plymouth arts centre july august 2014 brochure

July – August 2014

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Plymouth Arts Centre

Make an evening of art, film and food with one of our Cinema suppers:

PAC Lunch£4 (eat in or takeaway)

Soup or a panini. For £5.50, you can add a large hot drink or for £6, a Luscombe juice.

The Cinema Supper £16 (£13 for Friends)

Includes your cinema ticket and a main dish – perfect for pre- or post-cinema dining.

Cinema Lunches £11

Includes your cinema ticket, panini or soup and a hot drink.

Perfect to take into the cinema and designed to be easy to eat with just fingers and no mess!Ask at the bar.

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Restaurant booking on 01752 [email protected] - Saturday 10am - lateSunday (bar only) 4.30pm - late

Winner of Best Restaurant in Plymouth 2012

Pistachio and cranberry chocolate mousse cake with raspberry sorbet

I am proud to introduce this summer’s exciting brochure. It’s my job as Operations Manager to ensure that our visitor experience is as enjoyable as possible and that’s why we’ve recently made a few small changes to how we do things. For example, you can now choose your seats in the cinema when you buy your tickets, rather than queue long before the film to get your favourite seat.

As always, we’ve a lot going on. We have an exhibition by Charlie Woolley whose interest in 1970’s and 80’s motorbike culture has led to some fascinating work in response. This exhibition has been sponsored by Ocean BMW and we will have a BMW motorbike on display in our reception area during the exhibition.

PAC Home, our professional development network for artists, has a talk by collaborative artists, Zierle and Carter which is also open to the public; just be sure to book! Ignite is making a return and we will be helping young people achieve an Arts Award qualification, whilst having fun unleashing their creativity in our studio.

As always, our restaurant will have local summer dishes to tempt you and I hope to see a good few of you enjoy a lazy evening with us watching one of our fantastic films and enjoying some of that tasty food. I will sign off with my fingers crossed for a great British summer and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Jamie JonesOperations Manager

Welcome

“Plymouth’s cultural HQ and the centre of the city’s artistic life”

“Excellent food, very good service and a jolly evening”

“How civilised it is that I can get a cocktail and watch a film!”

Contents

Food.............................................................................2

Welcome....................................................................3

John Robson.............................................................4

Charlie Woolley........................................................5

Sweet FA: Film Time..............................................6

Zierle & Carter...........................................................7

The Art Party!.............................................................8

Activities................................................................9-10

Forthcoming...........................................................11

Film Listings.....................................................12-18

Film Diary.................................................................19Front cover image: film still from The Wind RisesBrochure design by YonYonson

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John Robson’s exhibition is supported by Fotonow CIC, a creative media organisation based in Plymouth that aims to support photographic research and practice.

7 June – 6 July

John RobsonTurning Right Instead of Left Turning Right Instead of Left is a photographic exhibition exploring reflection; a narrative of journeys taken, life mapped and time passing. The images re-imagine and re-access personal history, whilst looking forward as a new chapter of life begins.

John Robson is a recent graduate of photography from Plymouth College of Art. Interested in personal narratives and journeys, he uses photography as an instrument of self-discovery and as a means to work through difficult times in life.

Image: John Robson, Arcadia. Courtesy of the artist.

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www.fotonow.orgwww.jrobsonphotography.com

Image: Charlie Woolley, Lone Soul Road film still. Courtesy of the artist

19 July – 7 September

Charlie WoolleyLone Soul Road Charlie Woolley’s exhibition considers cultural themes and aesthetics relating to motorcycle counterculture. This continues his investigations into subcultural production in an age of avatars and fluid digital identity. In recent years subcultural imagery has undergone an intensive shift. Certain iconographies and signifiers once considered criminal or subterranean have now become common-place and readily available. Similarly, identities that once upon a time may have taken a lifetime to earn can now, in the form of the avatar, be taken on, inhabited, discarded and replaced indefinitely. The digital offers the

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ability to become, instantly. This creates a state of flux and provides opportunities for deviation from homogenous archetypes (subcultures are, as media theorist Dick Hebdige described in 1979, merely the darker side of these archetypes). Lone Soul Road is a film installation in which Woolley utilises the iconic and once ‘hard-earned’ badge of the outlaw biker to pose an overarching question about the authenticity of traditional countercultural space. Has counterculture really been entirely subsumed by commerce and was its existence ‘outside’ of capital merely a fantastical mirage?

Charlie Woolley’s exhibition ‘Lone Soul Road’ is sponsored by Ocean BMW

Events

Saturday 12 July 10am - 4pm £10 (over 16s)

Sweet FA: A Journey Through Artists’ FilmFilm Time Hands-on, artists’ film workshop led by award winning filmmakers Stuart Moore and Kayla Parker.

