Summer 2023 Programme Season Brochure

WELCOME

A Summer of big, big films is in store. From the latest Wes Anderson art piece; through the new Indiana Jones adventure; and Tom Cruise’s latest heart-stopping mission; ending with Christopher Nolan’s eagerly awaited biopic on one of the most influential people of the 20th Century. All this supported with UK and world cinema, quality documentaries, spectacular Performance events, and eye-opening illustrated film talks. We are delighted to also announce the 31ST CHICHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL , which will be Roger Gibson’s last as Artistic Director. For that reason alone, this year’s edition is sure to be an epic festival and will include strands on Hugh Bonneville (who will be a guest), Cate Blanchett, Jean Luc Godard, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Silent Cinema, and a special section on Roger’s favourite films of all time... and he has seen a few!

Why not support this outstanding nationally renowned Film Festival - the best on the south coastby becoming either a:

FESTIVAL PATRON - where you can support the whole event by pledging £475 (or more!!!).

FILM PARTNER - for those wishing to support individual film screenings (£150 each film or 3 films for £375).

Lots of treats are in store for our supporters, including early viewing of the Festival programme, free film tickets, and a Festival launch event at Brasserie Blanc with yummy pastries… what more temptation would anyone need?

Simply get in touch with me at walter@chichestercinema.org to pledge your support.

31ST CHICHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

See centre pages for Film Festival information, including details on the Open Air Screenings.

See you at the cinema

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SUBTITLED SCREENING FOR THE HARD OF HEARING

These are screenings complete with subtitles for those with hearing difficulties. Anyone is welcome to attend these screenings.

SOCIALLY DISTANCED SCREENING

Screenings where pairs of seats are separated throughout the auditorium to allow for social distancing between customers.

FRI 16 JUN 18:00

SUN 18 JUN 18:15

MON 19 JUN 15:45

TUE 20 JUN 15:45 & 20:00

WED 21 JUN 13:15

THU 22 JUN 13:00

BOOKING REF

THE LAUREATE

A married couple on the brink of disillusion allows a stranger to live with them in their idyllic cottage. Will this stranger push their fragile state over the edge?

Robert Graves is the poet traumatised and creatively blocked by his experiences in the great war, Nancy Nicholson is his forwardthinking feminist wife, and Laura Riding is the charismatic American writer who comes to live with them in a scandalous menage. Movies about poets are always in danger of being precious, but here the preciousness is offset by a certain combination of eroticism and eeriness, particularly in regard to Riding herself who is not just the disrupter and life-force inspiration that everyone needed, but is also a predator and parasite. Brilliantly entertaining melodrama with bags of jazz age decadence and erotic undertones.

UK 2021 WILLIAM NUNEZ 104M

FRI 16 JUN 15:45

SUN 18 JUN 12:15

TUE 20 JUN 18:00

WED 21 JUN 20:15

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MAD ABOUT THE BOY – THE NOËL COWARD STORY

Noël Coward grew up in poverty and left school when he was only nine years old. He was queer in a very straight world. And yet by the age of 30, he was the highest paid writer in the world, and a star on the Broadway stage. He wrote, directed and acted in some of the finest plays and movies of all time, including ‘Private Lives’, ‘Blithe Spirit’, ‘Brief Encounter’ and ‘In Which We Serve’. He also became a world-renowned songwriter and performer of whom Frank Sinatra said, “If you want to hear how a song should be sung, go see Mr Noël Coward”. And if that wasn’t enough, he was also a spy during the Second World War! Featuring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Harold Pinter, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Michael Caine and Lucille Ball.

UK 2023 BARNABY THOMPSON 92M

FRI 16 JUN 20:15

TUE 20 JUN 13:15

WED 21 JUN 18:00

THU 22 JUN 15:15 & 20:00

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MASTER GARDENER

A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager. His past life catches up with him with the arrival of an apprentice.

Things between employer and gardener get tense when Norma (Sigourney Weaver) asks Narvel (Joel Edgerton) to take on her young grand-niece, Maya, as an apprentice. Maya does well in the job and when she starts getting threatened by a drug gang in her tough neighbourhood, Narvel’s own secret past in crime rises to the surface as he sets out to protect her. “Gardening is a belief in the future”, Narvel preaches, but it’s the character’s shocking past that forms the beating heart of this edgy drama from writer-director Paul Schrader. Weaver’s crackling grande dame imperiousness adds another layer of brilliance.

USA 2023 PAUL SCHRADER 107M

THE LIFE OF PI

NT LIVE

SAT 17 JUN 13:00

TICKETS £18.50

BOOKING REF

Puppetry, magic and storytelling combine in a unique, Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of the best-selling novel. After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy named Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors - a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. Filmed live in London’s West End and featuring state-of-the-art visuals, the epic journey of endurance and hope is bought to life in a breathtaking new way for cinema screens. This is a visually stunning adaptation of Yann Martel’s whimsical bestseller, with puppetry work in the ‘War Horse’ style, a vibrantly realised menagerie of beasts whose every breath is immaculately choreographed.

150M INC INTERVAL

Celebrate Pride month this June with our season of four LGBTQIA+ themed films! From heart-warming period romance to thought-provoking dramas, our selection highlights the diversity and richness of queer stories. Join us as we showcase the power of love, identity, and self-expression on the big screen.

THU 22 JUN 18:00

TICKETS £6.50

BOOKING REF

A HISTORY OF BRITISH QUEER CINEMA

A century of British film focusing on LGBTQ+ lives on screen from the silent era to the present day, illustrated by a range of clips. To complement Chichester Pride, Pride Month and our four LGBTQ+ films, this talk looks at the development of British queer cinema over more than a hundred years. At a time when British queer filmmaking is once again flourishing, with the recent success of ‘Blue Jean’ (2022) and the upcoming ‘Femme’ (2023), now is a great time to look back at British queer cinema pioneers such as Derek Jarman, Pratibha Parmar and the late Ron Peck. From pioneering classics such as ‘Victim’ (1961) and ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (1985) to more recent gems such as ‘Stud Life’ (2012) and ‘Ammonite’ (2020), this talk explores the incredibly rich history of queer filmmaking in the UK. Alex Davidson is a cinema curator at the Barbican and a former curator for the BFI National Archive. He has written for a variety of film publications, both at the BFI and beyond, and given cinema talks and presentations across the UK. His specialism is queer cinema and television.

100M INC Q&A

SAT 17 JUN 20:30

WED 21 JUN 15:45

BOOKING REF

THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

A surprisingly tender and thoughtful road movie with some outstanding performances - particularly from Terrence Stamp - as a group of drag performers take a road trip. When drag queen Anthony (Hugo Weaving) agrees to take his act on the road, he invites fellow cross-dresser Adam (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) to come along. In their colourful bus, named Priscilla, the three performers travel across the Australian desert performing for enthusiastic crowds and homophobic locals. But when the other two performers learn the truth about why Anthony took the job, it threatens their act and their friendship. It’s a tremendous film that was ahead of its time on LGBT issues. Funny and compassionate, silly and sweet.

PRIDE

During the Miners’ strike two seemingly contrasting communities come together to form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership. Based on the extraordinary and uplifting true story. Set in the summer of 1984 - Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support. This film moves effortlessly from some pretty intense dramatic moments to hilarious scenes showcasing the contrasting lifestyles of the gay and straight worlds to some vignettes of incredible poignancy. This is truly a joyful experience.

