The Bolshoi Ballet (1957, UK) cert. U

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Paul Czinner Featuring: Galina Ulanova, Raissa Struchkova, Nikolai Fadeyechev In autumn 1956 the Soviet Union’s renowned Bolshoi Ballet visited the West - a groundbreaking (if brief) thaw in the Cold War.  Their only UK performances were 3 weeks at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden followed by 3 nights at the Davis Theatre, Croydon. … Continue reading "The Bolshoi Ballet (1957, UK) cert. U"

Your Name (2016, Japan) cert. 12A – subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Makoto Shinkai Stars: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita Two teenagers - a boy in Tokyo and a girl in a sleepy country town - are bewildered when, every now and then, they change places for a day. Fascinated by each other's lives, they find a way to communicate, until…       The … Continue reading "Your Name (2016, Japan) cert. 12A – subtitled"

Nocturnal Animals (2016 USA), Cert. 15

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Tom Ford Stars: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson     At a professional and personal low point, art gallery owner Susan (Adams) receives - out of the blue - a manuscript from her novelist ex-husband (Gyllenhaal), who she hasn't seen in years.      Once a naïve romantic, Edward has now … Continue reading "Nocturnal Animals (2016 USA), Cert. 15"

Arrival (2016, USA) 116 mins, Cert. 12A

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 2.30PM and 7.30pm Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker   A dozen monolithic spaceships suddenly appear around the world. As the public panic, linguist Louise (Amy Adams, who is dominating our early January programme) is drafted in to head up an elite team trying to communicate with the aliens … Continue reading "Arrival (2016, USA) 116 mins, Cert. 12A"

Arrival (2016, USA) cert 12A – Babes in Arms screening

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

11.00am Babes in Arms screening Bringing a baby is not compulsory but we cannot guarantee a quiet auditorium during this screening! Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker   A dozen monolithic spaceships suddenly appear around the world.   As the public panic, linguist Louise (Amy Adams, who is dominating our early … Continue reading "Arrival (2016, USA) cert 12A – Babes in Arms screening"

The Unknown Girl (La Fille Inconnue, 2016, Bel/France) Cert. 15 – subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne Stars: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier   Working late at her practice in a poor Liege neighbourhood, devoted doctor Jenny Davin (Haenel) ignores a buzz at the door. The next morning, the body of a young woman is found nearby.     Realising that the body is the person … Continue reading "The Unknown Girl (La Fille Inconnue, 2016, Bel/France) Cert. 15 – subtitled"

Allied (2016 USA/UK) 124 mins, Cert. 15

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 11.00am and 7.30pm Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney Intelligence agent Max Vatan (Pitt) encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Cotillard) on a dangerous mission in German-occupied North Africa. Romance blossoms, but after returning to London and marrying their relationship is threatened by suspicions that Marianne is … Continue reading "Allied (2016 USA/UK) 124 mins, Cert. 15"

Your Name (2016, Japan) cert. 12A – subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Makoto Shinkai Stars: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita Two teenagers - a boy in Tokyo and a girl in a sleepy country town - are bewildered when, every now and then, they change places for a day. Fascinated by each other's lives, they find a way to communicate, until…     The first … Continue reading "Your Name (2016, Japan) cert. 12A – subtitled"

Paterson (2016 France/Germany/USA) 118 mins, Cert. 15

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Director: Jim Jarmusch Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Barry Shabaka Henley This film tracks a week in the life of Paterson (Driver), bus driver and habitually unpublished poet, in the New Jersey town that shares his name.   We follow Paterson’s daily routine as he: eavesdrops on the conversations of … Continue reading "Paterson (2016 France/Germany/USA) 118 mins, Cert. 15"

Sarah’s Key (2010, France) Cert. 12A – part subtitled

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

For Holocaust Memorial Day (27 Jan) Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner                Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup American journalist Julia Jarmond (Scott Thomas) is commissioned to write an article about the notorious 1942 Vel’ d'Hiv round-up in France. However, her research brings to light a family secret: a previous owner of her husband’s family … Continue reading "Sarah’s Key (2010, France) Cert. 12A – part subtitled"