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PROUD TO DESIGN THIS SAFFRON SCREEN PROGRAMME BOOK NOW AT THE CINEMA BOX OFFICE, TIC OR ONLINE TO ADVERTISE HERE (CIRC. 24,000) CONTACT: [email protected] www.saffronscreen.com CInEMa InFORMaTIOn TICKETS FOR aLL FILMS aRE nOW On SaLE DAYTIME Full £6.90; 65 & over £6.00; other adult concessions £5.30; 18 & under £4.50; family tickets (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children) £20.00 EVENINGS (films at or after 5pm) Full £7.90; 65 & over £7.10; other adult concessions £6.10; 18 & under £5.70 (£4.30 on Monday nights) CINEMA for TINIES Adults £4.00; Children £3.00; under 2s free La La Land T2 PREVEnGE EVENT CINEMA Please see ticket price information for each event. See our website for information about eligibility for concession price tickets. Group bookings 11 cinema tickets for the price of 10 (not available online). WELCOME Tickets are available: ● online at www.saffronscreen.com (booking fee applies) ● in person from the Box office (opens 30 mins before each screening) Our new programme is packed with wonderful ● in person from the Tourist Information Centre, Saffron Walden awards-nominated films. We’ve tried to squeeze in (booking fee applies) (telephone: 01799 524002, enquiries only). as many screenings as possible so that you don’t RECEIVE THE LaTEST InFORMaTIOn VIa EMaIL miss the brilliant performances and films on offer For weekly film updates, Monday night film notes or information about at this time of year. By the time the programme foreign language films, Cinema for Tinies screenings, audio-described films, starts, we will know who won the BAFTAs and films with subtitles or Special Events, email with the relevant heading to: Oscars, but we recommend watching as many [email protected] of the nominees as possible – the voters don’t FOLLOW US always get it right! And we have more screenings facebook, , LinkedIn & Instagram of La La Land after its huge success in February. FInd US Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End road, We are thrilled to welcome actor Jo Hartley back Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH to Saffron Screen. She features as a concerned Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. midwife in Alice Lowe’s dark and funny Prevenge Please use the main school entrance and car parks (not the sports hall and will be joining us for a Q&A after the film. car park). See our website for detailed information. Beauty and the Beast promises to be a delight for all aCCESSIBILITY The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With ages, a live-action version of the Disney musical classic some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print packed with brilliant actors. We have managed to version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the get the film just a few weeks after it opens and will be office for further details. showing it twice a day in the Easter holidays. COnTaCT US We are very excited about all our Event Cinema Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01799 500238 Postal address: c/o Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre, screenings both in this programme and running 1 Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1HR Charity no 1113259 into the summer. Have a look at the full selection on our website, and don’t forget that we are www.saffronscreen.com selling wine and beer on Friday and Saturday evenings. We look forward to seeing you soon. Printed on certified and sustainable paper Design: www.design-mill.co.uk Subtitled (hard of hearing) Recommended film Cinema for Tinies Screen Babies Print: Harts Design & Print MaRCH 2017 MaRCH 2017

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THE YOUnG JaCKIE SInG TOnI ERdMann OFFEndERS LIOn THE FITS

JaCKIE (15) Fri 3rd & Sat 4th 8pm Sun 5th 5pm & 8pm HEdda GaBLER Thurs 9th 7pm dIRECTOR Pablo Larraín Play from the National Theatre – see Event Cinema pages for details. CaST Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, John Hurt SCREEn TEST A searing and intimate portrayal of one of the most important moments in THE YOUnG OFFEndERS (15) Fri 10th 8pm Sat 11th 5pm American history seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, dIRECTOR Peter Foott as she struggles to maintain her husband’s legacy in the aftermath of his assassination. With CaST Alex Murphy, Chris Walley, Hilary Rose, Dominic MacHale a superb performance from Portman and a stellar supporting cast, this is an unconventional SCREEn TEST Inspired by the true story of Ireland’s biggest cocaine seizure in 2007, this biopic from brilliant Chilean director Larraín. (2016 Chile/Fr/USA 100 mins) is a gloriously broad comedy about Conor and Jock, two clueless Cork teenagers. When a SInG (U) Sat 4th, Sun 5th, Sat 11th & Sun 12th 2pm drug-trafficking boat capsizes off the coast, rumours abound that bales of cocaine have been april: Sun 2nd 11am (autism-friendly) Thurs 6th 3pm Sun 16th 2pm washed ashore. The feckless pair steal a couple of bikes and set off, hoping to locate some dIRECTORS Christophe Lourdelet, Garth Jennings of the contraband and make their fortunes. A highly engaging film packed with warmth and VOICES Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth McFarlane, Scarlett Johansson wit – we love it! (2016 Ire 83 mins)

