PHOENICIAN
THE SALT PATH
WELCOME
Besides the many great new films we present throughout this Early Summer season, we have brought back some that you have asked for – thanks to all who took part in the online poll – along with some HIDDEN GEMS, another chance to see films which may have fallen under the radar but whose audiences raved about them. Look out for these films in the brochure marked with the logo pictured here.
Wheelchair Seats: For health and safety reasons and to ensure that our auditorium exit is clear, from this season onwards, we have transferred our wheelchair allocations from E5,6 to D7,8.
New Park Centre is getting a new roof! Work will begin at the end of April for 6-8 weeks and will be phased over 3 years. We hope any background noise will not be audible in the auditorium during our daytime screenings. We hope you will continue to support the cinema during this time. We are delighted to announce a discount partnership with Chichester Waterstones on film adaptations of literary properties. (See ‘The Salt Path’ on pg23 for this season’s offer).
See you at the cinema
HEAD OF PROGRAMMING
AND CONSTRAINT: WOMEN ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS IN FILM - PG6
ONTO THE SILVER SCREEN: DISABILITY ON FILM - PG19
FRI 2 MAY 16:00
SAT 3 MAY 18:00
SUN 4 MAY 13:00
MON 5 MAY 15:45
TUE 6 MAY 13:30
WED 7 MAY 13:30 & 18:00
FOUR MOTHERS
In this delightful ‘dramedy’, a struggling novelist finds himself taking care of three eccentric older women - and his own mother - over the course of one chaotic weekend in Dublin. Edward, a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. With pressure to go on a US book tour mounting, the last thing Edward needs is his friends jetting off to Spain for an impromptu Pride holiday, leaving their mothers on his doorstep! Over a chaotic weekend, he has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative and wildly different ladies. By the time the credits roll, you will realise while the son might be in the centre of the film, it is the enigmatic mothers driving this heartwarming and witty caper.
IRELAND 2024 DARREN THORNTON 89M
96% - ROTTEN TOMATOES
FRI 2 MAY 13:30
SUN 4 MAY 17:45
MON 5 MAY 20:30
THU 8 MAY 15:30
In this sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller, an out-of-work baker returns to his hometown for his late boss’s funeral and quickly integrates himself into the deceased’s family. Jérémie (Félix Kysyl) returns to Saint-Martial in France’s Occitanie region for the funeral of his former boss. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine (Catherine Frot), the man’s widow and her angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while making an increasingly surprising friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay). A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbour and the priest’s strange intentions make Jérémie’s short stay in the village take an unexpected turn. This is a French rural melodrama that soon takes a few thriller detours before showing its hand as a philosophical discussion on guilt, redemption and the necessity of transgression in a messed-up world. Director Guiraudie is at the top of his game in ‘Misericordia’, skilfully upending all genre expectations. (Subtitles)
FRANCE 2024 ALAIN GUIRAUDIE 104M
FRI 2 MAY 18:00
SAT 3 MAY 20:00
MON 5 MAY 13:00
TUE 6 MAY 15:30
WED 7 MAY 15:30
THU 8 MAY 13:00 & 20:15
THE AMATEUR
A CIA cryptographer manages to blackmail his agency into training him to let him go after a group of terrorists who killed his wife. Charlie Heller (Rami Malek) is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. When his supervisors refuse to take action, he takes matters into his own hands, embarking on a dangerous trek across the globe to track down those responsible, his intelligence serving as the ultimate weapon for eluding his pursuers and achieving his revenge. Lovers of old-school espionage thrillers and le Carré’s Cold War stories will love this.
USA 2025 JAMES HAWES 123M
SAT 3 MAY 13:00
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
MON 5 MAY 17:45
20TH ANNIVERSARY REMASTER
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice? This is a stunning 4K remaster to celebrate Austen’s 250th birth anniversary.
In this adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) lives with her mother (Brenda Blethyn), father (Donald Sutherland) and sisters in the English countryside. As the eldest, she faces mounting pressure from her parents to marry. When the outspoken Elizabeth is introduced to the handsome and upper-class Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), sparks fly. Although there is obvious chemistry between the two, Darcy’s overly reserved nature threatens the fledgling relationship. This was Joe Wright’s explosion into the directorial world, which saw him subsequently give us ‘Atonement’ and ‘The Darkest Hour’.
UK 2005 JOE WRIGHT 129M
SPECIAL OFFER:
FILM & TALK ONLY
£15
FRI 2 MAY 20:30
SAT 3 MAY 15:45
TUE 6 MAY 18:15
WAR PAINT: WOMEN AT WAR
A documentary which shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, on the front lines round the world, championing the female perspective on conflict through art and asking: When it’s life or death, what do women see that men don’t?
Traditionally a male domain (think Eric Ravilious), war art by women has been largely unrecognised. Until now. Culture breaks the taboo, crosses borders - tells the truth to power. Artists featured include Dame Rachel Whiteread, Zhanna Kadyrova, Maggi Hambling, Assil Diab, Dame Laura Knight, Marcelle Hanselaar, Cornelia Parker, Maya Lin, Shirin Neshat and Lee Miller. An entirely female cast of contributors makes this film a unique undertaking - telling vital truths in turbulent times. This is the third instalment in Kinmonth’s trilogy of films about how artists depict war, following the acclaimed ‘Eric Ravilious - Drawn to War’ (2022) and ‘War Art with Eddie Redmayne’ (2015).
UK 2025 MARGY KINMONTH 89M
SPECIAL OFFER:
FILM & TALK ONLY
£15
SAT 10 MAY 10:30 (IN THE AUDITORIUM) TICKETS £7.50
CREATIVITY AND CONSTRAINT:
WOMEN ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS IN FILM
With two of the latest films about women artists screening this month, this talk, illustrated with a range of clips, will consider why this subject has been proving so popular with filmmakers. This talk, from Professor Maggie Andrews of the Cinema Education Team, explores cinema’s portrayal of women artists and architects, groups increasingly celebrated in films of recent years. Biopics, such as ‘Frida’ (2002) rescue women from obscurity, but do so by focusing on the complexity of these women’s personal lives, rather than their artistic significance. Alternatively, fictional dramas, including ‘Nightbitch’ (2024), suggest women’s creativity may ultimately be fuelled by the constraints of motherhood, marriage and men.
100M INC Q&A
BJÖRK: CORNUCOPIA
WED 7 MAY 20:00
The highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon hits cinemas worldwide on Wednesday 7 May for a limited time only! This is the ultimate expression of Björk’s artistry, an electrifying culmination of everything she has worked on since 1993’s ‘Debut’. Björk had already perfected minimalism with 1997’s ‘Homogenic’ (beats, strings, voice) and 2004’s ‘Medúlla’ (almost entirely a capella). ‘Cornucopia’ sees Björk at her maximalist best. A groundbreaking concert experience blending Björk’s albums with cutting-edge VR and digital theatre. The show merges live music and innovative tech, culminating in an environmental message from activist Greta Thunberg. “Fantasy as a weapon for change”The New Yorker. “Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ is the Wildest Visual Display in a Concert That I’ve Ever Seen” - Vulture Magazine. “’Cornucopia’ might just be her masterpiece” - nj.com.