UK 2014 MATTHEW WARCHUS 119M

EXHIBITION

JUL 13:15 & THU 27 JUL 17:45

PG32

TICKETS £15

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SUMMER CONCERT: BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER

Conductor Zubin Mehta and pianist Yefim Bronfman reunite this Summer in Berlin for a wonderful evening of Bartók and Tchaikovsky. Mehta and Bronfman have been artistic companions for many years - Mehta was on the podium when Bronfman made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 1983. During this programme, we will hear the two musicians in Béla Bartók’s highly virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 2, which alternates between percussive force and refinement - an ideal work for Yefim Bronfman’s vigorous, soulful playing. Zubin Mehta also conducts Peter Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Fourth Symphony, which reveals the composer’s suffering to the world but also celebrates the joys of life at the close.

135M INC INTERVAL

SAT 17 JUN 18:00

TUE 13 JUN 19:15 (LIVE)

SUN 18 JUN 14:15 (ENCORE)

TICKETS £18.50 BOOKING

IL TROVATORE

THE ROYAL OPERA

Adele Thomas’s energetic staging sets Verdi’s tale in a Hieronymus Bosch-inspired universe of medieval superstition. On the podium, Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi’s dramatic score, in the last event of this outstanding 2022/2023 season from the Royal Opera House. Passions run high as Manrico and the Count di Luna compete for the affections of Leonora. Little do they know, Manrico’s mother Azucena has been keeping a terrible secret for decades. Soon a curse from the past will rise up from the ashes with devastating implications for them all. The dramatic score features the famous ‘Anvil chorus.’ Cast: TBC (Leonora), Yusif Eyvazov (Manrico), Ludovic Tézier (Count di Luna), Jamie Barton (Azucena), Roberto Tagliavini (Ferrando). Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

200M APPROX INC 2 INTERVALS

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distinctive development of 6 purpose built apartments in the historic village of Fishbourne, near Chichester

WES ANDERSON’S WHIMSICAL WORLD

Embark on a whimsical cinematic journey with our Wes Anderson film season! From the heartfelt charm of ‘Rushmore’ to the enchanting tale of young love in ‘Moonrise Kingdom’, and the witty storytelling of ‘The French Dispatch’, we celebrate the visionary director’s captivating style. Join us for a special talk, ‘Journey to the Stars’, where we delve into Anderson’s imaginative universe, featuring insightful discussions and delightful video clips from his films. A must-see experience for cinephiles of all ages!

SPECIAL OFFER BUY 2 WES FILMS ADD THE TALK FOR FREE (SAVE £6.50)

RUSHMORE

The dazzling second feature film from Wes Anderson is equal parts coming-of-age story, French New Wave homage, and screwball comedy.

When a beautiful first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max (Jason Schwartzman), who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father (Bill Murray) of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated. A true original: a film that stands apart from the crowd.

USA 1998 WES ANDERSON 93M

MOONRISE KINGDOM

Wes Anderson is bang on form in this sprightly tale about two unpopular kids who fall in love and run away.

The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year- olds Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes. It’s an adventure, a love story and a profoundly touching discourse on the needs of troubled children.

USA 2012 WES ANDERSON 94M

SAT 17 JUN 15:45

MON 19 JUN 20:00

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SAT 24 JUN 15:30

MON 26 JUN 18:00

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SEE PG18 FOR ANDERSON’S 2021 ‘THE FRENCH DISPATCH’, HIS BRAND-NEW EAGERLY AWAITED FILM, ‘ASTEROID CITY’, AND AN ILLUSTRATED TALK ON ALL THINGS WES.

FRI 23 JUN 18:00

SAT 24 JUN 13:15 & 17:30

SUN 25 JUN 20:15

MON 26 JUN 13:45 & 20:00

TUE 27 JUN 13:15 & 18:00

WED 28 JUN 13:30 & 16:00

THU 29 JUN 18:00 & 20:15

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CHEVALIER

The story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, often crudely referred to as ‘Black Mozart’, is finally given the spotlight it deserves in this rousing new historical drama. The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr. in a tour de force performance) rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton) and her court. The violin duel with Mozart is particularly exhilarating, if not historically accurate. Bologne seems to have been erased from history, but this superbly enjoyable film puts him firmly back in the musical landscape.

USA 2022 STEPHEN WILLIAMS 108M

FRI 23 JUN 20:15

SUN 25 JUN 17:45

TUE 27 JUN 15:30

THU 29 JUN 13:00

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: JAPAN SUZUME

With terrific animation and a story that’ll make you laugh and move you to tears, ‘Suzume’ is anime that viewers of almost any age can enjoy.

‘Suzume’ tells the tale of how high schooler Suzume Iwato discovers the secret, mystical causes behind the earthquakes that plague Japan and becomes wrapped up in an epic race to save her country from an impending tectonic cataclysm. What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly drawn by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob. This is a visually stunning piece of popular anime. Director Makoto Shinkai continues to add to his legacy alongside ‘Your Name’ and ‘Weathering with You’. (Subtitles)

JAPAN 2022 MAKOTO SHINKAI 122M

FRI 23 JUN 15:45

SUN 25 JUN 12:15

TUE 27 JUN 20:15

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A CRACK IN THE MOUNTAIN

Hang Son Doong is the world’s largest cave discovered in Vietnam in 1990. This magnificent documentary reveals the beauty of the cave as well as the tensions brought by fame and tourism.

Hang Son Doong translates as ‘mountain river cave’ is so large it could fit an entire New York block inside, including skyscrapers. Since its discovery it has been at the centre of controversial schemes to develop it as a tourist destination. This film examines the conflicting themes of exploration, environmental conservation and sustainability and the perils of operating as an activist in a country where freedom of speech is severely curtailed. Beautifully shot and scored, this is a powerful exposé about how good and bad intentions can ultimately lead to one of the world’s greatest natural wonders being exploited for money.

HONG KONG 2022 ALASTAIR EVANS 100M

THE OTHER FELLOW

FRI 23 JUN 13:45

MON 26 JUN 16:00

WED 28 JUN 18:30

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A fascinating documentary exploring the impact of sharing a name with one of the most famous fictional characters of our times - James Bond.

When author Ian Fleming needs a name for his suave, sophisticated secret agent, he steals one from an unaware birdwatcher and creates a pop-culture phenomenon about the ultimate fictional alpha-male. Seventy years after the publication of the first Bond novel and as all eyes turn to who could be the seventh 007, Australian filmmaker Matthew Bauer is on a global mission to discover the lasting, contrasting and very personal impacts of sharing such an identity with James Bond. This documentary probes larger questions of identity and privacy, throwing in a haunting tale of domestic abuse in its final act. We emerge by the end both shaken and stirred.

UK 2022 MATTHEW BAUER 80M

WED 28 JUN 20:30

SUN 2 JUL 15:00

TICKETS £18.50

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MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY

‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty’ returns to the big screen as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. Now established as a firm favourite in the New Adventures repertoire, this ‘utterly brilliant’ award-winning production has enchanted audiences throughout the UK and across the globe. Enter a wondrous world of magical fairies and vampires, where the timeless tale of good vs evil is turned upside down, creating a supernatural love story that even the passage of time itself cannot hinder. Will Princess Aurora ever find her true love again? With an unforgettable score, sumptuous sets and costumes, evocative lighting and masterly storytelling, the beloved fairy tale is brought to life by the uniquely talented New Adventures company.

