Chichester Cinema Awards Season Programme 2021 (21 May - 10 Jun)

SEASON 2021 21 May to 10 Jun

Oscar & Bafta Winner for Best Film, Director & Actress

The Dig

The Red Shoes

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Chichester Cinema And so… after another 150 days… the Magic of Cinema returns to New Park.

Winter lockdown was difficult, but with so many of us jabbed and with Spring in the air, I hope you are all looking forward to returning to New Park and our exciting Awards Season of films. We begin with the wonderful and lyrical ‘Nomadland’ accompanied by the likes of ‘The Dig’ and ‘Minari’. We will also be bringing back some films that were cancelled due to the Winter lockdown.

Last month we had some great news when the Culture Recovery Fund awarded Chichester Cinema at New Park £85,264. This, along with your continued support, has ensured that the cinema will continue to show a phenomenal range of compelling, thought-provoking films despite the tribulations wrought by Covid-19. We have also replaced our cinema sound system with state of the art equipment, overseen by our Chief Projectionist Mark Bradshaw. You can be sure to experience a tip top auditory experience, featuring crystal clear sound.

Make the most of this new equipment when watching ‘Sound of Metal’, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ or ‘La Traviata’.

Lockdown also saw us roll out our initiative Cinema in a Box. Kind volunteers have been delivering a movie and cake to care homes in the Chichester area. Feedback has been fantastic and we hear that the residents are really enjoying a bit of movie magic courtesy of New Park.

We will be presenting the 29th Chichester International Film Festival this August, and you can help make it even better by becoming a Festival Film Patron. See page 9 for details on how to be part of the best film festival on the south coast.

You will have noticed that this is a short three-week season. This is due to continued uncertainty over film release dates on the part of the film distributors. We should be back to our normal programming from the Summer. We cannot wait to finally open our doors again on May 21st and welcome you back to Chichester Cinema at New Park.

See you at the Cinema Walter Francisco

Cinema Director & Programmer

Awards Season Film Index Cinema Paradiso 3 The Dig 6 The Human Voice 4 Judas and the Black Messiah 5 King Lear (NT Encore) 7 La Traviata (Madrid) 5 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom 8 Mank 4 2

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Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes 8 The Mauritanian 7 Mendes’ Movies 11 Minari 6 Nomadland 3 Quo Vadis, Aida?

10 The Secret Garden

10 Six Minutes to Midnight 9 Sound of Metal 9 Sunflowers (Exhibition) 8

Nomadland Oscar and Bafta winner for Best Film, Director and Actress.

Fri 21 May 13:30 & 20:15 Sat 22 May 16:45 & 19:45 Sun 23 May 16:45 & 19:45 Mon 24 May 13:30 & 16:45 Tue 25 May 13:30 & 16:45 Wed 24 May 16:45 Thu 25 May 19:45

Frances McDormand stars as Fern, a widow and former teacher in Empire, Nevada – a town wiped off the map by a factory closure – who is forced into piling some possessions into a tatty van and heading off, something she accepts with an absolute lack of self-pity. She roams an almost post-apocalyptic landscape finding temporary work here and there while learning how to survive from her fellow ‘nomads’. This is perhaps Mcdormand’s finest performance - keep in mind she has previously won Best Actress Oscars for her roles in ‘Fargo’ and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri’ - bringing extraordinary empathy to her character’s human need to find connections against a background of desolation. David Strathairn is the only other recognized actor in a cast primarily made up of non-actors, who bring a persistent feeling of honesty and drifting, perfectly capturing the subject matter of the film. Director Chloé Zhao surprised everyone with the quality of her film ‘The Rider’ (2017), giving a glimpse of her humanistic and understanding gaze, and after becoming only the second woman to win the Best Director Oscar, she surely has a big career ahead of her.

USA 2020 Chloé Zhao 107m

International Panorama: Italy

Cinema Paradiso

Fri 21 May 16:45 Sat 22 May 13:30

NEW 4K RESTORATION: A man returns to his hometown to attend the funeral of Alfredo the town’s projectionist and surrogate father to Salvatore. A piece of cinematic escapism that explores the very reasons we escape to the cinema.

Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (Agnese Nano) and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking. Sentimental is too often used pejoratively. ‘Cinema Paradiso’ is sentimental in that it conjures feelings of tenderness, sadness and nostalgia. In the hands of director Giuseppe Tornatore these emotions are front and centre as Salvatore recalls his childhood and adolescence. Of course it looks gorgeous and has a wistful soundtrack

by Ennio Morricone. But it’s the wonderful chemistry between Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) and the young Salvatore that tends to leave such an impression on all who see it. Bring tissues. (Subtitles) Italy 1988 Giuseppe Tornatore 124m 01243 786650

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The Human Voice

Wed 26 May 19:45 Thu 27 May 16:45

Almodóvar’s first work in the English language was shot over nine days in Madrid (July 2020) and premiered to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival.

Madness and melancholy intersect to thrilling effect as Almodóvar reimagines Jean Cocteau’s short play ‘The Human Voice’ for an era in which isolation has become a way of life. The film is just 30 minutes long, still, it’s not size that counts, but what you do with it. This is practically a one-hander, with Tilda Swinton playing an actress wandering her luxurious apartment and speaking through her AirPods to her lover the night before he leaves her to marry another woman. This is a sharp portrait of despair and loneliness and, indeed, madness and melancholy. The critically-acclaimed 30 minute film will be followed by a 45 minute entertaining and insightful recorded Q&A hosted by Mark Kermode, as Pedro and Tilda discuss the inspirations they drew on for the film, how it fits within the ‘Almodóvar oeuvre’, and what Pedro will be making next - including a great surprise for Tilda. Recorded under lockdown conditions, the discussion features visual references and clips to create a dynamic and interesting companion piece to the short film.

Spain 2020 Pedro Almodóvar 30 + 45m

Mank

Tue 25 May 19:45 Wed 26 May 13:30 Thu 27 May 13:30

A provocative, pointed and ruthlessly entertaining tale of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s tumultuous development of Orson Welles’ iconic masterpiece ‘Citizen Kane.’

Fincher’s first film since 2014’s ‘Gone Girl’ in which 1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of ‘Citizen Kane’ for Orson Welles. Citizen Kane never won the Best Picture Oscar and neither did Mank but if you have even a sliver of affection for Welles or Kane then this is must-see. Gary Oldman plays Mank, while Tom Burke is totally convincing as Welles. Charles Dance is William Randolph Hearst, the barely concealed subject of ‘Kane’ and Amanda Seyfried is Hearst’s girlfriend memorably lampooned in Welles’s film. Aaron Sorkin has pronounced the film as ‘freaky good’, which has to be worth something from the writer of ‘The Social Network’.

It is a film about power and regret, alcoholism and wasted talent, movies and love. It is also one of the best films of the last 12 months.

“Mank is a miracle.” (The Telegraph) USA 2021 David Fincher 131m

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PERFORMANCE

Sun 23 May 13:30 Mon 24 May 19:45

Teatro Real Madrid - 2015

Tickets £17.50 (Friends/Students £15.00)

La Traviata

After its initial rejection, Verdi’s unique opera, whose action unfolds in a contemporary setting, ‘La Traviata’, based on Alexandre Dumas’ The Lady of the Camellias, became one of the most acclaimed works of the composer.

This came about because of the universal values that are brought to light following the tragedy of a high-society courtesan (Ermonela Jaho) - another of those left in the wake of the history of opera - who renounces even life itself to protect the honour of her lover, demonstrating with her self-sacrifice a grandeur lacking in the hypocritical bourgeois society that abused and then rejected her. A story that brought Verdi legendary status through music with a profound sense of humanity and psychological portrayal of the characters and their feelings. Behind the outward show of luxury and frivolous pleasure, the “populous desert they call Paris” hides the stark cruelty of a social class for whom everything can be bought and sold.

With this backdrop of bitter transience, only Violetta stands as a classic heroine, whose sacrifice transcends love and death. These two themes that the opera revolves around are also brought to life by the staging of David McVicar, who, with his usual elegance, sets the drama in a world of romantic references while retaining an up-to-date perspective. Renato Palumbo conducts. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Alexandre Dumas’s play ‘La Dame aux camélias’. Opera in 3 acts, Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

122m including interval.

Judas and The Black Messiah

Fri 28 May 19:45 Wed 2 Jun 13:30

An electrifying and gripping political thriller dramatizing the infiltration of The Black Panther movement by a petty car thief strong-armed into spying for the FBI. William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) is persuaded to join the Panthers in exchange for charges against him being dropped.

