CinemaAugust – September 2016

Sometimes when I’ve put a Cinema Guide together, I’ll look back over the selection andponder: are there are any sweeping statementsabout our contemporary culture that can bemade by looking at the themes or issues whichpreoccupy artists and filmmakers? The onethread that links a number of films in this programme is the eternal quest for fulfilment:whether that’s a life-long artistic dream (Sweet Bean, David Brent: Life on the Road), rediscovering personal strengths (Things to Come) or simply finding people who understand you (Hunt for the Wilderpeople).

If I may, I’d like to draw the last of those films toyour attention in particular. While we think all thetitles in this guide are stellar, Wilderpeople, thelatest offering from a DCA favourite, Taika Waititi(What We Do in the Shadows) is hands downone of my absolutely favourite films of the year so far. It recently walked away with the Audience Prize at Edinburgh International FilmFestival and it has become the highest grossingfilm ever released in Australia and New Zealand.It’s so full of heart and laughs, the Cinema Teamregularly still talk about this film (chuckling awayin our corner of the DCA office), despite it beingover eight months since we first saw it. We’vebeen impatiently waiting to share it with you and I really hope you love it as much as we do –please make sure to put it at the top of yourmust-see list!

Alice BlackHead of Cinema

Additional contributors:Adam Smart, Mike Tait, Chloe Milne

ContentsNew Films

The Idol 4Sweet Bean 4Suicide Squad 5The Wave 5Wiener-Dog 6Valley of Love 6David Brent: Life on the Road 7The Childhood of a Leader 8Black 11Julieta 9Things to Come 10Café Society 11The Blue Room 11Captain Fantastic 12Hunt for the Wilderpeople 13

Animation

Kubo and the Two Strings 14DJCAD Masters Showcase 14

Dundead

The Man Who Fell to Earth 15

Documentary

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words 20

Vintage

Sid and Nancy 20

Music Documentaries

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week 21One More Time With Feeling 21

Film Events

Wunder der Schopfung 22

DCA Film Quiz 22

Artist’s Choice

WarGames 23

The Artists Cinema 2016

El helicoptero 23

Theatre

Branagh Theatre: Romeo and Juliet 24NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea 24NT Live: The Threepenny Opera 24

Adapting Miss Highsmith

Enough Rope 26The Cry of the Owl 26The Talented Mr Ripley 27Carol 27

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New Films

The Idol Ya Tayr El Tayer Fri 19 – Thu 25 August

Director Hany Abu-Assad’s previous films (Paradise Now, Omar) brought the everydaystruggles of ordinary Palestinians to our screens,so it comes as no surprise to us that he’s the manbehind this dramatisation of the extraordinarytrue story of Mohammad Assaf, a singer born indesperate conditions in Gaza who captured thehearts of the nation by winning the Arab versionof The X Factor in 2013.

When Assaf and his sister Nour were youngsters,the pair sang at local weddings, dreaming of oneday forming a band when they grew up. WhenNour becomes ill with kidney failure, Assaf mustcarry on alone and eventually his hopes of becoming a musician are replaced by the everyday reality of driving a cab to earn a livingand pay his university fees. When the Arab Idoltry-outs are announced in Egypt, Assaf sees agolden opportunity to change his future, but before he even has a chance to compete, hemust first find a way to get there – not an easytask for a Palestinian without a travel visa.

Tawfeek Barhom plays Assaf with a quiet determination and dignity that ensures The Idoldoesn’t stray too far into the sentimental camp.Heart-warming without being overly sweet andwith a gorgeous soundtrack, this is a charmingfilm about the freedom – both artistic and political– that we take so easily for granted.

Dir: Hany Abu-Assad UK / Palestine / Qatar / Netherlands / UAE2015 / 1h39m / PG Arabic with English subtitlesBring a Baby Thu 25 August, 10:30

Sweet Bean AnFri 19 – Thu 25 August

Adapting a novel by Durian Sukegawa, Naomi Kawase bringsus this gentle intergenerational story about friendship, cookingand tolerance. At the heart of Sweet Bean is an astonishingperformance by veteran Japanese actress Kirin Kiki, whoselined face and cheerful demeanour could win over even themost closed of hearts.

Sentaro (Masatoshi Nagase) spends his days making and selling dorayakis (red bean pancakes) in a local shop. He is adour middle-aged man with a cross to bear, whose life of toilis only interrupted by the chitter chatter of teenage school girlswho buy the sweet buns every day. When the elderly Tokue(Kirin) spots a sign in his window advertising for an assistant,she offers her services. Initially unconvinced that she has thestamina needed for the job, Sentaro is soon won over by herskills in the kitchen, particularly her talent for making the bestbean paste around. The shop begins to prosper, but when rumours about Tokue’s past spread across town, he is forcedto let her go, until the shy student Wakana (Kyara Uchida)steps in and decides to reunite the grumpy boss with his former employee.

Touching on themes of prejudice and the challenges of a modern economy in Japan, Sweet Bean is ultimately a story about loneliness and the value of human connection. Beautifully shot, it captures the joy in the everyday whichTokue encourages her friends to take notice of. From a birdsinging in a cherry blossom tree to a bubbling pot of adzukibeans, the world offers much to be savoured if we just takethe time to stop, listen and enjoy.

Dir: Naomi Kawase Japan / France / Germany 2015 / 1h53m / PGJapanese with English subtitles Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 25 August, 10:30

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Suicide Squad Fri 19 – Thu 25 August

Since Iron Man was released in 2008, Marvel has dominatedthe world of superhero movies, with 12 big budget adventuresto date. Now it’s time for DC and Warner Brothers to get in onthe action! Their own cinematic universe was born earlier thisyear with Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and DavidAyer’s Suicide Squad looks to expand it further while throwinga pinch of anarchy into the mix.

In a bid to execute extremely dangerous, highly covert blackops missions, a secret government agency recruits some of Gotham City’s most dangerous supervillains from incarceration. Among them are assassin Deadshot (WillSmith), psychopath Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and onebad guy who requires no introduction... The Joker (JaredLeto). If they fail the agency can claim total deniability, blamingany negative aftermath on the team of criminals. If they survive their sentences will be reduced, but that’s a big if.

Placing a group of anti-heroes at the centre of the action is a great twist that breathes fresh air into the superhero genre.Harley Quinn’s outrageousness adds plenty of humour to themovie while the tortured soul of Deadshot provides the senseof honour among thieves that helps you root for the outlaws,and Jared Leto’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime issomething very special indeed. Never taking itself too seriously,Suicide Squad is an action-packed, visually spectacular andhumorous adventure that’s well worth a watch.

