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• 2023
• Germany
• 1h 33min
• PG

• Directed by: Wim Wenders
• Cast: Anselm Kiefer, Daniel Kiefer, Anton Wenders

Wim Wender's documentary about the artist, Anselm Kiefer.

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• 2023
• US
• 1h 37min
• 15

• Directed by: William Oldroyd
• Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Anne Hathaway

Eileen is a peculiar young woman – aloof and unfazed by the gloomy nature of her job at the local youth prison. But something in her changes the day that the new counsellor, Dr. Rebecca St. John arrives. She is instantly captivated by Rebecca’s glamorous, enigmatic presence. As the two women grow closer, Eileen is inspired to explore new facets of her own personality and desires. But her metamorphosis takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret – throwing Eileen onto a much more sinister path. With thanks to Universal Pictures International. Ticket Deals Speak to our Ticket Sales team about multibuy deals, in person or by calling 01463 234 234. Applies to bookings of 5+ different standard priced films.

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• 2023
• Finland / Germany
• 1h 21min
• 12A

• Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen

Two lost souls meet in a karaoke bar and fall for each other.

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• 2023
• 1h 37min
• PG

• Directed by: Sheila Hayman

A new film from the company that brought us Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

Take a celebrated musical genius, some sibling rivalry, an unknown manuscript, BAFTA-winning filmmaker Sheila Hayman, and one sensational revelation and what have you got Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn revelatory new feature documentary starring global Decca star, Isata Kanneh-Mason.

Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March may be the best-known classical composition of all time. But Felix was not the only genius in the family. His sister, Fanny was also a brilliant composer. But Fanny was equal to any of her contemporaries, male or female; technically brilliant and boldly ground-breaking. Tragically, the resulting joy and recognition were short-lived. Less than a year later, Fanny died, and shortly afterwards Felix too. But today Fanny's music is beginning to get the recognition it deserves.

Over a century later, in 1971, the famous pianist Eric Heidsieck was contacted by a record company and asked to produce the first recording of Mendelssohn's Easter Sonata. It was presumed to be the work of Felix. But in an amazing plot twist, captured as it happened in this extraordinary film, it is once and for all proven definitively to be Fanny's own piano masterpiece, written when she was only 22. Fanny's music is brought to life by the gifted virtuoso pianist, Isata Kanneh-Mason, recipient of the 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award and 2021 best classical artist at the Global Awards. And as she discovers the Easter Sonata, the parallels between her life and Fanny's including the challenge of being a pioneer with few role models in classical music become clear.

Directed by the unheralded composer's great great great granddaughter, it is moving as it is joyous. This is the story of a very modern woman who just happened to live 200 years ago.

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• 2023
• US
• 2h 15min
• PG

• Directed by: Rob Marshall
• Cast: Halle Bailey, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy

Disney's live-action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fishy tale.

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• 2023
• US
• 2h 9min
• 15

• Directed by: Bradley Cooper
• Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Michael Urie

Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan star in a biopic of American composer Leonard Bernstein.

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• 2023
• US

Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. The performance stars soprano Ailyn Pérez as Florencia Grimaldi, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to lead a spellbinding new production by Mary Zimmerman that brings the mysterious and magical realm of the Amazon to the Met stage. A distinguished ensemble of artists portray the diva’s fellow travelers on the river boat to Manaus, including soprano Gabriella Reyes as the journalist Rosalba, bass-baritone Greer Grimsley as the ship’s captain, baritone Mattia Olivieri as his enigmatic first mate, tenor Mario Chang as the captain’s nephew Arcadio, and mezzo-soprano Nancy Fabiola Herrera and baritone Michael Chioldi as the feuding couple Paula and Álvaro.

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• 2023
• UK / US
• 2h 37min
• 15

• Directed by: Ridley Scott
• Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim

Director Ridley Scott’s film takes a personal look at Napoleon Bonaparte's origins, and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of his addictive, and often volatile, relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Josephine.

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• 1984
• West Germany / France
• 2h 24min
• 15

• Directed by: Wim Wenders
• Written by: LM Kit Carson, Sam Shepard
• Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell

Missing for four years, middle-aged loner Stanton turns up in the Texan outback, and is later reunited with his son. The two embark on a trek across America to find his estranged wife, the young boy's mother. Wenders' coolly dislocating visual sense combines with writer Sam Shepard's version of America's desolate heartlands to produce a moving story of personal alienation.

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• 2023
• UK

The Royal Ballet

The Nutcracker ​

Running time 170 minutes (including one interval)

Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular dancing.

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• 2023
• UK / US
• 2h 11min
• 15

• Directed by: Emerald Fennell
• Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan

A university student is drawn into the world of an aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's estate for the summer.

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• 2023
• UK / US
• 1h 52min
• PG

• Directed by: Paul King
• Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant

An origin story for Willy Wonka featuring an all-star cast and directed by Paddington's Paul King.

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