SCREEn TEST Dapper koala Buster Moon (McConaughey) runs a once-grand theatre th that has fallen on hard times. He takes one final chance to restore it to its former glory by THE GIRL On THE TRaIn (15) Sat 11 8pm producing the world’s greatest singing competition. Five contestants emerge: a mouse, Newport Village Hall – see our website for details. a timid elephant, a pig, a gorilla and a punk-rock porcupine. A sweet and breezy toe- tapping animation with a fabulous voice cast. (2016 USA 108 mins) LIOn (PG) Sat 11th 8pm Sun 12th 5pm & 8pm Sun 19th 11am & 5pm april: Sat 15th 5pm La La Land (12a) Sat 4th 5pm april: Sat 1st & Sun 23rd 5pm dIRECTOR Garth Davis dIRECTOR Damien Chazelle CaST Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar CaST Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt, J K Simmons SCREEn TEST A 5-year-old Indian boy falls asleep in a train carriage and wakes up SCREEn TEST This beguiling and heartfelt romantic musical is back after all its awards in Kolkata, thousands of miles from home, where he has to adapt to life on the streets. glory. Set in contemporary Hollywood, the story follows struggling wannabe movie star Mia Adopted by an Australian couple, he starts a new life, but 25 years later, armed only with (Stone) and jazz pianist Seb (Gosling) in a bittersweet love story of frustrated ambition and the personal cost of success. This film is a glorious tour de force, with beautiful chemistry his childhood memories and Google Earth, he determines to return home and find his lost between the two leads and smartly choreographed musical numbers which will have you family. This is a hugely moving true story boasting excellent performances and stunning dancing out of the cinema. (2016 USA 128 mins) cinematography. (2016 Aus/USA/UK 118 mins Part subtitled) BIG FILM QUIZ Sat 4th 7.30pm THE FITS (12a) Mon 13th 8pm Saffron Screen’s film-themed quiz night to raise funds for future dIRECTOR Anna Rose Holmer projects. Teams of up to 8 people, individuals welcome. See our CaST Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Antonia AB Grant Jr, Makyla Burnam website for details. SCREEn TEST Toni trains as a boxer with her brother but finds herself torn between Cash bar. raffle. Tickets £12 to include a fish & chip supper. the masculine world of the boxing gym and the room next door where dance group The Lionesses practise. Drawn to their strength and confidence, Toni eventually joins the group, TOnI ERdMann (15) nOTE STaRT TIME Mon 6th 7.30pm rehearsing routines and befriending the girls. But when some of the girls start experiencing dIRECTOR Maren Ade mysterious fits of shaking and fainting, Toni’s desire for acceptance becomes ever more CaST Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Ingrid Bisu complicated. We are drawn into Toni’s world by sound, music, colours and, most of all, SCREEn TEST This extraordinary comedy drama follows ambitious corporate strategist movement. The result is a dreamy coming-of-age film, with hefty doses of magical realism Ines and the unpredictable relationship with her eccentric, practical-joke-loving father, and mystery that will keep you under its unique spell. (2015 USA 70 mins) Winfried. Suspecting his daughter is unhappy, Winfried turns up at her office in the guise of snaggle-toothed, bewigged ‘Toni Erdmann’. Funny, highly original and achingly moving, this is destined to be one of the most talked-about films of the year … come and see why! (2016 Ger/Aust 162 mins Subtitled) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology MaRCH 2017