Dir: David Ayer USA 2016 / 2h2m / 15

The Wave Fri 26 August – Thu 1 September

Now that we are a nation addicted to Scandinaviantelevision and well used to watching intricate policedramas with subtitles, here is the chance to embrace another genre with a Nordic twist – thedisaster movie! The Wave was a huge box office hitin its home country of Norway and we are delightedto see it finally reach our shores.

Gerianger is a picturesque village on the edge of afjord where geologist dad Kristian (Kristoffer Joner)is in the middle of a career change from researchscientist to oil company employee. Experts in his research unit are worried that a rockslide from aneighbouring mountain could pose a threat to thetown but further analysis seems to indicate that the probability of anything happening is quite low.Kristian isn’t quite so confident though, and whenwarning signs appear, he realises that he only hasabout 10 minutes to get the inhabitants of thesleepy little town he calls home to safety. DespiteKristian’s boss’ reluctance to sound the alarm andruin a good tourist season, everyone must raceagainst time and Mother Nature as a giant tsunamigathers up steam out on the shore.

Using all of Norway’s natural beauty to his advantage, cinematographer John Christen Rosenlund harnesses the majesty and danger ofthe unique setting. The Wave is as tense as anysummer blockbuster, with an eco-message at itscore, and director Roar Uthaug could very well beHollywood bound after this.

Dir: Roar Uthaug Norway / 2015 / 1h43m / 15Norwegian with English subtitles

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Wiener-Dog Fri 19 – Thu 25 August

Twenty years after Todd Solondz’s characterDawn Wiener first made an appearance in Welcome to the Dollhouse, she’s back on ourscreens in his dark new comedy about a ratherunfortunate dachshund. Pet-lovers be warnedthough, this film bears all of the trademark edginess of the other films in Solondz’s oeuvre.

Told through four chapters in the life of this unfortunate canine, the film begins when she is first adopted by young cancer survivor Remi and his narcissistic parents (Tracy Letts and JulieDelpy). Although serenaded by flute playing, thedog’s time with the family is short-lived and she’ssoon passed onto veterinary technician DawnWiener (played by indie darling Greta Gerwig),who takes the dog on a road trip with her silentdrug-addict companion Brandon (Kieran Culkin)to visit his brother, with some depressed mariachis in tow. Following a brief interlude with a failed screenwriter turned film professor (DannyDeVito) the poor dog eventually ends up with agrumpy grandma (Ellen Burstyn) who chooses to call her new pet Cancer.

Uncompromising and utterly unique in his vision,Solondz is never shy about turning his gaze onthe darker side of life or human behaviour. Whilehis sense of humour is squirm inducing in the extreme, there is a truth in the world that he creates which is refreshingly honest and non-judgemental.

Dir: Todd Solondz USA 2016 / 1h29m / cert tbc

Valley of Love Fri 26 August – Thu 1 September

It’s been 35 years since Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert played lovers in Maurice Pialat’s iconic film Loulou,and finally they are reunited once again in Valley of Love. Thechemistry between the two actors is just as strong and theirshared history plays out beautifully in this family drama byGuillaume Nicloux.

Gérard (Depardieu) and Isabelle (Huppert) arrive in Californiato carry out the last wish of their son Michael, who committedsuicide six months earlier. A cryptic letter sent to them beforehis death indicated that they would all be reunited in a specificlocation on a specific date and leads his divorced parents tothe oppressive heat of Death Valley. Gérard, a realist, is sceptical while Isabelle, full of belief, remains hopeful. Theybicker and quarrel as they carry out Michael’s final instruction,becoming annoyed by the American tourists they encounteron the way and their own looming sense of guilt that all of theirefforts are too little, too late for their son.

Against the incredible backdrop of some of the most strikingAmerican locations captured on film, we get a sense of a relationship that’s been through the wars yet is still capable oflove and tenderness. Covering such difficult topics as griefand regret, Valley of Love is a real showcase of both veteranactors’ talents. Depardieu has never seemed more vulnerableor Huppert more luminous.

Dir: Guillaume Nicloux France 2015 / 1h32m / 15 French with English subtitlesSenior Citizen Kane Club Thu 1 September, 10:30

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David Brent: Life on the Road Fri 26 August – Thu 8 September

“I’ve created an atmosphere where I’m a friend first, boss second. Probably an entertainer third.” It’s been 15 yearssince Ricky Gervais brought white-collar middle-manager David Brent and his cringeworthy musings to the BBC inThe Office. Arguably one of the most intelligent and influential comedies to come out of Britain since Monty Python’sFlying Circus, its mockumentary format and laugh-out-loud awkward moments propelled co-creator Gervais to superstardom. Now, after over a decade away from our screens, his affable nitwit is back and as embarrassing as ever.

David Brent: Life on the Road catches up with Brent as a documentary crew follows him on tour across the countryas a self-professed rock star with his band Foregone Conclusion. Using his pension to partially fund a concert,Brent hopes he’ll be caught in the same light as TheRolling Stones when Martin Scorsese filmed them for Shine a Light. False impressions of his own talent provide Brent with all the ammunition he needs to get himself into trouble.

First and foremost, this is not a movie version of The Office. Gervais has always been great at venturing into newterritory with his projects and although he’s brought Brent back, this is a more intimate and personal look at the loveable buffoon, rather than just situational comedy – a hilarious film about the life of an ordinary man with extraordinary delusions of grandeur.

Dir: Ricky Gervais UK 2016 / 1h36m / 15 Bring a Baby Thu 1 September, 10:30

“a more intimate and personallook at the loveable buffoon.”

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The Childhood of a Leader Fri 2 – Thu 8 September

Actor Brady Corbet makes his directorial debutwith a film which is part period piece, part psychodrama, part political thesis. Exploring therise of fascism through the development of ayoung boy’s disturbed mind, The Childhood of a Leader is an entirely unique proposition.

Ten year-old Prescott (Tom Sweet) lives in Francewith his pious German mother (The Artist’sBerenice Bejo) and diplomat American father(Liam Cunningham). It’s the end of the First WorldWar and while Prescott, his mother, teacher andservants are housed in a crumbling chateau, hisfather is mostly away in Paris helping negotiatethe Treaty of Versailles. The young boy has violentoutbursts which start to cause concern, andwhen friend of the family Charlie (Robert Pattinson)comes to visit, the conversation aroundPrescott’sbehaviour intensifies. Tensions in the householdreach fever pitch as a complicated power struggle begins between the adults and the child.

Is Prescott an allegory for Germany, exhibiting allthe warning signs of things to come in history? Oris he just a child with psychotic tendencies?These are questions Corbet refuses to answer,laid out in an oblique way for you to grapple with.Atmospheric in the extreme, with a Scott Walkersoundtrack adding another dimension, this darklycompelling film is a very exciting entrance by anew voice in arthouse cinema.