110M (NO INTERVAL)

SUN 25 JUN 14:30

TICKETS £17.50

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GOOD NT LIVE

David Tennant is riveting, witty and intensely human in this play by C.P. Taylor and directed by Dominic Cooke. Tennant (‘Doctor Who’) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays. As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences. Olivier Award-winner Dominic Cooke (‘Follies’) directs C.P. Taylor’s timely tale, with a cast that also features Elliot Levey (‘Coriolanus’) and Sharon Small (‘The Bay’). Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.

160M INC INTERVAL

FRI 30 JUN 16:00

MON 3 JUL 12:45

THU 6 JUL 20:15

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: FINLAND SISU

A grizzled loner discovers a huge vein of gold in Lapland only to be tormented by a platoon of retreating Nazis. Cue 90 minutes of glorious blood-splattered mayhem.

When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. Should you want to spend 90 minutes watching Nazis get shot, stabbed, gutted, blown up, run over, and beaten with a variety of inanimate objects, in the most violent and gory manner possible, this war movie is the answer to your pulp-cinema prayers. A Tarantino knock-off with its violent action seen through a blackly comedic lens.

FINLAND 2022 JALMARI HELANDER 91M

WAR PONY

FRI 30 JUN 13:30

TUE 4 JUL 20:15

WED 5 JUL 18:00

THU 6 JUL 15:30

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The tenderness, wisdom and instinct to survive of two teenage males is beautifully observed in actor-turned-director Riley Keough’s debut feature.

The interlocking stories of 12-year-old Matho and the older Bill both from the Lakota (Sioux) community. Both characters share a flair for entrepreneurship. Matho wants approval from his father, which leads to a series of impulsive decisions, while Bill tries to hustle his way to the ‘American Dream’. The drama plays out at a slow and steady pace, designed to get viewers invested in both characters’ plights. Yet there is in their lives something genuinely uplifting and heroic. They want to give love and they have an untrained aptitude for it - but they are both let down. A moving experiment in collective narrative filmmaking, and an example of how stories can honour instead of exploit.

USA 2022 RILEY KEOUGH / GINA GAMMELL 115M

FRI 30 JUN 20:15

SUN 2 JUL 17:15

MON 3 JUL 17:00

THU 6 JUL 13:30

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HYPNOTIC

An Austin cop finds a clue to his daughter’s disappearance at the scene of a reality-defying bank robbery. A mind-bending thriller with dashes of ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Inception’.

Minnie (Hala Finley) is abducted and the perpetrator is caught, but her body is never found. Determined to find his missing daughter, Austin detective Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) finds himself spiralling down a rabbit hole investigating a series of realitybending crimes where he will ultimately call into question his most basic assumptions about everything and everyone in his world. The villains of the piece are hypnotics who are able to bend people to their will, often with terrible results. ‘Hypnotic’ is a slick, brisk and surprisingly inventive thriller that showcases Affleck’s action chops and director Robert Rodriguez’s B-movie affinity.

USA 2023 ROBERT RODRIGUEZ 92M

SAT 1 JUL 13:30

SUN 2 JUL 19:30

WED 5 JUL 15:45

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CLASSICS RESTORED & REISSUED HAIRSPRAY

‘Hairspray’ is perhaps John Waters’ most accessible film, and as such, it’s a gently subversive slice of retro hilarity.

Divine, Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono and Debbie Harry star in this musical comedy set in 1960s Baltimore. Overweight teenager Tracy Turnblad’s (Lake) dreams come true when she becomes the newest star on a television dance programme. She is soon the most popular dancer and finds herself the focus of some dirty tricks at the hands of rival Amber Von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick) and her pushy parents. Waters tones down his usual excesses, but his mischievous black sense of humour is still very much to the fore in this affectionate salute to Z-grade teen movies.

USA 1988 JOHN WATERS 92M

FRI 30 JUN 11:00

(FEEL GOOD FRIDAY) & 18:00

SAT 1 JUL 20:30

SUN 2 JUL 12:30

MON 3 JUL 14:45

TUE 4 JUL 15:30

WED 5 JUL 20:30

THU 6 JUL 18:00

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GREATEST DAYS

‘Greatest Days’ is a screen adaption of the West End musical (previously called) ‘The Band’ also known as ‘The Take That Musical’.

The film follows five best friends who have the night of their lives seeing their favourite boy band in concert. Twenty-five years later their lives have changed in many ways as they reunite for one more epic show by their beloved band, to relight their friendship and discover that maybe their greatest days are ahead of them.

Directed by Coky Giedroyc and written by ‘Calendar Girls’ Tim Firth, ‘Greatest Days’ stars ‘This Way Up’ writer-actor Aisling Bea and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Jayde Adams. It features memorable Take That songs such as ‘Patience’, ‘Back for Good’, ‘A Million Love Songs’, ‘Shine’, ‘Relight My Fire’ and ‘Could It Be Magic’. UK 2023 COKY GIEDROYC 112M

SAT 1 JUL 18:00

TUE 4 JUL 13:15

WED 5 JUL 13:30

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: ITALY AMANDA

A wealthy young woman, friendless and lost after studying abroad, sets about recovering an old friendship she thinks she once had.

Amanda (Benedetta Porcaroli) has finished an unsatisfying period in Paris studying and returned to her wealthy family home in Italy, the scene of a near-drowning childhood accident in the swimming pool and the base for her extended dysfunctional clan. Like someone awakening from a dream, Amanda realises she has no boyfriend, no job and no friends. So when her mother (Monica Nappo) tells her that she once played as a little kid with a local girl called Rebecca, the daughter of her mother’s friend (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), Amanda sets out with fanatical determination to re-befriend this now adult woman. A refreshingly unconventional and acidic deadpan comic portrait of an offbeat female friendship.

ITALY / FRANCE 2022 CAROLINA CAVALLI 93M

ZIGGY STARDUST: THE GLOBAL PREMIERE

Fifty years on from Bowie’s last performance as Ziggy Stardust, his celebrated alter-ego returns to the stage of the Hammersmith Apollo (then Odeon) and cinemas worldwide.

July 3, 1973 - David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most celebrated alter-ego, in front of 5,000 disbelieving fans onstage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. 50 years to that day, Ziggy will return to that same stage for one night only. July 3, 2023 - The Eventim Apollo Hammersmith (formerly the Odeon) will host the global premiere of the newly restored version of ‘Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture’. The movie screening will be preceded by Bowie’s fans and friends live in conversation from the Apollo, who will address the original show’s legacy and Ziggy’s pangenerational resonance. This is the closest audiences will come to being there on that fateful night 50 years ago.

UK 1979 D.A. PENNEBAKER 55M + 102M

BEST OF ENEMIES

NT LIVE

David Harewood (‘Homeland’) and Zachary Quinto (‘Star Trek’) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (‘Sherwood’) multiple award-winning new drama.

