The Courtyard Film Guide February 2024

February 2024

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We’re now fully in the swing of the awards season, and we’ve got a whole host of films that are hot on their campaigns to take home the major awards including; Poor Things, May December, Maestro, The Holdovers, Ferrari and the returning Past Lives.

We’ve also got Valentine’s plans sorted for you, with a romantic Breakfast Movie in The Shop Around the Corner or a Sofia Coppola Double Bill of Priscilla and Lost in Translation.

On March 1 we’ll be hosting Borderlines Film Festival once again before returning to our regular programmes. You can expect to see our March & April film guide by the time Borderlines comes around!

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Breakfast Movies 11am films Monday to Friday include a pre-film pastry & tea or coffee.

Audio Description Available Check at Box Office or online for the latest available Audio Described films.

Relaxed Screening Screenings with raised lighting, lowered volume and a relaxed area.

Subtitles Films which have either a HOH captioned screening or are in a foreign language with English subtitles.

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One Life (12A) UK, 1hr 50min

The Boy and the heron (12a) Japan, 2hr 4min

January February Fri 19 2.30pm, Sat 20 2pm, Thu 1 11am Mon 22 11am, Tue 23 2.30pm, Mon 29 11am (Subs), Tue 30 2.30pm, Wed 31 11am

January Fri 26 5pm, Sat 27 11am (Dubbed), Mon 29 5pm, Tue 30 5pm, Wed 31 8pm

Stars: Anthony Hopkins

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

The true story of Sir Nicholas Winton who in the months leading to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children.

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead.

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February Thu 1 5pm

January Fri 26 7.30pm, Sat 27 2pm, Mon 29 2pm (Subs) & 7.30pm, Tue 30 11am & 7.30pm, Wed 31 2.30pm

February Thu 1 2pm & 7.30pm, Fri 2 11am, Sat 3 2pm & 7.30pm, Mon 5 7.30pm (Subs), Tue 6 7.30pm, Wed 7 2.30pm, Thu 8 7.30pm

Poor Things (18) USA, 2hr 21min Director: Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) Stars: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo The incredible tale of Bella Baxter, a young woman reanimated from death by Dr. Godwin Baxter is carrying over into our February programme! Poor Things won Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) and Best Actress (Musical/Comedy) at the 2024 Golden Globes, and is expected to pick up more accolades at the Oscars!

February Sat 3 5pm, Mon 5 2.30pm, Tue 6 11am, Thu 8 11am

The Three musketeers: Milady (12A) France, 1hr 55min Director: Martin Bourboulon Stars: François Civil, Romain Duris, Eva Green We promsied we’d bring you Part 2 and here it is!

D’Artagnan is forced to join forces with Milady to save Constance, who was kidnapped before his eyes. But as war is declared and Athos, Porthos and Aramis have already joined the front, a secret from the past shatters old alliances. Foreign language with English Subtitles.

February Fri 2 2.30pm, Mon 5 11am, Tue 6 2.30pm, Wed 7 11am, Thu 8 5pm

The Peasants (15) Poland, 1hr 56min Director: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman Stars: Kamila Urzedowska, Robert Gulaczyk From the producers of Loving Vincent comes this brand-new piece of painted animation. Jagna is a young woman determined to forge her own path in a late 19th century Polish village - a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by adherence to colorful traditions and deep-rooted patriarchy.

Foreign language with English Subtitles.

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February Mon 5 5.30pm, Tue 6 5.30pm, Thu 8 2.30pm

Anselm (PG)

Germany, 1hr 33min Director: Wim Wenders Anselm Kiefer is one of the greatest contemporary artists. His past and present diffuse the line between film and painting, thus giving a unique cinematic experience that dives deep into an artist’s work and his life path.

“The director’s serious examination of the German artist’s life and work has an architectural quality as it moves around some monumental art, and studios”

- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Maestro (15) USA, 2hr 9min

February Fri 9 7.45pm, Mon 12 11am, Tue 13 5.15pm (Subs), Thu 15 11am Director: Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer On the verge of securing a golden opportunity, American conductor Leonard Bernstein begins a tumultuous relationship with actress Felicia Montealegre, upturning their lives.

Maestro is gathering momentum in this year’s awards season, already securing 4 Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor & Actress (Drama), Best Director and Best Picture (Drama).

- Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent

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Priscilla (15) USA, 1hr 53min

February Fri 9 11am, Sat 10 7.45pm, Mon 12 2.30pm, Tue 13 7.45pm, Wed 14 5.15pm, Thu 15 7.30pm (Subs) Director: Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides) Stars: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen Iconic filmmaker Sofia Coppola tells the untold story Priscilla Beaulieu. A teenager when she met Elvis Presley, the world’s biggest rock-and-roll star, Priscilla unveils the couple’s relationship outside of the public eye.

Why not pair a screening with our Young Film Programmers screening of Lost in Translation for an unconventional Valentine’s Day! February Fri 9 2.30pm, Sat 10 2.30pm, Mon 12 5.30pm, Tue 13 2.30pm (Relaxed), Wed 14 2.30pm, Thu 15 5.30pm, Fri 16 2.30pm (Subs), Sat 17 11am, Sun 18 6pm

Migration (U/PG tbc) USA, 1hr 23min Directors: Benjamin Renner, Guylo Homsy Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Awkwafina, Elizabeth Banks A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. From the team who brought us Despicable Me and Minions!

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February Fri 9 5.15pm (Subs), Mon 12 7.30pm, Tue 13 11am, Thu 15 2.30pm

May December (15) USA, 1hr 57min

Director: Todd Haynes (Carol, Far from Heaven) Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. May December recieved 4 Golden Globe nominations including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress and Best Picture (Musical/Comedy).

