sat 25 5.00pm Radioactive (12A) Sat 25 8.00pm Watch this space! Sun 29 5.00pm Emma (U) Sun 26 2.00pm Trolls World Tour (PG tbc) Sun 29 8.00pm Portrait of a Lady on Fire (15) Sun 26 5.00pm Misbehaviour (12A) Mon 30 8.00pm Portrait of a Lady on Fire (15) Sun 26 8.00pm Radioactive (12A) Tue 31 7.30pm In Search of Haydn Mon 27 7.30pm System Crasher (15 tbc)
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DARK WATERS THE ELEPHANT MAN FOR SAMA TONI MORRISON MILITARY WIVES ONWARD
SWAN LAKE Wed 1st 7.15pm EMMA (U) Tues 7th 3pm Ballet from the Royal Opera House – see Arts on Screen pages for See March for details. details. EASTER IN ART Tues 7th 7.30pm DARK WATERS (12A) Fri 3rd & Sat 4th 8pm Art film – see Arts on Screen pages for details. DIRECTOR Todd Haynes TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM (12A) Thurs 9th 8pm CAST Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman SCREEN TEST This is a fascinating environmental crime thriller from Haynes (Carol), DIRECTOR Timothy Greenfield-Sanders based on a shocking true story. A corporate lawyer discovers a dark secret that connects a SCREEN TEST Morrison, who died last year, was inspired to write because no one took a growing number of mysterious deaths to one of the world’s biggest companies, DuPont. A ‘little black girl’ seriously. This astute, wide-ranging documentary pays tribute to the pieces of devastating exposé of unregulated corporate greed and institutional cover-up, with a powerful a remarkable life that stretched from a childhood in a steel town in Ohio to book tours with performance from Ruffalo as the tenacious attorney who risks both his reputation and his Muhammad Ali, activism with Angela Davis and a Nobel Prize for literature. Morrison is a personal life in pursuit of the truth. (2019 USA 127 mins) warm, inspirational presence in a film that reflects on race, American history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her writing. (2019 USA 120 mins) th SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (PG) Sat 4 3pm MILITARY WIVES (12A) Fri 10th 8pm Sat 11th 5pm See March for details. Sun 12th 5pm & 8pm Wed 15th 8pm Sun 19th 3pm
th DIRECTOR Peter Cattaneo JONAS KAUFMANN: MY VIENNA Sun 5 3pm CAST Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Emma Lowndes, Gaby French Concert film – see Arts on Screen pages for details. SCREEN TEST From the director of The Full Monty comes a celebration of the revitalising power of women bonding together to sing. It’s set in a featureless military base where wives THE ELEPHANT MAN (12A) Sun 5th 8pm whose husbands are on duty in Afghanistan live with loneliness, isolation and the dread of DIRECTOR David Lynch that fateful knock on the door. Kate (Scott Thomas), the perfect officer’s wife, persuades a CAST John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud disparate group of women to form a choir. Initially sceptical, rebel Lisa (Horgan) is quickly SCREEN TEST Hurt delivers a tender performance as the severely deformed Joseph swayed by the group’s camaraderie, humour and courage. (2019 UK 113 mins) Merrick, rescued by Hopkins’ kindly surgeon from the hell of a Victorian circus sideshow. The Wimbish Military Wives choir will give a concert before the Friday Behind Merrick’s monstrous facade there is a person of intelligence and sensitivity. Lynch’s screening – see our website for details. thoughtful study of disability and difference is vividly shot in lustrous black and white, capturing the squalor and claustrophobia of Victorian London. A very welcome reissue to mark FROZEN II SING-ALONG (U) Sat 11th 2pm the 40th anniversary of the film’s release. (1980 USA/UK 118 mins B&W) See March for details.