ICELAND/USA 2025 LUCRECIA MARTEL/ISOLD UGGADOTTIR 120M
SUN 4 MAY 20:00
BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN
The film traces the journeys of the four members of Led Zeppelin through the music scene of the 1960s and their meeting in the summer of 1968, culminating in 1970. Interviews, performances and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the origins of Led Zeppelin and their meteoric rise to musical stardom. This is a guide that stops at the release of their second album, ‘Led Zeppelin II’, which may leave some fans disappointed that the film quits before the iconic ‘Stairway to Heaven’, but once you hear the colossal opening chords to ‘Whole Lotta Love’, no power on earth will stop you nodding along. The documentary is structured around archive clips and good-humoured interviews with the surviving members (Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones) of the band plus voice recordings of John Bonham who died in 1980.
UK 2025 BERNARD MACMAHON 121M
FOCUS
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (NT LIVE) – THU 5 JUN 19:30 & SUN 8 JUN 14:15
DIE WALKÜRE (ROYAL BALLET & OPERA) – SUN 18 MAY 12:15
SUN 4 MAY 15:00 TICKETS £15
BONNIE & CLYDE: THE MUSICAL
THEATRE ROYAL
A visually stunning production featuring spectacular tap dance numbers, superbly choreographed moments, and a sizzling chemistry between the titular characters.
Starring Tony-Nominee Jeremy Jordan and Olivier-Nominee Frances Mayli McCann, this award-winning production (including Best New Musical - What’s On Stage Awards 2023) re-tells the unbelievable true story of America’s most infamous couple, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Recorded live at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, discover the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation. 139M INC INTERVAL
THU 8 MAY 18:00
SUN 11 MAY 12:30
WED 14 MAY 14:45
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: OCEAN
Join us in celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 99th birthday in style as the celebrated broadcaster explores the planet’s undersea habitats emphasising the ocean’s vital importance while highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery. This powerful documentary takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder or surprise, than the ocean. In the film, the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing. Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas and exposes the realities and challenges facing our ocean as never before seen, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral reef bleaching. Yet the story is one of optimism, with Attenborough pointing to inspirational stories from around the world to deliver his greatest message: the ocean can recover to a glory beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen. This special presentation includes 15 minutes of theatrically exclusive content. UK 2025 C. BUTFIELD/T. NOWLAN/K. SCHOLEY 100M
FRI 9 MAY 20:15 TUE 13 MAY 18:00
SISTER MIDNIGHT
A genre-bending comedy about a frustrated and misanthropic newlywed who discovers certain feral impulses that land her in unlikely situations.
A newly arranged marriage sees an oddball couple shoved together in a Mumbai shack. Cranky Uma does her best to cope with the heat, her complete lack of domestic skills, nosy neighbours and her bumbling spouse until one night she discovers strange new cravings. Radhika Apte is sensational in the lead role, a gifted physical comedian who puts the dead into deadpan. “It’s very sharp, very funny and very surprising.” – Mark Kermode.
UK/INDIA 2024 KARAN KANDHARI 107M
TUE 6 MAY 20:15
FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF
In this 1980s cult classic, a cocky high schooler is determined to enjoy an epic day skipping school. Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) intends to make one last stand before graduation. He calls in sick, grabs his friends, “borrows” a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day adventure through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris’ trail is school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones) and his infuriated sister (Jennifer Grey), both determined to catch him in the act. John Hughes delivers scenes that have become part of social culture – the parade scene where Ferris sings ‘Twist and Shout’ being a standout.
USA 1986 JOHN HUGHES 103M
SAT 10 MAY 13:15 MON 12 MAY 13:45
DISCOVER: FRANCE/BELGIUM THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES LA PLUS PRÉCIEUSE DES MARCHANDISES
An unflinching but elegant Holocaust fable about a lumberjack’s wife who finds an abandoned baby girl. Once upon a time there was a poor lumberjack and his wife who lived in a deep Polish forest. One day, as the childless woman was watching a train go by, a package was thrown out and fell into the snow… The film has an exquisite aesthetic, and a unique way of showing us the horrors of the Holocaust, juxtaposing the beautiful visuals with the ugliness of mankind.
FRANCE/BELGIUM 2024 MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS 81M
FRI 9 MAY 15:30
MON 12 MAY 20:30
TUE 13 MAY 15:30
THU 15 MAY 13:00
DISCOVER: GERMANY
TWO TO ONE
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a communist family discovers a bunker full of money soon to be worthless. With the help of their neighbours, they embark on a race against time to enter the capitalist world in style.
In 1990, East Germans were given exactly six days after their currency was replaced by the West German Mark to exchange any ‘old’ coins and banknotes. As our East German heroes outsmart formidable opponents, the heist takes an unexpected turn when money officially unrecognised in the German Democratic Republic circulates. Sandra Huller (‘Anatomy of a Fall’, ‘Zone of Interest’) takes the central role in this sentimental heist comedy, whose title was taken not only from the reunification of the two Germanies, but also from the unfavourable exchange rate that was imposed on ‘Ostmark’ swaps. Look out for the amazing locations, surviving examples of socialist modern architecture, public art and stylishly hip interiors that act as backdrops to this sunny power-to-thepeople crowd-pleaser.
GERMANY 2024 NATJA BRUNCKHORST 116M
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND A REAL PAIN
FRI 9 MAY 18:00
SAT 10 MAY 17:45
MON 12 MAY 15:45
WED 14 MAY 12:45
THU 15 MAY 20:30
FRI 16 MAY 10:30
Another very highly rated film in our recent poll of returning films. Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. Kieran Culkin scooped all major awards for his supporting actor role.
David Kaplan (Jesse Eisenberg) is a married Manhattan tech worker with a young son, who decides to bid the family goodbye and take a week-long road trip to Poland with his screwup cousin Benji (an off- the-charts great Kieran Culkin), whose default mode happens to be obnoxious. Their beloved, recently deceased grandmother yearned for them to see her native Poland and understand how she grew up in a nurturing Jewish culture and escaped a Nazi death camp. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. This is a film that manages to be ruefully perceptive and laugh-out-loud funny, often at the same time: and that’s not easy.
USA/POLAND 2024 JESSE EISENBERG 90M
SAT 10 MAY 15:15
TUE 13 MAY 13:00
THE SINKING OF THE LISBON MARU
An enthralling Chinese documentary about the torpedoing of a Japanese freighter carrying 1816 British PoWs in the Second World War, excavating the emotional wreckage on all sides. Just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese began their takeover of Hong Kong, at that time under English custody. Many British soldiers were captured and, as prisoners of war, packed in ships to Japanese labour camps. One such ship was the Lisbon Maru. The film reveals the long-buried truth of the 1942 sinking in which 828 Allied prisoners died. Over seven years, filmmaker Fang Li’s search for the wreckage and interviews with families uncovered the heartbreaking stories of Allied prisoners, Japanese brutality and heroic Chinese fishermen. (Some subtitles) CHINA 2023 FANG LI/MING FAN/LILY GONG 123M
SUN 11 MAY 20:30 THU 15 MAY 18:00
DISCOVER: JAPAN CLOUD
A young man who resells goods online finds himself at the centre of a series of mysterious events that put his life at risk.
