7.30pm Tue 4th Oct 2011

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP 

PG | 2010 | 87 mins | USA | Documentary.
The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner. The film contains footage of Banksy, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world’s most infamous graffiti artists at work.

‘The movie speaks the truth about the phoniness and selfadulation of the art world.’
Director: Banksy

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7.30pm Tue 8th Nov 2011
IL DIVO

PG | 2009 | 110mins | Italy.
The story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since it was established in 1946. He was tried and acquitted for both Mafia ties and murder.

'Even with no knowledge of Italian government, you can enjoy this hip, un-stodgy, grimly entertaining dissection of it.'

Director: Paolo Sorrentino

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7.30pm Tue 6th Dec 2011
THE ILLUSIONIST

PG | 2010 | 80 mins | France | Animated.

A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever. They don’t speak the same language but they bond over small kindnesses

‘A remarkably uncomplicated story.’
Director: Sylvain Chomet

7.30pm Tues 3rd Jan 2012
TOKYO STORY

U | 1953 | 136 mins | Japanese | Subtitled

Yasujiro Ozu’s most enduring masterpiece, Tokyo Story, is a beautifully nuanced exploration of filial duty, expectation and regret. From the simple tale of the elderly Hirayama couple’s visit to Tokyo to see their grown-up children, Ozu draws a compelling contrast between the measured dignity of age and the hurried insensitivity of a younger generation. Their children have little time for them.
‘A quiet, devastating poignancy’
Director: Yasujiro Ozu

7.30pm  Tue 7th Feb 2012
MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE

PG | 2010 | 82 mins | France | Subtitled

Following a chance meeting in the park, an illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman, whose favourite past time is to sit and read to passers by
‘A Charming slice of small-town France.’
Director:  Jean Becker

7.30pm Tue 6th Mar 2012

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

12 | 1966 | 131 mins | US

George and Martha are a middleaged married couple, whose charged relationship is defined by vitriolic verbal battles, which underlies what seems like an emotional dependence upon each other. This verbal abuse is fuelled by an excessive consumption of alcohol.
‘Taylor and Burton spark, shock, hurt, and shout down everyone they love, but mostly each other in this groundbreaking look at lovers and other strangers.’
Director: Mike Nichols

15 | 2009 | 110 mins | France

A young Kurdish refugee finds friendship from an unlikely source. The tale unfurls in Calais, a seaside community in the north of France where one can glimpse the white cliffs of Dover, England with the naked eye.Simon, a local swimming instructor privately reeling in turmoil meets a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee with two aspirations: swim the English Channel, and join his girlfriend in England. Despite their differing ages, the two men discover that they have a fair amount in common, and soon forge a tight bond marked by similar goals.
‘A timely reminder that one should love one’s neighbour, even if one’s neighbour has a foreign accent and a different culture.’
Director: Philippe Lioret

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7.30pm  Tue 1st May 2012

CHERRY BLOSSOMS

PG | 2009 | 127 mins | Germany

Rudi is not long for this world, but only his doctor and his wife, Trudi, know how serious his condition has truly become. As Trudi wrestles with whether or not to break the news to her ailing husband, the doctor recommends to her that the couple perhaps do something that they have been planning for years but could never find the time to fit into their busy schedules.
'A gentle, maudlin tale of love, loss, family ties and the fleeting nature of life.'
Director: Doris Dörrie