This day-long session will be an introduction to filming with digital SLR cameras (DSLRs), the medium of choice for many independent filmmakers, and will include an introduction to notions of film time with screenings of selected work. You will work with Canon cameras (provided) and use strategies which make the most of their unique aesthetic.

Image: Time, 2014. Courtesy of Sundog Media

You will create film sequences and edit these together. The day will conclude with a screening of the finished films.

Advance booking essential. Cameras will be provided but feel free to bring your own DSLR.

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Sweet FA is a Plymouth Arts Centre initiative, supported by Media Arts with Plymouth University and Sundog Media www.sundog.co.uk

More information and booking: 01752 [email protected]

/plymouth.artscentre @PlymArtsCentre

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Zierle & Carter, Between Lands and Longings, 2013. Photo: Daisy Noyes.

Tuesday 22 July, 5pmDuration 20 mins, free

Zierle & Carter Between Lands and Longings Made in response to Zierle & Carter’s performance Between Lands and Longings, this art film by Melbourne’s The Public Studio takes an experimental and surrealist dimension on the live performance. Part documentary, part staged for camera, this film was made on location during the Australian presentation of a performance that weaves together personal stories and definitions of belonging. Think an ocean of voices, think stories of loss, displacement, hope, new connections and of finding home, of the night slowly turning, a trapped moth fluttering in desperation, pearls in milk, and lipstick on glass.

Tuesday 22 July, 5.30pmFree for PAC Home members, £3 for non-membersAdvance booking recommended

PAC Home Talk: Zierle & Carter Following the screening of Between Lands and Longings, artists Zierle & Carter (Alexandra Zierle and Paul Carter) will talk about their ‘living room opera’ and present a new audio/visual work that encapsulates its essence. Co-commissioned and produced by In Between Time and Chamber Made Opera Between Lands and Longings marked new terrain for the artists in terms of scale and production. Expect to be taken Down Under and beyond into a surreal and somewhat operatic exploration into questions of cultural identity, home, and notions of place as the artists share their challenges, developments, stories and methodologies.

PAC HomePAC Home is Plymouth Arts Centre’s support programme for artists, writers and curators in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall.

To find out more visit www.plymouthartscentre.org/pachome

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Thursday 21 August 3 – 7pm (drop in at any time), freeFilm screened at 5.45pm (80 mins)

The Art Party! The Art Party! is the latest in a line of collaborations between director Tim Newton and artist Bob & Roberta Smith. Part documentary, part road movie and part political fantasy, The Art Party! feature film captures the spirit of the Scarborough conference held in November 2013; championing the importance of art and its place in education and modern politics. A kaleidoscopic mix of performance, artist interviews and imagined scenes, featuring work and comment by artists as diverse as Cornelia Parker, John Smith, Haroon Mirza, Jeremy Deller and Jessica Voorsanger.

The Art Party! is being screened at venues across the UK on the same day. At Plymouth Arts Centre we are throwing our own Art Party to accompany the film. The day will include the film screening, an opportunity to see the results of our Perfect World project, creative activities for all including badge making, Michael Gove portrait painting, slogan printing, and a Plymouth Arts Centre barbecue and music.

Thursday 21 August7.30 – 9.30pm

The PAC Home After Art Party! Join local artists for a drink and respond to The Art Party! on our soapbox. Optimists, pessimists and realists welcome. No need to book.



The Art Party! Photo: Tony Bartholomew.

Activities

Tuesday 29 July and 26 August1 - 2.30pm, £2 per childFor children under 6 years

Creative PlayToddle in to Creative Play sessions on the last Tuesday of each month and enter into a stimulating environment where your child leads you on a journey of discovery. Artists and learning specialists support these open-ended activities for early year’s children and their adults.

Don’t forget to dress for mess.Booking is advisable to guarantee your place.

Creativity in the Community

With the help of the generous donors who contributed to our Creativity in the Community fundraising campaign, we are able to take our fabulous creative activities across the city. Look out for us in Barne Barton, Stonehouse and in Efford where we will be working in partnership with Take A Part.

This programme is led by practising artists and all of the activities can help children to access different ways of thinking and looking whilst having fun and exploring their own creativity.



Bringing in Baby£5.50 per adultBooking not essential

These film screenings are for parents, grandparents and carers of babies to enjoy a selection of our films without having to worry about baby making too much noise! Stay for a PAC Lunch for £11, which includes your cinema tickets, Panini or soup and a hot drink.

Thursday 24 July, 11am

T.S. Spivet

Thursday 28 August, 11am

Begin Again



Activities

Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 August 10am - 3pm (both days), free For 11 to 15 year olds

Perfect World If you enjoy making things, join us at Plymouth Arts Centre for two days of creative construction, part of the city-wide Summer Mix programme. Let your imagination run wild and transform our art studio into a fantastic new world. Working with two sculptors, you will be using large-scale and unusual materials to build the magical town of your dreams.

