Belle12A

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda | Japan | 2021 | 2h 1m | Japanese w/ English subtitles or English dubbed | Starring Kaho Nakamura (subtitles), Takeru Satoh (subtitles), Kylie McNeill (dubbed), Paul Castro Jr. (dubbed)

Suzu, a shy student, becomes a global celebrity when her singing alter-ego – Belle – attains superstar status on a huge virtual platform called “U”. One day, one of Belle’s online concerts is interrupted by a mysterious monster. As the hunt for the beast escalates, Suzu embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Oscar-nominated anime director Mamoru Hosoda returns with this magical adventure that looks at how technology has transformed our lives.

Japanese w/ English subtitles: Fri 18 Feb 18:15, Sun 20 Feb 20:30 & Thu 24 Feb 20:45
English dubbed version: Wed 23 Feb 15:30 & Thu 24 Feb 15:15

Reviews

‘Belle is a beautifully observed, dazzlingly animated sci-fi fairy tale about our online-offline double lives – it’s Hosoda’s finest film since 2012’s Wolf Children, and perhaps his best to date.’
★★★★★
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

‘Mamoru Hosoda’s cyber fairy-tale is basically wall-to-wall bangers, all backdropped by virtual worlds that wash over you in waves of world-building so detailed and epic, they’d make William Gibson’s eyes pop.’
★★★★★
Philip De Semlyen, Time Out

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Tomorrow (Thursday 20th August)

11:45

The Summer Book PG
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1h 35m
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17:30

The Summer Book PG
1h 35m
Eight-year-old Sophia spends the summer with her father and grandmother on their family island in Finland's Gulf, all three grieving her mother's recent death. Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Glenn Close, this quiet drama adapts Tove Jansson's novel.

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19:45

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2h 52m
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