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Barn Cinema GuideSeptember-October 2011

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The Autumn period is often a fruitful time for new releasesafter the drought of summer and this year in particular we certainly have a bountiful programme to be happy for.A new Almodovar, a foreign language Oscar winner In A Better World, two great new British dramas from classictexts, Jane Eyre and Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy, as well as thebest Woody Allen in years - the delightful Midnight in Paris -show that promise has been more than fulfilled.Finally, what better way to say goodbye to the summer than three epic movies in a great big setting? Our outdoorfilm festival - running as part of Totnes Festival - puts threefantastical films into the Tiltyard on a 40ft screen. It promisesto be an extraordinary experience so don’t miss out.Colin Orr, Film Programmer

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The Big Picture [15]

Friday 2 September / 5pmSaturday 3 September / 8pmSunday 4 September / 3pm Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 September / 5pmDirector Eric LartigauCast Romain Duris, Marina Fois, Neils AristrupFr 2010 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 54m In almost a homage to Antonioni’s ThePassenger, Roman Duris stars as successfulParisian lawyer Paul who in a rush of blood killshis wife’s lover and, in an attempt to cover up,assumes the dead man’s identity. Fleeing for anisolated part of former Yugoslavia on thebeautiful Adriatic coast, Paul gets another shotat being himself but doesn’t count on the reallife entanglements that the dead man hadhimself been escaping from catching up to him.

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Beautiful Lies [12A]

Friday 2 September / 8pmSaturday 3 September / 5pmSunday 4 September / 7pmWednesday 7 September / 8pmThursday 8 September / 5pmDirector Pierre SalvadoriCast Audrey Tautou, Sami BouajilaFr 2010 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 45m Director Pierre Salvadori reunites with actressAudrey Tautou from their earlier romanticcomedy collaboration Priceless. The engagingpremise this time involves a hairdresserinnocently forwarding a romantic love letter to her mother with unexpected consequencesfor both women...and the letter writer.

Avatar [12A]

Sunday 4 September / 9pm approxDirector James CameronCast Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldano,Sigourney WeaverUSA 2009 / Colour / 2hr 42m A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moonPandora on a unique mission becomes tornbetween following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

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Outdoor Film Festival4-7 September

Cowboys & Aliens [12A]

Wednesday 7 September / 9pm approxDirector Jon FavreauCast Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia WildeUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 54m A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way.

Pan’s Labyrinth [15]

Monday 5 September / 9pm approxDirector Guillermo del ToroCast Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi LópezSpain 2006 / Colour / subtitles / 1hr 59mIn the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish youngstepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Three epic films gain another dimension by playing on our 40ft outdoor screen in the glorious setting of Dartington’s Tiltyard. Bring a blanket, a picnic, sit back and enjoy.

Tickets £8, £6, £4 under 16sBuy a ticket in advance for one screening and get another night for half price. Films begin at sundown and play rain or shine.

SHOOT [nocert]

Tuesday 6 September / 8pmDirector Variousrunning time approx 1hr 10m The 6th Totnes & Dartington short filmfestival profiles some of the best film-making in Devon & Cornwall.Last year’s top entry - as voted for by theaudience - went on to screen for a weekalongside the drama My Afternoons withMargueritte in the main Barn programme. Come along and help us decide who shouldwin this year.All Tickets £2.50

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Project Nim [12A]

Wednesday 7 September / 5pmThursday 8 September / 2pm & 8pmDirector James MarshDocumentaryUK 2011 / Colour / 1hr 36m The story of Nim, the chimpanzee, who became the focus of a landmark 70s experiment which aimed to show that an apecould learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey throughhuman society the film is an unflinching andunsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human but who taught us about his true nature - and indeed our own.

Cowboys & Aliens [12A]

Wednesday 7 September / 9pm outdoors*Friday 9 September / 5pmSunday 11 - Tuesday 13 September / 8pmWed 14 & Thu 15 September / 5pmDirector Jon FavreauCast Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia WildeUSA 2011 / Colour / 1 hr 54m It may sound like a concept that shouldn’t work but one of the main constructs of the Western has been the idea of coming up againstthe ‘other’. It’s just that in this case the other are from an entirely different planet. A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way.Hugely entertaining in every way imaginable.