th THE CALL OF THE WILD (PG) Mon 6 3pm PARASITE (15) Sat 11th 8pm See March for details. See March for details. FOR SAMA (18) Mon 6th 8pm ONWARD (PG tbc) Sun 12th 2pm Tues 14th & Thurs 16th 3pm DIRECTORS Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts DIRECTOR Dan Scanlon SCREEN TEST This powerful, award-winning documentary shows the full horror of the VOICES Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Octavia Spencer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus war in Syria from a female perspective. Al-Kateab spent five years documenting life in Aleppo SCREEN TEST Set in a suburban fantasy world, Onward introduces two teenage elf against a background of the repressive regime and escalating violence. When her daughter brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot, who go on a journey to discover if there is still a little Sama was born, she had to decide whether to stay and help others or escape to protect her magic left in the world. They struggle to complete a spell to spend one last day with their child. With dramatic and sometimes harrowing footage, this love letter to Sama combines father, who died when they were too young to remember him. But would-be wizard Ian has remarkable reporting with a touching portrait of family life. “One of the most important films no idea what to do, while older brother Barley knows everything! Pixar’s latest animated you will ever see in your life.” The Times (2019 UK/Syria 100 mins Subtitled) adventure for all the family. (2020 USA length tbc)
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ROMA 1917 KING CREOLE
ROMA (15) Mon 13th 8pm DIRECTOR Alfonso Cuarón £1 CAST Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta SCREEN TEST We can at last show you this superb film – in our view, the very best of 25p 2018 – which absolutely should be seen on the big screen for its awesome cinematography and soundscape. Cuarón delves back to his childhood, portraying a year in the life of a middle-class family’s maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s. This beautiful film makes observations on class and gender equality, but also tells a moving story of a family’s life. Unmissable. (2018 USA/Mex 135 mins Subtitled B&W) 1917 (15) Tues 14th 8pm HAVE YOU DIRECTOR Sam Mendes CAST George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden THOUGHT ABOUT SCREEN TEST Another chance to see Mendes’ brilliant First World War film which unfolds in real time as two young British soldiers are tasked with delivering a message that will save the lives of 1,600 men. The pair 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 movie has to be seen on the big screen. (2019 USA/UK/India/Sp/Can 119 mins) GIFT AID? KING CREOLE (PG) Wed 15th 3pm DIRECTOR Michael Curtiz ● Help us to reclaim 25p for CAST Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart SCREEN TEST Presley gives one of his best performances as Danny, a high school every £1 spent drop-out who takes a job performing at a nightclub. A local gangster (Matthau), seeking to recruit him, sends a seductive woman to lure Danny away from his girlfriend. The songs are ● Sign up for Gift Membership today knockouts, especially the Dixie-inspired title number and the sultry Trouble. (1958 USA 111 mins + interval B&W) Screening open to all but particularly welcoming to people living with ● FREE to join dementia and their friends, family and carers. DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET ● Special Gift Aid tickets will apply – Live from the World Premiere Thurs 16th 7.20pm Documentary and Q&A broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall – ● Support your not-for-profit see Arts on Screen pages for details. independent cinema
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WAITING FOR ANYA AND THEN WE DANCED A QUIET PLACE PART II TROLLS WORLD TOUR RADIOACTIVE SYSTEM CRASHER
WAITING FOR ANYA (12A) Fri 17th & Sat 18th 3pm A QUIET PLACE PART II (15 tbc) Fri 24th 8pm DIRECTOR Ben Cookson DIRECTOR John Krasinski CAST Noah Schnapp, Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno, Sadie Frost CAST Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds SCREEN TEST Based on a Michael Morpurgo novel, this film follows 13-year-old Jo SCREEN TEST Following on from 2018’s hugely successful A Quiet Place, the surviving Lalande, living in the French Pyrenees during the Second World War. His life is untouched members of the Abbott family – continuing to live in silence – now face the dangers of the by the war, until he meets Benjamin in the mountains and discovers that Jewish children are outside world. But it’s not long before they discover that those familiar creatures hunting by being smuggled over the mountains to the safety of Spain. When German soldiers arrive in sound are no longer the only terror stalking them… This hugely anticipated thrilling sequel the village, life becomes more perilous. A stirring story of bravery and love for all ages. introduces new survivors, new thrills and a whole new reason to be afraid. (2020 UK/Belg 131 mins) (2020 USA length tbc) MISBEHAVIOUR (12A) Fri 17th, Sat 18th & Sun 19th 8pm TROLLS WORLD TOUR (PG tbc) Sat 25th & Sun 26th 2pm Sun 26th 5pm DIRECTORS Walt Dohrn, David P Smith DIRECTOR Philippa Lowthorpe VOICES Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Mary J Blige CAST Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keira Knightley, Keeley Hawes SCREEN TEST Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake) learn that they belong to a SCREEN TEST A terrific comedy drama telling the story of the 1970 Miss World beauty world of Troll tribes each devoted to their own kind of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, competition: at the time the most watched TV programme in the world. Controversy erupted Pop and Rock. But with Queen Barb and her father King Thrash (voiced by Ozzy Osbourne!) when the show