Dir: Brady Corbet UK / Hungary / France 2015 / 1h56m / 12A

Black Fri 2 – Thu 8 September

Based on two gritty young adult novels written by DirkeBracke, this contemporary updating of the Romeo and Julietstory sees two lovers coming from opposing street gangs in Belgium’s immigrant community. Similar to last year’s Girlhood, Black focuses very much on gender roles and in particular the lack of choices for young women.

15 year-old Mavela (newcomer Martha Canga Antonio) joinsBlack Bronx, a ruthless gang that she was introduced to byher cousin Notorious (Théo Kabeya). Initially protected by her connection to him, she isn’t subjected to some of theharsh realities of gang life faced by the other girls, who are essentially treated as property to be traded amongst the gang members. When Mavela meets a Moroccan boy named Marwan (Aboubakr Bensaihi), she falls for his cheekysmile and charm, despite the fact that he is the youngerbrother of the leader of a rival gang, the 1080s. Naive and impressionable, the two young lovers soon realise that theirrelationship isn’t going to bring them salvation, and instead, it strengthens the hold that each gang has over their lives.

With high rates of youth unemployment and the number ofteenagers drawn into Brussels' gang culture on the increaseeach year, directing duo Adil El Arb and Bilall Fallah wanted to make a film which would speak directly to this audience.Frenetic and full of energy, Black (which was awarded the Discovery Prize at last year’s Toronto Film Festival) is an explosive and tough updating of the classic Shakespeare talewhich will definitely be a calling card for the young filmmakersand cast.

Dirs: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Belgium / 2015 / 1h35m / 18French with English subtitles

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Julieta Fri 2 – Thu 15 September

Adapting three short stories by the Canadian novelist Alice Munro, Pedro Almodóvar’s 20th feature film is a complexmystery about love, death, mothers, daughters, secrets and regrets. Cooler than Volver but more emotional than The Skin I Live In, it is as sumptuous as you would expect from the Spanish master of melodrama. From the lush red opening credits, there’s no doubt whose hands have crafted this emotional film.

Julieta (played at different ages by Adriana Ugarte andEmma Suarez) is definitely hiding something. About toembark on a new chapter in her life with Lorenzo (DaríoGrandinetti), a tragedy from her past seems to be holdingher back from moving forward. After a chance meetingwith a childhood friend of her estranged daughter Anita,Julieta is thrown into confusion about her life choices. As she pours out her feelings into a letter, the film flashes backto the tragic events which separated the mother from her daughter. As the story moves back and forth between thepresent and the past (and between Galicia and Madrid), the mystery begins to unravel. We also learn more about thecomplicated relationship Julieta has had with the love of her life, Xoan (Daniel Grao), his jealous housekeeper (the wonderful Rossy de Palma, straight out of a Daphne du Maurier novel) and his best friend, the bohemian artist Ava(Inma Cuesta).

Echoes of the thriller writer Patricia Highsmith abound (tying in nicely with our Adapting Miss Highsmith season; see p26 – 27), but Julieta is still pure Almodóvar. This is an elegant who-did-what, told with wonderful style, Sonia Grande’sfabulous costumes and a story woven together beautifully by Alberto Iglesias’s haunting score.

Dir: Pedro Almodóvar Spain 2016 / 1h36m / 15Spanish with English subtitlesBring a Baby Thu 8 September, 10:30Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 8 September, 10:30

“a complex mystery about love,death, mothers, daughters, secrets and regrets.”

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Things to Come L’Avenir Fri 9 – Thu 15 September

Two films starring Isabelle Huppert in one guide is certainly welcome news! The latest film from French auteur MiaHansen-Løve (Eden) is another showcase for her considerable talents. A story about the challenges of starting again in middle age, Things to Come tackles the heartbreak (and also the freedom) that are part of a relationship ending.

Philosophy professor Nathalie (Huppert) and her husband Heinz (André Marcon) have been together for years and their relationship is one of the only stable things in her life. She juggles the demands of her job, teaching, writing andmentoring, as well looking after her difficult mother Yvette (the sublime Edith Scob). But over one summer Nathalie’s life, touched by infidelity and death, changes entirely and she must begin the process of building a new one. As shemourns the small details from her former life which have now gone (her books, the family holiday home) she also takesgreat pleasure in the new ones. A friendship with her former protégé Fabien (Roman Kalinka) in particular gives her anopportunity to really consider what she could have had and what might lie ahead of her.

On paper, the conclusion might seem obvious, but in Hansen-Løve’s hands it most definitely isn’t, and she never allows Things to Come to wallow in clichés. Subtle and smart, this is elegant storytelling in the spirit of the late, greatEric Rohmer, which puts Huppert and Nathalie at centre stage.

Dir: Mia Hansen-Løve France / Germany 2016 / 1h40m / 12AFrench with English subtitles

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Café SocietyFri 9 – Thu 22 September

Coming hot on the heels of The Coen brothers’ Hail, Caesar!,Woody Allen’s latest film also uses the golden age of Hollywoodas its backdrop. For Allen this is familiar terrain, but there’s areason the glitz and glamour of the 1930s are so appealing:beautiful costumes, larger than life characters and a jazzysoundtrack are hard to beat.

Big time movie star agent Phil Stern (Steve Carell) has donepretty well for himself. He has some of the biggest names inHollywood on his roster and lives in a huge mansion, a greatsuccess for someone from a working class family in theBronx. When his awkward nephew Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg)arrives in LA looking for a job, Stern puts him to work in themailroom, pawning him off on his sweet down-to-earth secretary Vonnie (Kristen Stewart). The two youngsters hit it off and soon a summer romance blossoms. But whenBobby finds out that Vonnie might also be involved with hismarried uncle, he heads back to New York heartbroken, finding work with his gangster brother, with new aspirations of building up a nightclub empire of his own. But will he beable to forget his first love, and will she find happiness without him?

With Allen confining his presence in the film to the voiceover,Eisenberg takes his classic persona on, and his Bobby is ablend of neurotic sarcasm and oddball charm. Stewart shinesas the genuinely conflicted Vonnie, who turns into one of thesuperficial people she starts out despising and knows it, whileCarell is at once boorish and sympathetic as a middle-agedman still longing for validation.

Dir: Woody Allen USA 2016 / 1h36m / 12ABring a Baby Thu 15 September, 10:30Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 15 September, 10:30

The Blue Room La Chambre Bleue Sun 18 – Thu 22 September

Best known to audiences outside France for hisextraordinary performance in The Diving Bell andthe Butterfly, Mathieu Amalric is one of the country’s most famous and well respected actorsat home. The Blue Room, based on a dark andbrooding novel by Georges Simenon, is a verypersonal project for Amalric who not only stars in the adaptation but steps behind the camera to direct it as well.