Japan’s 2025 International Oscar submission featuring a young man (Masaki Suda) running an on-line re-selling racket, is the latest offering from genre-bending director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The chickens come home to roost when his victims, those people and businesses he has been ripping off, decide to reek revenge. This riveting and highly unusual psychological thriller is a sophisticated send-up of social commerce culture, with a second half resembling a Tarantino production. (Subtitles)
JAPAN 2024 KIYOSHI KUROSAWA 123M
KURAUDO
FRI 9 MAY 13:00
SAT 10 MAY 20:00
SUN 11 MAY 18:15
MON 12 MAY 18:00
TUE 13 MAY 20:15
WED 14 MAY 16:45
THU 15 MAY 15:30
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND CONCLAVE
With so many outstanding films recently, we took a poll asking which ones you would most like to see return… this Papal thriller which was nominated for 12 Baftas came top of your list. You’re welcome!
A Cardinal (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running the covert process of choosing a new Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, he uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church. Cast includes Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini.
UK/USA 2024 EDWARD BERGER 120M
ANORA
SAT 17 MAY 20:30
MON 19 MAY 17:30
2025 Oscar for Best Film and 2024 Palme d’Or Winner! Sean Baker brings us a Coen Brothers-style black comedy which deservedly won four awards at this year’s Oscars.
New York table dancer Anora (Mikey Madison) volunteers to look after a Russian high roller. The man is the sweet-faced but otherwise appalling and entitled son of an oligarch, and he quickly takes her back to his luxurious apartment and proposes a Vegas marriage. When his less-than-delighted father hears the news, he sends some goons round to sort out the situation.
USA 2024 SEAN BAKER 139M
APRIL
FRI 16 MAY 15:15
WED 21 MAY 20:45
A fascinating, all-consuming film about a doctor in Georgia who faces serious accusations after a newborn’s death.
Nina (Ia Sukhitashvili) works in a small provincial town hospital, and when a newborn dies within seconds of being delivered under her supervision, she is accused of wrongdoings. She is well known for supplying under-the-counter contraceptive pills and carrying out unofficial abortions in outlying villages, and the grieving father is now demanding an inquiry into her alleged malpractice. “This is a formidable, defiantly esoteric work.” – Screen International. (Subtitles)
GEORGIA 2024
FRI 16 MAY 20:45
SUN 18 MAY 18:00
TUE 20 MAY 15:30
WED 21 MAY 15:30
WARFARE
A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.
Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, the film embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of US forces through insurgent territory. A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it. Co-director Alex Garland comes with very high credentials after last year’s excellent ‘Civil War’ and the much-lauded 2014 thriller ‘Ex Machina’.
USA/UK 2025 ALEX GARLAND/RAY MENDOZA 95M
THE FRIEND
FRI 16 MAY 12:45
SUN 18 MAY 20:00
MON 19 MAY 15:00
WED 21 MAY 13:00
THU 22 MAY 12:00
When a solitary writer adopts and bonds with a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend, she begins to come to terms with her past and her own creative inner life.
Writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 70-kilogram Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life. Based on the award-winning 2018 novel, you will find a sweetness in the film that is rare in cinema today… and you may find yourself wanting to adopt a Great Dane.
USA 2024 SCOTT MCGEHEE/DAVID SIEGEL 120M
FRI 16 MAY 18:00
SAT 17 MAY 15:00
MON 19 MAY 12:15
TUE 20 MAY 20:15
WED 21 MAY 18:00
THU 22 MAY 14:15
DISCOVER:
ITALY
PARTHENOPE
After garnering acclaim with ‘The Great Beauty’ and ‘The Hand of God’, Paolo Sorrentino, known for his stunning visuals and meditative storytelling, dives once more into themes of memory and regret, painting a story as visually stunning as it is emotionally raw.
The film’s title character, Parthenope (Celeste Dalla Porta), is a stunning young woman named after a mythological siren inextricably linked with the city of Naples, where she lounges through idle summers and on the nearby island of Capri. There, five years later, she encounters the writer John Cheever (Gary Oldman), an author she’d been reading and quoting for years. Sorrentino’s last film, 2021’s ‘The Hand of God’, was a love letter to his hometown of Naples with lots of autobiographical elements, and this film removes the personal story but retains the sense that it’s a tribute to the place. ‘Parthenope’ is both a tribute to Naples and a lushly poetic reflection on the creative process, carried by unforgettable performances and a mesmerising score. Sorrentino, as ever, delivers unforgettable, immersive and ravishing cinema. (Subtitles) ITALY/UK 2024 PAOLO SORRENTINO 137M
SAT 17 MAY 13:00 THU 22 MAY 17:00
DISCOVER: FRANCE
IT’S RAINING MEN
IRIS ET LES HOMMES
Released nationally after its preview screening in the Autumn French Film festival. Iris, a woman who has everything: a wonderful husband, two perfect daughters, a successful business - but no sex life. Perhaps the time has come to find a lover. “They’re not”. This is how Iris (Laure Calamy) answers her doctor when she is asked how things are going with her husband (Vincent Elbaz). The words slip from her mouth like a brutal realisation: how long has it been since they last made love? Yet everything else is great: her partner loves her, they have two happy daughters, she runs a successful medical practice, lives in a beautiful apartment and has the best friends one could hope for. But soon Iris will be turning 50. It is a stranger who whispers the seed of an idea: “Take a lover”. So, she dares open Pandora’s box, and hesitantly registers herself on a dating app. Immediately, men start to appear, as if it were raining... (Subtitles)
FRANCE 2023 CAROLINE VIGNAL 98M
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL –950 YEARS
In celebration to the 950th anniversary of the formation of the Diocese of Chichester and Chichester Cathedral, the team at the Cathedral have curated a wonderful range of diverse events taking place in 2025.
Chichester Cinema will contribute to this celebration with an extremely rare one-off screening on 11 May of the Royal Ballet’s ‘Bernstein Triple Bill’ featuring a dance version of the Chichester Psalms. We then present two free screenings on the Cathedral Green (West Street, Chichester) on 25 May proudly supported by Chichester City Council and Chichester Bid: ‘West Side Story’ featuring the much-loved Bernstein score, followed by Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘I Confess’, which deals with themes of faith.
BERNSTEIN TRIPLE BALLET
NEW MCGREGOR / THE AGE OF ANXIETY / NEW WHEELDON ROH BALLET
Resident choreographer Wayne McGregor and artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon marked each artist’s first foray into Bernstein, including a dance version of the Chichester Psalms.
Leonard Bernstein was one of the first classical composers in America to achieve both popular and critical acclaim. Drawing on jazz and modernism, the traditions of Jewish music and the Broadway musical, many of Bernstein’s scores are remarkably well suited to dance. To celebrate the centenary year of the composer’s birth, the Royal Ballet united all three of its associate choreographers to celebrate the dynamic range and danceability of Bernstein’s music.
180M INC 2 INTERVALS
We are delighted to screen this rare programme to complement Chichester Cathedral’s 950th Anniversary celebrations and the accompanying visit of the Bernstein family.
SCREEN ON THE GREEN
FREE OPEN-AIR SCREENINGS
AT CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL
Bring a picnic chair or a blanket for a fun day of classic cinema.
SUN 25 MAY 16:15
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL GREEN (FREE)
WEST SIDE STORY
1961 VERSION
The classic original version featuring Leonard Bernstein’s iconic score, in which two gangs battle for control of the turf while one gang member falls in love with a rival’s sister.
