RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL 6 – 16 SEPTEMBER YOUR LOCAL CINEMA JULY & AUGUST 2019 RAFIKI THE LION KING OW INB F A IL IMAGINE ME & YOU R M F E S T I V A L RAINBOW FILM FESTIVAL A DEAL WITH THE UNIVERSE LOVE, SIMON WEEKEND SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION BOOK NOW AT THE CINEMA BOX OFFICE, TIC OR ONLINE www.saffronscreen.com www.saffronscreen.com 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) KIND HEARTS CINEMA FOR TINIES Adults £4.00; children £3.00; under 2s free ALADDIN AFTER LIFE AND CORONETS ARTS ON SCREEN 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) You certainly won’t be stuck for something to ● in person from the Box Office (opens 30 mins before each screening) do this summer with our jam-packed programme of ● in person from the Tourist Information Centre, Saffron Walden entertainment, including not one but two Disney live-action (booking fee applies) (telephone: 01799 524002, enquiries only). remakes, Aladdin and The Lion King. RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA EMAIL The contemplative style of Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore- Sign up for weekly film updates and select your viewing preferences at: eda is represented by two films in August, After Life and Still www.saffronscreen.com/mailinglist Walking. We will also be featuring a raft of fascinating new documentaries on such diverse topics as Maradona, Pavarotti, FOLLOW US Liam Gallagher, Apollo 11 and social history with new towns. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram Our Monday night films and these documentaries form part of our involvement with Film Feels: Obsession, a BFI Film Audience Network initiative to celebrate film’s unique way of FIND US Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, transporting us, illuminating ideas and sparking conversation. Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH Don’t miss our live relay of The Lehman Trilogy from the West Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. End (‘What an astonishing evening! Engrossing play and Please use the main school entrance and car parks (not the sports hall an acting masterclass’ The Guardian) and visit Maastricht car park). See our website for detailed information. to enjoy the delights of André Rieu and his orchestra. After a great success in 2018, National Lottery Film Day ACCESSIBILITY returns on 25th August. Buy a lotto ticket in the days The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With before and get free cinema tickets for our films that day, some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print including Danny Boyle’s tribute to The Beatles, Yesterday. version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the The film I am most looking forward to has to be the brand- office for further details. new 4K restoration of Ealing Studios’ Kind Hearts and Coronets – the irrepressible Alec Guinness playing no fewer CONTACT US than 10 roles in this 1949 black comedy masterpiece. 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Printed on certified and sustainable paper Design: www.design-mill.co.uk Subtitled (hard of hearing) Cinema for Tinies Print: www.p4biz.co.uk JULY 2019 JULY 2019 ROCKETMAN RORY’SFIRE AT WAYSEA LIAM GALLAGHER SUNSET GLORIA BELL PICKPOCKET TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG (Tarde para morir joven) (15) SUNSET (Napszállta) (15) Mon 8th 7.30pm Note start time st Mon 1 8pm DIRECTOR László Nemes DIRECTOR Dominga Sotomayor Castillo CAST Juli Jakab, Vlad Ivanov, Susanne Wuest, Evelin Dobos CAST Demian Hernández, Antar Machado, Magdalena Tótoro, Matías Oviedo SCREEN TEST This second feature from Oscar-winner Nemes (Son of Saul) is a SCREEN TEST The heat and the dust are palpable in this remarkable semi- beautifully crafted, mysterious drama set in 1913, on the eve of the First World War. Milliner autobiographical coming-of-age delicacy. As democracy returns to Chile during the summer Írisz Leiter returns to Budapest, seeking employment in the legendary hat shop which her of 1990, tomboy Sofía, guitar-strumming Lucas (both 16) and troublemaker Clara (10) set parents owned before their death. But the real reason for her return is to find out the truth off for an isolated commune, where their families look to build a new idealistic future. The about her brother, an elusive character who moves in dark