MR BURTON

MR BURTON
2025 | Dir Marc Evans | 124m |  UK

Stars: Harry Lawtey, Toby Jones, Lesley Manville

Richard Jenkins is a teenager living with his married sister and about to leave school. His teacher, Mr Burton, recognises his interest in the arts and acting, and volunteers to coach him as he moves from amateur theatrics to West End fame as Richard Burton. Told with a good deal of humour as well as gritty drama, Marc Evans’s film charts the actor’s journey, and his relationship with the man of whom Elizabeth Taylor said: “Without Philip Burton, that great rolling voice would never have been heard outside the valley”.
The afternoon screening is subtitled for those with hearing loss.

We do not show adverts – please arrive to take your allocated seat by the time shown.
Trailer below.

Thursday 08 May 2025 at 2.30pm (HOH)
Thursday 08 May 2025 at 7.30pm

JOURNEY’S END (12A) – 2017 UK 107 min

Director: Saul Dibb
Stars: Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Toby Jones

poster from filmIn March 1918, an army company take their posting on a front-line trench, knowing that a German attack is imminent. With supplies as low as the men’s morale, this is no place for new recruit Raleigh (Butterfield), who has requested a placement with Stanhope (Claflin), his sister’s fiancé, now much changed through war stresses and alcohol. Director Dibb (The Duchess) captures the dread-inducing claustrophobia of the trenches in this outstanding adaptation of RC Sherriff’s 1928 play.

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Plus a BRIT School Showcase film, screened in partnership with the School’s Film & Media Production department.
For this film we are showing For King and Country (2.59 mins), directed by George O’Regan.

David Lean Cinema, Croydon on Monday 16 April 2018

Show starts at 7.30 pm, ticket prices £8.50 & £7.00 (concessions).
Click on time to make a booking.

JOURNEY’S END (12A) – 2017 UK 107 min

Sold out, extra show April 16

Screenings 2.30 * & 7.30 pm
* 2.30 subtitled for those with a hearing loss

Director: Saul Dibb
Stars: Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Toby Jones

poster from filmIn March 1918, an army company take their posting on a front-line trench, knowing that a German attack is imminent. With supplies as low as the men’s morale, this is no place for new recruit Raleigh (Butterfield), who has requested a placement with Stanhope (Claflin), his sister’s fiancé, now much changed through war stresses and alcohol. Director Dibb (The Duchess) captures the dread-inducing claustrophobia of the trenches in this outstanding adaptation of RC Sherriff’s 1928 play.

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Plus a BRIT School Showcase film, screened in partnership with the School’s Film & Media Production department.
For this film we are showing For King and Country (2.59 mins), directed by George O’Regan.

David Lean Cinema, Croydon on Thursday 22 March 2018

Shows start at 2.30 and 7.30 pm, ticket prices £8.50 & £7.00 (concessions).
Click on time to make a booking.

Tale Of Tales (2015, Italy/France/UK) 134 mins, cert. 15

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Director: Matteo Garrone
Stars: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly

Based on three fairy tales by Giambattista Basile, this “fantastically mad, rigorously imagined and visually tremendous” film is certainly not one for children.

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In one tale, a king and queen (Reilly and Hayek) must kill a monster to solve the problem of childlessness.

 

Meanwhile, another sex-mad monarch (Cassel) is tricked by an aged crone, with nightmarish results.

 

 

And Toby Jones’ king becomes obsessed with a giant flea and so jeopardises the marriage chances of his daughter.

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“A carnival of black-comic bad taste” (The Guardian).

That Review from The Guardian is here  It includes a link to the ‘International’ Trailer 

 

or you can skip the words and see the Trailer below:

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David Lean Cinema, Croydon on Tuesday 16th August 2016

Show starts at 7.30PM, Ticket prices: £8.00 & £6.50 (concessions)

– click on the time to make a booking