In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation. As beliefs are challenged and slurs slung, a new frontier in American politics is opening and television news is about to be transformed forever. Jeremy Herrin (‘All My Sons’) directs this blistering political thriller, filmed live in London’s West End. ‘Best of Enemies’ is filmed live at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End.

165M INC INTERVAL

SUN 9 JUL 15:00

TICKETS £18.50

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MON 3 JUL 19:00

TICKETS £15

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SAT 1 JUL 15:30

TUE 4 JUL 18:00

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THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Wes Anderson’s three-story anthology featuring a student protest, an insane artist and a heist thriller - plus an absolutely stellar cast.

The title is also the name of a fictitious magazine that’s explicitly modelled on ‘The New Yorker’ and some of its classic journalistic stars. This is in fact a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in ‘The French Dispatch Magazine’. It boasts playful breaking of the dramatic frame with reflexive gestures and conspicuous stagecraft, its aphoristic and whiz-bang dialogue, and the range of its performances, which veer in a heartbeat from the outlandishly facetious to the painfully candid. Marvellous from minute to minute, and an Anderson film that was missed by many due to the Covid pandemic.

USA/GERMANY 2021 WES ANDERSON 107M

SAT 1 JULY 10:30

– IN THE AUDITORIUM

TICKETS £6.50

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JOURNEY TO THE STARS:

EXPLORING WES ANDERSON’S CINEMATIC UNIVERSE FROM ‘BOTTLE ROCKET’ TO ‘ASTEROID CITY’

With the release of his latest film ‘Asteroid City’ and a season of his earlier films running through June and July, join us for this talk on a filmmaker whose distinctive style renders his work instantly recognisable.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Wes Anderson, a visionary filmmaker celebrated for his mesmerising aesthetics and compelling storytelling. Join us for a captivating talk by Ellen Cheshire that will showcase Anderson’s distinctive visual style, from meticulously crafted sets to vibrant colour palettes and symmetrical compositions. Explore the offbeat narratives and endearing characters that inhabit his films from ‘Bottle Rocket’ to ‘Asteroid City’, revealing profound themes of love, family and nostalgia beneath their quirky surfaces. Gain insights into Anderson’s thorough attention to detail, his collaborations with talented actors, and his curated soundtracks that add an extra layer of magic to his works.

Whether you’re a devoted fan or new to his films, this talk will inspire and ignite your imagination, highlighting the limitless possibilities of storytelling on the silver screen. Prepare to be transported into a whimsical universe that will linger in your heart long after the talk concludes.

100M INC Q&A

SPECIAL OFFER BUY 2 WES FILMS ADD THE TALK FOR FREE (SAVE £6.50)

FRI 7 JUL 13:30 & 18:15

SAT 8 JUL 15:30 & 20:00

SUN 9 JUL 12:45 & 18:00

MON 10 JUL 15:45 & 20:00

TUE 11 JUL 13:30 & 18:00

WED 12 JUL 15:45 & 20:15

THU 13 JUL 13:45 & 18:00

ASTEROID CITY

FRI 14 JUL 18:00

SAT 15 JUL 20:30

SUN 16 JUL 12:30

MON 17 JUL 20:15

TUE 18 JUL 18:00

WED 19 JUL 12:45

THU 20 JUL 20:00

Wes Anderson dips a toe into the world of kitsch 50s. With an incredible cast and beautiful pastel colours, this looks to become one of Anderson’s most dazzling, rich and playfully self-reflexive films to date.

Set in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organised to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by worldchanging events including atom bomb testing taking place just kilometres from the convention. Anderson taps into the paranoia of the time, with the government and military involved in the reliably madcap proceedings. Yet he also captures the nation’s aspirations and inventiveness through the teenagers at the convention. “There is so much fun to be had and such delight be taken from this film. Though it seems as light as a soufflé, this is more substantial fare than Anderson has been dishing out recently. It merits second, and possibly third, helpings.” Evening Standard.

The outstanding cast includes many of Wes Anderson’s trusted favourites including Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Jeff Goldblum, Bryan Cranston, Willem Defoe and Edward Norton, joined by Anderson debutants Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie, Steve Carrel and Matt Dillon. A sure sign that this is the one current director that all actors are clamouring to work with. Prepare to be charmed as only Wes Anderson can. USA 2023 Wes Anderson 104m

SEE PG10 FOR ANDERSON’S 1998 CULT CLASSIC ‘RUSHMORE’ AND ONE OF HIS MOST BELOVED FILMS, ‘MOONRISE KINGDOM.’

FRI 7 JUL 20:30

SAT 8 JUL 18:00

MON 10 JUL 13:45

TUE 11 JUL 20:15

WED 12 JUL 13:45

THU 13 JUL 16:00

BOOKING REF

REALITY

Using the transcript of the arrest of whistleblower Reality Winner, Tina Satter’s superb piece of verbatim cinema asks questions about how power is wielded in real life.

A former American intelligence specialist was given the longest sentence for the unauthorized release of government information to the media about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections via an email operation. The transcript of an audio recording of the FBI officers’ arrest and questioning of Winner became public; now Satter has used it, to the letter, as the basis of a movie. It shows us the moment-by-moment situation as Winner, superbly played by Sydney Sweeney, is politely confronted outside her house by the two federal agents. Reality can be stranger than fiction, but ‘Reality’ fuses the two to become stranger, and more riveting, still.

USA 2023 TINA SATTER 83M

FRI 7 JUL 16:00

THU 13 JUL 20:15

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INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: CHILE MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY MI PAÍS IMAGINARIO

One day, without warning, a revolution exploded. It was the event that master documentarian Patricio Guzmán had been waiting for all his life: a million and a half people in the streets of Santiago, Chile. The people demanded justice, education, health care, and a new constitution to replace the strident rules imposed on the country during the Pinochet military dictatorship. Urgent and inspired, the documentary features harrowing front-line protest footage and interviews with dynamic activist leaders and powerfully connects Chile’s complex, bloody history to contemporary revolutionary social movements and the election of a new president. With unassuming, generous elegance, the Chilean documentary master finds hope and political optimism in his homeland’s 2019 protest movement.

CHILE / FRANCE PATRICIO GUZMÁN 83M

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> Open Air Screenings at Priory Park

ASTEROID CITY

Sat 5 Aug

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

ON SALE NOW Open Airs

Fri 4 Aug

ELEMENTAL (Pixar)

Sun 6 Aug

Roger Gibson’s Final Film Festival as Artistic Director

SAT 8 JUL 13:30

MON 10 JUL 18:00

TICKETS £12.50

THE ARTIST’S GARDEN: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN

Following the smash hit ‘Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition’ we bring back two of the best Exhibition on Screen films of the last few years. This is based on the hugely popular exhibition ‘The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement’ from the Florence Griswold Museum in Connecticut, widely considered a home of American Impressionism. American Impressionism took its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet but followed its own path that over a thirty-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about a much-loved artistic movement. The story of American Impressionism is closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. Travelling to studios, gardens and treasured locations throughout the Eastern United States, UK and France, this mesmerising film is a feast for the eyes. UK 2017 PHIL GRABSKY 90M

FRI 14 JUL 13:15

MON 17 JUL 18:00

TUE 18 JUL 15:45

THU 20 JUL 13:15

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY

Harold Fry is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the sidelines, until he goes to post a letter one day... and just keeps walking. Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton star.