KUBO and THE IT’S OnLY THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TWO STRInGS dEnIaL End OF THE WORLd

T2 TRaInSPOTTInG (18) Fri 17th & Sat 18th 8pm dIRECTOR CaST Ewan McGregor, , , SCREEn TEST Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie are back in Danny Boyle’s long- EASTER awaited follow-up to his generation-defi ning 1996 fi lm. Twenty years have passed since Renton (McGregor) betrayed his friends and left for , but now he returns to to face his memories and visit old haunts. Drawing on ’s sequel novel , the fi lm forges new paths while remembering the glory days of yore; but primarily this is a fi lm about friendship and middle age. A worthy sequel to the vital and iconic original. (2017 UK 117 mins) KUBO and THE TWO STRInGS (PG) Sat 18th & Sun 19th 2pm FILMS dIRECTOR Travis Knight FOR ALL AGES VOICES Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes SCREEn TEST This glorious Oscar-nominated animation is back in case you missed it SING last year. Young, kindhearted Kubo lives a quiet life with his mother in a seaside village, until he accidentally summons a vengeful spirit. With gods and monsters chasing him, Kubo must fi nd the magical suit of armour that belonged to his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior. On his journey he befriends Monkey (Theron) and Beetle (McConaughey) and together they embark on a beautifully animated, sweeping, lively adventure full of wonder. (2016 USA 100 mins) dEnIaL (12a) Sat 18th 5pm Sun 19th 8pm THE LEGO dIRECTOR Mick Jackson BATMAN MOVIE CaST Rachel Weisz, , Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott SCREEn TEST This compelling courtroom drama tells the true story of the legal battle between Jewish-American historian Deborah Lipstadt (Weisz) and notorious Holocaust denier David Irving (Spall). Adapted by David Hare from Lipstadt’s own book, the fi lm is powered by strong performances from all the cast. A tale for our post-truth times, documenting a necessary triumph of reason and forensic fact over ignorance and prejudice. (2016 UK/USA 110 mins) IT’S OnLY THE End OF THE WORLd (Juste la fi n du monde) (15) Mon 20th 8pm dIRECTOR Xavier Dolan CaST Nathalie Baye, , Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux SCREEn TEST This emotionally charged fi lm from visionary young director Dolan was the highly deserving winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes. Based on the play by Jean-Luc Lagarce, the fi lm follows a terminally ill writer who returns home to break the news of his condition FENCES to his estranged family (a powerhouse ensemble of French actors). Old wounds and deep- THE VICEROY’S HOUSE seated frustrations erupt as the director explores the dramatic power and claustrophobic nature of dysfunctional family relationships. Bold and stylistically daring, and performed with thunderous emotion. (2016 Can/Fr 97 mins Subtitled) BOOK NOW AT THE CINEMA BOX OFFICE, TIC OR ONLINE Free parking ● Wide choice of refreshments www.saffronscreen.com MaRCH 2017 MaRCH 2017