Told with incredible precision (the film is just underan hour and a half – such a rarity these days), thisis a tense story of amour fou as well as complexcrime story. Julien (Amalric) a salesman, lives anordinary life in the small town of Saint-Justin with his wife Delphine (Léa Drucker) and smalldaughter. He is harbouring a secret though – apassionate and potentially destructive affair withthe married local pharmacist Esther (StéphanieCléau, also the film’s co-writer), carried out in the blue room of a nearby hotel. As the film cuts between the lovers’ trysts and Julien’s questioning by the local police and magistrate,clues are unearthed and the mystery begins to reveal itself: it seems the investigators are interested in morality as much as in the crime.

Shot in Academy ratio, The Blue Room is undeniably French: not simply because of its willingness to explore the darker side of passion,but in its construction as well. A layered sound-track of voiceover, legal testimony and repeatedlines of overheard dialogue as well as a non-linear narrative bring to mind the classic films of AlainResnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet.

Dir: Mathieu Amalric France 2014 / 1h26m / 15 French with English subtitles

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Captain Fantastic Fri 16 – Thu 29 September

From the first moment we meet them, it is pretty clear that the Cash clan aren’t your typical family. Deep in a forest somewhere in the American Pacific Northwest, a group of youngsters are being put through a gruelling training programmethat would put even Bear Grylls to shame. But physical endurance and survival skills are only part of the teaching that Ben(Viggo Mortensen) wants his children to learn. They also must have a comprehensive understanding of Noam Chomsky,Dostoevsky and Marx as well as an appreciation for the finer points of Bach and Mozart.

While it might seem like a utopia to some and aprison camp to others, the Cash family’s unique wayof life changes dramatically when Ben gets the newsthat his wife, who has been struggling with mental illness, has passed away. Her conservative Christian parents, who never approved of their daughter’s extreme life choices, forbid Ben from attending the funeral. Devastatedand determined to give their mum the Buddhist burial she wanted, Ben packs up the children and takes them on a roadtrip which will change their lives for ever. With the family ill-equipped for life outside their compound, the journey revealssome simmering tensions between the patriarch and his children as well as his estranged in-laws.

Viggo Mortensen was born to the play the role of the idealistic (and oh so charismatic) father who walks a fine line betweenwanting to protect his children and control them. All the young cast are terrific, particularly George MacKay (Sunshine onLeith), as the eldest child; cautious and sensitive, taking his first steps into an adult world.

Dir: Matt Ross USA 2015 / 2h / 15

“Viggo Mortensen was born to playthe role of the idealistic father.”

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople Fri 16 – Thu 29 September

We’ve been huge fans of Taika Waititi since Boy featured in our 2010 Discovery Film Festival, and his vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows was one of our favourite films of 2014. Waititi’s sense of humour andwarmth simply permeates everything he touches and Hunt for the Wilderpeople is no different. Based on a book byBarry Crump, this is an odd-couple adventure film with a huge heart.

Julian Dennison (last seen in another Discovery hit,Paper Planes) is Ricky, a 13 year-old who has been inand out of foster homes for most of his life until beingplaced on an isolated farm with a new foster mum,Bella, and her grumpy husband Hec (Sam Neill). Feeling nurtured by Bella, Ricky finally settles in andstarts to feel like he’s found his home. Tragedy soon strikes though, and Ricky, after inadvertently burning down a barn,decides to run away into the bush rather than risk being taken back into care. Hec follows him and thus begins a seriesof hilarious misunderstandings which lead to the police launching a manhunt for the pair. The unlikely duo has no choicebut to join forces, and after a rocky start they form a firm friendship that neither is willing to give up without a fight.

Dennison brings the perfect blend of wisdom beyond his years and vulnerability to Ricky, which means you’ll be rooting for him from the opening shot to the final scene. Neill’s Hec is a joy to watch as he develops from an isolatedolder man into a kindly caring protector. Along the way our outlaws encounter a cast of characters we’ve come to expect in a Waititi film – each as memorable as the last and all extremely funny. This film comes with the highest recommendation you can think of, with a cherry on the top – that’s how much we love it!

Dir: Taika Waititi New Zealand 2016 / 1h42m / cert tbcBring a Baby Thu 22 September, 10:30Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 22 September, 10:30

“This film comes with the highestrecommendation you can thinkof, with a cherry on the top!”

Kubo and the Two Strings Fri 9 – Thu 22 September

Kubo and the Two Strings is the latest film from Laika studios, the genius masterminds behind The Corpse Bride,Coraline, ParaNorman and Boxtrolls. Their unique style of stop-motion animation combined with CGI backgrounds andedgy storytelling is in our opinion simply magic, and this latest film, a directorial debut from Travis Knight, is a welcomeaddition to their box of delights.

In a fantastical version of Japan, Kubo is a kind-hearted, clever young boy (voiced by Art Parkinson of Game of Thrones)who makes a humble living telling stories to the people in his seaside town, including Hosato (Star Trek’s original Sulu,George Takei), Akihiro (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) and Kameyo (Brenda Vaccaro). When Kubo accidentally summons aspirit from his past, which storms down from the heavens to enforce an age-old vendetta, his relatively quiet existenceis shattered. Now on the run, he must join forces with Monkey (Charlize Theron) and Beetle (Matthew McConaughey)before setting out on a thrilling quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father, the greatest samuraiwarrior the world has ever known. With the help of his shamisen – a magical musical instrument – Kubo must battlegods and monsters, including the vengeful Moon King (Ralph Fiennes) and the evil twin Sisters (Rooney Mara), all inorder to unlock the secret of his legacy, reunite his family and fulfil his heroic destiny.

Dir: Trevor Knight USA 2016 / time tbc / cert tbc

DJCAD Masters Showcase Sat 27 August, 12:00

As part of the DJCAD Masters Show 2016, we’re delighted to present a screening of work by students graduating from theMSc in Animation & VFX films course.

Digital animation techniques have allowed us to visualise the world around us, from the farthest reaches of space, to thedarkest depths of the oceans. With the increasing appetite for fantastic stories and images in TV, film and video games,there has never been a better opportunity for animators, artists and designers to enter the animation and visual effects industry! This year’s films utilise 2D and 3D animation and high-end visual effects techniques.