To register and apply for this course, visit www.summermix.co.uk. You will also need to complete a Consent Form which you can find on the Summer Mix website. You can use your involvement in Perfect World to begin an Arts Award qualification. Bring your lunch and dress for mess.

On Thursday 21 August, we will be hosting The Art Party!, and Perfect World will be open to the public. Family and friends can attend the party and see what you have achieved.

Wednesday 30 & Thursday 31 July 10am – 3pm, £15 per person for both days For 11 to 15 year olds

Ignite Join us for two days of exciting, creative and challenging sessions, which involve experimenting with materials, learning new skills and making new friends. This art journey includes experiencing our exhibition by artist Charlie Woolley and making things in response to his interest in subcultures. Expect to work with artists, make film backdrops, customise clothes and print on fabric.

These sessions will start you off on the national Arts Award qualification, which you can continue with us in the autumn. Please note that there are further charges relating to the Arts Award moderation, ask for more information when booking your place (www.artsaward.org.uk). Advanced booking essential, bring your lunch and dress for mess.

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Forthcoming

Thurs 11, Fri 12 and Sat 13 September Royal William Yard

Open Air Cinema

Back by popular demand is Open Air Cinema at Royal William Yard, part of the Ocean City Festival and screened in the imposing surroundings of the Green at the former Royal Navy victualling yard. On offer will be the authentic ‘Plymouth Arts Centre Experience’ at Royal William Yard, complete with bar and the Grazing Menu of ice-creams, snacks and popcorn, along with wine, beer and soft drinks.

This year, the event will be ticketed, available in advance. We are also offering a special VIP Ticket Package which includes a seat and blanket in the exclusive VIP area, a glass of Prosecco, and VIP access to the bar area.

Watch out for updates about the films and tickets on our website at www.plymouthartscentre.org.

If you would like to discuss working in partnership as an event sponsor or VIP tickets for corporate hospitality at the Open Air Cinema event, please contact Kate Foster [email protected]

Friday 5 September, time tbc

Artist’s Talk and Marathon Film Screening Charlie Woolley will talk about his practice as an introduction to a marathon screening of films selected by the artist on the theme of Biker Culture.

20 September - 12 December

Walk OnThis touring exhibition is being brought to Plymouth thanks to a partnership between the four hosting arts organisations. Walk On examines the many varied ways that artists since the 1960s have undertaken the universal act of taking a walk as a means to create new art.

Three guided film walks, part of the forthcoming Walk On exhibition, will take place across the city on 4 October, 8 October and 29 November, along with screenings in some very unusual places. See our website and September-October brochure for more details.

In partnership with Dartington Barn Cinema

Jimmy’s Hall (12A)

Fri 4 July 6pmSat 5 July 8pmSun 6 July 5.30pmTues 8 July 8.30pmWed 9 July 2.30pm & 6pmThur 10 July 8.30pm

Dir. Ken Loach, UK/Ireland/France, 2014, 109 mins. Cast. Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott.

In what is possibly the great Ken Loach’s final film, Jimmy’s Hall tells the true story of political activist Jimmy Gralton (Ward), a communist who dared to defy the establishment when he returned to his native Ireland from New York in 1921, and set up a free-thinking village dance hall much to the chagrin of the Catholic Church. In an unlikely turn of events, studio giants Pixar helped Loach complete the film by sending over their entire stock of edge-numbering tape, required for editing, and it could well be the last ever feature film made in the traditional way (that is, shot on film and edited on film). This is a triumphant celebration of free-thinkers, and a fitting end to a brilliant film career.

Venus in Fur (15)

Fri 4 July 8.30pmSat 5 July 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 6 July 8pmTues 8 July 6pmWed 9 July 8.30pmThurs 10 July 6pm

Dir. Roman Polanski, France/Poland, 2013, 96 mins, subtitled. Cast. Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric.

Polanski directs this kinky, mischievous and hugely entertaining adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play. Alone in a Paris theatre after a long day of auditioning, writer-director Thomas (Amalric) complains that no actress he’s seen has what it takes to play the lead character: a woman who enters into an agreement with her male counterpart to dominate him as her slave. But when actress Vanda (Seigner) bursts in, a whirlwind of erratic energy, Thomas thinks he has found the woman. But as the extended ‘audition’ builds, Thomas moves from attraction to obsession until, with Vanda taking an ever more dominant role, the balance of power shifts. A wonderfully witty and refreshing film with two incredible performances from its stars.

An Autumn Afternoon (PG)

Fri 11 July 6pmSat 12 July 8pmWed 16 July 6pmThur 17 July 8.30pm

Dir. Yasujiro Ozu, Japan, 1962, 112 mins, subtitled. Cast. Chishu Ryu, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada.

