October 14th 2007 8pm
Pather Panchali (India:1955: U cert) Director Satyajit Ray Ray’s extraordinarily accomplished and touching debut feature begins the story of Apu, a young boy born into a poor but loving family in rural Bengal |
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November 11th 2007 8pm
Pavee Lackeen: (Ireland: 2005 Cert 15) Director Perry Ogden. Winnie lives with her mother and siblings in a dilapidated trailer and struggles with her identity as a young traveller. This film dispels stereotypes and creates a piece which is devastating in its humour, beauty and humanity. |
December 16th 2007 Christmas Double Bill 7pmconfirmed*
Whisky Galore: ( Britain: 1948 Cert PG) Director Alexander Mackendrick When a ship carrying 50,000 cases of whisky runs aground, the inhabitants of a Scottish island cannot resist the temptation to replenish their depleted supplies. Only a Home Guard captain stands in their way!Also showing Chaplin shorts for a family evening out filled with fun. Christmas Supper |
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January 13th 2008 8pm
Wings of Desire: Gerrmany : 1987 Cert 15) Director Wim Wenders. The sky over Wender’s war- scarred Berlin is full of gentle trench-coated angels who listen to the thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. This highly acclaimed film is shot in black and white, blossoming into colour only when the angels perceive the realities of humankind |
February 10th 2008 8pm
Pan’s Labyrinth; (Spain: 2007 Cert 15) Director Guillermo Del Toro Ofelia is uprooted during the Spanish Civil War to a remote military outpost commanded by her stepfather. Powerless and lonely in a place of great danger she lives out her own dark fable as she confronts monsters, both otherwordly and human after she discovers a neglected labyrinth behind the family home. |
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March 9th 2008 8pm
Black Cat White Cat: ( France/Germany: 1998 cert 15) Director Emir Kusturica A riotous mix of farce, romance and crime, this film tells the story of dodgy deals, family ties, young love and magical occurrences within a community of gypsies. Crammed with spectacle, incident and great music. |
April 20th 2008 8pm
Red Road: ( 2005/Scottish/cert18/113mins .Director Andrea Arnold A tough and superbly intelligent surveillance thriller, with real and believable characters brought to life by very good actors: It stars Jackie (Kate Dickie) as an emotionally-numb CCTV operator whose world is thrown into turmoil when she spots a man, Clyde (Tony Curran), from her painful past. Winner of the Cannes jury prize. ** Please note this film contains graphic sex scenes. |
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May 11th 2008 8pm
Rififi: (1955/France/118mins/ subtitles) Director Jules Dassin A twisting, turning tale of four ex-cons who hatch one last glorious heist in the City of Lights. At once naturalistic and expressionistic, this melange of suspense, brutality, and dark humour was an international hit and earned Dassin the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival. |
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June 8th 2008 8pm
In This World: (Britain: 2002 Cert 15) Director Michael Winterbottom. Compelling award – winning film in which Jamal, a young Afghan and his cousin, Enayat make a hazardous journey through Pakistan, Turkey and Italy from their refugee camp in Peshawar . A remarkable film by Winterbottom at his best. |
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July 13th 2008 8pm
The Leopard:(Italy/1963/188mins/pg) Director Luchino Visconti. Burt Lancaster gives a great turn as an Italian aristocrat faced by the diminishing of his status under Garibaldi's unification of Italy in Visconti's personal film |
August 10th 2008
The Science of Sleep: (USA:2007: Cert 15) Director: Michael Gondry Clever likeable Stephane is a white-collar drudge by day and a genius by night in his dreams as he builds a mighty cut and paste wonderland, pens a bestseller and sweeps the lovely girl next door into his arms. If only he could make his dreams come true. A quirky and quixotic film from director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. |
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September 14th 2008 8pm
City of God: ( Brazil: 2002: Cert 18) Director: Fernando Meirelles. Taking place over the course of a decade, City of God tells the story of the parallel lives of two boys, Rocket and Li’l Dice who are both from one of the worst slums in Rio de Janeiro and who both get caught up in the violence and despair which destroys their communities, one as a photographer desperate to escape his background and one a violent gangster. This is an amazing film but be warned, it is extremely violent and contains strong language as well as harrowing drug scenes. |