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Way of The Morris [12A]

Saturday 10 September / 5pmSunday 11 & Thursday 15 September / 2pmDirectors Rob Curry, Tim PlesterDocumentary UK 2011 / Colour / 1hr 2m As quintessentially homegrown as a game of cricket or a plate of fish-and-chips this heartfelt ode to agrarian roots, follows award-winningfilmmaker Tim Plester on a journey from the villagegreen of his childhood to the killing fields of TheSomme - as he searches for a connection with these much-maligned native dances which run deep in his bloodline. Featuring contributions from Billy Bragg and Fairport Convention’s Chris Leslie.“ Elegiac. Rhapsodic. And beautifully-made.” Wire Magazine

The Guard [15]

Friday 9 & Saturday 10 September / 8pmSunday 11 - Tuesday 13 September /5pmWed 14 & Thu 15 September / 8pmDirector John Michael McDonaghCast Brendan Gleeson, Don CheadleIreland 2011 / Colour / 1hr 36mSergeant Gerry Boyle, a salty village cop in Ireland,has a subversive sense of humour, a caustic wit, and an uncanny knack for keeping people at arm’s length. When a straitlaced FBI agent chasingan international drug-smuggling ring hits town,Boyle has no intention of letting the arrival disrupthis routine of hookers and wisecracks but a murderand a series of peculiar events draw the reluctantsergeant into the investigation. Superb.

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The Salt of Life [12A]

Tuesday 20 September / 5pmWednesday 21 September / 8pm Thursday 22 September / 2pm & 5pm Director Gianni Di GregorioCast Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De FranciscisItaly 2011 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 30m Mid-August Lunch, writer and director Gianni di Gregorio's returns with, essentially, a rerun of the same loosely-scripted, quasi-improvisedcomedy. The Salt of Life harnesses the sameformat to explore the bittersweet realisation ofageing and what that means to one's self-image and self-confidence.

The Skin I Live In [15]

Friday 16 & Sat 17 September / 5pm & 8pmSunday 18 & Tuesday 20 September / 8pmMonday 19 September / 5pm & 8pmWednesday 21 September / 5pmThursday 22 September / 8pmDirector Pedro AlmodovarCast Antonio Banderas, Elena AnalyaSpain 2011 / Colour / Subtitles / 2hA new feature from the greatest of Europe’sdirectors is always a treat but this is probablythe best Almodovar since Talk to Her. A brilliantplastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies,creates a type of synthetic skin that withstandsany kind of damage. His guinea pig: amysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Talk to Her [15]

Sunday 18 September / 3pmDirector Pedro AlmodovarCast Rosario Flores, Elena AnayaSpain 2002 / Colour / Subtitles / 1h 52m One of Almodovar’s most engaging and moving films. Two men share an odd friendship while they care for their girlfriends who are both in deep comas.

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In A Better World [15]

Friday 23 September / 5pmSaturday 24 September / 8pmSunday 25 September / 5pmMonday 26 - Thursday 29 September / 8pmDirector Susanne BierCast Mikeal Persbrandt, Trinie DyrholmDenmark/Sw 2010 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 59m Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this drama looks at the complexity of humanemotions, pain and empathy. A Danish doctorfaces dilemmas of revenge and forgiveness athome and in his work in an African refugee camp.

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Waste Land [PG]

Saturday 24 September / 5pmDirectors Lucy WalkerDocumenatryUK/Br 2010 / Colour / subtitles / 1hr 39m This inspirational film looks at the lives of thepeople who live and work on the worlds biggestrefuse site on the outskirts of Rio de Janiero -the city with the biggest differential betweenthe have’s and have nots. This is not a place of despair but one of hope and aspiration where culture and community thrive.

