The Big Sick (2017 USA) Cert. 15 – part subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Michael Showalter Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano Pakistani-American Kumail (Nanjiani) is leading a double life – while his reputation as a stand-up comic is growing, and his relationship with Emily (Kazan) is blossoming, his family are pushing him towards an arranged marriage. When Emily finds out, and then becomes very … Continue reading "The Big Sick (2017 USA) Cert. 15 – part subtitled"

Dunkirk (2017 UK/Netherlands/France/USA) 106 mins, Cert. 12A

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 2.30* & 7.30+ * The 2.30pm screening will be subtitled for those with hearing loss. + the 7.30 screening is almost sold out, a further evening screening scheduled for Wednesday 18th October Director: Christopher Nolan            Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh In May 1940 German forces rapidly advanced deep … Continue reading "Dunkirk (2017 UK/Netherlands/France/USA) 106 mins, Cert. 12A"

Daughters of the Dust (1991 UK/USA) 112 mins, Cert. 12A – Black History Month screening

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 2.30 & 7.30 Director: Julie Dash Stars: Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbarao, Trula Hoosier Set in 1902, this unconventional drama focuses on the lives of a multi-generational family living in the Sea Islands off the East coast of America. The return of two urbanised women to the islands brings disquiet as they … Continue reading "Daughters of the Dust (1991 UK/USA) 112 mins, Cert. 12A – Black History Month screening"

October Babes-in-Arms screening

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Our Monthly 11.00am Babes in Arms screening Bringing a baby is not compulsory but we cannot guarantee a quiet auditorium during this screening!  Intending patrons should note that the lights will not be fully dimmed during the screening and that people may need to move around. This Month we present: Kedi (2016 Turkey) Cert. U … Continue reading "October Babes-in-Arms screening"

Detroit (2017 USA) Cert. 15 – Black History Month screening

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Kathryn Bigelow      Stars: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore Set amidst the riots of Detroit in the summer of '67, Detroit tells the story of one of America’s darkest moments. A police task-force raids a motel following reports of a sniper. When they fail to find him, the guests are subjected to … Continue reading "Detroit (2017 USA) Cert. 15 – Black History Month screening"

Final Portrait (2017 UK/USA) 90 mins, Cert. 15

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 2.30 & 7.30 Director: Stanley Tucci Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub When art dealer James Lord (Hammer) agrees to sit for the great Alberto Giacometti (the ever-excellent Rush), he expects it to take a matter of days – yet progress proves maddeningly slow, and Lord is gradually drawn into … Continue reading "Final Portrait (2017 UK/USA) 90 mins, Cert. 15"

Kedi (2016 Turkey) Cert. U – subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Additional screening Director: Ceyda Torun Stars: Cats, Istanbul While Istanbul is developing rapidly, kedi (cats) - both domestic and wild - still run freely through the old quarters.     We meet kedi as different as fearsome neighbourhood queen Psikopat and mild-mannered deli mascot Duman, and the artists, fishermen and market traders who live with … Continue reading "Kedi (2016 Turkey) Cert. U – subtitled"

Land of Mine (2015 Denmark/Germany) Cert. 15 – subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

  Director: Martin Zandvliet Stars: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard   At the end of the Second World War, Denmark’s coastline was strewn with land-mines. A German prisoner of war unit, many of them raw recruits, are promised their freedom if they can clear a dangerous sector of beach. As the … Continue reading "Land of Mine (2015 Denmark/Germany) Cert. 15 – subtitled"

Dunkirk (2017 UK/Netherlands/France/USA) 106 mins, Cert. 12A

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Christopher Nolan            Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh In May 1940 German forces rapidly advanced deep into northern France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk.       An heroic evacuation mission, using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found, was mounted to rescue 330,000 … Continue reading "Dunkirk (2017 UK/Netherlands/France/USA) 106 mins, Cert. 12A"

The Odyssey (2016 France) 122 mins, Cert. 15 – subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 11.00AM & 7.30 Director: Jérôme Salle Stars: Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou, Laurent Lucas   The story of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (Wilson), the sub-aquatic explorer and documentary maker. He is an egoist and womaniser, who ignores his wife (Tautou) and two sons, and is more showman than scientist. His younger son, Philippe (Niney), … Continue reading "The Odyssey (2016 France) 122 mins, Cert. 15 – subtitled"