Free, but please book in advance. 45m

Animation

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Day / Film TimesFri 19 AugustThe Idol 13:00/18:00Sweet Bean 13:00/18:15Suicide Squad 15:15/20:30Wiener-Dog 15:15/20:45

Sat 20 August The Idol 13:00/18:30Sweet Bean 13:00/18:15Romeo and Juliet 15:00Wiener-Dog 15:15/20:45Suicide Squad 20:45 3D

Sun 21 August Suicide Squad 11:00 2D/16:00 2D

21:00 2DWiener-Dog 13:00/20:45The Idol 13:45/18:45Enough Rope 15:30Sweet Bean 18:15

Mon 22 AugustThe Idol 13:00/18:00Sweet Bean 13:00/18:15Suicide Squad 15:152D/ 20:30 3DWiener-Dog 15:15/20:45

Tue 23 AugustThe Idol 13:00/18:00Sweet Bean 13:00/18:15Suicide Squad 15:15 2D/20:30 2DWiener-Dog 15:15/20:45

Wed 24 AugustSuicide Squad 13:00 2D/ 20:30 3DSweet Bean 13:00/18:15Wiener-Dog 15:15/20:45The Idol 18:00

Thu 25 AugustSweet Bean 10:30/13:00/18:15The Idol 10:30/13:15/18:00Suicide Squad 15:15 2D/20:30 2DWiener-Dog 15:15/20:45

Day / Film TimesFri 26 AugustValley of Love 13:00/19:15David Brent: Life on the Road 13:15/15:30/18:15

20:30The Wave 15:00/21:15Asterix & Obelix: Mansion of the Gods 17:15

Sat 27 AugustAsterix & Obelix: Mansion of the Gods 13:00David Brent: Life on the Road 13:15/18:30/20:45The Wave 15:30/20:30Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words 15:45Valley of Love 18:00

Sun 28 AugustThe Wave 11:00/15:30/20:30David Brent: Life on the Road 13:15/18:15/20:45Asterix & Obelix: Mansion of the Gods 13:15The Cry of the Owl 15:30Valley of Love 18:00

Mon 29 AugustValley of Love 13:00/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 13:15/15:30/18:15

20:30The Wave 15:30/20:30

Tue 30 AugustValley of Love 13:00/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 13:15/15:30/18:15

20:30The Wave 15:30/20:30

Wed 31 AugustValley of Love 13:00/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 13:15/15:30/18:15

20:30The Wave 15:30/20:30

Thu 1 SeptemberDavid Brent: Life on the Road 10:30/13:15/15:30

18:00Valley of Love 10:30/13:00The Wave 15:30/20:30NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea 19:00

KeyBring a Baby

Senior Citizen Kane Club Performance Screening

Discovery Family Film ClubSubtitled

Ciné Sunday

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Day / Film TimesFri 2 SeptemberThe Childhood of a Leader 13:00/18:00Julieta 13:15/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 15:30/20:30Black 15:30/20:30

Sat 3 SeptemberThe Childhood of a Leader 13:00/18:15Julieta 13:15/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 15:30/20:30Artist’s Choice: War Games 16:00Black 20:45

Sun 4 SeptemberJulieta 11:00/13:15/18:00Black 13:00/18:15The Talented Mr. Ripley 15:30David Brent: Life on the Road 15:30/20:30The Childhood of a Leader 20:45

Mon 5 SeptemberBlack 13:00/18:00Julieta 13:15/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 15:30/20:30The Childhood of a Leader 15:30/20:30

Tue 6 SeptemberBlack 13:00/18:00Julieta 13:15/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 15:30/20:30The Childhood of a Leader 15:30/20:30

Wed 7 SeptemberChildhood of a Leader 13:00/18:00Julieta 13:15/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 15:30/20:30Black 15:30/20:30

Thu 8 SeptemberJulieta 10:30/10:30/13:15

17:50The Childhood of a Leader 13:00/18:00David Brent: Life on the Road 15:30/20:30Black 15:30One More Time With Feeling 21:00

Fri 9 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 13:00/18:00Café Society 13:15/18:00Things to Come 15:00/20:00Julieta 15:30/20:30

Day / Film TimesSat 10 SeptemberThe Adventures of Prince Achmed 13:00Kubo and the Two Strings 13:00/17:15Café Society 15:30/18:00Things to Come 15:00/19:00Julieta 20:30Sid and Nancy 21:15

Sun 11 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 11:00/18:00Things to Come 13:00/20:30Café Society 13:15/18:00Carol 15:30Julieta 15:30/20:30

Mon 12 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 13:00/18:00Café Society 13:15/18:00Things to Come 15:00/20:00Julieta 15:30/20:30

Tue 13 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 13:00/18:00Café Society 13:15/18:00Things to Come 15:00/20:00Julieta 15:30/20:30

Wed 14 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 13:00/18:00Café Society 13:15/18:00Things to Come 15:00/20:00Julieta 15:30/20:30

Thu 15 SeptemberCafé Society 10:30/10:30/13:15/18:00Kubo and the Two Strings 13:00/15:00Julieta 15:30/20:30The Beatles: Eight Days a Week 18:00Things to Come 21:30

Fri 16 SeptemberThe Beatles: Eight Days a Week 13:00Hunt for the Wilderpeople 13:15/18:00Captain Fantastic 15:30/20:30Kubo and the Two Strings 15:30Café Society 18:00The Man Who Fell to Earth 20:00

Sat 17 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 12:30Hunt for the Wilderpeople 13:00/20:30The Beatles: Eight Days a Week 15:00Café Society 18:00Wunder der Schopfung 19:00Captain Fantastic 21:30

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Accessible Screenings Audio description is available on all screenings of Suicide Squad, David Brent: Life onthe Road, Captain Fantastic and Kubo and the Two Strings. The following screeningswill also be subtitles:

Suicide Squad Tue 23 August, 20:30

David Brent: Life on the Road Mon 29 August, 18:15

David Brent: Life on the Road Sun 4 September, 15:30

Captain Fantastic Mon 19 September, 20:30

Kubo and the Two Strings Sun 11 September, 18:00

Day / Film TimesSun 18 SeptemberHunt for the Wilderpeople 11:00/13:15/18:00Kubo and the Two Strings 13:00Café Society 15:30/18:00Captain Fantastic 15:30/20:30The Blue Room 20:00

Mon 19 SeptemberHunt for the Wilderpeople 13:15/18:00Kubo and the Two Strings 13:00Café Society 15:30/18:00Captain Fantastic 15:30/20:30The Blue Room 20:00

Tue 20 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 13:00Hunt for the Wilderpeople 13:15/18:00Café Society 15:30/18:00Captain Fantastic 15:30/20:30The Blue Room 20:00

Day / Film TimesWed 21 SeptemberKubo and the Two Strings 13:00Hunt for the Wilderpeople 13:15/18:00Café Society 15:30/18:00Captain Fantastic 15:30/20:30The Blue Room 20:00

Thu 22 SeptemberHunt for the Wilderpeople 10:30/10:30/13:15Kubo and the Two Strings 13:00Café Society 15:30/18:00Captain Fantastic 15:30/21:30The Blue Room 20:00NT Live: The Threepenny Opera 19:00

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Worlds Jag är IngridSat 27 August, 15:45

Showcasing a veritable treasure trove of Ingrid Bergman’shitherto unseen home movies, personal letters and diaryextracts (read by Alicia Vikander), alongside archivefootage and frank interviews with her four children, thisdocumentary is very much a film about love: Bergman’spassion for film and theatre; her appetite for adventure; her magnificent and notorious romances; and her unconventional love for her family. Introduced to the camera at an early age by her beloved father, Bergmanwas incredibly adept at recording her life. This remarkablematerial paints a portrait of a strong, liberated, opinionatedand accomplished woman, but also someone with a greatsense of fun.