A Better Life [12A]

Friday 23 September / 8pmWed 28 & Thur 29 September / 5pmDirector Chris WeitzCast Demian Bichir, Jose JulianUSA 2011 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 38m An updated version of The Bicycle Thieves this story of a Mexican gardener living in LA is atouching, poignant, multi-generational storyabout a father's love and the lengths a parent will go to give his child the opportunities henever had. Through this narrative we are shownsome of the real struggles of economic migrants.

Interrogate! Festival 2011

Brand new and unique in the UK,Interrogate! festival 2011 is taking a fresh approach to looking at income inequality, its impact and what we can all do about it.Through performance, debate, comedy, film, music, workshops, podcasts and ideas, Interrogate! is about inspiring people to take action.

For bookings and full information, including a range of accommodation visit: www.dartington.org/interrogate

Kes [PG]

Sat 24 September / 2pm* Kid’s MatineeSunday 25 September / 8pmMonday 26 & Tuesday 27 September / 5pmDirector Ken LoachCast David Bradley, Brian GloverUK 1969 / Colour / 1hr 50m Ken Loach’s classic film of a young boy whoattempts to escape his uncaring environmentby looking after and training a kestrel. It’sunsentimental depiction still stands up as thefinest and most moving examination of thenarrow options open to people without money,family stability and support, or education.

Boudu Saved From Drowning [PG]

Sunday 25 September / 2pmDirector Jean RenoirCast Michel Simon, Marcelle HainiaFrance 1932 / B&W / Subtitles / 1hr 25m Renoir’s classic tale of a tramp saved fromdrowning in the Seine by a petite bourgeoisbookseller and brought into his home is theperfect reminder that it is not the role of thepoor to be deserving or grateful for the charity of the rich.

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Jane Eyre [PG]

Friday 30 September / 5pm & 8pmSaturday 1 October / 5pm & 8pmSunday 2 October / 3pm & 8pmMonday 3 October / 5pm & 8pmTuesday 4 & Wednesday 5 October / 5pmThursday 6 October / 2pm & 8pmDirector Cary FukunagaCast Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender,Judy Dench, Jamie BellUK/USA 2011 / Colour / 2hr This stunning new adaptation of CharlotteBronte’s Jane Eyre features a wonderfulsupporting cast in Dench, Bell and especiallyFassbinder as a very clearly defined Mr Rochester, but it is Mia Wasikowska -following up her leading role in Tim Burton’sAlice in Wonderland - who brings a veryparticular substance to another classic literary heroine. Using all her strength shemust approach the reaches of the madness that haunts her future and uncover Rochester’s dark secret.

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Altered States ‘The Invisible Edge’

Garden State [15]

Sunday 9 October / 3pmDirector Zach BraffCast Zach Braff, Natalie Portman USA 2004 / Colour / 1hr 42m A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estrangedfrom his family for a decade only to findhappiness where he least expects it. Wonderful.

Brazil [15]

Monday 10 October / 8pmDirector Terry GilliamCast Jonathon Pryce, Robert De NiroUK 1984 / Colour / 2hr 22m Terry Gilliam’s classic film is a surrealistlovestory in which the lines between insanityand imagination become inceasingly irrelevant.

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Head-On [18]

Tuesday 11 October / 8pmDirector Fatih AkinCast Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli Ger/Tur 2004 / Colour / subtitles / 2hr 3m Having met in a psychiatric clinic after each has attempted suicide Cahit and Sibel help oneanother try to escape their pasts. But can thesetwo star-crossed lovers really save each other in this modern masterpiece?

Kontroll [15]

Wednesday 12 October / 5pmDirector Nimród AntalCast Sándor Csányi, Eszter Balla Hungary 2003 / Colour / subtitles / 1hr 45m A darkly funny ride through the Budapestunderground where a motley crew of damagedindividuals working as ‘inspectors’ chase fare dodgers, a suspected killer and... love.

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Altered States ‘The Invisible Edge’Wed 5th to Thur 13th October 2011It is often outside the border of ‘order and normality’ that extra-ordinaryhappenings can take place. Beyond that invisible edge there is space fordiversity and difference to flourish and the eccentric and fantastic are born.This is the second year of Dartington and Soundart Radio’s joint ‘Altered States’ Festival that marks World Mental Health Day (10.10.11) - it is an award winning collaboration that explores our mental health and dis-ease.

