Films
Forthcoming films at Aldeburgh Cinema
The Iron Lady
(12A)
Mon 30, Tue 31 Jan. Wed 1, Thu 2 Feb
Phyllida Lloyd’s (MAMMA MIA!) biopic of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher features a career-crowning turn from Meryl Streep as the eponymous stateswoman. In flashback we follow Margaret Roberts’ political awakening in Blitz-torn Britain through her steady rise to the nation’s hot seat in the late 1970s and her time in office in the ‘80s.
Dreams of a Life
(12A)
Fri 3, Wed 8 Feb Cancelled
STOP PRESS: PLEASE NOTE THAT PERFORMANCES ON FRI 3 & WED 8 FEB HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
The Artist
(PG)
Fri 3, Sat 4, Sun 5, Mon 6, Tue 7, Wed 8, Thu 9 Feb
THE ARTIST took the film world by storm earlier this year when it had its premiere at Cannes. Now, following a dizzying festival run, Michel Hazanavicius’ impossibly charming film is sure to woo UK audiences. The story takes us back to 1920s Hollywood, where movie icon George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) faces a career crisis as the advent of the talkies effectively signals the end of the silent era. More Screenings added to programme
War Horse
(12A)
Sun 12, Mon 13, Tue 14, Wed 15, Thu 16, Sat 18, Sun 19, Mon 20, Tue 21, Wed 22, Thu 23 Feb
Backdropped by a vivid canvas of the First World War, WAR HORSE brings to life the remarkable friendship between a wild steed named Joey and the young man, Albert, who tames and trains him. With Europe gripped by conflict and Joey sold to the British cavalry and sent to the frontline, man and beast alike are thrown into a turbine that will test every ounce of their strength and character.
Shame
(18)
Fri 17, Wed 22 Feb
Michael Fassbender plays Brandon, a man for whom sex is a compulsion that keeps him isolated from any form of intimacy. Frighteningly good as someone incapable of relating to others, he won the award for Best Actor at Venice 2011. Like Steve McQueen’s previous film, HUNGER, SHAME finds beauty and grace in improbable situations and people, even while exploring the effects of a dysfunctional family on the next generation.
J. Edgar
(15)
Fri 24, Wed 29 Feb
Leonardo DiCaprio offers a typically powerhouse performance as J. Edgar Hoover, the first and longest serving director of the FBI, in Clint Eastwood’s biopic about one of 20th-century America’s most intriguing figures.
Coriolanus
(15)
Sun 26, Mon 27, Tue 28, Wed 29 Feb
For his first film as director, Fiennes has tackled one of Shakespeare's most challenging plays - about a man who regards power as his right, but is unwilling to make the compromises required.
L'Atalante
(PG)
Fri 2, Wed 7 Mar
Funny, heart-rending, erotic, suspenseful, exhilaratingly inventive... Jean Vigo's only full-length feature satisfies on so many levels, it's no surprise it's widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. When Juliette (Dita Parlo) marries and moves in with Seine barge captain Jean (Jean Dasté), their relationship soon shows signs of strain.
Carnage
(15)
Sat 3, Sun 4, Mon 5, Tue 6, Wed 7, Thu 8 Mar
Oscar winner Roman Polanski’s riotous black comedy is all about bad manners and miscommunication. Centring on two sets of parents attempting to resolve their sons’ fight, this is fearsomely funny, ferociously acted stuff from a director on top of his game.