THE LEGO HaCKSaW RIdGE BaTMan MOVIE LOVInG CERTaIn WOMEn PREVEnGE

THE aRTIST’S GaRdEn: aMERICan IMPRESSIOnISM CERTaIn WOMEn (12a) Mon 27th 8pm Tues 21st 7.30pm dIRECTOR Kelly Reichardt Art Exhibition from the florence Griswold Museum in Connecticut – CaST Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Jared Harris, Kristen Stewart see Event Cinema pages for details. Saffron Walden NADFAS will be offering a SCREEn TEST The latest fi lm from Reichardt Night( Moves, Meek’s Cutoff) is a beautifully complimentary drink and snack before the screening. subtle take on female resilience as three strong-willed women strive to make their own way amidst the wide open plains of the American Northwest. The fi lm follows the interconnecting HaCKSaW RIdGE (15) Fri 24th & Sat 25th 8pm lives of a lawyer who fi nds herself contending with both offi ce sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds dIRECTOR Mel Gibson with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a CaST Andrew Garfi eld, Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffi ths lonely ranch hand. A powerful and elegant fi lm. (2016 USA 107 mins) SCREEn TEST Hacksaw Ridge is the jagged cliff face that American soldiers had to scale at the battle of Okinawa in the Second World War. Gibson’s fi lm tells the extraordinary true MadaMa BUTTERFLY Thurs 30th 7.15pm story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss (Garfi eld) who, working as an army medic but refusing to carry a gun, single-handedly evacuated 75 casualties from behind enemy lines. opera from the royal opera House – see Event Cinema pages for Gruelling and uplifting in equal parts. (2016 Aus/USA 139 mins) details. st THE LEGO BaTMan MOVIE (U) Sat 25th & Sun 26th 2pm PREVEnGE (15) Fri 31 8pm april: Sat 1st & Sun 2nd 2pm Fri 14th 3pm Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd 2pm dIRECTOR Alice Lowe CaST Alice Lowe, Jo Hartley, Kate Dickie, Kayvan Novak dIRECTOR Chris McKay SCREEn TEST Fans of grisly black comedy Sightseers will be pleased to see star and VOICES Will Arnett, Rosario Dawson, Michael Cera, Ralph Fiennes co-writer Lowe return to the genre – both behind and in front of the camera – with this SCREEn TEST Continuing the irreverent spirit of fun that made The Lego Movie a macabre yet controlled slasher satire about a pregnant woman who goes on a killing spree, worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble, Lego Batman, believing the baby growing inside her is instructing her to commit murder. Directed and stars in his own big-screen adventure. There are, however, big changes brewing in Gotham, performed when Lowe herself was seven months pregnant, this is a darkly comic take on and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop society’s perception of pregnant women. Murderous but fun! (2016 UK 87 mins) the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up followed by a Q&A with actor Jo Hartley (This Is England, a little. (2017 USA/Den 104 mins) Eddie the Eagle). LOVInG (12a) Sat 25th 5pm Sun 26th 5pm & 8pm dIRECTOR Jeff Nichols CaST Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Terri Abney nEW nEW SCREEn TEST In late 1950s America, Mildred and Richard Loving, a black woman and a white construction worker, fell in love and married in Washington DC but were convicted of FaMILY SCREEn outraging the ‘peace and dignity’ of the State of Virginia through their inter-racial marriage. They were imprisoned and then exiled from their state, families and home. It took another TICKETS BaBIES decade for US law to change. Nichols dramatises their story without sentimentality or for matinee screenings A morning screening embellishment and the two leads play out their love story with great sensitivity. for adults with children (2016 UK/USA 123 mins) 2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children under one to give you a chance to enjoy a fi lm and not worry about OnLY £20 noise or babysitters.

Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Fri 7 2.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) SaFFROn SCREEn dIaRY Fri 7 5.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) MaRCH 2017 Fri 7 8.00pm Fences (12A) Fri 3 8.00pm Jackie (15) Sat 8 2.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sat 4 2.00pm Sing (U) Sat 8 5.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sat 4 5.00pm La La Land (12A) Sat 8 8.00pm Fences (12A) Sat 4 7.30pm Big Film Quiz Sun 9 2.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sat 4 8.00pm Jackie (15) Sun 9 5.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sun 5 2.00pm Sing (U) Sun 9 8.00pm Fences (12A) 5.00pm Sun 5 Jackie (15) Mon 10 2.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sun 5 8.00pm Jackie (15) Mon 10 5.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Mon 6 7.30pm Toni Erdmann (15) Mon 10 8.00pm The Salesman (12A) Thu 9 7.00pm Hedda Gabler – National Theatre Tue 11 11.00am Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Fri 10 8.00pm The Young Offenders (15) Tue 11 3.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sat 11 2.00pm Sing (U) Tue 11 7.15pm Jewels – Royal Opera House Sat 11 5.00pm The Young Offenders (15) Wed 12 2.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sat 11 8.00pm Lion (PG) Wed 12 5.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sat 11 8.00pm The Girl on the Train (15) 2.00pm Wed 12 8.00pm Viceroy’s House (12A) Sun 12 Sing (U) 2.00pm Sun 12 5.00pm Lion (PG) Thu 13 Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Sun 12 8.00pm Lion (PG) Thu 13 5.00pm Beauty and the Beast (PG tbc) Mon 13 8.00pm The Fits (12A) Thu 13 8.00pm Viceroy’s House (12A) Fri 17 8.00pm T2 Trainspotting (18) Fri 14 3.00pm The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sat 18 2.00pm Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) Fri 14 8.00pm Viceroy’s House (12A) Sat 18 5.00pm Denial (12A) Sat 15 2.00pm Viceroy’s House (12A) Sat 18 8.00pm T2 Trainspotting (18) Sat 15 5.00pm Lion (PG) Sun 19 11.00am Lion (PG) Sat 15 8.00pm Viceroy’s House (12A) Sun 19 2.00pm Kubo and the Two Strings (PG) Sun 16 2.00pm Sing (U) Sun 19 5.00pm Lion (PG) Sun 16 5.00pm Viceroy’s House (12A) Sun 19 8.00pm Denial (12A) Sun 16 8.00pm Viceroy’s House (12A) Mon 20 8.00pm It’s Only the End of the World (15) Mon 17 8.00pm The Olive Tree (cert tbc) Tue 21 7.30pm The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism Thu 20 7.00pm Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Fri 24 8.00pm Hacksaw Ridge (15) Fri 21 8.00pm Moonlight (15) Sat 25 2.00pm The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sat 22 2.00pm The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sat 25 5.00pm Loving (12A) Sat 22 5.00pm Moonlight (15) Sat 25 8.00pm Hacksaw Ridge (15) Sat 22 8.00pm Kong: Skull Island (12A tbc) Sun 26 2.00pm The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sun 26 5.00pm Loving (12A) Sat 22 8.00pm Shadow Dancer (15) Sun 26 8.00pm Loving (12A) Sun 23 11.00am The Secret Life of Pets (U) Mon 27 8.00pm Certain Women (12A) Sun 23 2.00pm The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sun 23 5.00pm La La Land (12A) Thu 30 7.15pm Madama Butterfly – Royal Opera House Sun 23 8.00pm Moonlight (15) Fri 31 8.00pm Prevenge (15) Mon 24 8.00pm Elle (18) aPRIL 2017 Wed 26 7.00pm Julius Caesar – Royal Shakespeare Company Sat 1 2.00pm The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sat 1 5.00pm La La Land (12A) Fri 28 8.00pm Hidden Figures (PG) Sat 1 8.00pm 20th Century Women (15) Sat 29 2.00pm Moana Sing-along (PG) Sun 2 11.00am Sing (U) Autism-friendly Screening Sat 29 5.00pm Hidden Figures (PG) Sun 2 2.00pm The Lego Batman Movie (U) Sat 29 8.00pm Logan (15 tbc) Sun 2 5.00pm 20th Century Women (15) Sun 30 2.00pm Moana Sing-along (PG) Sun 2 8.00pm 20th Century Women (15) Sun 30 5.00pm Hidden Figures (PG) Mon 3 7.30pm Dancer (12A) Sun 30 8.00pm Hidden Figures (PG) Thu 6 3.00pm Sing (U) MaY 2017 Thu 6 7.00pm Twelfth Night – National Theatre Mon 1 8.00pm Aquarius (cert tbc)

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20TH CEnTURY WOMEn FEnCES THE SaLESMan