Regarded as a perfect fit by the FBI, O’Neal is virtually free from political convictions yet as he rises through the Panthers’ ranks he begins to find his affiliations blurred as his sympathy for his target’s goals grows. His target is party leader Fred Hampton - a blistering Bafta & Oscar winning performance from Daniel Kaluuya. This is a film made with a sense of outrage; although the events occurred long ago, the ramifications that they led to are clearly still being felt in the US. Shaka King writes and directs and cleverly manages the rhythm between the most intimate, informative and revolutionary sequences. He has produced a scalding and memorable account of oppression and revolution.

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The Dig Featuring beautifully matched performances from Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan set against gorgeously filmed English countryside, The Dig yields a trove of period drama treasures.

Fri 28 May 16:45 Sat 29 May 13:30 & 19:45 Sun 30 May 17:00 Mon 31 May 13:30 Tue 1 Jun 13:30 Wed 2 Jun 16:45 Thu 3 Jun 13:30 & 19:45

In 1939, Suffolk landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires local self-taught archaeologist-excavator Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to tackle the large burial mounds at her rural estate in Sutton Hoo. The eve of war setting adds a melancholic chill to the glorious summery English landscape, much of it filmed near the original site. Edith and Basil’s relationship is fascinating and pleasingly not smudged by any romantic distractions. Fiennes described the script as ‘a story of kindred spirits’ that is ‘not clouded by love or romance’. Instead we have a moving meditation on friendship, history and mortality and in the steady hands of director Simon Stone, a pure cinematic pleasure.

UK 2021 Simon Stone 112m

Minari

Sat 29 May 16:45 Mon 31 May 16:45 A beautifully observed account of Tue 1 Jun 16:45 writer director Lee Isaac Chung’s up- Wed 2 Jun 19:45 bringing in rural Arkansas in the 1980s. Thu 3 Jun 16:45 A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, ‘Minari’ follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother - veteran actress Yuh-Jung Youn (Bafta & Oscar winner) is terrific as the feisty and funny matriarch. Child actor Alan Kim will make you fall in love with his honesty. ‘Minari’ is an American Dream story but with many layers under the surface which Chung handles with a deft naturalism and real affection for his characters. A moving, feelgood treat that will linger long after the credits roll.

USA 2020 Lee Isaac Chung 115m 6

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PERFORMANCE

Sun 30 May 12:00

NT Encore - 2018

Tickets £17.50 (Friends/Students £15.00)

King Lear

We are delighted to present the NT Encore of the Chichester Festival Theatre production of King Lear with Ian McKellen originally streamed from the West End. Chichester Festival Theatre’s production received five-star reviews for its sell-out run, and transfered to the West End for a limited season. Jonathan Munby directs this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear (an extraordinarily moving portrayal by McKellen) sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

240m including interval.

The Mauritanian

Fri 28 May 13:30 Sun 30 May 20:00 Tue 1 Jun 19:45

The inspiring true story of a prisoner’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Alone and afraid, Slahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Benedict Cumberbatch plays the morally conflicted prosecutor in this intriguing tale of conspiracy and skulduggery. Director Kevin Macdonald (‘The Last King of Scotland’) gives the film a creeping sense of claustrophobia all the while constructing a clever indictment against post 9/11 belligerence. The film is based on the NY Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi.

(Some subtitles) UK 2021 Kevin Macdonald 129m

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PERFORMANCE

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

Mon 31 May 19:45 Tickets £17.50 (Friends/Students £15.00)

Sadler’s Wells Ballet - 2020

Matthew Bourne’s gorgeous take on the film classic (winner of two Olivier Awards) is an enthralling tale of obsession, and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world.

Victoria Page lives to dance but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion. Matthew Bourne’s magical adaptation of the classic Powell and Pressburger film is set to the achingly romantic music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann. Filmed live at Sadler’s Wells in London especially for cinemas, and stars Ashley Shaw as Victoria Page, Adam Cooper as Boris Lermontov and Dominic North as Julian Craster. 97m - no interval.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Sat 5 Jun 16:45 Mon 7 Jun 19:45

This fantastic movie version of August Wilson’s story of the blues is a ferocious opera of passion and pain.

Chadwick Boseman gives a glorious performance in his final film role. He plays Levee, a horn player in Ma Rainey’s band.