February Sat 10 5.15pm

Enter the Dragon (1973, 15) Hong Kong/USA, 1hr 42min Director: Robert Clouse Stars: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly 50 years after its release, Bruce Lee’s legendary thriller returns for Chinese New Year, as we enter the year of the dragon. A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.

Foreign language with English subtitles.

February Sat 17 5.30pm, Mon 19 11am, Tue 20 2.30pm

Fallen Leaves (12A) Finland, 1hr 21min

Director: Aki Kaurismäki Stars: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Alina Tomnikov In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles, from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

Foreign language with English subtitles.

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Valentine's Day! The most romantic night of the year is upon us, and what better way to spend it than at the cinema with a film to put butterflies in your stomach! After the fantastic response we got to The Bishop’s Wife and It’s a Wonderful Life back in December, we’re heading back to the 1940s for some old-school romance.

The Shop Around the corner (1940, PG)

USA, 1hr 39min

February October Sat 28 Wed 1411am 11am(free pre-activity from 10.30am) Director: Ernst Brad Silberling Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan, Stewart Looking for a way to get James the kids into their first horror film? Look no further than Enjoy a everyone’s romantic breakfast thisghost!

Casper, favouritemovie friendly Valentine’s Dayand withhis this classic romantic When a father daughter move into comedy frommansion, 1940. It’sthey a Wonderful Life got a crumbling must rid the us in the mood for some more James Stewart, property of wicked spirits. you can’t blame us for being drawn in by his handsome looks and classic charm!

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other’s anonymous pen pal.

Keep an eye out after Borderlines Film Festival as we’ll be revisiting a classic from the 40s, 50s or 60s each month with a Breakfast Screening!

February October Sat 28 Wed 1411am 7.45pm (free pre-activity from 10.30am) Director: Sofia Brad Silberling Coppola Cast: Billfor Murray, Johansson Looking a wayScarlett to get the kids into their first horror film? Look no further than The Courtyard’s Young Film Programmers Casper, everyone’s favourite friendly ghost! present this Valentine’s Day screening of When a father and his daughter move into Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning of a crumbling mansion, they mustexploration rid the cultural Lost in Translation. propertydisplacement, of wicked spirits.

American movie star Bob Harris is invited to Tokyo to film advertisements for a high end whisky brand, but soon finds himself struggling with the culture shock of being in Japan. At his hotel, he finds connection with Charlotte, a young American woman who seems similarly ill at ease in their unfamiliar environment.

Why not pair it with our 5.15pm screening of Priscilla for a Sofia Coppola double-bill.

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Lost in Translation (2003, 15)

USA, 1hr 42min

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The COlour Purple (12A) USA, 2hr 21min

February Fri 16 11am, Sat 17 2.30pm (Subs), Sun 18 7.45pm, Mon 19 2pm, Tue 20 11am, Wed 21 2pm, Thu 22 11am, Fri 23 2.30pm (Subs), Sat 24 7.45pm, Mon 26 11am, Wed 28 7.45pm Director: Blitz Bazawule Stars: Fantastia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Halle Bailey, Ciara, David Alann Grier Torn apart from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in life, including an abusive husband. With support from a sultry singer named Shug Avery, as well as her standher-ground stepdaughter, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood. From Executive Producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, The Colour Purple is an adaptation of the smash-hit stage production.

February Mon 19 5pm (Subs), Tue 20 7.45pm, Fri 23 11am, Wed 28 2.30pm

Ferrari (15)

USA, 2hr 10min Director: Michael Mann (Heat, Ali, The Insider) Stars: Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Penelope Cruz Director Michael Mann has teamed up with legendary writer Troy Kennedy Martin (The Italian Job, Kelly’s Heroes) and Brock Yates for this fast paced biopic. Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.

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February Fri 23 5.15pm, Wed 28 5.15pm

Past Lives (12a)

USA/South Korea, 1hr 45min Director: Celine Song Stars: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro Celine Song’s debut feature returns to our big screen due to popular demand following a slew of nominations and positive reviews. Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. Some foreign language with English subtitles.

The holdovers (15) USA, 2hr 13min

February Sat 17 7.45pm, Mon 19 7.45pm, Tue 20 5pm, Wed 21 11am, Thu 22 2.30pm, Fri 23 7.30pm, Sat 24 5.15pm (Subs), Wed 28 11am Director: Alexander Payne Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go. This wonderful comedy-drama is being heralded for its outstanding performances, recognised by the Golden Globes who awarded Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) to Paul Giamatti, and Best Supporting Actress to Da’Vine Joy Randolph! Dominic Sessa also makes his big screen debut to great acclaim, with strong calls for an Oscar nomination to head his way.

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Live Events

Film

Live Screenings

Tickets £16

Mon 29 Jan, 7.15pm

Dear england (15) Thu 22 Feb, 7.15pm

Vanya (15)

Wed 31 Jan, 6.45pm

Rusalka (encore) Wed 7 Feb, 7.15pm

manon

Thu 28 Mar, 7.15pm

Madama Butterfly (Encore) Live Events

Film

Live Screenings

11

Tickets £18, Conc £15 courtyard.org.uk

February Family Saturdays!

All with a free pre-activity from 10.30am

Storytelling with 2Faced Sat 3 Feb, 11am

The Little Prince (Live) Sat 10 Feb, 11am

Migration (PG) Sat 17 Feb, 11am

Boxed in (Live) Sat 24 Feb, 11am

Dementia Friendly screenings Hosted in the Nell Gwynne Studio with free tea and coffee included.

Tickets £5, carers go free.

Grease (1978, U)

Fri 23 Feb, 2pm

Viva las vegas (1964,U) Fri 14 Jun, 2pm

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