Rust and Bone
17 &20 January, 7.30pm
Award-Winner Marion Cotillard (LA VIE EN ROSE, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES) stars as Stéphanie, a killer whale trainer who late one night meets Alain (Matthias Schoenaerts, BULLHEAD) in a fracas at the nightclub where he works as a bouncer. Put in charge of his young son, Alain has come from Belgium to Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain’s bond with Stéphanie grows deeper after she suffers a horrible accident, bringing the two together once more.”Brilliant, devastating, powerfully human and life-affirming” – 5 stars – Charles Gant, Heat
“Two towering performances in a film of genuine power” – 4 stars – David Gritten, Daily Telegraph
“A passionate and moving love story which surges out of the screen like a flood tide” – 4 stars – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Lawrence of Arabia
7 February 1pm
One of the screen’s grandest epics, this monumental story recounts the true life experiences of T.E. Lawrence, better known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia. With Oscar® winning cinematography, magnificent locations, Maurice Jarre’s famed score and a screenplay based
Sapphires
7 February, 7.30pm
Sapphires is an inspirational tale set in the heady days of the late ‘60s about a quartet of young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission, discovered and guided by a kind-hearted, soul-loving manager.
Plucked from obscurity, the four spirited women with powerhouse voices – called The Sapphires – are given the opportunity to entertain American troops in Vietnam. Catapulted onto the world stage as Australia’s answer to the Supremes, their journey of discovery offers them not only the chance to show off their musical skills, but find love and togetherness, experience loss and grow as women. Starring Chris O’Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapse
Shadow Dancer
10 February, 7.30pm
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker James Marsh (Man on Wire, Project Nim) returns to fiction with a powerful account of the Irish Troubles. The excellent Andrea Riseborough plays Colette McVeigh, the sister of IRA operatives who is ‘turned’ by Clive Owen’s MI5 officer. Directing Tom Bradby’s adaptation of his own novel, Marsh’s film plays out in the same understated key as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, gradually increasing tension as the story inexorably reaches its climax.
Valentines Special – Breakfast at Tiffany’s
14 February, 1pm
Truman Capote’s classic novella is ideally cast with Audrey Hepburn in her signature role of Holly Golightly. The free-spirited gamine darts about New York, feted by wealthy men drawn to her megawatt charm and elegance, hoping that the party will never end. After ‘shopping’ at Tiffany’s, she meets aspiring writer Paul Varjak (Peppard) who decides to protect Holly from the worst aspects of city life. But she seems in little need of his help. With her infectious joi de vivre she helps cure Varjak’s writer’s block, but when the genial Doc Golightly (Buddy Ebsen) appears, the reason for her gossamer lifestyle becomes clearer. Presented in sparkling Digital for Valentine’s Day.
Anna Karenina
14 February 2013, 7.30pm
Anna Karenina is acclaimed director Joe Wright’s bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love, stirringly adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s great novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love). The film marks the third collaboration of the director with Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley.
Amour
17 February, 7.30pm
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple’s bond of love is severely tested.
Skyfall
21 February, 7.30pm/ 24 February, 7.30pm
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all time. In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