Yasujiro Ozu’s final film was also his final masterpiece, the gently heartbreaking story of a man’s dignified resignation to both life’s ever-shifting currents and society’s gradual modernisation. Though widower Shuhei Hirayama (Ozu’s frequent leading man Chishu Ryu) has been living comfortably for years with his grown daughter, a series of events leads him to accept and encourage her marriage and departure. As elegantly composed and achingly tender as any of the Japanese master’s films, An Autumn Afternoon (Sanma no aji) is one of cinema’s fondest farewells. Now digitally restored, this final film by the great Japanese auteur is one of his most touching works, and one of his most beautiful.

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Pantani: The Accidental death of A Cyclist (15)

+ Old, Grey and Fast (Short Film)

Fri 11 July 8.30pm + intro by

Sun 13 July 5.30pm

Dir. James Erskine, 96 mins.

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia - a feat of endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions, the saviour of cycling following the doping scandals which threatened to destroy the sport. Less than six years later he was dead. The film explores the truth behind the descent to his tragic end in a sport riven by intrigue. Combining race archive with contemporary news footage and interviews with Pantani’s friends, family, colleagues, and rivals, including Sir Bradley Wiggins and Greg LeMond.

Old, Grey and Fast(Dir. Carrie Hill) is a short documentary about Devon cyclist Colin Lewis; twice National Road Race Champion, Olympian and still competing at the age of 71.

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Globe On Screen: The Tempest

Tues 15 July 8pmWed 16 July 1.30pm£12 (£10 Concessions)

Dir. Jeremy Herrin, 169 mins (inc. 15 minute interval) Cast. Roger Allam, Jason Boughan, Jessie Buckley, Sam Cox.

Globe on Screen harnesses the magic that draws people to the home of Shakespeare year after year, giving cinema audiences a thrilling, up-close experience of the Globe Theatre from the comfort of their seat. Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel and the deformed slave Caliban. When Prospero raises a storm to wreck this perfidious brother and his confederates on the island, his long contemplated revenge at last seems within reach. Imbued with a spirit of magic and the supernatural, The Tempest is Shakespeare’s late great masterpiece of forgiveness, generosity and enlightenment.“The funniest, most touching Tempest I can recall” – The Independent

The Wind Rises (PG)

Sat 12 July 2.30pm & 5pmSun 13 July 8pmTues 15 July 5.30pmWed 16 July 8.30pmThur 17 July 6pm

Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 2013, 126 mins.Voice Cast. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt.

Studio Ghibli’s legendary founder Miyazaki is one of the greatest animators in history, and this, his final film, is perhaps his most rapturously beautiful yet. Based on the life story of Jiro Horikoshi, the designer of the lightweight fighter plane that enabled many Japanese victories in World War II, it is a pacifist film of immense mystery and strangeness. Chronicling Japanese life up to the country’s plunge into war, this is a grown up fable about creators and creations and the pursuit of love. Miyazaki has said he was inspired to make the film after reading this quote from Horikoshi: “All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful”. If the director had the same goal, he has overwhelmingly succeeded.

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T.S. Spivet (12A)

Fri 18 July 6pmSat 19 July 8pmSun 20 July 5.30pmTues 22 July 8.30pmWed 23 July 2.30pm & 6pmThur 24 July 11am (BIB) & 8.30pm

Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France/Canada, 2013, 105 mins. Cast. Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Maillet, Judy Davis

Ten year old prodigy T.S Spivet (Catlett) lives with his eccentric family - etymologist mum (Bonham Carter), cowboy dad and fame-seeking older sister in a remote ranch in Montana. Unknown to everyone else, T.S has solved one of the great mysteries of science, a feat the Smithsonian Museum wants to reward with a prestigious prize. Unfortunately, no one realises that their winner is a child. Undaunted by this fact, T.S. steals out one night to hop on the next freight train to head for his destiny, encountering strange characters and sprawling adventures along the way. Mischievous and full of Jeunet’s (Amelie) usual quirky charm and gorgeous visual style, this is a terrific ode to the imagination of childhood and the wonders of science.

Belle (12A)

Fri 18 July 8.30pmSat 19 July 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 20 July 8pmTues 22 July 6pmWed 23 July 8.30pmThur 24 July 2.30pm (Dementia Friendly screening), 6pm

Dir. Amma Asante, UK, 2013, 104 mins.Cast. Gugu-Mbatha Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson.