Dir: Stig Björkman Sweden 2015 / 1h44m / 15 Swedish and Italian with English subtitles

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DocumentarySid and Nancy Sat 10 September, 21:15

To celebrate 40 years of punk, Alex Cox’s (Repo Man)seminal 1986 biopic Sid and Nancy has been re-issued.The film stars an almost eerily brilliant Gary Oldman inone of his most acclaimed and definitive roles as Sid Vicious, bass guitarist of the Sex Pistols, with ChloeWebb as his girlfriend Nancy Spungen: together, they’rean ill-fated King and Queen of alternative rock.

The year is 1978. Sid is arrested from the Chelsea Hotelin Manhattan following Nancy's sudden, tragic death. As he's dragged to a police station and questioned, thefilm flashes back to show how he first met her, an eagerAmerican groupie who came to London determined toseduce one of the band members. Falling deeply in love,their mutually destructive, heroin-fuelled relationshiptests Sid's relations with the rest of the Pistols and ultimately leads to a terrible night in the Chelsea Hotel –the exact nature of which is still disputed.

Full of sound and fury, Cox's cultish film is a barnstorming portrait of a defiant generation and itsmusic, but it is also a very touching love story, elevated further by Oldman and Webb's outstandingperformances.

Dir: Alex Cox UK 1986 / 1h44m / 18

Vintage

Music documentariesOne More Time With Feeling + satellite event Thu 8 September, 21:00

A unique one night only cinema event directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of JesseJames by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly),One More Time With Feeling will be the first ever opportunity anyone will have to hear Skeleton Tree, the 16th studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.The film screens at DCA and in cinemas across theworld immediately prior to the release of Skeleton Treethe following day.

Originally a performance based concept, One MoreTime With Feeling evolved into something much moresignificant as Dominik delved into the tragic backdrop of the writing and recording of the album. Interwoventhroughout the Bad Seeds’ filmed performance of thenew album are interviews and footage shot by Dominik,accompanied by Cave’s narration and improvised rumination.

Filmed in black-and-white and colour, in both 3D and2D, the result is fragile, raw and a true testament to anartist trying to find his way through the darkness.

Tickets £10 (£7 students & under 21s)

Dir: Andrew Dominik UK 2016 / 1h50m / 18 (tbc)

The Beatles: Eight Days aWeek – The Touring Years Thu 15 – Sat 17 September

We all know the moment. February 9th, 1964, 20:12 EST– after a brief commercial break, four young men fromLiverpool step onto the Ed Sullivan stage, changing culture forever. Seventy-three million people watchedThe Beatles perform that night, the largest audience intelevision history. It was an event that united a nationand signalled the birth of youth culture as we know ittoday. But while this single performance introduced The Beatles to America, what the band did next wouldintroduce them to the entire world, permanently transforming the music industry and forever engrainingthem into the fabric of popular culture... They went on tour.

By the time the band quit touring in August of 1966, they had performed 166 concerts in 15 countries and 90 cities around the world. The cultural phenomenontheir touring helped create, known as ‘Beatlemania,’ was something the world had never seen before and, arguably, hasn't since. It was the first time much of the world felt truly unified – bound by aspiration and attitude, rather than divided by race, class, religion ornationality.

This intimate portrait gives a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the fab four’s exceptional touring years,exploring the effect touring had on their relationships, as well as their musical evolution. Looking at how theband transformed the world of music, the film features interviews, unheard music and exclusive concertfootage from the biggest band of all time.

Dir: Ron Howard USA 2016 / duration tbc / cert tbc

Tickets 01382 909 900 21

Join us at 18:00 on Thu 15 September for a livesatellite broadcast from the film's premiere inLondon before the screening begins.

Film events

DCA Film Quiz Thu 15 September, 19:00

Did you know that on 15 September 1915 The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldestrunning cinema in mainland Australia, opened on BongBong Street in Bowral, New South Wales? No? Neither didwe. So we won't be asking you what film they opened withthat night 101 years ago*.

We may well be asking you about some more recent films.Or cinema events. Or stars. Or Keanu Reeves. We mayeven ask you about the films showing at DCA on 15 September 2016. First though, we must ask, are you up to that challenge?

It's the only way you'll get your hands on the rather magnificent DCA Film Quiz trophy. And a host of other glittering prizes. Gather your friends, get a round in and settle back to test your mettle against the finest minds from across Tayside, all striving for the same goal! Just remember – in the words of the immortal ConnorMacLeod – there can be only one.

£2 per person for teams up to five people. Advance bookinghighly recommended.

*or will we?!

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Wunder der Schöpfung Wonder of Creation With live accompaniment byHerschel 36Sat 17 September, 19:00

Join us for a ground-breaking silent documentary with anewly commissioned electronica/acoustic soundscapeperformed live by acclaimed jazz duo Herschel 36.

Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary and uniquedocument of human knowledge about the world and the universe in the 1920s, literally translated as ‘Wonder of Creation’. Fifteen special effects experts and nine cameramen were involved in the production of this beautifully tinted and toned film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact.

Dir: Hanns Walter Kornblum Germany 1925 / 1h32m / Recommended U German intertitles with English subtitles

Tickets 01382 909 900 23

The Artists Cinema 2016:El helicóptero

In 1966 Argentinian author, critic and psychoanalyst Oscar Masotta organisedthree happenings (or anti-happenings).These happenings still surprise us todaybecause of their handling of audience,events, signs, narratives and haunting.

El helicóptero is the film footage of the re-enactment of Masotta's ‘The Helicopter’ happening and the first chapter of a longer film by Dora Garcia titled Segunda Vez, which will dwell on theidea of "happening again", not only withrespect to re-enactment, but even more so in the context of fantastic literature, visionary fiction and alternative history.

Dir: Dora García Belgium / Spain 2016 / 6m / U

Artist's ChoiceWarGamesSat 3 September, 16:00

We've selected early 80s sci fi thriller WarGames to coincidewith our exhibitions Small Wars & CD-ROMS.