One of those happy collisions of breathtaking talent with Robert Wise’s classy direction, co-director Jerome Robbins’s sublime choreography all blending with Bernstein’s score and Sondheim’s lyrics. Tony, who belongs to the white Jets gang and Maria, the sister of the Puerto Rican Sharks leader, fall in love, but when tragedy strikes during a gang rumble, their conflicting loyalties are challenged.
USA 1961 ROBERT WISE/JEROME ROBBINS 153M
I CONFESS
SUN 25 MAY 19:15
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL GREEN (FREE)
A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.
Father Logan (Montgomery Clift at his matinee idol peak) is a Catholic priest who finds his faith put to the test when he is accused of the murder of a wealthy member of his parish. The real murderer is a poor German immigrant, and Father Logan knows this because he confessed it to him. However, Father Logan is bound by the secrecy of the confessional and cannot share this evidence with the police, even when he becomes a suspect himself. A beautifully filmed and suspenseful slice of classic Hitchcock drama. USA 1952 ALFRED HITCHCOCK 95M
MON 19 MAY 20:15
TUE 20 MAY 12:30
TICKETS £21
SALOME
MET OPERA
Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot, one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years.
Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story - already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play - a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is soprano Elza van den Heever as the unhinged antiheroine, who demands the head of Jochanaan, sung by celebrated baritone Peter Mattei. Cast includes tenor Gerhard Siegel as King Herod and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as Herodias. Strauss’s score combines the grandeur of Wagner’s epics with the focus and emotional punch of the short Italian verismo operas. Sung in German with English subtitles. 135M – NO INTERVAL
SUN 18 MAY 12:15
TICKETS £21
DIE WALKÜRE
ROYAL BALLET & OPERA
Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with ‘Das Rheingold’ in 2023. Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan (Christopher Maltman) and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde (Elisabet Strid). The cast also includes Lise Davidsen as Sieglinde and Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Siegmund. This is the second work of Richard Wagner’s four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, which has become the most performed opera of the cycle, loved and admired for its nuanced and intelligent exploration of complex family entanglements. Sung in German with English subtitles.
320M INC 2 INTERVALS
SPECIAL OFFER:
FILM & TALK ONLY
£15
SAT 31 MAY 10:30 (AUDITORIUM)
TICKETS £7.50
ROLLING ON TO THE SILVER SCREEN:
DISABILITY ON FILM
A talk which reflects on the history of disability on screen, illustrated by a range of powerful clips.
The relationship between disability and cinema is longstanding and, in this talk, Théo Rogier of the Cinema Education Team draws on film scholarship and lived experience as a wheelchair user to explore how disability is represented on screen. Beginning with ‘Freaks’ (1932) and concluding with ‘Untouchable’ (2011), a celebrated portrait of friendship and care across class and ability, this talk invites audiences to reconsider disability, not as marginal but as central to film’s cultural legacy.
100M INC Q&A
SPECIAL OFFER:
FILM & TALK ONLY
£15
UNTOUCHABLE
LES INTOUCHABLES
MON 2 JUN 18:00
WED 4 JUN 13:00 THU 5 JUN 14:30
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires Driss, a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Paris: the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe is a quadriplegic millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer. Driss is only applying so he can receive his benefits but Philippe challenges him, offering him a trial period of one month to gain experience helping him. Then Driss can decide whether he would like to stay with him or not. Driss accepts the challenge and moves to the mansion. An unlikely friendship develops between the two men. It delivers broad laughs and tugs at the heartstrings without delving too deep – the very definition of a crowd-pleaser.
(Subtitles) FRANCE 2011
FRI 23 MAY 18:00
SAT 24 MAY 20:15
SUN 25 MAY 17:45
MON 26 MAY 15:45
TUE 27 MAY 15:45
THE UNINVITED
In this critical and very funny look at who the entertainment industry excludes over time, a stranger crashes a party, sparking a comedy of errors and a reordering of life.
One night in the Hollywood Hills, Rose (Elizabeth Reaser) and Sammy (Walton Goggins) are in the thick of those agonising final minutes before her garden party starts, and the last thing Rose wants to see is a confused, elderly woman, Helen (Lois Smith), pulling into her driveway insisting that the Hollywood mansion is actually her house. Rose feels an obligation to get Helen home safely, but Sammy is distracted by the onslaught of Hollywood stars rolling up to the house. Things become even more complicated when her old flame Lucien (Pedro Pascal) shows up, and as drinks flow and secrets spill, ambition and identity clash in a sharp, unhinged look at a world obsessed with youth and fame. Enough good things cannot be said of this spectacular cast who bring their characters to life with precision and intriguing fascination.
USA 2024 NADIA CONNERS 97M
THU 22 MAY 19:15 (LIVE) SUN 25 MAY 14:15
TICKETS £19.50
BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
ROYAL BALLET & OPERA
Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.
Four of Christopher Wheeldon’s most distinctive works are brought to the Main Stage and broadcast live to cinemas, bringing together exceptional contemporary ballet with the vibrancy of musical theatre. Through ‘Fool’s Paradise’, ‘The Two of Us’, ‘Us’ and ‘An American in Paris’, cinema audiences can experience Wheeldon’s remarkable choreographic breadth, in stories of tender devotion and blossoming romance. Music by Joby Talbot, Joni Mitchell, Keaton Henson and George Gershwin.
180M INC 2 INTERVALS
FRI 23 MAY 15:15
SUN 25 MAY 20:00
TUE 27 MAY 18:00
BONHOEFFER
The true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man who preached love while plotting the assassination of an evil tyrant. As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Bonhoeffer (Jonas Dassler) is swept into the epicentre of a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler. With his faith and fate at stake, Bonhoeffer must choose between upholding his moral convictions or risking it all to save millions of Jews from genocide. Will his shift from preaching peace to plotting murder alter the course of history or cost him everything? Bonhoeffer hoped to secure possible peace terms with the Allies for a post-Hitler government and met Anglican Bishop George Bell of Chichester, a member of the House of Lords, contacted by Bonhoeffer’s exiled brother-in-law Leibholz; through him feelers were sent to British Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden. This film succeeds in painting a respectful and nuanced portrait of a man whose convictions led him down a path of dangerous resistance.
BELGIUM/IRELAND 2024 TODD KOMARNICKI 133M
RIEFENSTAHL
SAT 24 MAY 15:30 THU 29 MAY 20:45
One of the most eye-opening, chilling, fascinating and frightening documentaries of the year, exploring Leni Riefenstahl’s artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime. It was at the (Mussolini-era) Venice Film Festival in 1938 that Riefenstahl scooped the top prize for ‘Olympia’, her sublime, suspect paean to the Berlin Olympics. Her career peaked, after which it plunged dramatically. Veiel’s film shows how it happened, and how she tried and failed to salvage her reputation, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime’s atrocities. This is a captivating insight into the private estate of the filmmaker, who became world famous with her Nazi propaganda film ‘Triumph of the Will’. (Some subtitles) USA 2024 ANDRES VEIEL 115M
FRI 30 MAY 13:00 & 18:00
SAT 31 MAY 15:00 & 20:15
SUN 1 JUN 11:45 & 18:15
MON 2 JUN 15:30 & 20:15
TUE 3 JUN 13:15 & 18:00
WED 4 JUN 15:30 & 20:15
THU 5 JUN 12:15 & 17:00
FRI 6 JUN 12:45
SAT 7 JUN 13:15
SUN 8 JUN 17:30
MON 9 JUN 20:45
TUE 10 JUN 13:00 & 18:00
WED 11 JUN 14:30
THU 12 JUN 13:00 & 18:00
THE SALT PATH
A husband and wife rediscover nature’s beauty and a renewed sense of vitality in this heartstring-pulling adaptation of a truelife tale.
