JOJO RABBIT

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

JOJO RABBIT Wednesday 26 February 2020 at 7.30pm Roman Griffin Davis, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson Writer director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt For The Wilderpeople), brings his signature style of humour and pathos to his latest film, Jojo Rabbit, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis), whose world view is … Continue reading "JOJO RABBIT"

1917

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

1917 Thursday 27 February 2020 at 2.30pm (Subtitled) and 7.30pm George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy … Continue reading "1917"

BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ Tuesday 3 March 2020 at 7.30pm Alice Guy-Blaché, Jodie Foster, Kevin Brownlow When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film. In Be Natural, Pamela B. Green … Continue reading "BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ"

1917

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

1917 Wednesday 4 March 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory … Continue reading "1917"

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD Thursday 5 March 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw Armando Iannucci follows The Death of Stalin with a characteristically exuberant reworking of the Dickens classic. Using visual tropes that are more comic-book than Victorian novel, and a varied but vibrant cast headed by Dev Patel … Continue reading "THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD"

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD Tuesday 10 March 2020 at 11.00am Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw Armando Iannucci follows The Death of Stalin with a characteristically exuberant reworking of the Dickens classic. Using visual tropes that are more comic-book than Victorian novel, and a varied but vibrant cast headed by Dev Patel in the … Continue reading "THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD"

UNCUT GEMS

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

UNCUT GEMS Tuesday 10 March 2020 at 7.30pm Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel A charismatic jeweller (Adam Sandler) makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business and family, fending off adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win. Sandler gives … Continue reading "UNCUT GEMS"

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 2.30pm (Subtitled) and 7.30pm Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw Armando Iannucci follows The Death of Stalin with a characteristically exuberant reworking of the Dickens classic. Using visual tropes that are more comic-book than Victorian novel, and a varied but vibrant cast headed by … Continue reading "THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD"

HONEY BOY

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

HONEY BOY Tuesday 12 March 2020 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe For documentarian Alma Har’el’s (Bombay Beach, LoveTrue) first fiction feature Honey Boy she collaborated with actor and performance artist Shia LaBeouf, working from his original autobiographical screenplay. Written in part as a therapeutic exercise during a stint in rehab, the film depicts LaBeouf’s intense, chaotic … Continue reading "HONEY BOY"

WEATHERING WITH YOU

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

WEATHERING WITH YOU Tuesday 17 March 2020 at 7.30pm Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Sei Hiraizumi The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to … Continue reading "WEATHERING WITH YOU"