The Kirkgate Cockermouthcinema, theatre, music, arts
today: 10 March 2010
 cinema
SÉRAPHINE (PG) , 121mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, April 05, 2010 , show starts 20:00
An art collector discovers that his housekeeper is none other than the brilliant French painter Séraphine de Senlis. With a mesmerising central performance from Yolande Moreau, this period biopic won an amazing seven Césars including best film, screenplay and actress. Subtitled.
 
 
NINE , 0mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, April 19, 2010 , show starts 20:00
From the director of Chicago, and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz and Judi Dench (among others), this lavish musical adaptation of Federico Fellini’s classic film 8½ is a movie with a pedigree few others could hope to match.
 
 
NOWHERE BOY (15) , 95mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, April 26, 2010 , show starts 20:00
In dreary 1950s Liverpool, a young John Lennon is torn between the mother who gave him up aged 5, and the aunt who subsequently raised him. This British film is an insightful portrait of the teenage years of this cultural hero as he takes his first steps into the music business.
 
 
THE ROAD (15) , 119mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 03, 2010 , show starts 20:00
Adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel, this thriller is a gripping tale of survival in a world where almost all life has been destroyed. Atmospheric and dark, the film follows a father and son as they make a perilous trek south in search of food, warmth and safety.
 
 
DISGRACE (15) , 118mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 10, 2010 , show starts 20:00
A white Cape Town professor loses his job after an affair with a student, then goes to live with his daughter on her farm. Successfully adapted from J.M. Coetzee’s Booker prize winning novel, and starring John Malkovitch, this is a complex and intelligent exploration of guilt and morality in post-apartheid South Africa.
 
 
UP IN THE AIR (15) , 104mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 17, 2010 , show starts 20:00
Written and directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) and with a career best performance from George Clooney, this beautifully crafted comedy is a must-see. Ryan Bingham is a jet-setting corporate downsizer, but when the job he loves is threatened, he is forced to reflect on his life.
 
 
A PROPHET (18) , 150mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 24, 2010 , show starts 20:00
Acclaimed as one of the best films of the year, and winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes, this French drama is a gripping tale of a young Arab prisoner who works his way up the ranks of a criminal gang. Gritty and complex, this is an utterly realistic prison drama. Subtitled.
 
 
The Lovely Bones (12) , 135mins, £4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 31, 2010 , show starts 20:00
Director Peter Jackson brings Alice Sebold’s bestselling novel to the big screen. A brutally murdered 14-year-old girl watches her grieving family from the afterlife, as well as her killer as he plans to strike again. Be sure to book your tickets early for this deeply moving film.
 
 
THE WHITE RIBBON (12) , 143mins, £4.50/£3.50
Saturday, February 10, 2029 , show starts 20:00
Winner of the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes last year, this rich, mysterious and beautifully crafted film is the latest tour de force from director Michael Haneke (Hidden). On the eve of WWI, paranoia spreads as a rural German village is plagued by a number of accidents. Subtitled
 
 
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