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PARAMOUNT CLASSICS Celebrating 100 years of Paramount we present two of their timeless classics, presented for the first time following their recent digital restoration.
Sunday 18th | 4.30pm | Gate Cinema
With the idiosyncratic American fable Harold and Maude, countercultural director Hal Ashby fashioned what would become the cult classic of its era. Working from a script by Colin Higgins, Ashby tells the story of the emotional and romantic bond between a death-obsessed young man from a wealthy family and a devil-may-care, bohemian octogenarian. Equal parts gallows humor and romantic innocence, Harold And Maude dissolves the line between darkness and light along with the ones that separate people by class, gender, and age, and it features indelible performances and a remarkable soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
Harold And Maude Hal Ashby USA | 1971 | 91mins | Colour
Friday 16th | 4.30pm | Gate Cinema
The African Queen John Huston USA | 1951 | 105mins | Colour
Producers Colin Higgins, Charles B. Mulvehill Print Source Paramount Pictures
John Huston’s The African Queen is the heart-rending tale of two companions with wildly differing personalities who find themselves catapulted into a love affair as they travel downriver in East Africa at the beginning of World War I. Romantic, exciting and often hilarious in parts, this is the pinnacle of Hollywood’s Golden Age of escapism. Based on the 1935 novel of the same name by C.S. Forester, Humphrey Bogart excels as a gin-swilling river trader, unshaven and unorthodox throughout, with Katherine Hepburn playing a prim African missionary spinster, both attempting to escape the Germans via the Ulonga-Bora River. Director Huston crafted a thoroughly quixotic film, which also served as his first outing in colour and sealed his reputation as one of Hollywood’s definitive directors of the era. Producer Sam Spiegel Print Source Paramount Pictures
With thanks to Paramount Pictures, Niamh McCaul, Anna Lavery.
FAMILY & EDUCATION YOUTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMME This year’s Youth and Education Programme provides a diverse and thoughtprovoking series of shorts, features and documentaries for primary and post primary students. The programme has been carefully selected to educate and entertain. Screenings include the Cork premiere of Private Peaceful, Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Greene and the eco-documentary Trashed, narrated by Jeremy Irons. Also screening is an exciting selection of new Irish and international short films. From Monday November 12th – Thursday November 15th All screenings €4 per person.
CIT BLACKROCK CASTLE OBSERVATORY A specially selected programme of shorts for primary and post primary school children to be screened in the stunning surroundings of CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory. BCO is dedicated to primary, secondary and third level education in Ireland and is a crucial provider of ongoing science education for teachers. Cork Film Festival is proud to partner CIT BCO for this very special festival event. For booking information and to download booking forms, please visit our website www.corkfilmfest.org/schools. For further information or to request a Youth and Education Programme, please contact Katherine O’ Riordan, Education Officer Tel: 021 427 1711 or e-mail education@corkfilmfest.org. Film and Science Exhibition €8
WORKSHOP: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS Triskel Arts Centre 14:00 – 15:00; 16:00 – 17:00 Fun animation for young people – creating movies and magic using stop-motion animation. We’ll make and move plasticine creations, produce special effects using you as actors and bring your drawings to life on this fully hands-on animation workshop. Animation director Jane Lee of Paper Plane Creations. Admission €5
LORD MAYOR’S FAMILY SCREENING Tinker Bell: SECRET OF THE WINGS 3D Take a journey with Tinker Bell in Disney’s enchanting all-new adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s masterful fairytale! (See Pg 15)
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