Definitely of its time, WarGames remains one of the mostfun films about computer hackers ever made. Blending anunease around the arms race with concerns around newtechnology, the film is surprisingly prescient and still a tenseand gripping watch.

Matthew Broderick is smart-beyond his years teenagerDavid Lightman who accidentally hacks into the Pentagonand starts playing what he thinks is a computer game calledGlobal Thermonuclear War. Turns out, the machine he’scompeting against has complete control of the USA’s nuclear arsenal, and David’s actions are unwittingly pushingthe world to the brink of war. Oops!

Broderick (terrific in only his second screen role) is joined by brat-pack regular Ally Sheedy as his love interest and the wonderful Dabney Coleman as the grumpy defence specialist trying to avert the impending nuclear holocaust. DirectorJohn Badham laces the suspense with just the right amount of invigorating humour, keeping the preachy sentiment to aminimum. Hugely enjoyable and worryingly thought-provoking, this cautionary tale has lost none of its edge.

Dir: John Badham USA 1983 / 1h54m / PG

We are delighted to be taking part in The Artists Cinema 2016. This unique project, brought to us by ICO and LUX, bringsleading visual artists’ work onto our screens in a subversive and playful way, before films within our main programme.The latest in the series, El helicóptero, will screen before all screenings of Suicide Squad (p5), from Fri 19 – Thu 25 August.

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NT Live: The Deep BlueSeaThu 1 September, 19:00

Helen McCrory (Medea and The Lastof the Haussmans) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece,playing one of the greatest femaleroles in contemporary drama inCracknell’s critically acclaimed newproduction.

A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London, 1952.

When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of afailed suicide attempt, the story ofher tempestuous affair with a formerRAF pilot and the breakdown of hermarriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge.

With it comes a portrait of need,loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer ofpost-war civility burns a brutal senseof loss and longing.

Tickets £17.50 (£15 students & under 21s)

NT Live: The ThreepennyOperaThu 22 September, 19:00

Mack the Knife is back in town inthis darkly comic new take on Brechtand Weill’s raucous musical.

London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on themake, the whores on the pull, thepolice cutting deals to keep it all outof sight. Mr and Mrs Peachum arelooking forward to a bumper day inthe beggary business, but theirdaughter didn’t come home lastnight and it’s all about to kick off...

With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, Othello), asMacheath alongside Rosalie Craigas Polly Peachum and HaydnGwynne as Mrs Peachum.

This bold, anarchic production isbrought to you by a creative powerhouse; adapted by SimonStephens, (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), anddirected by Rufus Norris, (Everyman,London Road).

Contains scenes of a sexual nature,violence and filthy language.

Tickets £17.50 (£15 students & under 21s)

Branagh: Romeo and Juliet(encore)Sat 20 August, 15:00

We bring you a second chance to see Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's new vision of Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. Branagh and hiscreative team present a modern passionate version of the classictragedy.

A longstanding feud betweenVerona’s Montague and Capuletfamilies brings about devastatingconsequences for two young loverscaught in the conflict.

Reuniting the stars of his celebratedfilm of Cinderella, Kenneth Branaghdirects Richard Madden and LilyJames as Romeo and Juliet and Sir Derek Jacobi as Mercutio.

Screened in high definition black and white.

Tickets £15 (£13 students & under 21s)

Theatre

NT Live: The Threepenny Opera

Tickets 01382 909 900 25

Bolshoi BalletFrom Sun 16 October

With seven productions from theRussian stage, the Bolshoi Balletopens its doors to cinemas world-wide for a new season boasting impeccable classicism and daringperformances.

With timeless classics including TheNutcracker, The Sleeping Beautyand Swan Lake; productions signature to the Bolshoi in TheGolden Age, The Bright Stream andA Hero of Our Time; plus, an eveningdedicated to modern choreographywith A Contemporary Evening, theBolshoi proves yet again that it isone of the world’s foremost balletcompanies.

Tickets £15 (£12 under 21s and students)Four ballet package: £45

Branagh TheatreLive: The EntertainerThu 27 October, 19:00

Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼsmodern classic conjures the seedyglamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of publicmasks and private torment. RobAshford directs Kenneth Branagh as Archie Rice, with John Hurt asBilly Rice in the final production forPlays at the Garrick season.

Tickets £17.50 (£15 under 21s and students)

Live from the MetFrom Sat 8 October

Bringing you ten productions livefrom the Metropolitan Opera in NewYork, the 2016 –17 season is set tobe the company’s best yet.

Featuring their 100th broadcast, and the first of Kaija Saariaho’s 2000opera L’Amour de Loin, the seasonalso includes Verdi’s early Biblicalepic Nabucco and Mozart’s Idomeneo. In addition to the newproductions of Tristan und Isoldeand L’Amour de Loin, you can alsosee the Met’s new stagings ofGounod’s Roméo et Juliette;Dvořák’s Rusalka; and Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. The season willalso feature Mozart’s Don Giovanni;Verdi’s La Traviata; and Tchaikovsky’sEugene Onegin.

Tickets £20 (£10 under 21s and students)Full Season Package (10 operas): £155 Five opera package: £85Pre-Opera Talks: £5

Coming soon

Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening

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Adapting Miss HighsmithOur Patricia Highsmith season continues, showcasing the very best film adaptations of her work, andyou can see any three for £12. Described by Graham Greene as the ‘poet of apprehension’, Patricia Highsmith specialised in tightly plotted thrillers exploring the fear, jealousy, guilt and violence bubblingunder the surface of outwardly civilised characters. Neurotic men dominate her fiction, antiheroes with a plethora of dark secrets and obsessions, though she was equally capable of studies of great sensitivityand tenderness, as evidenced by one of her few forays outside the thriller genre, Carol. The artistry andintelligence of her work is widely considered to have transcended the thriller genre and rival that of mainstream literature, and has made for much compelling cinema.

Enough Rope Le meurtrierSun 21 August, 15:30

Shot in glorious monochrome ‘scope, this bigscreen version of Highsmith’s The Blunderer fromdirector Claude Autant-Lara and his regularscreenwriters Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost starsa pre-Goldfinger Gert Fröbe as boorish booksellerMelchior Kimmel. After seeming to escape justicefor killing his wife, Kimmel comes to the attention of philandering husband Walter Saccard(Maurice Ronet). When Saccard’s own spouseClara (Yvonne Furneaux) comes to a tragic end,the police are quick to link the two deaths.

