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- Angel
- Cert 15, 119 mins
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- With hints of vintage Hollywood melodrama this is a sumptuous feast of period camp, telling the tale of the rise and fall of a romantic novelist in the early 20th century.
- Elegy
- Cert 15, 112 mins
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In English
- Sir Ben Kingsley plays David Kepesh, a middle-aged, successful university professor who falls for his beautiful, enigmatic student Consuela (Penelope Cruz). Adapted from Philip Roth's novella THE DYING ANIMAL. Also stars Dennis Hopper.
- The Duchess
- Cert 12A, 110 MINS
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In English
- Kiera Knightley stars as Georgiana Spencer, who's arranged marriage to the Duke of Devonshire (Fiennes) sees her transformed into a charismatic society hostess, the centre of attention wherever she goes. From the director of BULLET BOY.
- Great Expectations
- Cert PG, 1hr 18m
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In English
- Showing as part of Passionate Encounters: The Cinema of David Lean
- Meet Pip, Miss Havisham and the eerie Magwitch in David Lean's gothic adaptation of the classic Dickens novel. Lean's incredible vision is vividly brought to life by the Oscar-winning team of cinematographer Guy Green and production designer John Bryan.
- Madeleine
- Cert U, 114 mins
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In English
- Showing as part of Passionate Encounters: The Cinema of David Lean
- In David Lean's period drama set in the rigid hypocrisy of Victorian Glasgow, Lean's wife Ann Todd plays Madeleine, a young woman of amoral deviousness, who falls for a penniless but exploitative French aristocrat who later dies of arsenic poisoning.
- The Passionate Friends
- Cert PG, 91 mins
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In English
- Showing as part of Passionate Encounters: The Cinema of David Lean
- Based on a story by H G Wells, David Lean directs this neglected 1940's classic. Mary has chosen a comfortable life with her rich banker husband over romantic passion with her first love Steven. Turmoil ensues when Steven re-enters her life.
- Married Life
- Cert PG, 90 mins
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In English
- Douglas Sirk aesthetics abound as middle-aged, married businessman Harry Allen falls in love with the adorable Kay. Rather than leave his dutiful wife Pat, Harry decides he must kill her as he loves her too much to let her suffer life without him.
- Jar City
- Cert 15, 94 mins
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In Icelandic
with English Subtitles
- A police investigation into an old man's death uncovers secrets which are more significant than his actual murder. Based on the award-winning novel Mýrin, JAR CITY is a multi-layered Icelandic mystery which deftly pulls off its narritive coup.
- Ikiru
- Cert PG, 141 mins
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In Japanese
with English Subtitles
- Kurosawa's gentlest and most contemplative film tells the story of an elderly civil servant who discovers that he’s dying is determined to spend his last months finding something that will give meaning to his life.