Harold (Broadbent) discovers that a former friend and colleague of twenty years ago, Queenie Hennessy, has cancer and is in a hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed. The doctors say there is nothing to be done for her. Instead of posting his feeble letter of condolence, Harold instead embarks on a 600-mile walk from Devon to Berwickupon-Tweed, believing that in some way his journey will help his friend to live. “Tell her I’m going to keep walking and she must keep living”, he says to the operator before embarking on his journey. Based on the 2013 Booker long-listed novel by Rachel Joyce, this is sentimental but not cloying and will no doubt have you rummaging for your tissues. Back after sell-out screenings in May.

UK 2023 HETTIE MACDONALD 108M

FRI 14 JUL 15:45

SUN 16 JUL 18:00

TUE 18 JUL 20:15

BOOKING REF

STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.

Incorporating documentary, archival and scripted elements, we follow Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words - the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss, will unspool alongside his never-before-seen private journey, including the years that followed his diagnosis, at 29, with Parkinson’s disease. Poignant and profound, this documentary explores what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease. With a mix of adventure and romance, comedy and drama, watching the film will feel like... well, like a Michael J. Fox movie.

USA 2023 DAVIS GUGGENHEIM 95M

HELLO, BOOKSTORE

SAT 15 JUL 13:45

MON 17 JUL 16:00

THU 20 JUL 18:00

BOOKING REF

In the shadow of the pandemic, a small town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore.

A landmark in Lenox, Massachusetts, The Bookstore is a magical, beatnik gem. Ever since 1976, it has been owned and operated by Matt Tannenbaum, a tall, solicitous, eccentric, engagingly garrulous lover of stories and words and literature who ritually answers the phone with a jaunty nerdish “Hello, bookstore!” Tannenbaum’s fondness for his store and its wares is a beautiful thing to behold, even at its most vulnerable. This intimate portrait of The Bookstore and the family at its heart offers a journey through good times, hard times, and the stories hidden on the shelves. Lovers of books, and especially bookstores, will be swept away by this real-life survival story.

USA 2023 A.B. ZAX 86M

MEDUSA DELUXE

A fun and extravagant murder mystery that shines a light on the beauty of hairdressing whilst leaving audiences guessing in this quick-witted whodunit.

This comedic murder mystery filmed in one-shot, surrounds a group of hairdressers at a regional hairdressing competition. Their work comes to a grinding halt after the discovery that the rumoured frontrunner has been killed - from here this fun film unfolds into a story of detective work, rivalry and artistic obsession. Visually stunning with skilful editing and cinematography, these two crafts complement each other perfectly here, with the most impressive being the way it looks due to the cinematography work of Director of Photography Robbie Ryan - Oscar nominated for ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Fish Tank’. ‘Medusa Deluxe’ leaves audiences guessing until the very end about not only who committed the crime but how exactly Hardiman was able to pull off such a visually delightful feature debut. USA 2023 PETER ATENCIO 101M

OKLAHOMA! STARRING HUGH JACKMAN

NT LIVE

Oh, what a beautiful day! This July, the magic and energy of live theatre is coming to cinemas around the globe with the National Theatre’s acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’.

Starring then-newcomer Hugh Jackman (‘Les Misérables’, ‘The Greatest Showman’) as Curly, alongside Maureen Lipman, Josefina Gabrielle and Shuler Hensley, this riveting stage production was filmed during its record- breaking 1998 run in London. Directed by theatre legend Trevor Nunn (‘CATS’, ‘Les Misérables’) with new choreography by Susan Stroman, ‘Oklahoma!’ features some of musical theatre’s most delightfully hummable songs, including ‘Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, ‘The Surrey with the Fringe on Top’ and the joyous title tune, ‘Oklahoma’. Now one of the most beloved musicals ever to grace the stage is coming to the big screen 80 years after it first premiered on Broadway. Grab your friends and ride your surrey to a cinema near you!

192M INC INTERVAL

CARMEN

FRI 14 JUL 20:15

SAT 15 JUL 18:00

TUE 18 JUL 13:15

WED 19 JUL 15:00

BOOKING REF

Benjamin Millepied’s complete reimagining of ‘Carmen’ tells a story through an experimental dreamscape featuring an original score and songs.

This is a gritty modern-day tale, with a majestic score by Nicholas Britell, and dream-like dance sequences that evoke magic realism. The story follows a young and fiercely independent woman who is forced to flee her home in the Mexican desert following the brutal murder of her mother. She heads for Los Angeles where her mother’s best friend owns a nightclub. Loosely based on Georges Bizet’s eponymous opera, this film revels in stylistic excesses that are always creative and often exhilarating. You’ll see lots of movies in 2023, and you’ll forget most of them. But ‘Carmen’ is so sincerely passionate and peculiar that you’re bound to remember it.

AUSTRALIA / FRANCE 2022 BENJAMIN MILLEPIED 116M

SAT 15 JUL 15:45

WED 19 JUL 17:30

BOOKING REF

THE LAST RIDER

The unbelievable story of cyclist Greg LeMond who came back from the brink of death after a hunting accident to win the closest race in the history of the Tour de France.

In 1986, LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France. The following year, he was hit by a bullet in a hunting accident. The injuries were life-threatening, but despite 35 shotgun pellets in his body, he fought his way back to the saddle to compete again. Now it’s 1989 and his main rival is Laurent Fignon. In Alex Holmes’ gripping documentary, Greg LeMond tells his own story with the help of his loyal wife Kathy. A two-wheeled thriller about a strong-willed American who confronted betrayal, sexual abuse and death itself to complete one of the most inspiring comebacks in sports history.

UK 2022 ALEX HOLMES 96M

JESUS REVOLUTION

THU 20 JUL 15:30

BOOKING REF

The true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California.

In the 1970s, young Greg Laurie is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie, A charismatic hippie-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck (Kelsey Grammar), they open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to a Jesus Revolution that changed the world. One of the most appealing faith-based big-screen entertainments in a while, polished and persuasive without getting too preachy. The film is inspirational and beautiful when Pastor Chuck opens his church to those in need of guidance. Jonathan Roumie is charismatic as the hippie preacher. USA 2023 JON ERWIN / BRENT MCCORKLE 120M

SUN 16 JUL 20:00

MON 17 JUL 13:30

THE RED SHOES: NEXT STEP

An Australian drama in which a young dancer must find a way to reignite her passion for ballet following a tragic event. The film follows Sam, a gifted young dancer whose world spirals after an unexpected, life-changing event. Sam walks away from dancing and ballet, but the art form is in her blood, and she can’t resist the temptation to return. Life eventually leads Sam back to her old dance school - but not as a dancer. An old rival, a long-time crush, and her former dance teacher guide Sam back to what she loves most, but ultimately, it’s her own emotions and fears that she must confront to reignite her deep passion for dance.

AUSTRALIA

2023 JESSE AHERN / JOANNE SAMUEL 111M

INTERNATIONAL

MOTHER AND SON UN PETIT FRÈRE

In the 80s, this lovely film sees Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to Paris with her two young sons. Over the next 20 years, their family is constructed and deconstructed.