Dido Elizabeth Belle (Mbatha-Raw) was the illegitimate daughter of a Royal Naval captain and an African slave and raised by her great uncle, Britain’s Chief Justice (Wilkinson). During the infamous Zong trial (where a slave ship dumped its cargo of 142 slaves in a bid for insurance money) Dido was determined to win justice through her uncle’s work. Little could she know the huge impact she would have on the future of the British slave trade. British director Amma Asante has been named one of Variety’s Top Ten ‘Directors to Watch’ on the basis of this work, and she has made an astonishing true story come to vibrant life.

Chinese Puzzle (15)

Fri 25 July 5.45pmSat 26 July 8pmSun 27 July 5pmTues 29 July 8.30pmWed 30 July 2.30pm & 5.45pmThur 31 July 8.30pm

Dir. Cedric Klapisch, France, 2013, 117 mins, subtitled. Cast. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cecile de France, Kelly Reilly.

Xavier (Duris) is pushing 40, his marriage to Wendy (Reilly) is bust, and he follows her to New York to be near their kids and try again. His best pal Isabelle (Cécile De France) is using his sperm so she can have a baby with her girlfriend, he has to marry someone quickly when his tourist visa runs out, and to make matters even more complicated, old flame Martine (Tautou) comes to visit. Duris, de France and Tautou, now all established stars, clearly relish returning to familiar roles, and it shows. Director Klapisch has put all of Chinese Puzzle’s pieces (including immigration, separation and parents of all kinds) in place to create a warm, funny and inventive film.

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Jersey Boys (15)

Fri 25 July 8.15pmSat 26 July 2pm & 5pmSun 27 July 8pmTues 29 July 5.30pmWed 30 July 8.15pmThur 31 July 5.30pm

Dir. Clint Eastwood, US, 2013, 135 mins.Cast. Christopher Walken, Francesca Eastwood, Vincent Piazza, Freya Tingley.

Clint Eastwood directs this big-screen version of the hit stage musical Jersey Boys. The film charts the rise of four lads from wrong-side-of-the-tracks New Jersey who became the hugely successful 60’s pop group, The Four Seasons, headed by Frankie Valli. Their hits included Sherry and Big Girls Don’t Cry. The film has a great pedigree with a cast headed by Christopher Walken and the cast from the award-winning Broadway show.

Bright days Ahead (15)

Fri 1 August 6pmSat 2 August 8pmSun 3 August 5.30pmTues 5 August 8.30pmWed 6 August 2.30pm & 6pmThur 7 August 8.30pm

Dir. Marion Vernoux, France, 2013, 94 mins, subtitled. Cast. Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais.

César-winning French cinema icon Ardant makes a welcome return to the big screen as Caroline, a newly retired dentist who is struggling to come to terms with the death of her best friend from breast cancer and the loss of purpose and position that comes with losing her career. In an attempt to fill her days, and to encourage her to meet new people, her daughters buy her a pass to the splendidly named ‘Bright Days Ahead’ – a centre for the young-at-heart but not so agile of body, to learn new skills. Caroline has as much enthusiasm for this new club as one of her previous patients coming for a root canal treatment, but an incidental rendezvous with her young IT tutor soon reignites her passion.

Of Horses And Men (15)

Fri 1 August 8.30pmSat 2 August 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 3 August 8pmTues 5 August 6pmWed 6 August 8.30pmThur 7 August 6pm Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson, Iceland/Germany, 2013, 81 mins, subtitled. Cast. Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Charlotte Boving, Helgi Bjornsson.

Darkly comic, utterly gorgeous, seductively strange and one of the most boldly original debuts for years. Set amongst a remote Icelandic community, the film is a collection of stories about the eccentric Icelanders. There’s the flirtation between a wealthy man and his neighbour who is mortified when her lusty stallion mounts his mare, a Spanish tourist caught in a snowstorm forced to take terrible steps to survive and the town drunk who rides his horse into the ocean to get to a ship loaded with vodka. Erlingsson directs with a delicate hand, showing a real tenderness of spirit towards his characters. If you like your cinema experiences to show you things you’ve never seen before, Of Horses and Men is well worth saddling up for.


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The 100-year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and disappeared (15)

Fri 8 August 6pmSat 9 August 8pmSun 10 August 5.30pmTues 12 August 8.30pmWed 13 August 2.30pm & 6pmThur 14 August 8.30pm

Dir. Felix Herngren, Sweden, 2013, 114 mins, subtitled. Cast. Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg

Directed by Felix Herngren, The 100-Year-Old Man... is a Forrest Gump-like tale in which hapless protagonist Allan Karlsson (Swedish star comedian Robert Gustafsson) unwittingly plays a key role in some of the most important events of the past century. Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the film is the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it’s never too late to start over. For most people it would be the adventure of a lifetime, but Allan Karlsson’s unexpected journey is not his first. For a century he’s made the world uncertain, and now he is on the loose again.