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One Day [12A]

Tuesday 4 & Wednesday 5 October / 8pm Thursday 6 October / 5pmDirector Lone ScherfigCast Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia ClarksonUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 48m Based on the much loved novel by David Nicholl’s this is a modern love story to savour. After spending the night of theircollege graduation together we then seeDexter and Em each year on the same date.They are sometimes together, sometimesnot on that day and we follow their life long relationship as it ebbs and flows.

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Days of Heaven [PG]

Friday 7 October / 5pmSaturday 8 October / 8pmDirector Terrence MalickCast Richard Gere, Brook Adams, Sam ShepardUSA 1978 / Colour / 1hr 34m Famously encouraging cinematographers NestorAlmendros and Haskell Wexler to shoot duringthe ‘magic hour’, Malick’s most profound andaccessible work is a rapturous, visually sublimemeditation on American history and myth thatis at once lyrical, epic and resonant in itstantalising echoes of the Bible. A masterpiece.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [TBC]

Fri 7, Sun 9 & Wed 12 October / 8pmSat 8, Mon 10 & Tue 11 October / 5pmThursday 13 October / 2pm, 5pm & 8pmDirector Tomas AlfredsonCast Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom HardyUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 52m Gary Oldman steps into the very big shoes of Alec Guiness to play Le Carre’s veteren espionagemaster George Smiley. In the bleak days of theCold War Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.With a stunning support cast of very much thebest of British talent this is an unmissable drama of the first order.

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West Side Story [PG]

Friday 14 October / 5pmSaturday 15 October / 8pmSunday 16 October / 3pmDirectors Jerome Robbins, Roberrt WiseCast Natalie Wood, George Chakris, Richard Beymer, Russ TamblynUSA 1961 / Colour / 2hr 32m This 50th anniversay digital re-release of themulti Oscar winning musical still leaps off thescreen. Bernstein’s music, Sondheim’s lyricsand Jerome Robbins’s choreography just can’tbe bettered. A timeless classic.

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01 Thursday SUPER 8 / 12A 5:00pm01 Thursday SARAH’S KEY / 15 8:00pm02 Friday THE BIG PICTURE / 15 5:00pm02 Friday BEAUTIFUL LIES / 12A 8:00pm03 Saturday BEAUTIFUL LIES / 15 5:00pm03 Saturday THE BIG PICTURE / 12A 8:00pm04 Sunday THE BIG PICTURE / 15 3:00pm04 Sunday BEAUTIFUL LIES / 12A 7:00pm04 Sunday AVATAR / 12A OUTDOOR SCREENING 9:00pm05 Monday THE BIG PICTURE / 15 5.00pm05 Monday PAN’S LABYRINTH / 15 OUTDOOR SCREENING 9:00pm06 Tuesday THE BIG PICTURE / 15 5:00pm06 Tuesday SHOOT - Short Film Festival / no cert 8:00pm07 Wednesday PROJECT NIM / 12A 5:00pm07 Wednesday BEAUTIFUL LIES / 12A 8:00pm07 Wednesday COWBOYS & ALIENS / 12A OUTDOOR SCREENING 9:00pm08 Thursday PROJECT NIM / 12A 2:00pm 8:00pm08 Thursday BEAUTIFUL LIES / 12A 5:00pm09 Friday COWBOYS & ALIENS / 12A 5:00pm09 Fri & Sat 10 THE GUARD / 15 8:00pm10 Saturday WAY OF THE MORRIS / 12A 5:00pm11 Sunday WAY OF THE MORRIS / 12A 2:00pm11 Sun - Tue 13 THE GUARD / 15 5:00pm11 Sun - Tue 13 COWBOYS & ALIENS / 12A 8:00pm14 Wed & Thu 15 COWBOYS & ALIENS / 12A 5:00pm14 Wed & Thu 15 THE GUARD / 15 8:00pm15 Thursday WAY OF THE MORRIS / 12A 2:00pm16 Fri & Sat 17 THE SKIN I LIVE IN / 15 5:00pm 8:00pm18 Sunday TALK TO HER / 12A 3:00pm18 Sun - Tue 20 THE SKIN I LIVE IN / 15 8:00pm19 Monday THE SKIN I LIVE IN / 15 5:00pm 8:00pm20 Tuesday THE SALT OF LIFE / 12A 5:00pm21 Wednesday THE SKIN I LIVE IN / 15 5:00pm21 Wednesday THE SALT OF LIFE / 12A 8:00pm22 Thursday THE SALT OF LIFE / 12A 2:00pm 5:00pm22 Thursday THE SKIN I LIVE IN / 15 8:00pm23 Friday IN A BETTER WORLD / 15 5:00pm23 Friday A BETTER LIFE / 12A 8:00pm24 Saturday WASTE LAND / PG 5:00pm24 Saturday IN A BETTER WORLD / 15 8:00pm25 Sunday BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING / PG 2:00pm25 Sunday IN A BETTER WORLD / 15 5:00pm25 Sunday KES / PG 8:00pm26 Mon & Tue 27 KES / PG 5:00pm26 Mon- Thu 29 IN A BETTER WORLD / 15 8:00pm28 Wed & Thu 29 A BETTER LIFE / 12A 5:00pm30 Friday JANE EYRE / PG 5:00pm 8:00pm