Viola Davis is Ma Rainey, the legendary blues singer who is due to record an album. Levee has ambitions of his own as well as plans to make the lead track a crossover hit. Davis and Boseman are the immoveable object and irresistible force in human form in this contest of wills. The music is of course tremendous while the snappy dialogue explores themes of race, class and sex - and Boseman is unforgettable.

USA 2020 George C Wolfe 94m PERFORMANCE

Tue 8 Jun 19:45 Thu 10 Jun 13:30

Exhibition on Screen

Tickets £12.50 (Friends/Students £10.00)

Sunflowers

A unique opportunity to see, as never before, this series of spectacular paintings.

Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers are among his most famous works, and are some of the most iconic paintings in the world.

In an extraordinary exhibition, the Van Gogh Museum takes a new and revealing look at the five publicly-owned versions of sunflowers in a vase. The film goes beyond the surface to explore the many questions and mysteries that surround these works. Why, for example did Van Gogh choose the exotic sunflower or what was he trying to say with his works and how does that differ from version to version? The paintings are in such a delicate condition that there will never be a show with all five alongside one another ever again. Only in this film will you have a chance to see that on film. 90m - no interval.

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Sound of Metal Riz Ahmed gives a career-best performance in an astonishing drama about a heavy-metal drummer’s life thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.

Fri 4 Jun 19:45 Sat 5 Jun 19:45 Sun 6 Jun 16:45 Wed 9 Jun 13:30 Thu 10 Jun 16:45

Ahmed is Ruben Stone, drumming with singer-guitarist Lou (Olivia Cooke) when his hearing abruptly fails. Having ignored medical advice to avoid loud sounds, recovering addict Ruben is guided by his sponsor, Hector, to a retreat run by Joe, brilliantly played

by Paul Raci. Here, the possibility of a new life is offered. But will Ruben’s desperation to regain his hearing thwart future growth? This is neither a film about heavy metal nor about deafness. It’s about self-knowledge, hard choices and being able to learn and change, even when all of it seems impossible. Riz Ahmed’s performance is as hard-hitting as one of his drum solos. Fittingly the film is presented with open captions meaning deaf and hearing audiences can experience the film together.

USA 2021 Darius Marder 120m

Six Minutes to Midnight

Fri 4 Jun 13:30 Sun 6 Jun 19:45 Mon 7 Jun 13:30 Tue 8 Jun 16:45 Wed 9 Jun 16:45

Summer 1939, Thomas Miller (Eddie Izzard) has taken a last minute and controversial role teaching English to the daughters of high-ranking Nazis at a finishing school on the south coast of England.

Despite the storm clouds forming across Europe, the girls continue to learn deportment, Shakespeare, fitness and how to be a faithful member of Hitler’s League of German Girls. Under the watchful eye of their headmistress Miss Rocholl (Judi Dench), and her devout assistant Ilse Keller (Carla Juri), the girls practice their English and learn how to represent the ideal of German womanhood. With a new world war imminent and a fog of resentment surrounding their presence, youth’s summer is running out for the girls... for everyone. When the body of a former teacher is discovered, it triggers a sequence of deadly events where the girls and Miss Rocholl discover a world where loyalty is more important than truth. It also leaves Thomas running from the police with the threat of being hanged for murder. Can Thomas exonerate himself in time? And can he save the hearts and minds of his students from the grip of Hitler?

UK 2020 Andy Goddard 99m 01243 786650

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International Panorama: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Quo Vadis, Aida?

Sun 6 Jun 13:30 Wed 9 Jun 19:45

A profoundly moving story of the Srebrenica massacre seen through the eyes of a UN interpreter.

Aida (Jasna Kjuricic) is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that forces her into the untenable position of deciding between her obligation to those she loves and the role that has a wider impact. One of director Jasmila Zbanic’s smartest decisions is to regularly center Aida’s point of view exclusively, keeping us invested in her decisions and actions. ‘Žbanić has shaped the factual into an eloquent and conscientious picture that purrs along as suspensefully as any ticking-bomb thriller, using Ðuričić’s performance as its engine.’ (The New Statesman) (Subtitles) Bosnia and Herzegovena 2020 Jasmila Zbanic 101m

The Secret Garden

Fri 4 Jun 16:45 Sat 5 Jun 13:30 Mon 7 Jun 16:45 Tue 8 Jun 13:30 Thu 10 Jun 19:45

An enchanting and timeless adventure celebrating friendship, nature and the limitless power of childhood imagination, where an orphaned girl discovers a magical garden hidden at her strict uncle’s estate in Yorkshire.

Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx) is a prickly and unloved 10-yearold girl. When she is sent back to England to live with her uncle (Colin Firth) at Misselthwaite Manor, under the watchful eye of Mrs. Medlock (Julie Walters) Mary dreams of company. She begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst), and through her discovery of a wondrous garden, locked away and lost within the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor. While searching for Hector, the stray dog who had led Mary to the garden walls, she befriends local boy Dickon (Amir Wilson). Together, these three damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other as they delve deeper into the mysteries of the garden – a magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever.

UK 2019 Mark Munden 99m 10

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Mendes’ Movies

Sun 12 Jun 10:30

Auditorium Talk

Tickets £6.50 (Friends/Students £5.00)

Have you seen ‘1917’? Did it remind you of the versatility of the director and did it make you think back to other famous films he directed? Of course we are talking of Sam Mendes and we are offering you a chance to attend a talk giving you a close up and personal look at the fascinating director.

Sam Mendes exerts his influence on stage – think ‘Cabaret’, ‘Gypsy’ – but for Sir Samuel Mendes CBE, named in the Telegraph as one of the most powerful people in British culture, probably his greatest achievements are in film. He made his auspicious feature film debut with ‘American Beauty’, a dark satirical and ultimately revelatory vision of suburban discontent – a theme to be echoed later in his film ‘Revolutionary Road’ with Leonardo de Caprio and Kate Winslet, Sam’s then wife.

But he was not one to stick to the tried and tested as evidenced by ‘Road to Perdition’, ‘Jarhead’, and the Bond films – ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Spectre.’ With an Academy Award and two BAFTA best director awards, Sam definitely deserves a closer look. In this talk, we will look at of some of his best and lesser known films, with, of course, lots of clips.

Please join Rosemary Coxon, the Cinema’s Education Officer, for a fascinating ride through Mendes’ Movies. 135m Look out for Sam Mendes’ film ‘1917’ which screens at New Park on Sun 13 Jun 16:45 & Wed 16 Jun 13:30.

See the Film and attend the talk for £12.50 (Friends £9.50)

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Thu 12 to Sun 29 Aug 2021 plus Open Air Screenings on 6, 7 & 8 Aug at Priory Park

BECOME A FILM FESTIVAL PATRON You can become a Patron of the upcoming 29th Chichester International Film Festival, and support one of the most respected film events in the South. Your Patronage will allow us to keep our programme as innovative as ever. In return, you will get your name on a Patron Logo next to your film, both in the programme brochure and the website, plus a free ticket to your supported film/s.

Once you have signed up to become a Film Festival Patron, and our Festival Artistic Director Roger Gibson has finalized the programme, you will be sent a list of Festival Films for you to choose from.

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What’s On AWARDS 2021 Fri 21 May

13:30 Nomadland (12A) 107m 16:45 Cinema Paradiso (PG) 124m 20:15 Nomadland

Sat 22 May

13:30 Cinema Paradiso 16:45 Nomadland 19:45 Nomadland

Sun 23 May

13:30 La Traviata (Madrid) 122m inc interval 16:45 Nomadland 19:45 Nomadland

Mon 24 May

13:30 Nomadland 16:45 Nomadland 19:45 La Traviata (Madrid) 125m

Tue 25 May

13:30 Nomadland 16:45 Nomadland 19:45 Mank (12A) 131m

Wed 26 May

13:30 Mank 16:45 Nomadland 19:45 The Human Voice (15) 75m

Thu 27 May

Fri 28 May

13:30 The Mauritanian (15) 129m 16:45 The Dig (PG) 112m 19:45 Judas & the Black Messiah (15) 126m

Sat 29 May

13:30 The Dig 16:45 Minari (12A) 120m 19:45 The Dig

Sun 30 May

12:00 King Lear (NT Encore) 240m inc interval 17:00 The Dig 20:00 The Mauritanian

Mon 31 May

13:30 The Dig 16:45 Minari 19:45 Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes (Ballet) 105m

Tue 1 Jun

13:30 The Dig 16:45 Minari 19:45 The Mauritanian

Wed 2 Jun

13:30 Judas and the Black Messiah 16:45 The Dig 19:45 Minari

Thu 3 Jun

13:30 The Dig 16:45 Minari 19:45 The Dig

13:30 Mank 16:45 The Human Voice 19:45 Nomadland

La Traviata

Minari

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What’s On AWARDS 2021 Fri 4 Jun

13:30 Six Minutes to Midnight (12A) 99m 16:45 The Secret Garden (PG) 99m 19:45 Sound of Metal (15) 120m

Sat 5 Jun

13:30 The Secret Garden 16:45 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (15) 94m 19:45 Sound of Metal

Sun 6 Jun

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13:30 Sound of Metal 16:45 Six Minutes to Midnight 19:45 Quo Vadis, Aida?