Fifty-somethings Ray Winn and her husband Moth (Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs) receive a bad health diagnosis and a court order to vacate the only home they’ve known as a family due to insurmountable circumstances. They decide to walk the South West Coast Path – the longest (630 miles) uninterrupted footpath in England – from Minehead to Poole along the Devon, Cornwall and Dorset coast armed only with a tent, limited supplies, very few clothes and the travelogue that inspired this trek. Helene Louvart’s excellent cinematography is a real highlight with filming locations including Padstow, Clovelly, Ilfracombe and some of the most beautiful rugged coast in the country, but do see if you can spot the scenes filmed at our very own West Wittering. This portrait of loss, humanity and rebirth is adapted from Raynor Winn’s personal memoir, with Anderson and Isaacs’ intimately textured performances standing out.
UK 2024 MARIANNE ELLIOTT 115M
In our new partnership with Waterstones, any cinema member buying a copy of ‘The Salt Path’ at Chichester Waterstones will receive a 10% discount upon presentation of your Cinema membership card. In return, anyone showing us a receipt for ‘The Salt Path’ from Waterstones can purchase their cinema ticket for £8.50.
MON 26 MAY 13:30
TUE 27 MAY 13:15 THU 29 MAY 13:15
A MINECRAFT MOVIE
Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits (Jason Momoa, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, Emma Myers and Danielle Brooks) are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an expert crafter (Jack Black). You may remember Jared Hess as director of the much-loved ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ and ‘Nacho Libre’. A recipe for a lot of fun. USA 2025 JARED HESS 101M
I’M STILL HERE
AINDA ESTOU AQUI
FRI 23 MAY 20:00
WED 28 MAY 14:30
THU 29 MAY 18:00
A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, 1970. The Paiva family lives in a rented house near the beach which is always full of friends. They are comfortable rather than rich, but they enjoy a different kind of wealth: an intellectual freedom and curiosity that feels increasingly precious as the Brazilian military dictatorship flexes its muscle on the streets outside. One day, men with guns come to take the father, Rubens (Selton Mello), in for questioning. In his absence, his wife Eunice (Fernanda Torres) must find a way to protect her five children and reinvent herself. Walter Salles’ (‘The Motorcycle Diaries’) superb factually-based film – he was a real-life friend of the Paiva family as a teenager – is an engrossing, affecting tribute to a formidable woman and her family. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Baftas and Oscars. (Subtitles)
BRAZIL/FRANCE 2024 WALTER SALLES 136M
TWIGGY
SUN 25 MAY 12:15 MON 26 MAY 18:00
WED 28 MAY 12:30
A documentary by Sadie Frost looking at the life of the greatest It Girl of all time - UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson.
An intimate, star-studded dive into the birth of an icon, and everything that followed. Featuring contributions from Dustin Hoffman, Paul McCartney, Charlotte Tilbury, Joanna Lumley and many more, this is an exploration of the model’s upbringing, career, relationships and everything else that has made her the woman she is today, and the first time the icon has told her story first-hand. Frost, this film’s director, is carving out a niche for documentaries about fashion icons. ‘Twiggy’ is her second, after the playful and very successful ‘Quant’ (2021).
UK 2025 SADIE FROST 97M
FRI 30 MAY 15:30
SAT 31 MAY 17:45
SUN 1 JUN 20:30
THE ACCOUNTANT 2
Christian Wolff applies his brilliant mind and illegal methods to reconstruct the unsolved puzzle of a Treasury chief’s murder. Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) has a talent for solving complex problems. When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to “find the accountant”, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realising more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Jon Bernthal), to help. In partnership with US Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
USA 2025 GAVIN O’CONNOR 124M
FRI 23 MAY 13:00
TUE 27 MAY 20:30
DISCOVER: BELGIUM
JULIE KEEPS QUIET
JULIE ZWIJGT
Julie is a star player at an elite tennis academy. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet.
Julie (Tessa van den Broeck) dedicates her life to tennis, her sport, her training and her career. When her coach is suspended, rumours start spreading and voices, other than Julie’s, are heard. Belgian director, Leonardo Van Dijl, follows her each step of the way, always keeping the right distance. “I wanted Julie to inspire. There’s a uniquely emancipatory, rebellious energy in Julie’s decision not to speak, as it compels the film to respect her pace and not bow to external pressures”, Van Dijl noted. Sometimes silence is louder than words. “A tense, absorbing film of silences and absences, of difficult terrain skirted around, of subjects avoided.” - The Guardian. Originally screened at the 2024 French Film Festival UK on Tour. (Subtitles)
BELGIUM / SWEDEN 2024 LEONARDO VAN DIJL 97M
SAT 24 MAY 17:45
MON 26 MAY 20:00
THU 29 MAY 15:30
MR. BURTON
Based on a remarkable true story, discover how the poor son of a miner became one of the greatest actors the world has ever known – Richard Burton, with the help of an unlikely mentor.
In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war, and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (Toby Jones). Taking Richard under his wing, the young man thrives under Philip’s strict tutelage and the guidance of kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Lesley Manville). However, as the acting world comes within Richard’s reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever.
UK 2025 MARC EVANS 123M
SAT 24 MAY 13:15
WED 28 MAY 17:15
SAT 31 MAY 13:00
TICKETS £15
MICHELANGELO: LOVE AND DEATH
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN
The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant?
Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-deforce, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today. Spanning his 88 years, we take a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy. Through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made. Returning to cinemas in 2025 to celebrate the 550th anniversary of this iconic artist’s birth.
UK 2016 DAVID BICKERSTAFF 90M
FRI 30 MAY 20:30
MON 2 JUN 13:15
TUE 3 JUN 15:45
WED 4 JUN 18:00
THE WEDDING BANQUET
A gay man makes a deal with his lesbian friend: a Green Card marriage for him, in exchange for in vitro fertilisation treatments for her. What they did not expect was Min’s grandmother surprising them with a Korean wedding banquet.
This is a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min (Han Gi-Chan) makes a proposal: a Green Card marriage with their friend Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Lily Gladstone (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’) costars in this poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive. USA 2025 ANDREW AHN 102M
SUN 1 JUN 14:15
TICKETS £21
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
MET OPERA
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy. Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
215M INC 2 INTERVALS
TUE 3 JUN 20:30
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
FA YEUNG NIN WAH
Two neighbours form a strong platonic bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. 25 years on from its release, we can safely say that this film has achieved cult status as one of the most beautiful films on the big screen – don’t miss this rare opportunity.