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01 Sat & Mon 03 JANE EYRE / PG 5:00pm 8:00pm02 Sunday JANE EYRE / PG 3:00pm 8:00pm04 Tue & Wed 05 JANE EYRE / PG 5:00pm04 Tue & Wed 05 ONE DAY / 12A 8.00pm06 Thursday JANE EYRE / PG 2:00pm 8:00pm06 Thursday ONE DAY / 12A 5:00pm07 Friday DAYS OF HEAVEN / PG 5:00pm07 Friday TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY / TBC 8:00pm08 Saturday TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY / TBC 5:00pm08 Saturday DAYS OF HEAVEN / PG 8:00pm09 Sunday GARDEN STATE / 15 3:00pm09 Sunday TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY / TBC 8:00pm10 Mon & Tue 11 TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY / TBC 5:00pm10 Monday BRAZIL / 15 8:00pm11 Tuesday HEAD-ON / 18 8:00pm12 Wednesday KONTROLL / 15 5:00pm12 Wednesday TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY / TBC 8:00pm13 Thursday TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY / TBC 2:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm14 Friday WEST SIDE STORY / PG 5:00pm14 Friday THE LAVENDER HILL MOB / U 8:00pm15 Saturday KIND HEARTS & CORONETS / U 5:00pm15 Saturday WEST SIDE STORY / PG 8:00pm16 Sunday WEST SIDE STORY / PG 3:00pm16 Sunday KIND HEARTS & CORONETS / U 8:00pm17 Monday THE LAVENDER HILL MOB / U 5:00pm17 Monday MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON / TBC 8:00pm18 Tuesday MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON / TBC 5:00pm 8:00pm19 Wed & Thu 20 MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON / TBC 5:00pm19 Wednesday WHISKEY GALORE! / U 8:00pm20 Thursday WHISKEY GALORE! / U 2:00pm 8:00pm21 Fri & Sat 22 MELANCHOLIA / 15 5:00pm21 Fri & Sat 22 CRAZY STUPID LOVE / TBC 8:00pm23 Sun - Wed 26 ARRIETY / U 2:00pm23 Sun & Mon 24 CRAZY STUPID LOVE / TBC 5:00pm23 Sun - Tue 25 MELANCHOLIA / 15 8:00pm25 Tuesday I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT / 12 5:00pm26 Wed & Thu 27 MELANCHOLIA / 15 5:00pm26 Wed & Thu 27 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT / 12 8:00pm27 Thu & Fri 28 CARS 2 / U 2:00pm28 Fri & Sat 29 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS / TBC 5:00pm28 Fri & Sat 29 THE DEBT / 15 8:00pm30 Sunday THE DEBT / 15 3:00pm30 Sun & Mon 31 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS / TBC 8:00pm31 Monday THE DEBT / 15 5:00pm

