Our Spring Season 2012
If you are a member and want to nominate a film, please email dmrea@pontardawefilm.co.uk Unless otherwise stated, we start our evening programme at 7:30pm, with the bar opening beforehand, at 7:00pm Most films are also shown in the afternoon, starting at 2:00pm. Please check with the Arts Centre for afternoon timings. We frequently show a short film first, and our events are organised to allow for members to discuss our film programme and the film we’re showing.
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Set in modern-day Iran. A married couple, SImin and Nader, are faced with a dilemma: to improve the life of their daughter, Termah, by moving to another country, or stay in Iran to care for Nader’s father who is deteriorating with Alxheimers. Simin sues for divorce and returns to live with her family, but Termah prefers to live with her father. Directed by Asghar Farhadi |
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Evocative of Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, the Well Digger’s Daughter is a remake of a 1940s classic, directed and written Marcel Pagnol. In the remake, also set in the South of France in the pre- WWII period, Daniel Auteuil, stars as the well digger, torn between his sense of honour and his love for his eldest saintly daughter. Also stars Kad Merad (we last saw in Ch’tis). |
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From Alexander Payne, creator of Sideways and About Schmidt, stars George Clooney in a tragic-comedy set in Hawaii. Matt King (George Clooney) is an indifferent husband and father of two girls. He re-assesses his life after his wife suffers a boating accident. The event leads to reapproachment and decision to sell the family’s land, handed down from Hawaiin royalty. |
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A romance. After a drunken house partywith his mates, Russell (Tom Cullen) heads off to a gay bar. Just before closing time, he picks up Glen (Chris New) for what’s expected to be a one-night stand. They spend the next 48 hours together in bedrooms and bars , telling stories and having sex. They develop a connection that will affect the rest of their lives. Dir: Andrew Haigh |
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An extraordinary film set in Hollywood 1927. The Artist is a beguiling tale about Hollywood's silent movie days that is itself silent, this made-in-L.A. French feature will charm cinephiles with its affection for this golden age. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits. Starring also, John Goodman. Described as “a masterpiece, and an instant classic” Dir: Michel Hazanavicius |
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| Tuesday 1st May - tba Wednesday 16th May - tba Tuesday 20th May - tba |
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