circles. Stunningly shot, this youngsters face their first loves, losses, disappointments and fears – and a disastrous mishap. absorbing film bears witness to the flickering innocence of a Europe about to be plunged A beautiful and sensuous film. (2018 Chile/Braz/Arg/Neth/Qatar 110 mins Subtitled) into hell. (2019 Hung/Ger 142 mins Subtitled) ROCKETMAN (15) Fri 5th 8pm Sat 6th 5pm LIAM GALLAGHER: AS IT WAS (15) Fri 12th 8pm th th Sun 7 & Tues 30 8pm DIRECTORS Gavin Fitzgerald, Charlie Lightening DIRECTOR Dexter Fletcher SCREEN TEST Presenting an honest and unrivalled insight, this documentary tells the CAST Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Jamie Bell, Bryce Dallas Howard story of how Liam Gallagher, one of the most electrifying rock ‘n’ roll frontmen, went from SCREEN TEST A no-holds-barred musical fantasy about Elton John’s early career and the dizzying heights of his champagne supernova years in Oasis, to living on the edge, career breakthrough. Fletcher (Sunshine on Leith) follows John’s early days as a prodigy at ostracised and lost in booze, notoriety and bitter legal battles. And then, starting again the Royal Academy of Music to his eventual musical partnership with Bernie Taupin through alone, how Gallagher he risked everything to make his comeback. (2019 UK 85 mins) his wild hedonistic years. Sit back and take a trip down Yellow Brick Road! (2019 UK/USA 121 mins) THE AGE OF THE EUROPEAN AUTEUR Sat 13th 11am-5.30pm (PG) Sat 6th & Sun 7th 1.45pm Sat 13th 3pm Sun 14th 1.45pm Covering seven films by seven European auteurs from different countries and spanning the ALADDIN period from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, this course looks at how directors in the Sun 21st 1.45pm (autism-friendly screening) Wed 14th Aug 3pm post-war period explored history, politics, personal identity and faith in an era of doubt and DIRECTOR Guy Ritchie uncertainty. CAST Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Marwan Kenzari See our website for details. £35 (£25 for under 30s). SCREEN TEST A vibrant, exciting live-action retelling of the classic animation – the story of lovable street urchin Aladdin, courageous Princess Jasmine and the wise-cracking GLORIA BELL (15) Sat 13th 8pm Sun 14th 5pm & 8pm Genie (Smith on fine form). Lively, colourful and very funny, this is rollicking family-friendly entertainment that will take you to a whole new world. (2019 USA 128 mins) DIRECTOR Sebastián Lelio CAST Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Sean Astin RORY’S WAY (12A) Sat 6th 8pm Sun 7th 5pm SCREEN TEST Gloria (Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at the office and her nights on the dance floor. After meeting Arnold (Turturro) on a night out, she DIRECTORS Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance. This is an English language version by CAST Brian Cox, JJ Feild, Thora Birch, Rosanna Arquette Chilean director Lelio (A Fantastic Woman) of his popular 2013 film Gloria, which relocates SCREEN TEST Based on the novel The Etruscan Smile by José Luis Sampedro, this film stars Cox as Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman who reluctantly leaves his beloved the story from Santiago to Los Angeles. A sophisticated and uplifting romantic comedy. isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in (2018 Chile/USA 102 mins) with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his (PG) Mon 15th 8pm baby grandson. A quiet film, full of pain, love, life and death. (2018 USA 107 mins) PICKPOCKET DIRECTOR Robert Bresson DRINKING BUDDIES (15) Sun 7th 7.30pm CAST Martin La Salle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri, Dolly Scal Pop-up screening at Wylde Sky Brewing, Linton. This entertaining comedy drama set in a SCREEN TEST In this classic story of crime and redemption, a young pickpocket spends brewery in Chicago features a great cast (including Olivia Wilde who directs Booksmart) and his days working the streets and railway stations of Paris. As his confidence grows, he takes a relaxed vibe as a pair of co-workers must work out if they are just friends or something ever-increasing risks in pursuit of the thrill. Hugely influential, Bresson’s tautly crafted study more. The perfect film to watch in the environs of Wylde Sky Brewing – while drinking their of humanity is considered a masterpiece of cinematography, with a riveting performance delicious beer.