A son remembers his single mother: her wayward passions, her boyfriends, her yearning unhappiness - which he can see now but couldn’t then. He and his brother experienced the toughest of upbringings with her, as immigrants from the Ivory Coast in 1990s France. It is a narrative that is to end with mother and son meeting as adults, although these two people will perhaps never be able to see each other as such; never be able to decide if this a grownup moment for forgiveness or accusation, or if the burden of silence imposed by love has finally lifted.

FRANCE 2022 LÉONOR SERRAILLE 116M

PANORAMA: FRANCE

INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA: AUSTRALIA

FRI 21 JUL 12:45

SUN 23 JUL 18:00

WED 26 JUL 20:30

BOOKING REF

FRI 21 JUL 18:00

TUE 25 JUL 15:00

BOOKING REF

£2.50

THE LITTLE MERMAID

SAT 22 JUL 12:30

MON 24 JUL 15:15

TUE 25 JUL 17:30

WED 26 JUL 12:15

THU 27 JUL 15:00

BOOKING REF

The live action version of the Disney classic where a young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs, so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

The youngest of King Triton’s (Javier Bardem) daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel (Halle Bailey) longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula (Melissa McCarthy), which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life - and her father’s crown - in jeopardy. Includes new songs by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

USA 2023 ROB MARSHALL 135M

INLAND

SAT 22 JUL 20:45

MON 24 JUL 20:45

BOOKING REF

Starring Mark Rylance, ‘Inland’ is a modern fairy tale that explores the fractured identity of a young man after the mysterious disappearance of his mother.

A young man of Romani descent returns to his hometown of Gloucester where he is met by local garage mechanic, Dunleavy (Rylance). They embrace, smiling, but what past does the young man carry with him? What awaits him back amongst people he doesn’t really understand and who don’t understand him? And what lurks in the forest, watching, silent, old as the trees? ‘Inland’ is an impressionist experience that dips into folklore horror, while also putting as much emphasis on realism and the psychological effects of abandonment. Verging on the experimental, this is a daring dance with the form and traditional rules of storytelling.

UK 2022 FRIDTJOF RYDER 82M

FRI 21 JUL 15:00 & 20:15

SAT 22 JUL 15:15 & 18:00

SUN 23 JUL 15:15

MON 24 JUL 12:30 & 18:00

TUE 25 JUL 12:15 & 20:15

WED 26 JUL 15:00 & 17:45

THU 27 JUL 12:00 & 20:00

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INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Finding himself in a new era, approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. The titular MacGuffin can alter history and now the Nazis are after it. It will have been 15 years since ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’, and this time the stellar cast includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Indy’s goddaughter, Mads Mikkelsen in villainous mode, as well as John Rhys-Davies and Antonio Banderas. This is an exuberant action flick that is highlighted by the charm and charisma of Harrison Ford, and it contains lots of satisfying fan service. From old friends popping up, to familiar situations unfolding in different ways, to a nice little spin on the iconic scene from the first film where our intrepid archaeologist lies bruised and battered. His girlfriend commented on how many years he’s been doing the punishing gig, and Indy ad-libbed, “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage”.

USA 2023 JAMES MANGOLD 142M

SUN 23 JUL 13:15

THU 27 JUL 17:45

TICKETS £12.50

I, CLAUDE MONET

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN

Following the smash hit ‘Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition’ we bring back two of the best Exhibition on Screen films of the last few years. This second offering is from award-winning director Phil Grabsky, providing a fresh new look at arguably the world’s favourite artist - through his own words.

Using letters and other private writings ‘I, Claude Monet’ reveals new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to Impressionism but who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Despite this, and perhaps because of it, Monet’s life is a gripping tale about a man who, behind his sun-dazzled canvases, suffered from feelings of depression, loneliness, even suicide. Then, as his art developed and his love of gardening led to the glories of his garden at Giverney, his humour, insight and love of life is revealed. Shot on location in Paris, London, Normandy and Venice, ‘I, Claude Monet’ is a cinematic immersion into some of the most loved scenes in Western Art.

UK 2017 PHIL GRABSKY 90M

FLEABAG

NT LIVE

SUN 23 JUL 20:15

TICKETS £18.50

BOOKING REF

When ‘Fleabag’ was first released in 2019 it was a smash hit and rapidly became the highest grossing UK Event Cinema title of all time. It recently won ‘Event Cinema Release of the Decade’, so we are delighted to give audiences across the country another chance to watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s iconic one-woman show. Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and directed by Vicky Jones, ‘Fleabag’ is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose. Playing to sold-out audiences in New York and London, don’t miss your chance to see this “legitimately hilarious show” (New Yorker).

80M (NO INTERVAL)

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SUPPORT YOUR FAVOURITE FILM FESTIVAL

In this final edition of the Chichester International Film Festival with Roger Gibson as Artistic Director, show your support by becoming either a:

FESTIVAL PATRON – where you can support the Film Festival as a whole by pledging £475 (or more!!!).

FILM PARTNER – for those wishing to support individual film screenings (£150 each film or 3 films for £375).

Lots of treats are in store for our supporters, including early viewing of the Film programme, free film tickets, and a Festival launch event at Brasserie Blanc with yummy pastries… what more temptation would anyone need?

Simply get in touch with Walter Francisco at walter@chichestercinema.org by July 3rd to pledge your Festival support.

SAT 29 JUL 10:30IN THE AUDITORIUM TICKETS £6.50

LET’S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING

THE HISTORY OF ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’

‘The Sound of Music’ is on stage at Chichester Festival Theatre this Summer and this talk will explore how the screen version became the most successful film musical of all time.

In 1962, 20th Century Fox was nearly bankrupt and the producer of the screen version of ‘The Sound of Music’, Richard D. Zanuck was having trouble convincing top directors to take it on. William Wyler hated the idea and Robert Wise was lukewarm. But, thanks to a new script by Ernest Lehman, he changed his mind. What changed? Was it the audience’s yearning for the belief and transcendence that once existed in cinema? This talk will encompass the source material, ‘The Story of the Trapp Family Singers’ through the earlier German version ‘Die Trapp-Familie’, the Broadway musical ‘The Sound of Music’ by Rodgers and Hammerstein and finally the film itself, which went on to win five Oscars, beating ‘Dr Zhivago’ to Best Picture. This talk from Andrew Vance of the Cinema Education Team, in collaboration with Professor Andrew Chandler of the University of Chichester, will also look at the historical background to the events depicted in the film.

100M (INC Q&A)

FILM TALKS SUMMER 2023

A HISTORY OF BRITISH

QUEER CINEMA - A century of British film focusing on LGBTQ+ lives on screen from the silent era to the present day, illustrated by a range of clips. PG6

JOURNEY TO THE STARS - Explore Wes Anderson’s Cinematic Universe in this talk on a filmmaker whose distinctive style renders his work instantly recognisable. PG18

LET’S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING - We discover how the screen version of this much loved story became the most successful film musical of all time. PG34

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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission - not even the lives of those he cares about most. Hayley

Atwell (star of ‘Agent Carter’) is a new face to the franchise, with director McQuarrie hinting, “She’s somebody who does not come from this world, she’s not a spy, she’s not an agent. If anything, she’s an agent of chaos, and is something of a random element that’s thrown into this story.” We are also introduced to a new villain played by Esai Morales (‘Titans’), here the director says, “I can tell you that he’s definitely the antagonist in our story. He’s something of an enigma. There’s definitely more to him than meets the eye and he’s something of a ghost of the past.” This film is rumoured to have the biggest stunt in cinema history. The brilliant cast also includes Angela Bassett, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, Nicholas Hoult, Rebecca Ferguson, Rob Delaney and Simon Pegg. USA 2013 CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE 156M

TANGMERE AND THE ENIGMA STORY EXHIBITION AT TANGMERE MUSEUM

In conjunction with the screening of ‘The Imitation Game’ (below) to complement this event at Tangmere. This tour is only available as a joint Film & Tour offer. For ‘tour only’ tickets, please contact Tangmere Museum.

