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Bringing the best in Independent and World Cinema to North Staffordshire

September

Mon 17 Sep    7.45pm

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS (A)

The Sign of the CrossCharles Laughton Season

After burning Rome, Emperor Nero is in need of a scapegoat, and issues an edict that all Christians are to be caught and sent to the arena for the crime. Amid the commotion, the heart of the Roman Prefect Marcus Superbus is captured by the beautiful Christian Mercia. Epic drama from Cecil B. DeMille, featuring extraordinary performances from Charles Laughton and Claudette Colbert.

USA, 1932, 117 mins, Curtains close at approximately 10:10pm

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Tue 18 Sep    7.45pm

A ROYAL AFFAIR (15)

A Royal AffairA Royal Affair is a much admired, engrossing and sumptuously staged historical drama, that is remarkably based on real events in Denmark's 18th Century Enlightenment and he role that Queen Caroline played in it. Upon arriving in Denmark from England, idealistic young Caroline discovers that her new husband King Christian VII is juvenile, impulsive and psychologically unstable. When Johann Structure is appointed as Christian's personal physician, Caroline is drawn to his progressive philosophy, forming a fateful allegiance.

Denmark (subtitled), 2012, 137 mins

Reviews:    :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::

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Thu 20 Sep    7.45pm

KOSMOS (U)

KosmosA cheerful, young man with uncanny powers arrives in a remote town, saving a young child and performing other ‘miracles’; is he a prophet, a psychopath or even a god? Kosmos is a confident, beautifully framed allegory with mysterious side plots, from little known, but respected Turkish filmmaker Reha Erdem.

Turkey (subtitled), 2011, 122 mins

Reviews:    :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::

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Fri 21 and Sat 22 Sep    7.45pm

THE ANGEL'S SHARE (15)

The Angel's ShareBarely avoiding prison new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf in a good-natured if bittersweet, Glasgow set comedy from Ken Loach. Inspired by a trip to a whisky distillery, Robbie and his fellow community service workers turn to drink, with a money-making scheme which will hopefully offer them an unlikely chance at redemption. A social-realist caper free of cynicism and irony, evoking Local Hero and Whisky Galore.

UK, 2011, 101 mins

Reviews:    :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::

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Mon 24 Sep    7.45pm

RUGGLES OF RED GAP (U)

The Ruggles of Red CapCharles Laughton Season

Ruggles is the epitome of an English valet; immaculate, understated and unperturbed. When his services are staked and transferred in a card game he finds himself attending upon Egbert and Effie Floud, brash Americans who believe that his presence will bring culture and sophistication to the American West. In a rare comedy role, and one of his favourite parts, Charles Laughton plays Ruggles.

USA, 1935, 91 mins, Curtains close at approximately 9.40pm

Free Admission

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Tue 25 Sep    7.45pm

SWANDOWN (12A)

SwandownA delightfully eccentric odyssey, Swandown is a poetic film diary about encounter, myth and culture. Not quite Fitzcaraldo - but epic nonetheless, director Andrew Kotting and writer Iain Sinclair document their journey from the Hastings seaside to Hackney in London, providing the motive power for their swan-shaped pedalo themselves. Along the way they are joined on the English inland waterways by invited guests including comedian Stewart Lee, writer Alan Moore and actor Dudley Sutton.

UK, 2012, 98 mins

Reviews:    :: The Observer :: The Guardian ::

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Thu 27 Sep    7.45pm

WHERE DO WE GO NOW? (12A)

Where Do We Go Now?The latest film from Nadine Labaki, the Lebanese director of Caramel, Where Do We Go Now? is a feminist tale complete with musical sequences. The women of an isolated village are determined to keep their hotheaded men out of a neighbouring religious war. What can they do to prevent unrest and bloodshed? Are Ukrainian exotic dancers the answer to their problem? A bittersweet blend of wry satire with broad comedy.

Lebanon/France (subtitled), 2011, 101 mins

Reviews:    :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::

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Fri 28 and Sat 29 Sep    7.45pm

THE HUNTER (15)

The HunterA tense psychological drama blended with a haunting ecological story starring Willem Dafoe as a ruthless mercenary, dispatched to the Tasmanian wilderness to track down the long thought extinct Tasmanian Tiger. Finding a personal connection with the community and the wilderness around him, leads him to reappraise his work and personal morality, with dramatic consequences.

Australia, 2011, 101 mins

Reviews:    :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::

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