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Kind Hearts And Coronets [U]

Saturday 15 October / 5pmSunday 16 October / 8pmDirector Robert HamerCast Alec Guinness, Dennis PriceUK 1949 /B&W/ 1hr 46m Perhaps the most perfect of all the Ealingcomedies. Famously featuring Alec Guinness in eight different roles as the unsuspectingmembers of the aristocratic D’Ascoyne family– bumped off one by one by the scheming, outcast cousin.

Whisky Galore! [U]

Wednesday 19 October / 8pmThursday 20 October / 2pm & 8pmDirector Alexander MackendrickCast Basil Radford, Joan GreenwoodUK 1949 / B&W / 1hr 22m Based on a true story, Whisky Galore! tells the story of a battle between whisky-starved islanders and officious customs men to get their hands on the precious cargo of a recently wrecked ship – thousands of bottles of whisky.

3 of the Best - Classic Ealing Comedies

The Lavender Hill Mob [U]

Friday 14 October / 8pmMonday 17 October / 5pmDirector Charles CrichtonCast Alec Guinness, Stanley HollowayUK 1951 / B&W / 1hr 21m Celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year, The Lavender Hill Mob is a joyful caper comedy, following one man’s execution of the perfect crime against his employer after years of servitude and drudgery.

MademoiselleChambon [TBC]

Monday 17 October / 8pmTuesday 18 October / 5pm & 8pmWednesday 19 & Thursday 20 October / 5pmDirector Stephane BrizeCast Vincent Lindon, Sandrine KiberlainFrance 2011 / Colour / Subtitles / 1hr 11mJean, his loving wife and son live a simple,happy life. At his son's homeroom teacherMadamoiselle Chambon's request, hevolunteers as substitute teacher and starts to fall for her delicate and elegant charm. As he does his ordinary life between family andwork starts to falter.

Melancholia [15]

Friday 21 & Saturday 22 October / 5pmSunday 23 - Tuesday 25 October / 8pmWednesday 26 & Thurday 27 October / 5pm Director Lars Von TrierCast Kirstin Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg,Keifer SutherlandDn/Sw/Fr/Gm 2011 / Colour / 2hr 16m Von Trier’s controversial exit from Cannes has overshadowed what is perhaps his mostaccessible film to date. Dunst shines as one of two sisters who find their relationshipschallenged as a nearby planet threatens to collide into the Earth.

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Arriety [PG]

Sunday 23 - Wednesday 26 October / 2pm

Director Hiromasa YonebayashiVoice Cast Olivia Colman. Saoirise RonanJapan 2010 / Colour / 1hr 34m Studio Ghibli’s stunning version of Mary Norton’s Borrowers tells of 14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family living in peaceful anonymity as they make their ownhome from items "borrowed" from the house'shuman inhabitants. However, life changes forthe Clocks when a human boy discovers Arriety.

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Cars 2 [U]

Thursday 27 & Friday 28 October / 2pmDirector John Lasseter, Brad LewisVoice Cast Owen Wilson, Michael CaineUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 52m Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

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Crazy, Stupid,Love [TBC]

Fri 21 & Sat 22 October / 8pmSun 23 & Mon 24 October / 5pmDirector Glenn Ficarra, John RequaCast Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore USA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 58m This great comedy stars the wonderful Steve Carellas Cal whose life unravels when his wife asks for a divorce. While he deals with this, his relationshipwith his children - including a teenage son whohas love issues of his own - and starts datingunder the tutelage of his best friend, he findshimself increasingly drawn back to the one woman he truly loves - his ex-wife.

I Don’t Know How She Does It [12]

Tuesday 25 October / 5pmWednesday 26 October / 8pmThursday 27 October/ 8pmDirector Douglas McGrathCast Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg KinearUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 35m Based on Allison Pearson’s best selling novel this comedy is centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids. An all star cast and the transposition to the States only beefs up the quality of this very engaging comedy.