Under the Rainbow (15)

Fri 8 August 8.30pmSat 9 August 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 10 August 8pmTues 12 August 6pmWed 13 August 8.30pmThur 14 August 6pm

Dir. Agnes Jaoui, France, 2013, 112 mins, subtitled. Cast. Agnes Jaoui, Agathe Bonitzer, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Arthur Dupont.

Actress/director Agnes Jaoui was nominated for best foreign language film in 2001 for The Taste of Others, and she has delivered one consistently likable relationship-driven comedy after another, in the flavor of Woody Allen. There is a stronger contrast of tone here than in her other movies: wryly observational vs. whimsical fairy tale longings that pierce through the cynicism. The film opens with a dream where a lost princess meets her prince. When the dreamer wakes, she remembers it as a sign when she meets a floppy-haired composer. The viewpoint is romantic until Jaoui complicates and undermines her diverse characters’ desires. She is among the most consistently playful and introspective of filmmakers.

Cycling With Moliere (15)

Fri 15 August 5.45pmSat 16 August 8.15pmSun 17 August 5.30pmTues 19 August 8.30pmWed 20 August 2.30pm & 5.45pmThur 21 August 8.30pm

Dir. Philippe Le Guay, France, 2013, 104 mins, subtitled. Cast. Fabrice Luchini, Lambert Wilson, Maya Sansa.

A warm, funny, literate comedy in which two French actors portray two French actors, friends at odds with one another in every possible way, except their love of Moliere’s The Misanthrope. Gauthier (Wilson) is tall, handsome and has a leading role in a soap opera. Serge (Luchini) has met with much less success, becoming a middle-aged curmudgeon who has renounced the stage to live on the glorious Ile de Ré. Gauthier arrives on Serge’s turf to convince his pal to return to Paris to play opposite him in a new production. When not arguing or rehearsing scenes, they consider their options as personified by a local porn actress and an attractive Italian divorcée, as well as the lure of island real estate.

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Boyhood (tbc)

Fri 15 August 8pmSat 16 August 2pm & 5pmSun 17 August 8pmTues 19 August 5.15pmWed 20 August 8pm

Dir. Richard Linklater, US, 2013, 166 mins.Cast. Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Eller Coltrane.

Boyhood, the latest collaboration between Hawke and Linklater, was periodically shot over more than a decade, and tells the story of a young son’s relationship with his parents (Hawke and Arquette). Every year since 2002 Linklater has gathered together the same actors in front of the camera for this unique film which enables the viewer to observe people living their lives over a longer period of time. We follow Mason (Coltrane) from his early schooldays in Austin until he enters college. Told in expansive and unhurried narrative strokes, the film describes life’s desires and anxieties, both great and small, as well as the needs and fears of an adolescent – all of which provides a panoramic and diverting picture of growing up.


Globe On Screen: A Midsummer Night’s dream

Tues 26 August 7.45pmWed 27 August 1.30pm£12 (£10 Concessions)

Dir. Dominic Dromgoole, 182 mins (inc. 15 minute interval).

Globe on Screen harnesses the magic that draws people to the home of Shakespeare year after year. This limited season gives cinema audiences around the world a thrilling, up-close experience of the Globe from the comfort of their seat. Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia… When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods and wander into the midst of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies. Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry at the service of this teasing, glittering, hilarious and amazingly inventive play, whose seriousness is only fleetingly glimpsed beneath its dreamlike surface. “A dream performance” – The Times

knocked For Six (15)

Fri 22 August 6pmSat 23 August 8pmSun 24 August 5.30pmWed 27 August 6pmThur 28 August 8.30pm

Dir. Boyd Hicklin, Australia, 2013, 88 mins.Cast. Steve Curry, Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau.

‘Teddy’ Brown lives for his cricket club and his two best friends, Rick and Stavros. But when he realises that his beloved team mates are moving on and growing up, he’s forced to take matters into his own hands and remind them of just how good cricket can be. Rallying a boyhood dream and his own teenage obsession, he leads his very ordinary team on an audacious three match tour of India and a mission to meet cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar. While Ted’s best-laid plans are brought undone by the chaos of India, stumps fly, friendships fray and a life-changing comic adventure unfolds. The dream tour becomes a nightmare and the men are forced to face the realities of their friendship and their commitment to the team.

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Begin Again (15)

Fri 22 August 8.30pmSat 23 August 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 24 August 8pmTues 26 August 5.30pmWed 27 August 8.30pmThur 28 August 11am (BIB) & 6pm

Dir. John Carney, US, 2013, 104 mins.Cast. Keira Knightley, Adam Levine, Mark Ruffalo.

The latest film from writer-director John Carney (Once), Begin Again is a soul-stirring comedy about lost souls meeting and making beautiful music together. Gretta (Knightley) and her boyfriend Dave (Levine) are college sweethearts and song writing partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of fame soon tempt Dave to stray. Gretta’s world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Ruffalo), a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges an enchanting portrait of a mutually transformative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City.