THE LEGO BaTMan MOVIE (U) BEaUTY and THE BEaST (PG tbc) Sat 1st & Sun 2nd 2pm Fri 14th 3pm Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd 2pm Fri 7th, Sat 8th, Sun 9th & Mon 10th 2pm & 5pm th th th See March for details. Tues 11 11am & 3pm Weds 12 & Thurs 13 2pm & 5pm dIRECTOR Bill Condon La La Land (12a) Sat 1st & Sun 23rd 5pm CaST Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson See March for details. SCREEn TEST In this live-action reworking of the classic Disney cartoon, Belle (Watson), a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast (Stevens) 20TH CEnTURY WOMEn (15) Sat 1st 8pm Sun 2nd 5pm & 8pm in its castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look dIRECTOR Mike Mills beyond the beast’s hideous exterior, allowing her to recognise the kind heart and soul of the CaST Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup true prince that hides on the inside. (2017 USA 123 mins) SCREEn TEST In late 70s California a bohemian single mother decides the best way to FEnCES (12a) Fri 7th, Sat 8th & Sun 9th 8pm raise her adolescent son is to enlist the help of two other women: Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist in her 30s, and Julie, a sassy teenage neighbour. A warm and funny ensemble comedy dIRECTOR which looks at the various stages of womanhood during a time of huge social and cultural CaST Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo change. The cast are all terrific, but Bening dominates the film with a standout performance. SCREEn TEST Adapted from August Wilson’s play of the same name, this is the story (2016 USA 118 mins) of Troy, a working-class African-American man attempting to raise his family in 1950s Pittsburgh whilst coming to terms with his deep-seated resentments about his thwarted SInG (U) Sun 2nd 11am (autism-friendly screening) sports career and the ambitions of his son. Powerhouse performances from Washington Thurs 6th 3pm Sun 16th 2pm as Troy and Davis as his long-suffering wife, Rose, reprising their roles from the 2010 Broadway production, make this a compelling drama dealing with themes of family See March for details. dynamics, ambition, race and the American Dream. (2016 USA 139 mins) rd danCER (12a) Mon 3 8pm THE SaLESMan (Forushande) (12a) Mon 10th 8pm dIRECTOR Steven Cantor dIRECTOR SCREEn TEST Blessed with astonishing power and poise, Sergei Polunin took the dance CaST , , , world by storm and became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal. At the peak of his SCREEn TEST Like and The Past, celebrated Iranian auteur Farhadi’s success, aged 21, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction by stardom – his new film examines the strained relationship of a middle-class married couple. Emad, a talent more a burden than a gift. The film includes home movies of Polunin’s early training teacher, and Rana, his stay-at-home wife, are rehearsing an amateur production of Arthur in gymnastics and ballet, in-depth interviews with family, friends and colleagues and Miller’s in which they play careworn Willy Loman and his wife, Linda. glorious footage of his brilliant dancing. A fascinating look into the life of a complex young Preparations for the play are going well until Rana and Emad suffer a disturbing domestic man who made ballet go viral. (2016 UK/Russia/Ukraine/USA 85 mins Part subtitled) incident which triggers emotional fault lines across their marriage. Exploring challenging questions of morality and retribution, this is a beautifully observed, painstakingly crafted Thurs 6th 7pm TWELFTH nIGHT drama. (2016 /Fr 124 mins Subtitled) Theatre from the National Theatre – see Event Cinema pages for details. JEWELS Tues 11th 7.15pm Ballet from the royal opera House – see Event Cinema pages for details.

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VICEROY’S HOUSE THE OLIVE TREE MOOnLIGHT KOnG: SKULL ISLand SHadOW danCER ELLE

