OFFICIAL SELECTION
26th Leeds International Film Festival Box Office: 0113 224 3801
Now, Forager UK Premiere
Dirs. Jason Cortlund/Julia Halperin, USA/Poland, 2012 Wed 7, 20:30, VUE2 • Thu 8, 18:30, VUE2 A delectable treat for foodie film fans everywhere, Now Forager is a fresh take on the American indie and a labour of love for filmmakers Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin. Lucien and Regina are foragers - they gather wild mushrooms and sell them to posh New York restaurants. Their lifestyle is simple, their income unstable. As Regina seeks more stability and Lucien wants to devote himself to full-time nomadic foraging, their individual desires put their marriage to the test.
Post Tenebras Lux
Dir. Carlos Reygadas , Mexico/France/Germany/Netherlands, 2012, 120 mins, ST Fri 2, 18:30, TOWNHALL1 • Tue 6, 13:00, TOWNHALL1 Maverick director Carlos Reygadas (Japón, Silent Light) has created one of the most challenging and indelible films of the year. Post Tenebras Lux (‘After Darkness, Light’) is a disorienting, kaleidoscopic and stunningly-filmed vision of a family torn between tenderness and violence that won the filmmaker Best Director at Cannes. The film is set around a rural Mexican village near where an affluent young couple live in a lush, country villa with their two young children (the director’s own son and daughter). Reygadas soon reveals demons lurking within this seemingly idyllic domesticity.
Quartet
Dir. Dustin Hoffman, UK, 2012, 95 mins Wed 7, 18:30, TOWNHALL1 Dustin Hoffman steps behind the camera for the first time with this classy, charming adaptation of Ronald Harwood’s eponymous play. Quartet tells the story of retired opera singers and lifelong friends Wilf (Billy Connolly) and Reggie (Tom Courtenay), residents of the Beecham House residence for musical retirees. Each year on Verdi’s birthday, the residents arrange a normally smooth-running concert to raise funds: this time Reggie’s ex and aged diva Jean (Maggie Smith) checks in and the peace is broken. Quartet is filled with great classical music including arias from Rigoletto to The Mikado.
Reality
Dir. Matteo Garrone, Italy, 2012, 115 mins, ST Sat 3, 18:00, TOWNHALL1 Italian director Matteo Garrone proves his versatility after the superb, low key crime drama Gomorrah with the vivacious, incisive comedy Reality, winning major prizes at Cannes twice in a row. Luciano is a Neapolitan fishmonger who supplements his modest income by pulling off little scams together with his wife Maria. A likeable, entertaining guy, Luciano never misses an opportunity to perform for his customers and countless relatives. One day his family urge him to try out for Big Brother. In chasing this dream his perception of reality begins to change.
HIFI - HiFi Club
UNI - University of Leeds
SAVILE - Saviles Hall
ESA - East Street Arts
COTTAGE - Cottage Road Cinema
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