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Midnight in Paris [TBC]

Friday 28 & Saturday 29 October / 5pmSun 30 October - Tue 1 November / 8pmWednesday 2 November / 5pmThursday November / 2pm & 8pm Director Woody AllenCast Owen Wilson, Marion CotillardUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 34m The best and the most succesful Woody Allenmovie since Hannah & Her Sisters, this romanticcomedy follows an American family’s visit toFrance. When one of the party finds himselfwandering the city at night he stumbles uponan alternate time frame - the legendaryswinging Paris of Hemingway and ScottFitzgerald. Can he resist the lure of this magicalworld and the beautiful woman he meets there?

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The Debt [15]

Friday 28 & Saturday 29 October / 8pmSunday 30 October / 3pmMon 31 October & Tue 1 November / 5pmDirector John MaddenCast Helen Mirren, Tom WilkinsonUSA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 54m This espionage thriller begins in 1997, asshocking news reaches retired Mossad secretagents Rachel and Stefan about their formercolleague David. All three have been veneratedfor decades by their country because of themission that they undertook back in 1966, when the trio tracked down a Nazi war criminal in East Berlin. Now everything must be questioned.

National Schools Film Week 2011Monday 17 - Friday 21 October / 10amNational Schools Film Week provides teachers and their students the opportunity to see a wide range of films at local cinemas entirely free-of-charge.

Monday 17 - Primary screening

ArrietyJapan 2011 / Colour / 1hr 34m

Tuesday 18 - Primary screening

Book of SecretsGer 2010 / Colour / 1hr 12m

Wednesday 19 - Secondary screening

The Social NetworkUSA 2011 / Colour / 2hr

Thursday 20 - Primary screening

The Secret of KellsIr 2009 / Colour / 1hr 14m

Friday 21 - Primary screening

TangledUSA 2010 / Colour / 1hr 36m

For more information or to book tickets from September visitwww.nationalschoolsfilmweek.orgor call 020 7292 7300

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Kung Fu Panda 2 [PG]

Saturday 3 September / 2pmUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 33m

One Life [U]

Saturday 17 September / 2pmUK 2011 / Colour / 1hr 25m

Kes [PG]

Saturday 24 September / 2pmUK 1969 / Colour / 1hr 50m

Mr. Popper’s Penguins [PG]

Saturday 15 October / 2pmUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 34m

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Saturday matinées belong to kids!

BarnKidsFilm Club

Welcome to the very first BarnKids programme!We’ve taken our regular SaturdayMatinees and added some new stuff to make them even better. We startour new programme with our Barn Owl as inspiration and look at some of the most interseting animals put on film. OK, some of them aren’t realbut Kung Fu Panda’s Po is just too cool to miss out on!Our first special event just formembers is on 17th September whenWill - Dartington’s very own NatureWarden - will join us before thescreening of One Life (the amazing big Screen version of the BBC’s LivingPlanet Series) to talk about all thegreat animals who live right beside us. More information on all the films in our Un-Natural History series andother exclusive events will be in thefirst newsletter.

For all Barn Kids matinées adults must be accompanied by a child.

Cowboys & Aliens [12A]

Saturday 10 September / 2pmCast Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia WildeUSA 2011 / Colour / 1 hr 54m A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West.

Horrid Henry [U]

Saturday 8 October / 2pmCast Anjelica Huston, Richard E. Grant UK 2011 / colour / 1hr 33mHorrid Henry finds himself doing things henever ever thought he'd do, and then some.

Arriety [PG]

Saturday 22 October / 2pmVoice Cast Olivia Colman. Saoirise RonanJapan 2010 / Colour / 1hr 34m Studio Ghibli’s stunning version of MaryNorton’s Borrowers.