A temporary exhibition on ‘Tangmere and the Enigma Story’ will be held at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum from 1 July until 2 September 2023. It will cover how in 1933 three Polish mathematicians broke the encoded messages of the German Military Enigma cipher machine and how a French Colonel who had assisted in breaking the Enigma codes was rescued in 1944 by a Special Duties Lysander aircraft from RAF Tangmere. The exhibition will be located in the Museum’s Merston aircraft hall adjacent to a full-size replica of a Special Duties Lysander aircraft. Also on display will be a replica Enigma machine built in-house for the exhibition by the Museum’s Engineering Special Projects Team.

THE IMITATION GAME

Screening to complement the ‘Tangmere and the Enigma Story’ (above) at Tangmere Museum.

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

1939. Newly created British intelligence agency MI6 recruits Cambridge mathematics alumnus Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to crack Nazi codes, including Enigma - which cryptanalysts had thought unbreakable. Turing’s team, including Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), analyse Enigma messages while he builds a machine to decipher them. Turing and team finally succeed and become heroes, but in 1952, the quiet genius encounters disgrace when authorities reveal he is gay and send him to prison. With an outstanding starring performance from Cumberbatch illuminating its fact-based story, ‘The Imitation Game’ serves as an eminently well-made entry in the “prestige biopic” genre.

UK 2014 MORTEN TYLDUM 116M

‘THE IMITATION GAME’ ONLY £14

SPECIAL OFFER FILM AND TANGMERE TOUR ONLY £14 (SAVE £6)

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Verse’ saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse.

He joins forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse’s very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most. Anyone can wear the mask - it’s how you wear it that makes you a hero. 2018’s ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ was hailed as one of the most unique comic book adaptations placed on the big screen, and this one is even better.

ELEMENTAL

An original new feature film from Pixar Studios (‘Toy Story’) set in a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together. Arriving at the culturally diverse Elemental City, the fiery Lumen family (Bernie, his wife Cinder, and their tough and quick-witted daughter Ember) start a new life for themselves. No one knows how to pronounce their names, and in a city primarily occupied by inhabitants comprised of water, they’re considered not welcome. Years later, a chance meeting with charismatic water element Wade, leads them on a journey where opposites attract and the two elements who physically cannot be together (literally, they cannot touch, as Ember will evaporate him, and Wade will extinguish her if they do) will come to realize just how compatible they truly are.

USA 2023 PETER SOHN 93M

USA 2023 JOAQUIM DOS SANTOS, KEMP POWERS, JUSTIN K. THOMPSON 140M

OPPENHEIMER

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer works with a team of scientists to develop the atomic bomb in this eagerly awaited biopic from one of the premium directors of the 21st Century, Christopher Nolan (‘Inception,’ Interstellar’ and ‘Dunkirk’).

Oppenheimer served as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, and is often credited as the “father of the atomic bomb” for his role in the Manhattan Project, the research and development undertaking that created the world’s first-ever nuclear weapons. This is a story rife with controversies and drama, which takes on nobody less than the man who ushered in a new level of war, whether he wanted it or not. Christopher Nolan wrote the film with Cillian Murphy in mind for the lead. Even though he has excelled as Tommy Shelby in ‘Peaky Blinders,’ carrying a major movie for the first time is a responsibility he takes very seriously, and has made a stunning job of it.

Nolan has commented on a unique aspect of the film where parts are presented in colour and others in black & white. “I wrote the script in the first person, which I’d never done before. I don’t know if anyone has ever done that, or if that’s a thing people do or not… The film is objective and subjective. The colour scenes are subjective; the black-and-white scenes are objective. I wrote the colour scenes from the first person.” The incredible cast includes Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Gustaf Skarsgård, Gary Oldman, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh, Rami Malek and Casey Affleck.

USA 2023 CHRISTOPHER NOLAN 179M

WHAT’S ON

FRI 16 JUN

13:45 VERMEER: THE GREATEST EXHIBITION (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN) 90M

15:45 MAD ABOUT THE BOY - THE NOEL COWARD STORY (PG) 92M

18:00 THE LAUREATE (15) 104M

20:15 MASTER GARDENER (15) 107M

SAT 17 JUN

13:00 LIFE OF PI (NT ENCORE) 150M INC INTERVAL

15:45 RUSHMORE (15) 93M

18:00 SUMMER CONCERT: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC 135M INC INTERVAL

20:30 THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (15) 104M

SUN 18 JUN

12:15 MAD ABOUT THE BOYTHE NOEL COWARD STORY

14:15 IL TROVATORE (ROH) 220M INC INTERVAL

18:15 THE LAUREATE

20:15 VERMEER: THE GREATEST EXHIBITION (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN) 90M

MON 19 JUN

13:45 VERMEER: THE GREATEST EXHIBITION (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN) 90M

15:45 THE LAUREATE

18:00 VERMEER: THE GREATEST EXHIBITION (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN) 90M

20:00 RUSHMORE

TUE 20 JUN

13:15 MASTER GARDENER

15:45 THE LAUREATE

18:00 MAD ABOUT THE BOYTHE NOEL COWARD STORY

20:00 THE LAUREATE

WED 21 JUN

13:15 THE LAUREATE

15:45 THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

18:00 MASTER GARDENER

20:15 MAD ABOUT THE BOYTHE NOEL COWARD STORY

THU 22 JUN

13:00 THE LAUREATE

15:15 MASTER GARDENER

18:00 A HISTORY OF BRITISH QUEER CINEMA (TALK) 100M INC Q&A

20:00 MASTER GARDENER

FRI 23 JUN

13:45 THE OTHER FELLOW (PG) 80M

15:45 A CRACK IN THE MOUNTAIN (PG) 100M

18:00 CHEVALIER (15) 108M

20:15 SUZUME (PG) 122M

SAT 24 JUN

13:15 CHEVALIER

15:30 MOONRISE KINGDOM (12A) 94M

17:30 CHEVALIER

19:45 PRIDE (15) 119M (PRIDE MONTH)

SUN 25 JUN

12:15 A CRACK IN THE MOUNTAIN

14:30 GOOD (NT ENCORE) 160M INC INTERVAL

17:45 SUZUME

20:15 CHEVALIER

MON 26 JUN

13:45 CHEVALIER

16:00 THE OTHER FELLOW

18:00 MOONRISE KINGDOM

20:00 CHEVALIER

TUE 27 JUN

13:15 CHEVALIER

15:30 SUZUME

18:00 CHEVALIER

20:15 A CRACK IN THE MOUNTAIN

WED 28 JUN

13:30 CHEVALIER

16:00 CHEVALIER

18:30 THE OTHER FELLOW

20:30 MATTHEW BOURNE’S

SLEEPING BEAUTY 110M

THU 29 JUN

13:00 SUZUME

15:30 PRIDE

18:00 CHEVALIER

20:15 CHEVALIER

FRI 30 JUN

11:00 GREATEST DAYS (12A) 112M (FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS)