In 1962, journalist Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and his wife move into a Hong Kong apartment, but Chow’s spouse is often away on business. Before long, the lonely Chow makes the acquaintance of the alluring Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk), whose own significant other also seems preoccupied with work. As the two friends realise their respective partners are cheating on them, they begin to fall for one another; however, neither wants to stoop to the level of the unfaithful spouses. Without doubt one of the most breathtakingly gorgeous films of this century to date, dizzy with a romantic spirit that has been missing from the cinema since the 1940s. This beautifully tailored, low key (but always dramatic) story is subtly erotic and effortlessly cool. (Subtitles)
HONG KONG/FRANCE 2000 WONG KAR-WAI 98M
FRI 6 JUN 18:00
SAT 7 JUN 15:45
MON 9 JUN 16:00
A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS
In the Norwegian wilderness, a family seeks a wild free existence, but a tragic turn of events shatters their isolation, compelling them to adapt to the demands of contemporary society. This begins as the tale of Maria and Nik Payne, a couple who decided to quit the rat race and make a self-sustaining farm off the grid. Building a home, tilling a garden, gathering animals and eventually having children all were seeds for what seemed like an idyllic life. But life is never straightforward. This is a lovely film about tenderness and family and living with a purpose rooted in love, but also how difficult it is in today’s economy to actually live solely off the land. It is suffused with magic, tragedy and gaining wisdom both old and new. Director Silje Jacobsen has created an incredibly well-shot film with breathtaking scenery that captures the majestic quality of nature. (Some subtitles)
NORWAY 2024 SILJE EVENSMO JACOBSEN 84M
UK GREEN WEEK SCREENING
FRI 6 JUN 15:15 & 20:00
SAT 7 JUN 18:00 & 20:30
SUN 8 JUN 11:45 & 20:00
MON 9 JUN 13:15 & 18:00
TUE 10 JUN 15:15 & 20:00
WED 11 JUN 12:15 & 16:45
THU 12 JUN 15:15 & 20:15
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Wes Anderson’s brand new film is simply a story of a family and a family business. But if we know anything about this director is that this will be anything but simple. Expect a super-A-list cast and a colourful hyperstylised lens.
Benicio Del Toro stars as Zsa-zsa Korda, a maverick in the fields of armaments and aviation and one of the richest men in Europe. He is working on the Korda Land and Sea Phoenician Infrastructure Scheme, but he is being thwarted by powerful forces at every turn. He has ten children, including one daughter, a nun (Mia Threapleton, who happens to be Kate Winslet’s daughter), whom he designates the sole heir to his estate. In typical Anderson fashion, the adventure is a delight to look at and the list of stars who crave to be directed is almost endless. In this case: Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeffrey Wright, Rupert Friend, Mathieu Amalric, Jason Watkins, Riz Ahmed, Michael Cera and Richard Ayoade… WOW! USA 2025 WES ANDERSON (TIMETBC)
THU 5 JUN 19:30 SUN 8 JUN 14:15
TICKETS £19.50
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
NT LIVE
The fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. Gillian Anderson (‘The Salt Path’, ‘The X Files’), Vanessa Kirby (‘The Crown’) and Ben Foster (‘Lone Survivor’, ‘Leave No Trace’) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014. 180M INC INTERVAL
SAT 14 JUN 20:15
SUN 15 JUN 17:30
MON 16 JUN 13:30
THU 19 JUN 16:00
HALLOW ROAD
Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident. When two distraught parents (Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys) receive a call from their teenage daughter telling them that she has just accidentally hit a pedestrian, they jump in their car, racing to get there before anyone else stumbles across the scene. As they head deeper into the night, disturbing revelations threaten to tear the family apart as they soon realise they might not be the only ones driving down Hallow Road. How far will ordinary parents go to protect their offspring? This suspense thriller features highintensity performances from Pike and Rhys in what is essentially a close-quarters two-hander set on the anxious journey, bringing comparisons to 2013’s brilliant ‘Locke’ starring Tom Hardy. UK/IRELAND 2025 BABAK ANVARI 80M
SUN 15 JUN 19:30
WED 18 JUN 12:45
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
DANE-YE ANJIR-E MA’ABED
A mesmerisingly gripping and controlled parable-thriller in which the paranoia, misogyny and rage of the Iranian state are mapped seamlessly onto an ordinary family unit. Iman (Missagh Zareh) is a judge who sees the benefits for his family in his career’s rapid advancement, but his student daughters (Setareh Malek and Mahsa Rostami) are suspicious of his increasing collaboration with the regime. He is warned not to confide in his wife (Soheila Golestani) as he is encouraged to wave through death sentences without considering the evidence. Iman’s divided loyalties are exposed when his government-issued handgun goes missing, and suspicion falls on the women in his home. Having debuted at Cannes following Rasoulof fleeing Iran in fears for his safety, this film was many critics’ picks for best of the festival. It combines an electrifying generational battle with real-life footage of Iran’s protest movement, and reveals the reasons why people accept toxic regimes and the courage it takes to resist them. (Subtitles)
FRI 13 JUN 15:45
SAT 14 JUN 13:30
THU 19 JUN 18:00
E.1027 - EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA
Not only a cinematic journey into the mind of Eileen Gray, but a story about the power of female expression and men’s desire to control it.
Delicate, white and ship-like, E1027 is a house, or rather a work of art, which is perched above a bay on the Cote d’Azur whose wildness was, when it was finished in 1929, the opposite of the worldly charms of nearby Monte Carlo. Behind it isn’t only the magic of an architectural body come to life, but also the complexity of a trio of brilliant minds, namely the architects Eileen Gray, Jean Badovici and Le Corbusier. Structured like a docufiction which brings together archive images, reenactments and a voiceover that gently accompanies the images (mostly that of Eileen Gray speaking in the first person), the film shows moments of intimacy that we can only imagine. Rather than a historical reconstruction based on meticulous analysis, the co-directors put architecture in dialogue with cinema in order to bring to life the sensibility of a woman who was a visionary yet is too rarely celebrated. (Some subtitles) SWITZERLAND 2024 BEATRICE MINGER/CHRISTOPH SCHAUB 89M
FRI 13 JUN 20:15
WED 18 JUN 20:15
CLASSICS
RESTORED & REISSUED
SLADE IN FLAME
50th Anniversary Restoration. Light the Rock n’ Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame.
Set in the hardships of North England’s 1970s working class society and music scene, this is a fictional tale but based on true experiences and starring the band themselves as the members of Flame. We follow the rise and fall of a pop group at the end of the 1960s – from bold beginnings in seedy clubs to booze-addled endings in spectacular stadiums – this darkly cynical, warts-andall portrait of a band in freefall amidst the music industry suits who want a piece of the pie was not what anybody was expecting.
UK 1975 RICHARD LONCRAINE 91M
SPECIAL OFFER:
FILM & TALK ONLY
£15
SAT 14 JUN 10:30
(IN THE AUDITORIUM)
TICKETS £7.50
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO THE BOUDOIR:
PUTTING TOLSTOY ON THE BIG SCREEN
With a stage production of ‘Anna Karenina’ at Chichester Festival Theatre this month, this talk will look back at film adaptations of Tolstoy’s fiction.
Is it possible to make a great film from a literary masterpiece? To make the leap from page to screen, without crashing to the ground, like Vronsky in ‘Anna Karenina’? In this talk, Patrick Hargood, Cinema Education Officer, will consider the big screen versions of the work of arguably the greatest of all novelists, with a plethora of clips from Hollywood, the UK, Europe, Japan and Russia itself, in search of the consummate Tolstoy adaptation.