Cars 2 [U]

Saturday 29 October / 2pmVoice Cast Owen Wilson, Michael CaineUSA 2011 / Colour / 1hr 52m Lightning McQueen heads overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race

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Sunday NightMovie Meal DealBook in advance for any of thesefilms and get your cinema ticketplus a two course pre-screeningsupper in the White Hart for £19.50

N.B. Movie Meal Deal tickets mustbe booked by 5pm on the Fridaypreceeding the screening on01803 847070

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The Skin I Live In [15]Sunday 18 September / 8pm

Jane Ayre [PG]Sunday 2 October / 8pm

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [TBC]Sunday 9 October / 8pm

Melancholia [15]Sunday 23 October / 8pm

Midnight in Paris [TBC]Sunday 30 October / 8pm

Café DealBuy a ticket for our Thursdaymatinées and get a pre- or post-film cake and hot drink in theRoundhouse for £3.00

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eat drinksleep thinkExperience the unique blend ofcontemporary dining and historictradition at the White Hart.

Located at Dartington Hall, theWhite Hart restaurant has been fullyrefurbished and restored to its formerglory and offers a tantalising menuusing the finest seasonal ingredients,sourced locally where possible.

The bar is open from:11am - 11pm Monday to Saturday(10.30pm on Sundays) 10am for morning coffeeFood is served every day:Lunch 12.30pm - 2.30pmDinner 6pm - 9pm (booking advisable)

To reserve a table contact us on:

01803 847111 bookings@dartingtonhall.comwww.dartingtonhall.com

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In PersonThe Barn box office is open 12:30 -7:00pm, seven days a week. As wellas the above opening hours the box office is also open one hour priorto any scheduled event for ticket collection and purchase but not foradvance booking. The Totnes Bookshop box office is open Monday toSaturday 9.30am to 5pm.

OnlineYou can visit our website to book cinema tickets via secure email. Upon receipt of your booking form the box office will process your tickets and reply by email. See www.dartington.org/arts.

By PostSend your order with a cheque made payable to The Dartington Hall Trust or credit / debit card details to the Box office, The Barn, DartingtonHall, Totnes, TQ9 6DE. If you wish the tickets to be sent to you, pleaseenclose an SAE.

By PhoneCall 01803 847070 during the opening hours given above excluding the one hour prior to a film or event. Please have your credit card details ready. When the box office is closed there will be an announcementwith programme information and ticket availability.

ReservationsAll reserved tickets must be paid for prior to the day of the event.We reserve the right to release any tickets that have not been paidfor by the day of the event.

ConcessionsArts Society members; over 60s; full time students; young people;unemployment benefit; DHT Employees. Please provide proof of eligibility at time of purchase or at time of collection.

ReturnsWe are normally unable to offer refunds or exchanges.

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CertificationU Suitable for audiencesof all ages

PG Parental Guidancesuggested

12A May be unsuitablefor children under 12.Children under 12 must beaccompanied by an adult

12 Exhibition to onlythose aged 12 and over

15 Exhibition to onlythose aged 15 and over

18 Exhibition to onlythose aged 18 and over

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Prices£7.00 full price £5.50 all concessions

DAS members£4.50 matinée£4.50 students £3.00 young people£3.00 children’s films

Access for Patrons with Disabilitiesarts venues

Large print brochure available. Please telephone 01803 847074

Please phone in advance for advice on access and anyassistance needed. Our staff will be pleased to help you.Please ask for our leaflet on facilities for disabled patrons.

Assistance dogs are welcome. Please inform box officestaff when booking your ticket.

Wheelchair access is available at The Barn, Great Hall,Studio 1, Studio 3 and Studio 31. Accessible toiletfacilities are adjacent to all the above venues.

For patrons who have a hearing impairment, The Barn and Great Hall offer an infra-red system.Please ask the Front of House manager for furtherassistance on arrival.

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The Roundhouse Café is now open to serveaudiences and visitors to Dartington Hall.

The café features organic and local produceincluding cakes, Luscombe Farm juices,a selection of organic teas, coffee, beerand wine, plus superb Salcombe ice-cream.

We hope you will enjoy this non-smoking,family-friendly space when you visit Dartington Hall.

café:barOPENING HOURSmon-sun 11:00 - 20:00