September
2011 - June 2012 Film Programme
TPH
shows are in The Cossham Hall,
Chapel Street, Thornbury
Doors open 7.00pm
Film starts 7.30pm
Internet
Movie DataBase (www.imdb.com)
The website
imdb.com gives details of the making of the film, the director,
the actors, lots of other interesting information and invites comment
on each movie listed. Links are provided below to the films to be
shown in the TPH 2010/11 season. Just click on each underlined link
and scroll down to the heading "Users Comments" to read
a reviewer's commentary together with notes from other readers to
say whether the review was helpful or not.
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The
Secret in their Eyes
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September, 2011
The Secret In Their Eyes (18)*, 2010, Argentina / Spain, Director:
Juan Jose Campanella, 129 mins
When
a retired criminal prosecutor writes a novel he finds himself drawn
into the harrowing events of an unsolved crime. Re-investigating
the murder he discovers devastated lives, corrupt government officials
and a lost love. Strewn with ingenious twists and turns, this stunning,
edge-of-your-seat thriller is a cinematic tour de force of nail-biting
suspense and white-knuckle excitement. Winner of the 2010 Academy
Award for Best Foreign Language Film
For
full synopsis and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305806/
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October, 2011
The Concert
(15)*, 2009, France/Italy/Belgium/Russia, Director: Radu Mihaileanu,
119 mins
A once famous
Soviet conductor purged by the KGB in 1980 for his dangerously decent
treatment of Jewish musicians is now reduced to working as a cleaner
at the Bolshoi. One day he discovers a fax inviting the Bolshoi
orchestra to fill in at a prominent Parisian theatre. He conceals
the message and comes up with a scheme to reunite his old outcast
musician friends and then travel to Paris with them in order to
impersonate the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. A warm hearted comedy
with great music.
For full synopsis
and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320082/
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The
Concert
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Winter's
Bone
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October, 2011
Winter's
Bone (15), 2010, USA, Director: Debra Granik, 100 mins
A naturalistic drama, set in the Ozark mountains of Missouri. A
teenager is faced with the daunting task of resolving the disappearance
of her father in order to keep the family home for her sister, brother
and depressed mother. This is not an easy task in a harsh, insular
environment where her kinsfolk are just as ready to turn on her
as help her. Underscored with country music, to emphasise the melancholic
and brutal world in which she lives.
For full synopsis
and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399683/
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11
November, 2011
Baaria (15)*,
2009, Italy/France, Director: Giuseppe Tornatore, 150 mins
An epic film in every sense which spans some 50 or 60 years, from
the late 1920s until the 1980s, in the lives of three generations
of a peasant family in the Sicilian town of Bagheria. It's about
love, marriage, growing up and growing old, the weight of tradition
and the slowness of social change. A charming and beautiful film
from the director of the highly acclaimed Cinema Paradiso together
with a soaring soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
For full synopsis
and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1081935/
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Baaria
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Of
Gods and Men
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9
December, 2011
Of
Gods And Men (15)*, 2010, France, Director: Xavier Beauvois, 122
mins
In 1996 a spartan order of Cistercian monks, devoted to contemplation
and prayer are threatened by fundamentalists in Algeria. Their community
has developed a happy relationship with the local Muslim villagers,
based partly on the free outpatient clinic they provide. They have
a quiet, supportive respect for each other's traditions. But the
jihadist forces which have already murdered Croatian construction
workers, now have the Catholic monks in their sights. A deeply moving
film based on a true event.
For
full synopsis and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588337/
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13
January, 2012
Chico
& Rita (15)*, 2010, Spain/UK,
Directors: Tono Errando Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba, 94 mins
Cuba 1948.
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful
singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites
them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad,
the bolero - brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York,
Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle
impossible odds to unite in music and love.
For full synopsis
and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235830/
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Chico
& Rita
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In
a Better World
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10
February, 2012
In
A Better World (TBC)*, 2010, Denmark, Director: Susanne Bier, 119
mins
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary
but risky friendship comes into bud. Anton and his wife Marianne's
10 year old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended
by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London. They quickly
form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous
act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship
is tested and their parents must help them come to terms with the
complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. Winner of the 2011
Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
For
full synopsis and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340107/
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16
March, 2012
Never
Let Me Go (12A), 2010, UK/USA, Director: Mark Romanek, 103 mins
As
children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly
idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults,
they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the
love they feel for each other, whilst preparing themselves for the
haunting destiny that awaits them. A thought provoking film on identity
that lingers long after the closing credits.
For
full synopsis and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334260/
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Never Let
Me Go
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The First
Grader
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4
May, 2012
The First
Grader (TBC), 2010, UK, Director: Justin Chadwick, 120 mins
Set in a mountain
village in Kenya the film tells the true and uplifting story of
a proud 84 year old Mau Mau veteran who fights for the right to
learn to read and write when Kenya introduces universal education,
and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds. Together
he and his young teacher face fierce resistance to his progress
and also discover a new way to overcome the burdens of the colonial
past. A most moving and uplifting film.
For full synopsis
and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790663/
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May, 2012
Submarine
(15), 2010, UK/USA, Director: Richard Ayoade, 97 mins
An acutely observed
British tragic-comedy of the horrors of being a self-loathing 15
year old who fancies an unattractive classmate, on the premise that
he'll be in with a better chance of success. At the same time he's
trying to stop his mother leaving his father for her dance teacher.
A gem of a film, full of sly observations about the problems of
alienation.
For full synopsis
and reviews click http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440292/
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Submarine
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15
June, 2012
Members'
Choice
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From
our Chairman
There
are three great reasons to be a member of TPH for the coming season.
1) Yet
again prices have been frozen and remain at just £30 for a season
of 11 films.
2) We
have an exciting new venue, the Cossham Hall, for our screenings - smaller,
more intimate and more comfortable, we also project from an overhead gallery
for the traditional cinema feeling. The intimate space will mean a greater
restriction on numbers attending so membership is the only way to guarantee
your seat.
3) A
feast of world cinema, with absorbing tales from France, Italy, Belgium/Russia,
Denmark, USA, Argentina/Spain and UK
Patrons
who are not TPH members are very welcome under our screening licence,
so if you think a friend may be interested in just one or two films then
please encourage them along, they can buy a ticket on the night, if there
are seats available, for just £5.00 at the desk.
We look
forward to your company and an enjoyable season, at a screen near you!
Kieran
Warren
Chair,
Thornbury Picture House.
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