Camille Claudel 1915 (PG)

Fri 29 August 6pmSat 30 August 8pmSun 31 August 5.30pmTues 1 September 8.30pmWed 2 September 2.30pm & 6pmThur 3 September 8.30pm

Dir. Bruno Dumont, France, 2013, 95 mins, subtitled. Cast. Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent, Emmanuel Kauffman

Juliette Binoche gives a mesmerising performance as celebrated French artist and sculptor Camille Claudel in this study of her tragic later years. Near the end of a startling career, and after a long affair with fellow artist Auguste Rodin, Camille Claudel is suffering from mental health issues; paranoid, convinced of a plot to poison her, and that Rodin is involved. Consigned to an asylum near Avignon by her brother, poet Paul Claudel, she lives amongst the truly afflicted – the uncompromising Dumont continues his habit of using non-professional actors, setting the film inside a real asylum and using the residents and staff to make up much of the supporting cast – and tries to convince her doctor she is not one of them.

Chef (15)

Fri 29 August 8.30pmSat 30 August 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 31 August 8pmTues 1 September 6pmWed 2 September 8.30pmThur 3 September 6pm

Dir. Jon Favreau, US, 2013, 114 mins.Cast. Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr. Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt.

Director Favreau (Swingers) returns to his indie comedy roots with this alternately acerbic and heart-warming tale. LA chef Carl Casper (Favreau) was once hailed as a culinary wunderkind, but now finds himself dispensing the same slick fare night after night, his creativity stifled. The arrival of a hotshot food critic (Platt, TV’s Fargo) seems to be exactly the new gastronomic opportunity Carl’s been waiting for, but his boss (Hoffman) insists that he stick to the usual kitchen script. The critic duly tweets a hilariously scathing review, and Carl explodes in an outpouring of rage that goes viral. Mouthwatering foodie scenes are matched by touching comedy drama in this deceptively profound story of family, friendship and artistic integrity.

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July Matinée early Late Tuesday 1 – Fading Gigolo 6pm Grace of Monaco 8.30pmWednesday 2 Grace of Monaco 2.30pm Grace of Monaco 6pm Fading Gigolo 8.30pm Thursday 3 Grace of Monaco11am (BIB) Grace of Monaco 6pm Grace of Monaco 8.30pmFriday 4 – Jimmy’s Hall 6pm Venus in Fur 8.30pm Saturday 5 Venus in Fur 2.30pm Venus in Fur 5.30pm Jimmy’s Hall 8pm Sunday 6 – Jimmy’s Hall 5.30pm Venus in Fur 8pm

Tuesday 8 – Venus in Fur 6pm Jimmy’s Hall 8.30pmWednesday 9 Jimmy’s Hall 2.30pm Jimmy’s Hall 6pm Venus in Fur 8.30pmThursday 10 – Venus in Fur 6pm Jimmy’s Hall 8.30pmFriday 11 – An Autumn Afternoon 6pm Pantani + Short Film 8.30pmSaturday 12 The Wind Rises 2.30pm The Wind Rises 5pm An Autumn Afternoon 8pmSunday 13 – Pantani + Short Film 5.30pm The Wind Rises 8pm

Tuesday 15 – The Wind Rises 5.30pm The Tempest 8pmWednesday 16 The Tempest 1.30pm An Autumn Afternoon 6pm The Wind Rises 8.30pmThursday 17 – The Wind Rises 6pm An Autumn Afternoon 8.30pmFriday 18 – T.S. Spivet 6pm Belle 8.30pmSaturday 19 Belle 2.30pm Belle 5.30pm T.S. Spivet 8pmSunday 20 – T.S. Spivet 5.30pm Belle 8pm

Tuesday 22 – Belle 6pm T.S. Spivet 8.30pmWednesday 23 T.S. Spivet 2.30pm T.S. Spivet 6pm Belle 8.30pmThursday 24 T.S. Spivet 11am (BIB) Belle 2.30pm + 6pm T.S. Spivet 8.30pmFriday 25 – Chinese Puzzle 5.45pm Jersey Boys 8.15pmSaturday 26 Jersey Boys 2pm Jersey Boys 5pm Chinese Puzzle 8pmSunday 27 – Chinese Puzzle 5pm Jersey Boys 8pm

Tuesday 29 – Jersey Boys 5.30pm Chinese Puzzle 8.30pmWednesday 30 Chinese Puzzle 2.30pm Chinese Puzzle 5.45pm Jersey Boys 8.15pmThursday 31 – Jersey Boys 5.30pm Chinese Puzzle 8.30pm