100M INC Q&A
SPECIAL OFFER:
FILM & TALK ONLY
£15
ANNA KARENINA
SUN 14 JUN 15:30
The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband’s refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.
This 19th century period piece is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel. On a trip to St. Petersburg, Anna Karenina (Greta Garbo), neglected wife of the famed Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin (Basil Rathbone), meets a handsome military officer, Count Vronsky (Freddie Bartholomew). Vronsky becomes enamoured of Anna and follows her back to Moscow to confess his feelings. Will she follow her heart to be with him, even if it destroys her family and results in public disgrace? Garbo, who also starred in the 1927 silent version (‘Love’) of the Tolstoy story, is radiant and vulnerable throughout the film, the centre of the emotional storm that engulfs her.
USA 1935 CLARENCE BROWN 95M
FRI 13 JUN 18:00
SAT 14 JUN 18:00
SUN 15 JUN 13:15
MON 16 JUN 15:30
TUE 17 JUN 13:15
WED 18 JUN 18:00
THU 19 JUN 20:00
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
A crowd-pleasing, warm-hearted comedy that has an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island dreaming of getting his favourite musicians back together.
Kind and chatty Charles (Tim Key) lives alone on the remote Wallis Island. Beautiful and serene with white cliffs and rocky shores (it was shot in Wales), it is not the kind of place where there is a lot of socialising. He dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on the island. Old tensions resurface as the artists reunite now at different phases in their lives. Mulligan and Basden are sublime together, naturally exuding the awkward chemistry of artist exes, with Key thoroughly entertaining as the adorable comedic foil. This is the sort of film that oozes mood and warmth (like the folk songs performed in the film) and is very easy to recommend to anyone.
UK 2025 JAMES GRIFFITHS 100M
THE MARCHING BAND
EN FANFARE
FRI 13 JUN 13:30
MON 16 JUN 18:00
TUE 17 JUN 15:30
THU 19 JUN 13:45
This French spin on Mark Herman’s ‘Brassed Off’ (the British comedy-drama about colliery bands) has a beating emotional pulse of its own. Originally screened as a preview in our Autumn French Film Festival UK.
Thibaut (Benjamin Lavernhe) is an internationally renowned conductor of the Lille Symphony Orchestra who travels the world. He discovers he was adopted - then also finds out he has a younger brother, Jimmy (Pierre Lottin), who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a school marching band. While they seem to be worlds apart, their unwavering love of music unites them in difficult circumstances. The third feature film by screenwriter, actor and director Emmanuel Courcol emerges as an immensely touching and melodious work, bringing relationships and music to the fore. (Subtitles) FRANCE 2024
MON 16 JUN 20:15
WED 18 JUN 16:00
GOOD ONE
During a weekend backpacking trip in the beautiful Catskill Mountains, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend.
In India Donaldson’s insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris (James Le Gros) and his oldest friend, Matt (Danny McCarthy). As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic, Sam, wise beyond her years, attempts to mediate. But when lines are crossed and Sam’s trust is betrayed, tensions reach a fever pitch, as Sam struggles with her dad’s emotional limitations and experiences the universal moment when the parental bond is tested. Selected in both Sundance and Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, ‘Good One’ is an emotionally expansive work that probes the limits of familial trust, understanding and ultimately, forgiveness. Out of a tight, terrific cast, it’s Collias’ performance – so potent and contained – that gets under your skin. With echoes of the stylish US Indie cinema that Kelly Reichhardt has made so brilliantly.
USA 2024 INDIA DONALDSON 84M
A PRECIOUS MOMENT
TUE 17 JUN 18:00 TICKETS £7.50
We join the Friends of Ravenna for this special event looking back at one of the most influential movements in world cinema. In Italy, during and after WW2, began one of the key movements in the history of world cinema. Realised through their lived experience of struggles post-WW1 under Mussolini and Fascism, poverty and unemployment, the wider European war, the Nazi occupation, the resistance movement by groups of partisans liaising with the advancing Allied forces, a talented group of directors, writers and actors, many of the latter non-professionals, made some extraordinary films with universal themes that still engage and move us today. Films like Rossellini’s ‘Rome Open City’, Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Bicycle Thieves’ and Luchino Visconti’s ‘La Terra Trema’ are landmarks of cinema that repay many viewings. This illustrated talk, by Mike Jennings of the Cinema’s Education Team, will explore NeoRealism’s principal features, directors and films, include many film clips, and discuss the influences the movement has had on world cinema through to the present. 120M INC Q&A - IN THE AUDITORIUM.
SUN 15 JUN 15:30
TUE 17 JUN 21:00
UMBERTO D.
A sublime tale of a government pensioner by the name of Umberto Domenico Ferrari (played brilliantly by Carlo Battisti) in post-war Italy.
One of the most poignant and moving stories ever told on film, with an unusual theme - what happens to an old man who is left destitute by circumstances (war, inflation) in post-war Italy. Terribly sad and sentimental yet filled with the visual poetry for which De Sica (‘Bicycle Thieves’) is deservedly famed. A superb filmwithering in its critique of uncaring capitalism - It is hard-edged - there is no solution to Umberto’s plight, and the depiction of wardamaged Rome is completely convincing. This is the first and only film for non-actor Carlo Battisti, who plays the titular role. His real occupation was Professor of Linguistics at the Università degli Studi di Firenze.