VICEROY’S HOUSE (12a) Weds 12th, Thurs 13th & Fri 14th 8pm THE LEGO BaTMan MOVIE (U) Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd 2pm th th Sat 15 2pm & 8pm Sun 16 5pm & 8pm See March for details. dIRECTOR CaST Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon, Om Puri KOnG: SKULL ISLand (12a tbc) Sat 22nd 8pm SCREEn TEST In this beautifully shot period drama set in 1947, the new viceroy, Lord dIRECTOR Jordan Vogt-Roberts Mountbatten, is charged with handing India back to its people. He moves with his wife and CaST Tom Hiddleston, , Samuel L Jackson, John Goodman children into the grand viceroy’s house where 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants live SCREEn TEST A group of soldiers and adventurers, including former SAS captain Conrad downstairs. But as the political elite take their seats upstairs to wrangle over the birth of (Hiddleston), photojournalist Weaver (Larson) and US army officer Packard (Jackson), independent India, conflict breaks out both within the residence and across the country. A venture to an uncharted Pacific island, unaware that it is the domain of the mythic Kong ... deeply personal film from Chadha (, Bend It Like Beckham). This compelling action movie, only distantly related to Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake, (2017 UK/India 106 mins) reimagines the origin story of the great ape for a new audience, with an excellent cast and spectacular visuals. (2017 USA/Vietnam 118 mins) LIOn (PG) Sat 15th 5pm See March for details. SHadOW danCER (15) Sat 22nd 8pm Hadstock Village Hall – see our website for details. SInG (U) Sun 16th 2pm See March for details. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (U) Sun 23rd 11am th A glorious animated comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school THE OLIVE TREE (cert tbc) Mon 17 8pm each day. Enjoy the cinema without worrying about noise or wriggling. dIRECTOR Icíar Bollaín (2016 USA 88 mins) CaST Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambros, Manuel Cucala Cinema for Tinies – adults £4.00, children £3.00, under 2s free. SCREEn TEST This earthy, playful Spanish fable is the third collaboration between award-winning director Bollaín (Even the Rain) and Ken Loach’s screenwriter Paul Laverty. La La Land (12a) Sun 23rd 5pm Beautifully shot and scored, the film follows a complicated, engaging young woman who See March for details. adores her grandfather, a man greatly affected by the loss of a beloved 2000-year old olive tree, sold against his will. Desperate to help him and with hardly any money, she embarks ELLE (18) Mon 24th 8pm on a journey through Europe to try and retrieve it, aided by friends old and new and inveigling everyone she meets into her quest with unexpected consequences. An emotional dIRECTOR portrait of modern Spain. (2016 Sp/Ger 100 mins Subtitled) CaST Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling SCREEn TEST Huppert gives a staggering performance in Verhoeven’s psychological ROSEnCRanTZ & GUILdEnSTERn aRE dEad thriller about one woman’s response to a violent attack. When businesswoman Michèle is Thurs 20th 7pm raped by a masked intruder in her Parisian home, she makes it a point of honour to keep calm and carry on. But when her attacker starts sending her text messages, she engages Play from The old Vic – see Event Cinema pages for details. in a cat and mouse game to establish who has the upper hand. An electrifying and MOOnLIGHT (15) Fri 21st 8pm Sat 22nd 5pm Sun 23rd 8pm provocative film. (2016 Fr/Ger/Belg 131 mins Subtitled) dIRECTOR Barry Jenkins JULIUS CaESaR Weds 26th 7pm CaST Ahston Sanders, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monáe Play from the royal Shakespeare Company’ – see Event Cinema pages SCREEn TEST A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, this exquisite drama chronicles the life of a gay black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles for details. to find his place in the world while growing up in Miami. With powerful performances and a gorgeous ethereal quality, Moonlight is a thing of beauty that will shatter stereotypes. An intelligent and compassionate film about identity, family, friendship and love. (2016 USA 111 mins) Free parking ● Wide choice of refreshments Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com aPRIL 2017 JUnE 2016 unbridlXxx E your EnTHuSiaSm Come and experience Victorian life as HIddEn FIGURES LOGan aQUaRIUS it really was, Xxxupstairs and downstairs.Xxx

