SUMMER FILMS 2008 - May to June
Tuesday 13 May - Tuesday 3 June 2008
Tuesday 13 May 2.30pm &08pm
Brick Lane (15)
Director: Sarah Gavron UK 2007
Running time: 101mins
Starring: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson
A superlative adaptation of Monica Ali's novel, Brick Lane is a contemporary story of love, cultural difference and the strength of the human spirit.
After an arranged marriage to an older man, 17-year-old Nazneen (Chatterjee) exchanges her Bangladeshi village for a block of flats in east London. Pining for her birthplace and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence and to do her duty to her husband, who sorely tests her compliance. Nazneen submits, as she must, to fate and devotes her life to raising her family and slapping down her demons of discontent. Until, that is, Karim, a hot-headed local man, bursts into her life.
Against a background of escalating racial tension, they embark on an affair that finally forces Nazneen to take control of her life.
Tickets £5.00
Tuesday 20 May 2.30pm &08pm
The Golden Compass (PG)
Director: Chris Weitz UK /USA 2007
Running time: 113 mins
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ian McKellen
In this adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel, 'Northern Lights', our young heroine Lyra Belacqua travels from a parallel Oxford to other frostier lands in this dimension-crossing epic.
A fantasy adventure story filled with exotic characters, locations and a philosophical heart.
Tickets £5.00
Friday 23 May 2.30pm & 8pm
The Other Boleyn Girl (12A)
Director: Justin Chadwick UK 2008
Starring: Scarlett Johanssen, Natalie Portman, Eric Bana
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history, "The Other Boleyn Girl" tells the story of two beautiful sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn who, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII (Eric Bana).
Both women shall share the King's bed, but only the one whom Henry loves the most shall rise to the throne and take power as his Queen of England. One sister shall fail, and the other will pay a high-price for her success: her life. But which sister shall it be?
Tickets £5.00
Tuesday 3 June 2.30pm & 8pm
Closing The Ring (12A)
Director: Richard Attenborough Canada, UK, US 2007
Running time: 118m
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Shirley Maclaine, Mischa Barton
Academy Award-winning director, actor and all-round national treasure Attenborough brings a wealth of experience to this warm-hearted epic romance spanning 50 years and two continents.
In a story of love, loss and reconciliation, MacLaine plays Ethel Ann, a woman whose first beloved husband, Teddy, was a casualty of war. Before his death Teddy had made a pact with his friend Chuck that he would look after Ethel Ann should anything happen to Teddy. Ethel Ann duly married Chuck, burying her heartache, until a chance discovery thousands of miles away forces her long-hidden secrets out into the open.
An unashamedly romantic film that serves as a timely reminder that war and conflict can cost the human heart.
Tickets £5.00