WHAT’S ON
FRI 2 MAY
13:30 MISERICORDIA (15) 104M
16:00 FOUR MOTHERS (15) 89M
18:00 THE AMATEUR (12A) 123M
20:30 WAR PAINT: WOMEN AT WAR (PG) 89M
SAT 3 MAY
13:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (PG) 129M
15:45 WAR PAINT: WOMEN AT WAR
18:00 FOUR MOTHERS
20:00 THE AMATEUR
SUN 4 MAY
13:00 FOUR MOTHERS
15:00 BONNIE & CLYDE: THE MUSICAL (12A) 139M
17:45 MISERICORDIA
20:00 BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN (PG) 121M
MON 5 MAY
13:00 THE AMATEUR
15:45 FOUR MOTHERS
17:45 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
20:30 MISERICORDIA
TUE 6 MAY
13:30 FOUR MOTHERS
15:30 THE AMATEUR
18:15 WAR PAINT: WOMEN AT WAR
20:15 FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (PG) 103M (FILM CLUB)
WED 7 MAY
13:30 FOUR MOTHERS
15:30 THE AMATEUR 18:00 FOUR MOTHERS
20:00 BJÖRK: CORNUCOPIA (PG) 120M
THU 8 MAY
13:00 THE AMATEUR
15:30 MISERICORDIA
18:00 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: OCEAN (PG) 100M
20:15 THE AMATEUR FRI 9 MAY
13:00 CONCLAVE (PG) 120M
15:30 TWO TO ONE (PG) 116M
18:00 A REAL PAIN (15) 90M
20:15 SISTER MIDNIGHT (15) 107M
WAR PAINT
SAT 10 MAY
10:30 WOMEN ARTISTS ON FILM
TALK 100M INC Q&A
13:15 THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES (12A) 81M
15:15 THE SINKING OF THE LISBON MARU (PG) 123M
17:45 A REAL PAIN
20:00 CONCLAVE
SUN 11 MAY
12:30 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: OCEAN (PG) 100M
14:45 BERNSTEIN BALLET 180M INC 2 INTERVALS
18:15 CONCLAVE
20:30 CLOUD (15) 123M
MON 12 MAY
13:45 THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES
15:45 A REAL PAIN
18:00 CONCLAVE
20:30 TWO TO ONE
TUE 13 MAY
13:00 THE SINKING OF THE LISBON MARU
15:30 TWO TO ONE
18:00 SISTER MIDNIGHT
20:15 CONCLAVE
WED 14 MAY
12:45 A REAL PAIN
14:45 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: OCEAN
16:45 CONCLAVE
THU 15 MAY
13:00 TWO TO ONE
15:30 CONCLAVE
18:00 CLOUD
20:30 A REAL PAIN
FRI 16 MAY
10:30 A REAL PAIN (15) 90M
12:45 THE FRIEND (15) 120M
15:15 APRIL (15) 134M
18:00 PARTHENOPE (15) 137M
20:45 WARFARE (15) 95M
SAT 17 MAY
13:00 IT’S RAINING MEN (15) 98M
15:00 PARTHENOPE
18:00 UNI GRADUATION PRIVATE SCREENING
20:30 ANORA (18) 139M
SUN 18 MAY
12:15 DIE WALKURE (RBO)
320M INC 2 INTERVALS
18:00 WARFARE
20:00 THE FRIEND
MON 19 MAY
12:15 PARTHENOPE
15:00 THE FRIEND
17:30 ANORA
20:15 SALOME (MET OPERA) 135M - NO INTERVAL
TUE 20 MAY
12:30 SALOME (MET OPERA) 135M - NO INTERVAL
15:30 WARFARE
18:00 THE FRIEND
20:15 PARTHENOPE
WED 21 MAY
13:00 THE FRIEND 15:30 WARFARE
18:00 PARTHENOPE
20:45 APRIL
THU 22 MAY
12:00 THE FRIEND 14:15 PARTHENOPE
17:00 IT’S RAINING MEN
19:15 BALLET TO BROADWAY (RBO) 180M INC INTERVAL
FRI 23 MAY
13:00 JULIE KEEPS QUIET (15) 100M
15:15 BONHOEFFER (PG) 133M
18:00 THE UNINVITED (15) 97M
20:00 I’M STILL HERE (PG) 136M
SAT 24 MAY
13:15 MICHELANGELO: LOVE AND DEATH (EXHIBITION) 90M
15:30 RIEFENSTAHL (PG) 115M
17:45 MR. BURTON (12A) 124M
20:15 THE UNINVITED
SUN 25 MAY
12:15 TWIGGY (PG) 97M
14:15 BALLET TO BROADWAY (RBO) 180M INC INTERVAL
17:45 THE UNINVITED 20:00 BONHOEFFER
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL FREE SCREENINGS
16:15 WEST SIDE STORY (PG) 153M
19:15 I CONFESS (PG) 95M
MON 26 MAY
13:30 A MINECRAFT MOVIE (PG) 101M
15:45 THE UNINVITED
18:00 TWIGGY
20:00 MR. BURTON
TUE 27 MAY
13:15 A MINECRAFT MOVIE
15:45 THE UNINVITED
18:00 BONHOEFFER
20:30 JULIE KEEPS QUIET
WED 28 MAY
12:30 TWIGGY
14:30 I’M STILL HERE
17:15 MICHELANGELO: LOVE AND DEATH (EXHIBITION) 90M
THU 29 MAY
13:15 A MINECRAFT MOVIE
15:30 MR. BURTON
18:00 I’M STILL HERE
20:45 RIEFENSTAHL
FRI 30 MAY
13:00 THE SALT PATH (12A) 115M
15:30 THE ACCOUNTANT 2 (15) 124M
18:00 THE SALT PATH
20:30 THE WEDDING BANQUET (15) 102M
SAT 31 MAY
10:30 DISABILITY ON SCREEN TALK 100M INC Q&A
13:00 MICHELANGELO: LOVE AND DEATH (EXHIBITION) 90M
15:00 THE SALT PATH
17:45 THE ACCOUNTANT 2
20:15 THE SALT PATH
SUN 1 JUN
11:45 THE SALT PATH
14:15 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (MET OPERA) 215M INC INTERVAL
18:15 THE SALT PATH
20:30 THE ACCOUNTANT 2
MON 2 JUN
13:15 THE WEDDING BANQUET
15:30 THE SALT PATH
18:00 UNTOUCHABLE (15) 112M
20:15 THE SALT PATH
TUE 3 JUN
13:15 THE SALT PATH
15:45 THE WEDDING BANQUET
18:00 THE SALT PATH
20:30 IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (PG) 98M (FILM CLUB)
WED 4 JUN
13:00 UNTOUCHABLE
15:30 THE SALT PATH
18:00 THE WEDDING BANQUET
20:15 THE SALT PATH
THU 5 JUN
12:15 THE SALT PATH
14:30 THE ACCOUNTANT 2
17:00 THE SALT PATH
19:30 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (NT LIVE) (15)
180M INC INTERVAL
FRI 6 JUN
12:45 THE SALT PATH (12A) 115M
15:15 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (PG) TIMETBC
18:00 A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS (PG) 84M
20:00 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
SAT 7 JUN
11:00 PRIVATE BOOKING
13:15 THE SALT PATH 15:45 A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS
18:00 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
20:30 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
SUN 8 JUN
11:45 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
14:15 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (NT LIVE) (15)
180M INC INTERVAL
17:30 THE SALT PATH
20:00 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
MON 9 JUN
13:15 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
16:00 A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS
18:00 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
20:45 THE SALT PATH
TUE 10 JUN
13:00 THE SALT PATH
15:15 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
18:00 THE SALT PATH
20:00 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
WED 11 JUN
12:15 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
14:30 THE SALT PATH 16:45 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
THU 12 JUN
13:00 THE SALT PATH
15:15 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
18:00 THE SALT PATH 20:15 THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
FRI 13 JUN
13:30 THE MARCHING BAND (12A) 103M
15:45 E.1027 - EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA (12A) 89M
18:00 THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND (15) 100M
20:15 SLADE IN FLAME (15) 95M
SAT 14 JUN
10:30 TOLSTOY TALK 100M INC Q&A
13:30 E.1027 - EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA
15:30 ANNA KARENINA (1935) (PG) 95M
18:00 THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
20:15 HALLOW ROAD (15) 80M
SUN 15 JUN
13:15 THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
15:30 UMBERTO D. (PG) 89M
17:30 HALLOW ROAD
19:30 THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (PG) 168M
MON 16 JUN
13:30 HALLOW ROAD
15:30 THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
18:00 THE MARCHING BAND
20:15 GOOD ONE (15) 89M
TUE 17 JUN
13:15 THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
15:30 THE MARCHING BAND
18:00 ITALIAN NEO-REALISM TALK 110M INC Q&A
21:00 UMBERTO D
NEW PARK SEAT PLAN
WED 18 JUN
12:45 THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG 16:00 GOOD ONE 18:00 THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
20:15 SLADE IN FLAME
THU 19 JUN
13:45 THE MARCHING BAND 16:00 HALLOW ROAD
18:00 E.1027 - EILEEN GRAY AND THE HOUSE BY THE SEA 20:00 THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
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