August Friday 1 – Bright days Ahead 6pm Of Horses and Men 8.30pmSaturday 2 Of Horses and Men 2.30pm Of Horses and Men 5.30pm Bright days Ahead 8pmSunday 3 – Bright days Ahead 5.30pm Of Horses and Men 8pm

Tuesday 5 – Of Horses and Men 6pm Bright days Ahead 8.30pmWednesday 6 Bright days Ahead 2.30pm Bright days Ahead 6pm Of Horses and Men 8.30pm Thursday 7 – Of Horses and Men 6pm Bright days Ahead 8.30pm Friday 8 – The 100-year-Old-Man... 6pm Under The Rainbow 8.30pmSaturday 9 Under The Rainbow 2.30pm Under The Rainbow 5.30pm The 100-year-Old-Man... 8pmSunday 10 – The 100-year-Old-Man... 5.30pm Under The Rainbow 8pm

Tuesday 12 – Under The Rainbow 6pm The 100-year-Old-Man... 8.30pmWednesday 13 The 100-year-Old-Man... 2.30pm The 100-year-Old-Man... 6pm Under The Rainbow 8.30pmThursday 14 – Under The Rainbow 6pm The 100-year-Old-Man... 8.30pmFriday 15 – Cycling With Moliere 5.45pm Boyhood 8pmSaturday 16 Boyhood 2pm Boyhood 5pm Cycling With Moliere 8.15pmSunday 17 – Cycling With Moliere 5.30pm Boyhood 8pm

Tuesday 19 – Boyhood 5.15pm Cycling With Moliere 8.30pm Wednesday 20 Cycling With Moliere 2.30pm Cycling With Moliere 5.45pm Boyhood 8pmThursday 21 – The Art Party! 5.45pm Cycling With Moliere 8.30pmFriday 22 – knocked For Six 6pm Begin Again 8.30pmSaturday 23 Begin Again 2.30pm Begin Again 5.30pm knocked For Six 8pmSunday 24 – knocked For Six 5.30pm Begin Again 8pm

Tuesday 26 – Begin Again 5.30pm A Midsummer Night’s dream 7.45pmWednesday 27 A Midsummer Night’s dream 1.30pm knocked For Six 6pm Begin Again 8.30pmThursday 28 Begin Again 11am (BIB) Begin Again 6pm knocked For Six 8:30pmFriday 29 – Camille Claudel 1915 6pm Chef 8:30pmSaturday 30 Chef 2.30pm Chef 5.30pm Camille Claudel 1915 8pmSunday 31 – Camille Claudel 1915 5.30pm Chef 8pm

Film Diary

Films and timings are correct at the time of going to press, but unfortunately these do sometimes change due to reasons beyond our control. Our cinema is small, so we recommend that you check our website, or phone us, to check times and availability before visiting.

Information

Free entry to the exhibitionsPlymouth Arts Centre is a nationally renowned centre for contemporary art, independent cinema and creative learning. We want to make Plymouth a vibrant cultural city, engaging and stimulating our visitors and the local community with our dynamic arts programme and the warmth of our welcome.

Booking informationCinema tickets can be purchased at our Box Office, on our website or by phone. We are unable to refund or exchange tickets after purchase, unless a performance is cancelled. Proof of concessions must be shown. Seats can be reserved at the time of booking.

Venue hireOur cinema, meeting room, studios and café are available for hire, contact us to arrange a visit

Cinema ticketsStandard ticket £7.50 / Concessions £6.50 / Under 25s £5.50 (proof needed for over 60s, under 25s and unwaged) / Members 75p discount and £5.50 tickets on Tuesdays / Matinees £5.50

your helpWe urge you to consider making a donation to us, to volunteer or to join as a Friend.

FriendsAs a Friend you will receive free and discounted tickets and will also benefit from discounted Cinema Suppers, offers in the café, priority booking and special events.

Single Friends membership £20, Double Friends membership £30. Please note the price will increase from 1 Sept: Single £24, Double £36.

Getting hereWe are close to Plymouth’s bus station and Royal Parade, where most buses terminate. The train station is a 15 minute walk away. There is limited on-street parking and car parks nearby. Bike racks are also available to the rear of the building.

AccessThere is full access to our ground floor, including reception, window gallery, cinema, café bar and WC. We regret that the first floor is only accessible by stairs. The cinema features a hearing loop. There are two wheelchair spaces in the cinema – please inform our Box Office if you would like to use them. Our brochure and other materials are available in large print.

Plymouth Arts Centre 38 Looe Street, Plymouth, PL4 0EB

Registered Charity No 800664

Box Office, Gallery and ShopTuesday – Saturday 10am–8:30pmSunday 4pm–8:30pmMonday Closed

Information and booking on 01752 206114Restaurant booking 01752 [email protected]


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