13:30 WAR PONY (15) 115M

16:00 SISU (15) 91M

18:00 GREATEST DAYS

20:15 HYPNOTIC (15) 92M

CHEVALIER

SAT 1 JUL

10:30 WES ANDERSON TALK 100M INC Q&A

13:30 HAIRSPRAY (1988) (PG) 92M

15:30 THE FRENCH DISPATCH (15) 107M

18:00 AMANDA (15) 93M

20:30 GREATEST DAYS

SUN 2 JUL

12:30 GREATEST DAYS

15:00 MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY 110M

17:15 HYPNOTIC

19:30 HAIRSPRAY

MON 3 JUL

12:45 SISU

14:45 GREATEST DAYS

17:00 HYPNOTIC

19:00 ZIGGY STARDUST: THE GLOBAL PREMIERE (PG) 157M

TUE 4 JUL

13:15 AMANDA

15:30

GREATEST DAYS

18:00 THE FRENCH DISPATCH

20:15 WAR PONY

WED 5 JUL

13:30 AMANDA

15:45 HAIRSPRAY

18:00 WAR PONY

20:30 GREATEST DAYS

THU 6 JUL

13:30 HYPNOTIC

15:30 WAR PONY

18:00 GREATEST DAYS

20:15 SISU

FRI 7 JUL

13:30 ASTEROID CITY (12A) 104M

16:00 MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY (PG)83M

18:15 ASTEROID CITY

20:30 REALITY (15) 83M

SAT 8 JUL

13:30 THE ARTIST’S GARDEN: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN)

90M

15:30 ASTEROID CITY

18:00 REALITY

20:00 ASTEROID CITY

SUN 9 JUL

12:45 ASTEROID CITY

15:00 BEST OF ENEMIES (NT LIVE)

165M INC INTERVAL

18:00 ASTEROID CITY

20:15 MEDUSA DELUXE (15) 101M

MON 10 JUL

13:45 REALITY

15:45 ASTEROID CITY

18:00 THE ARTIST’S GARDEN: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN)

20:00 ASTEROID CITY

TUE 11 JUL

13:30 ASTEROID CITY

15:45 MEDUSA DELUXE

18:00 ASTEROID CITY

20:15 REALITY

WED 12 JUL

13:45 REALITY

15:45 ASTEROID CITY

18:00 MEDUSA DELUXE

20:15 ASTEROID CITY

THU 13 JUL

13:45 ASTEROID CITY

16:00 REALITY

18:00 ASTEROID CITY

20:15 MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY

FRI 14 JUL

13:15 THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY (12A) 108M

15:45 STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE (15) 95M

18:00 ASTEROID CITY (15) 104M

20:15 CARMEN (15) 116M

SAT 15 JUL

13:45 HELLO, BOOKSTORE (PG) 86M

15:45 THE LAST RIDER (PG) 96M

18:00 CARMEN

20:30 ASTEROID CITY

SUN 16 JUL

12:30 ASTEROID CITY

14:30 OKLAHOMA! (NT LIVE)

192M INC INTERVAL

18:00 STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

20:00 JESUS REVOLUTION (PG) 120M

ASTEROID CITY

MON 17 JUL

13:30 THE JESUS REVOLUTION

16:00 HELLO, BOOKSTORE

18:00 THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY

20:15 ASTEROID CITY

TUE 18 JUL

13:15 CARMEN

15:45 THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY

18:00 ASTEROID CITY

20:15 STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE

WED 19 JUL

12:45 ASTEROID CITY

15:00 CARMEN

17:30 THE LAST RIDER

19:30 OKLAHOMA! (NT LIVE)

THU 20 JUL

13:15 THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY

15:30 JESUS REVOLUTION

18:00 HELLO, BOOKSTORE

20:00 ASTEROID CITY

FRI 21 JUL

12:45 MOTHER AND SON (15) 116M

15:00 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (PG) 142M

18:00 THE RED SHOES: NEXT STEP (15) 111M

20:15 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

SAT 22 JUL

12:30 THE LITTLE MERMAID (PG) 135M

15:15 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

18:00 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

20:45 INLAND (15) 82M

SUN 23 JUL

13:15 I, CLAUDE MONET (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN) 90M

15:15 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

18:00 MOTHER AND SON

20:15 FLEABAG (NT LIVE) (15) 80M

MON 24 JUL

12:30 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

15:15 THE LITTLE MERMAID

18:00 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

20:45 INLAND

TUE 25 JUL

12:15 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

15:00 THE RED SHOES: NEXT STEP

17:30 THE LITTLE MERMAID

20:15 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

WED 26 JUL

12:15 THE LITTLE MERMAID

15:00 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

17:45 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

20:30 MOTHER AND SON

THU 27 JUL

12:00 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

15:00 THE LITTLE MERMAID

17:45 I, CLAUDE MONET (EXHIBITION ON SCREEN)

20:00 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

FRI 28 JUL

13:00 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1 (12A)

156M

16:15 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

19:30 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

SAT 29 JUL

10:30 THE HISTORY OF ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ (TALK) 100M INC

Q&A

13:00 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

16:15 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

19:30 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

SUN 30 JUL

12:00 THE IMITATION GAME (12A) 116M

15:15 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

19:00 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

MON 31 JUL

10:30 SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (PG) 140M

13:15 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

16:30 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

19:45 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

TUE 1 AUG

13:00 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

16:15 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

19:30 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

WED 2 AUG

10:30 SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

13:15 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

16:30 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

19:45 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

THU 3 AUG

13:00 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

16:15 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

19:30 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PT1

FRI 4 AUG

12:45 OPPENHEIMER (15) 179M

16:30 OPPENHEIMER

19:30 OPPENHEIMER

20:30 OPEN AIR - ASTEROID CITY

SAT 5 AUG

12:45 OPPENHEIMER

16:15 OPPENHEIMER

19:30 OPPENHEIMER

20:30 OPEN AIR - INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

NEW PARK SEAT PLAN

SUN 6 AUG

12:45 OPPENHEIMER

16:15 OPPENHEIMER

19:30 OPPENHEIMER

20:30 OPEN AIR - ELEMENTAL

MON 7 AUG

11:00 ELEMENTAL (PG) 93M

13:00 OPPENHEIMER

16:15 OPPENHEIMER

19:45 OPPENHEIMER

TUE 8 AUG

11:00 ELEMENTAL

13:00 OPPENHEIMER

16:15 OPPENHEIMER

19:45 OPPENHEIMER

WED 9 AUG

11:00 ELEMENTAL

13:00 OPPENHEIMER

16:15 OPPENHEIMER

19:45 OPPENHEIMER

THU 10 AUG

11:00 ELEMENTAL

13:00 OPPENHEIMER

16:15 OPPENHEIMER

18:30 FILM FESTIVAL OPENING GALA

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