Sun 12 Jun

13:30 Six Minutes to Midnight 16:45 The Secret Garden 19:45 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

SPRING 2021

Wed 9 Jun

13:30 Sunflowers (Exhibition on Screen) 16:45 Sound of Metal 19:45 The Secret Garden

Mon 7 Jun

Coming Soon

13:30 The Secret Garden 16:45 Six Minutes to Midnight 19:45 Sunflowers (Exhibition on Screen) 90m

Thu 10 Jun

13:30 Quo Vadis, Aida? (15) 101m 16:45 Sound of Metal 19:45 Six Minutes to Midnight

Cinema Paradiso

Tue 8 Jun

10:30 Mendes’ Movies (Auditorium Talk) 135m

Frida Kahlo

Six Minutes to Midnight

How We Have Prepared for Your Return CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK UNDER COVID-19 GUIDELINES We are so happy to have our treasured audience back at New Park.

Together with the New Park Centre, we have combined the guidelines from both the National Cinema and Community Centre Associations who have both worked with the Government to arrive at the safest conditions that allow us to go on screen.

Film bookings must be made in advance online or over the phone. No cash sales.

Face coverings to be used at all times in the Centre, including the Auditorium.

Please keep 2 metres apart and follow the one-way signage around the Centre.

Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the New Park Centre.

The Auditorium has been laid out to observe the national ‘1-metre plus mitigation’ rule.

We have reduced the screening numbers to allow more time in between films.

Extra Covid-19 specific cleaning will take place in between every screening.

Screens have been installed to protect our patrons, volunteers and staff.

Staff and volunteers have been given extra Covid-19 specific training.

Please take note of these extra guidelines: - Entrance into the building will be only via the Box Office foyer door.

- The Box Office will only be open for face-to-face transactions from 15:30 to 16:30 on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Please note that the Box Office will not be open at the start of each film. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

- Doors to the New Park Centre will open 15 minutes before each screening.

- Patrons will be guided directly into the auditorium.

- Refreshments will be available, but there will be no chairs or tables in the foyer or bar.

- All screenings will have approximately 10 minutes of trailers (there will be no ads).

- Once films start, there will be no latecomers allowed into the building.

- We ask all patrons to practice social distancing when leaving the auditorium.

- Exit will be only through the southern (Picture Palace) side of the building.

- Toilets will be accessible on a ‘one in, one out’ arrangement.

- Please note that visors on their own are not considered acceptable face coverings.

- Please call Box Office before booking if you cannot wear a mask for medical reasons.

We thank you for your understanding and patience.

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21 May - 10 Jun

The Magic of Cinema at New Park CHICHESTER CINEMA AT NEW PARK New Park Rd, Chichester, PO19 7XY Cinema Director & Programmer: Walter Francisco Artistic Consultant/President: Roger Gibson Registered Charity: 1099780

TICKET PRICES Full Price: £9.00 Senior Citizens (1st screening day): £8.00 Friends of the Cinema: £7.50 Late Films (8pm Start or later): £7.50 Under 25’s: £5.50 Unemployed: £5.50 Children Under 15: £3.50 Tickets MUST be booked in advance online or over the telephone.

SOCIALLY DISTANCED SEATING PLAN Please note our new Seating Plan in the diagram to the left which will be in operation until social distancing guidelines are relaxed.

Green seats are available whilst the black seats are not, and will be marked as unavailable in the auditorium. If your are a single patron, please choose an available single seat.

The wheelchair seat has been moved from E5&6 to D5&6.

For full details on all of the changes we have implemented from this season, please see age 12 of this brochure.

It is our intention to make Chichester Cinema at New Park the safest it can possibly be for our patrons, volunteers and staff.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TICKETS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE Box Office Hours: In Person - 15:30 to 16:30 Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays.

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