Dir: Claude Autant-Lara France / West Germany / Italy 1963 / 1h44m French with English subtitles

The Cry of the Owl Le cri du hibouSun 28 August 15:30

Highsmith and Claude Chabrol seemed to be madefor each other so it’s surprising that the prolificFrench director (La Femme Infidèle, Le Boucher)didn’t turn to the writer’s work more regularly. Although Highsmith herself considered The Cry ofthe Owl a lesser novel, Chabrol recognised itsgreat power. The film centres on the unusual relationship between Robert (Christophe Malavoy)and Juliette (Mathilda May), which develops afterRobert, a draughtsman and part-time artist, admitsto having spied on her for several months.

Dir: Claude Chabrol France / Italy 1987 / 1h42m French with English subtitles

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Adapting Miss Highsmith is presented by Filmhouse, in partnership withWaterstones, and supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the NationalLottery. For more information, visit: www.adaptingmisshighsmith.com

The Talented Mr Ripley Sun 4 September 15:30

After the Oscar-laden success of his Michael Ondaatje adaptation The English Patient, Anglo-Italian filmmaker Anthony Minghella tackled a very different literary source – the book that first introduced the character of Tom Ripley.“I loved the tone of the novel,” Minghella said, “airless, alienated, uncomfortable, claustrophobic, lonely and alsoquite harsh”. Casting Matt Damon as the protagonist opposite Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow, Minghella sought tobe more faithful to the original text than Clément’s Plein Soleil, a film he nonetheless keenly admired.

Dir: Anthony Minghella USA 1999 / 2h19m / 15

Carol Sun 11 September 15:30

An adaptation of one of Highsmith’s most intensely personal works – her pseudonymously published second novelThe Price of Salt – Todd Haynes’ film recently came top in a BFI poll of the Best LGBT Films of All Time. It tells of theaffair between an elegant middle-class woman called Carol (Cate Blanchett) and Therese, (Rooney Mara), a youngphotographer who works in a NYC department store. Evocatively shot on Super 16mm, the film is also a masterclassin costume and production design.

Dir: Todd Haynes UK / USA / France 2015 / 1h58m / 15

The Talented Mr Ripley

Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the GodsAstérix: Le domaine des dieuxFri 26 – Sun 28 August

When César (that’s Julius Caesar to you and me) remarks “they will have to adapt or vanish”, he could almost be talking about the Asterix and Obelix film franchise. Since their first animated feature was released way back in 1967,this is the 13th big screen outing for the Gallic heroes, and the simple fact that they regularly outperform blockbuster titles released at the same time in their native France is a clear indicator that the film producers have most definitelybeen adapting to popular tastes and have no intention of vanishing from contemporary cinema screens, some 50 years after that first release.

Adapted from the 17th volume of the comic book series, the latest Asterix film is set in the year 50 BC. The entire territory of Gaul is occupied by the Romans... or is it? A village inhabited by diehard Gauls continues to resist invasion.Julius Caesar, exasperated by the situation, decides on a change of tactic: since his armies cannot overthrow them by force, the Roman civilisation itself will have to conquer the Gallic barbarians. The plan is to build a luxury residentialcomplex for rich Romans right next to the village, to be called ‘The Mansions of the Gods’. Will our Gallic heroes beable to resist the lure of money and Roman comfort? Will their village be reduced to a tourist attraction? Asterix andObelix must do everything they can to foil Caesar's plans...

Dirs: Louis Clichy, Alexandre Astier France/Belgium 2014 / 1h25 / PG

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DISCOVERY FAMILY FILM CLUB

Tickets are £5 for under 21s/£5.70 for 21s and over, or a family ticket for four costs £16. Children underthe age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Workshops are free with your cinema ticket,but places are limited so please book in advance.

Workshop: Sat 27 August, 12:00Join us in the cinema to design and make Roman inspired cloakpins, coins and your very own shield!

The Adventures of Prince AchmedDie Abenteuer des Prinzen AchmedSat 10 September, 13:00

Loosely based on the Arabian Nights, The Adventures of Prince Achmed is widely considered to be the first full-lengthanimated feature in the history of cinema. An exciting and fast-paced tale of sword fights, chases, genies and adventure, it’s famous for director Lotte Reiniger’s silhouette animation technique using manipulated cutouts madefrom cardboard and thin sheets of lead. This captivating film took several years to craft and is reminiscent of Indonesian shadow puppetry.

To add to the uniqueness of this screening, we’re delighted to welcome acoustic trio Sink who will bring their distinctivesounds to accompany this very special silent film. Reaching beyond their more usual instrumentation of violin, accordionand saxophone to include mizmar, guitar, drums, tuned percussion and vocal elements, their score is in part composedand in part conjured. Like painting bright colours onto black and white film, the musicians set the quiet air into magicalvibration.

This very special performance is part of the Cinescore Live tour to venues across Scotland and was originally presentedat Filmhouse in Edinburgh last year. The tour aims to celebrate the craft of cinema through a rarely screened classiccomplemented by a near-acoustic accomplished live soundtrack.

Dir: Lotte Reiniger Germany 1926 / 1h5m / PGDialogue free. German intertitles with English subtitles

Tickets 01382 909 900 29

Workshop: 12:00 Learn about shadow puppets and silhouette animation, then make your own characters and scenescome alive.

AccessDCA welcomes everyone and we are committed to making our programme and facilities accessible. We accept the CEA card. Application forms and furtherdetails are available from Box Office as well as large print copies of DCA printmaterial. Guide Dogs are welcome in our cinemas. Details of audio-describedand subtitled screenings are listed in our print and online at our website.

For further information on access please contact us on 01382 909 900.

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DCA follows BBFC recommendations. For further details about film classification or for extended film information, please refer to www.bbfc.co.uk

Bookings:01382 909 900www.dca.org.ukDCA Box Office is open daily from 10:00 until 15 minutes after the start of the final film.

All week£6.20 before 17:00 £7.20 from 17:00*£1.50 additional fee for all 3D films*Special Prices**SeniorsMon £5 all day Tue – Fri £5 before 17:00

StudentsMon – Sun £5 all day

Un-wagedMon £5 all day Tue – Fri £5 before 17:00

Under 15sSun £5 all dayMon – Fri £5 before 17:00

DisabilityFree carer’s ticket on production of valid CEA card

*There are some pricing exceptions, please see film information for further information.**Please bring proof of your status to DCA when purchasing or picking up reduced tickets.

Special Screenings:Senior Citizen Kane ClubOver 60? Join us for a film with tea/coffee and biscuit – £5

Bring a Baby ScreeningsFor those with babies under 12 months old, includes tea/coffee and biscuit – £5

Discovery Family Film Club£5 under 21s£5.70 over 21sFamily ticket for four people £16

Ciné SundaysFilm, breakfast roll and tea/coffee – £7

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All tickets must be paid for at point of booking.

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