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Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree’s Story (2015, UK/Sp/USA) cert. 12A

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Dave Street, Features: Graeme Obree, Chris Hoy, Charlie Milarvie In the early 1990s, Graeme Obree was famous for breaking cycling's one-hour record and winning world championships, riding a home-made bike in unconventional style.....   This fascinating, moving and often very funny documentary finds Obree in his bid to break the human-powered land speed record … Continue reading "Battle Mountain: Graeme Obree’s Story (2015, UK/Sp/USA) cert. 12A"

Mavis! (2015, USA) cert. PG – Black History Month screening

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Jessica Edwards Features: Mavis Staples, Bob Dylan, Steve Cropper, Prince The Staple Singers rose through the Chicago gospel scene and the civil rights movement to become one of the key soul and R&B bands of the 60s and 70s - and lead singer Mavis is still making music today with a new generation of … Continue reading "Mavis! (2015, USA) cert. PG – Black History Month screening"

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015, Sweden, 115 mins) cert. PG

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 2.30PM and 7.30pm Director: Stig Björkman Features: Ingrid Bergman, Roberto Rossellini, Isabella Rossellini, Alicia Vikander A fascinating insight - using her own letters (voiced by Alicia Vikander) and home movies - into the life and times of Ingrid Bergman.  Her stardom and the toll it imposed.   The film follows Bergman’s largely successful … Continue reading "Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015, Sweden, 115 mins) cert. PG"

The Eagle Huntress (2016, UK/Mongolia/USA) cert. U (part subtitled)

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Otto Bell Features: Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Rys Nurgaiv, Daisy Ridley For centuries, the Kazakh nomads of the Altai Mountains have trained golden eagles to catch the animals they need for food and fur. It's a tradition handed down from father to son. But now 13-year-old Aisholpan, the daughter of national champion Rys, demands to learn … Continue reading "The Eagle Huntress (2016, UK/Mongolia/USA) cert. U (part subtitled)"

The Eagle Huntress (2016, UK/Mongolia/USA) cert. U (part subtitled)

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Otto Bell Features: Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Rys Nurgaiv, Daisy Ridley For centuries, the Kazakh nomads of the Altai Mountains have trained golden eagles to catch the animals they need for food and fur. It's a tradition handed down from father to son. But now 13-year-old Aisholpan, the daughter of national champion Rys, demands to learn … Continue reading "The Eagle Huntress (2016, UK/Mongolia/USA) cert. U (part subtitled)"

The Eagle Huntress (2016, UK/Mongolia/USA) cert. U (part subtitled)

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Extra screening to meet demand, Tickets go on sale 9AM 2nd Feb. Director: Otto Bell Features: Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Rys Nurgaiv, Daisy Ridley For centuries, the Kazakh nomads of the Altai Mountains have trained golden eagles to catch the animals they need for food and fur. It's a tradition handed down from father to son. But … Continue reading "The Eagle Huntress (2016, UK/Mongolia/USA) cert. U (part subtitled)"

Dancer (2016, UK/Russia/Ukraine/USA) Cert. 12A

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Steven Cantor Features: Sergei Polunin, Jade Hale-Christofi This web-page is a work in progress.  More content will be added in the next few days The focus of his family’s ambitions from a young age, Sergei Polunin moved from Ukraine to the Royal Ballet school at 13, and became the company’s youngest-ever principal dancer at … Continue reading "Dancer (2016, UK/Russia/Ukraine/USA) Cert. 12A"

Letters From Baghdad (2016 USA/UK/France) 95 mins, Cert. PG

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Screenings at 11AM & 7.30PM Directors: Sabine Krayenbühl, Zeva Oelbaum         Featuring: Tilda Swinton, Rose Leslie, Paul McGann  This web-page is a work in progress.  Content will be added in the next few days The extraordinary Gertrude Bell was an English writer, linguist, archaeologist, diplomat and spy, with an unmatched first-hand knowledge of late 19th … Continue reading "Letters From Baghdad (2016 USA/UK/France) 95 mins, Cert. PG"

OPEN BETHLEHEM (PG) – 2014 Palestine/UAE/UK/USA 90 min – partially subtitled, plus live Q&A

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Leila Sansour     Film director Leila Sansour returns to Bethlehem to make a film about her home town, soon to be encircled by a wall. The film spans seven momentous years in the life of Bethlehem, revealing a city of astonishing beauty and political strife under occupation, and charts the creation of a … Continue reading "OPEN BETHLEHEM (PG) – 2014 Palestine/UAE/UK/USA 90 min – partially subtitled, plus live Q&A"

MAKALA (U) – 2017 Fra 96 min – subtitled – Croydon Festival of Peace screening

David Lean Cinema Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St, Croydon

Director: Emmanuel Gras Features: Kabwita Kasongo, Lydie Kasongo Kabwita Kasongo supports his young family in the Democratic Republic of Congo by producing charcoal (makala in Swahili) and selling it in a nearest town. We see him produce the charcoal and then make the slow and perilous journey with the ‘crop’ precariously balanced on an ancient … Continue reading "MAKALA (U) – 2017 Fra 96 min – subtitled – Croydon Festival of Peace screening"