was disrupted by feminist activists, and then – shock, horror – won by Miss out to destroy everything, the plucky heroes must unite with all of troll-kind to save the world. Grenada, a black woman. With an excellent cast, this is an entertaining and inspirational An incredible cast of music icons bring this hair-raising animated adventure to life. look at a moment in history when the patriarchy was, if not overthrown, definitely shaken up (2020 USA length tbc) a little! (2020 UK 106 mins) RADIOACTIVE (12A) Sat 25th 5pm Sun 26th 8pm AND THEN WE DANCED (15) Mon 20th 8pm DIRECTOR Marjane Satrapi DIRECTOR Levan Akin CAST Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Simon Russell Beale CAST Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Giorgi Tsereteli SCREEN TEST Whatever you think you know about Marie Curie (a luminous central SCREEN TEST A vibrant and intense love story set in the world of traditional Georgian dance. Young male dancer Merab has been training since an early age at the National performance from Pike), you will learn a whole lot more in this imaginative, wide-ranging Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world is turned upside down when the drama from Satrapi (Persepolis). Arriving in Paris from Warsaw, Maria Sklodowska finds charismatic and carefree Irakli arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and his forbidden a soulmate, colleague and husband in fellow scientist Pierre Curie (Riley), and their work desire. A gripping love story which sets the beauty and stifling social values of Tbilisi against and love intertwine. Marie’s brilliant mind earns her two Nobel prizes and her discoveries of the energy and engaging physicality of the dancers. radium and polonium have consequences that define the modern world. (2019 Swe/Georgia/Fr 113 mins Subtitled) (2019 UK/Hung 110 mins) CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI Tues 21st 7pm SYSTEM CRASHER (Systemsprenger) (15 tbc) Mon 27th 7.30pm NOTE START TIME Opera from the Royal Opera House – see Arts on Screen pages for details. DIRECTOR Nora Fingscheidt CAST Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS Wed 22nd 7.30pm SCREEN TEST Benni (forcefully played by the extraordinary Zengel) is a 9-year-old girl navigating the care system in Germany. Having been passed over to social services by her Remastered concert movie – see Arts on Screen pages for details. mother, who does not know how to deal with her challenging daughter, it is only mentor Micha (Schuch) who finally seems to make any progress with this deeply troubled youngster. Controversial and hugely well-researched by documentary filmmaker turned director Nora FOLLOW US Fingscheidt, this is one to watch. (2019 UK/Hung 118 mins) Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram Followed by a panel discussion – see our website for details.
Free parking ● Wide choice of refreshments Full-size screen with the latest digital technology ARTS ON SCREEN IN SEARCH OF CHOPIN Sun 1st March 5pm Celebrate Chopin’s birthday with this fascinating film, narrated by Juliet Stevenson. This documentary beautifully illustrates the true nature of the remarkable and still widely loved composer. RIVERDANCE 25th ANNIVERSARY SHOW SWAN LAKE Sun 8th March 5pm Dance show filmed live in Dublin. A powerful and stirring reinvention of the family favourite comes to cinemas for the fi rst time. FIDELIO Tues 17th March 7.15pm Opera broadcast live from the Royal Opera House. Jonas Kaufmann and Lise Davidsen star in this new production of Beethoven’s brilliant opera, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. IN SEARCH OF HAYDN Tues 31st March 7.30pm Celebrate Haydn’s birthday with this fascinating film, narrated by Juliet Stevenson. Phil Grabsky’s biographical account of Haydn’s life is a visual DAVID ATTENBOROUGH and aural extravaganza, including breathtaking performances by some of the world’s most celebrated musicians. SWAN LAKE Wed 1st April 7.15pm Ballet broadcast live from the Royal Opera House. Lauren Cuthbertson RIVERDANCE dances Odette/Odile and William Bracewell is Prince Siegfried in this fi rst revival of Liam Scarlett’s glorious 2018 production set to Tchaikovsky’s wonderful music. JONAS KAUFMANN: MY VIENNA Sun 5th April 3pm Concert film recorded live at the Wiener Konzerthaus. The star tenor pays a deeply personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from the birthplace of waltz and operetta, fi lmed in Vienna’s magical concert hall. EASTER IN ART Tues 7th April 7.30pm Exhibition on Screen. A beautiful fi lm which explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day. DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET – Live from the World Premiere Thurs 16th April 7.20pm EASTER IN ART Documentary and Q&A broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall. In cinemas for one night only – join us for this unique feature documentary with Q&A with David Attenborough live from the Royal Albert Hall. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI Tues 21st April 7pm Opera broadcast live from the Royal Opera House. Two opera classics are drawn together in this wonderfully observed re-creation of life in a south Italian village as a travelling theatre visits and emotions erupt. ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS Weds 22nd April 7.30pm Remastered concert movie. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Las Vegas show in what would have been the King’s 85th birthday year with this restored, remixed and revitalised fi lm. JONAS KAUFMANN Unless otherwise noted, all events should be treated as 12A. Art or music film: Full £11; adult concessions £10; 19-30 £8; For more information & other events, please see our website 18 & under £6 Theatre and ballet: Full £20; adult concessions £18; 19-30 £15; 18 & under £10 Opera: Full £22; adult concessions £20; www.saffronscreen.com 19-30 £16; 18 & under £12.50