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1917
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers–Blake’s own
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Anne Frank: Parallel Stories
Oscar-Winning Helen Mirren tells the story of Anne Frank’s life through the pages of her world famous diary, a story that has made the tragedy of the Holocaust known to readers all over the world. Screening as part of ’Arts %26 Culture at Ranelagh’.
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Distant Voices, Still Lives
Terence Davies’ partly autobiographical tale evokes his upbringing in Liverpool after the war in a working-class home dominated by the violence of his father, fearsomely played by then newcomer Pete Postlethwaite. Using dynamic lighting, a super soundtrack and a fragmented structure, Davies constructs a distinctive drama suffused with both beauty and horror. Thirty years after
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Dolce Vita, La
Federico Fellini’s exquisite tale of celebrity casts an adoring yet critical eye towards ’60s Rome. Set over seven decadent days, the film follows Marcello Mastroianni’s philandering journalist, pursuing a happiness that’s always just out of reach. Back in cinemas in a 4K restoration, the release marks the film’s 60th anniversary and screens as part of
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Howards End
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Merchant Ivory’s landmark adaptation of Howards End returns to cinemas in a new 4K restoration. The social and class divisions of Edwardian England are ripped apart as three disparate families collide in E.M. Forster’s classic tale of drama and romance. Nominated for nine Academy Awards, the film broke new ground for
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Jojo Rabbit
Set during World War Two, an awkward young German boy whose only ally is his imaginary friend Hitler has his na%EFve patriotism tested when he meets a young girl who upends his world views.
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Joker
“Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
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Le Mans ’66
Academy Award-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in FORD v FERRARI, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car
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Little Women
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women
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Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait EOS
For the first time in history the Royal Academy of Arts in London, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is bringing together Lucian Freud’s self-portraits. One of the most celebrated painters of our time, Lucian Freud is also one of very few 20th-century artists who portrayed themselves with such consistency. Spanning nearly
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