Corbridge Film Nights 2015 -2016

Now in its sixth season, Corbridge Film Nights opens on Sunday 13 Sept with the film ‘Boyhood’. A Welcome Evening is planned for this first meeting with pre-film complimentary drinks and nibbles.
·  Diverse, critically-acclaimed films from all over the world.
·  Corbridge Parish Hall, Sunday evenings.
·  Doors open 7.00pm. Film starts 7.30pm. Finish ~ 9:30pm.
·  You are welcome to bring your own refreshments.
The season of 9 films costs only £35 or pay on the door (£5)
To join simply fill in the application form at the end of this leaflet, return it with your cheque and join us at the Parish Hall on 14 Sept !!
Or contact Tom Southren on 01434 634909.
/ Boyhood – 13 September 2015
2014, USA, 166mins Dir. Richard Linklater.
Filmed over 12 years, Richard Linklater's astonishing, innovative drama charts a boy's journey through adolescence. In 2002, single mother Olivia is struggling to raise her children - six-year-old Mason and his older sister Samantha. Unreliable dad Mason Sr. shows up mainly at weekends. The family then relocate to Houston. Over the next 12 years, the film charts Mason’s growth from young boy to man.
/ Locke – Sunday 27 September 2015
2013, UK, 85mins Dir. Steven Knight
Ivan Locke has worked diligently to craft the life he has envisioned, dedicating himself to the job that he loves and the family he adores. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul. All taking place over the course of one absolutely riveting car ride
/ Two Days One Night – Sunday 18 October 2015
2014, Belgium, 95mins Dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc. Dardenne
Sandra has just been released from the hospital to find that she no longer has a job. According to management, the only way Sandra can hope to regain her position at the factory is to convince her co-workers to sacrifice their much-needed yearly bonuses. Now, over the course of one weekend, Sandra must confront each co-worker individually in order to win a majority of their votes before time runs out.
/ Timbuktu – Sunday 15 November 2015
2014, Mali, 97mins Dir. A. Sissako
Near the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, now ruled by the religious fundamentalists, cattle herder Kidane lives peacefully in the dunes with his family. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists who have banned music, laughter, cigarettes, and even soccer. When Kidane’s family finally encounters the regime, their life changes abruptly.
/ Samba – Sunday 13 December 2015
2014, France, 118mins Dir. O. Nakache, E. Toledano
The team behind the runaway French hit Untouchable reunite for this story of a Senegalese kitchen worker, detained and ordered to leave the France he has called home for a decade. When twitchy immigration advocate Alice takes on his case she finds herself drawn to the stoical young man who is now reduced to finding work in an unforgiving cash-in-hand marketplace while he fights deportation.
/ Ida – Sunday 17 January 2016
2013, Poland, 82mins Dir. P. Pawilikowski
This movie from the acclaimed director is a moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, discovers a dark family secret dating from the terrible years of the Nazi occupation. The intersection of the personal with momentous historic events make it a most powerful and affecting film.
/ Leviathan – Sunday 21 February 2016
2014, Russia, 140mins Dir. A. Zvyagintsev
Kolya and his family live on the outskirts of a small coastal town on the Barents Sea. The family are battling the local corrupt Mayor, who is trying to take away their land and livelihood, a small auto repair shop. Kolya calls upon his old army buddy, now a slick Moscow lawyer for help and they attempt to use incriminating evidence on the Mayor to induce him to back down, However, attempting to blackmail Russia’s well connected gangster class is fraught with danger.
/ Members Choice – Sunday 20 March 2016
You choose it, we show it !!
/ Wild Tales – Sunday 17 April 2016
2014, Argentina, 122mins Dir.Damian Szifron
Wild Tales is a raucously entertaining collection of "six deadly stories of revenge” based on circumstances that every person will recognise. If you've ever had a parking ticket, attended a wedding that got out of hand or held a grudge from schooldays, you will recognise the motivations of the characters portrayed here.

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