HIddEn FIGURES (PG) Fri 28th 8pm Sat 29th 5pm Sun 30th 5pm & 8pm dIRECTOR Theodore Melfi CaST Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner SCREEn TEST As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians, known as the ‘human computers’. This striking film follows three of these women, who cross all gender, race and professional lines, as they quickly rise through the ranks and are tasked with calculating the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit and guaranteeing his safe return. An entertaining and inspirational film. (2016 USA 127 mins) MOana SInG-aLOnG (PG) Sat 29th & Sun 30th 2pm dIRECTORS Ron Clements, John Musker VOICES Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Jemaine Clement SCREEn TEST Join us for a sing-along version of this fresh and funny Disney animation so all the family can belt out the brilliant songs. A spirited young Polynesian princess takes to the sea in a quest to save her people from a mysterious threat. Accompanied by once- mighty demigod Maui and with a crazy rooster for a sidekick, Moana discovers the South Pacific heritage of her ancestors and finds her true seafaring destiny. A big-hearted combination of action-packed plot, dazzling visuals, a feisty heroine and catchy songs. (2016 USA 113 mins) LOGan (15 tbc) Sat 29th 8pm dIRECTOR James Mangold CaST Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Doris Morgado, Dafne Keen SCREEn TEST The latest instalment of the X-Men series is set in the near future, with an ageing and weary Logan, aka Wolverine, caring for Professor X in a hideout on border. His attempts to remain anonymous come to an end when a young female mutant arrives in need of protection. The third and final solo outing for Jackman’s metal-clawed X-Man is an action-packed roller coaster with complex characters and a riveting plot. (2017 USA 135 mins) MaY 2017 Saffron Walden, Essex,CB11 4JF aQUaRIUS (cert tbc) Mon 1st 8pm dIRECTOR Kleber Mendonça Fìlho CaST Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão SCREEn TEST Braga shines in this transfixing drama about one woman making a stand against avaricious property developers in modern-day Brazil. Clara is the last resident of the Aquarius, one of the few apartment buildings of its age that remain standing. She is under pressure to move out of her flat but she is determined to leave only upon death, and will engage in a cold war with the developers to keep a home that has been a silent witness to her entire life. (2016 Brazil/Fr 142 mins Subtitled)

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HEdda GaBLER Thurs 9th March 7pm JULIUS CaESaR Weds 26th april 7pm Play broadcast live from the National Theatre. Ruth Wilson plays the title role in Ivo van Play broadcast live from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Angus Jackson directs Hove’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece, in a new English version by Patrick Marber. Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, as the race to claim the Roman Empire spirals out of control. THE aRTIST’S GaRdEn – aMERICan IMPRESSIOnISM anTOnY and CLEOPaTRa May date and time tbc Tues 21st March 7.30pm Play broadcast as live from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Iqbal Khan returns to Art exhibition from the Florence Griswold Museum in Connecticut. A new fi lm based the RSC to direct Shakespeare’s tragedy following Mark Antony, torn between love and duty. on the highly popular exhibition at the home of American Impressionism. PETER Pan Sat 10th June 3pm Thurs 30th March 7.15pm MadaMa BUTTERFLY Play recorded before a live audience at the National Theatre. Sally Cookson’s Opera broadcast live from the Royal Opera House. Antonio Pappano conducts an wondrously inventive adaptation of JM Barrie’s classic is a dazzling delight for all the family. impressive cast, led by Ermonela Jaho, in Puccini’s deeply poignant opera. An intense and June/July date and time tbc gripping journey from light and excitement to darkness and self-sacrifi ce. SaLOMÉ Play broadcast as live from the National Theatre. This charged retelling turns TWELFTH nIGHT Thurs 6th april 7pm the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution. Play broadcast live from the National Theatre. Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity, directed by Simon Godwin. anGELS In aMERICa Parts 1 & 2 Thurs 20th & Thurs 27th July 7pm JEWELS Tues 11th april 7.15pm Play broadcast live from the National Theatre. Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning th Ballet broadcast live from the Royal Opera House. Now celebrating its 50 year, George two-part play, set in 1980s New York during the AIDS crisis, stars Andrew Garfi eld and Balanchine’s sparkling ballet still shines with all the brilliance of the gemstones that inspired it. Russell Tovey.

ROSEnCRanTZ & GUILdEnSTERn aRE dEad YERMa Thurs 31st august 7pm Thurs 20th april 7pm Play broadcast live from the Young Vic. Billie Piper reprises her award-winning Play broadcast live from The Old Vic. Daniel Radcliffe stars in a new production of Tom performance in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s masterpiece about a woman Stoppard’s brilliant play about two minor characters in . desperate to have a child.

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