Brazil15

Directed by Terry Gilliam | UK | 1985 | 2h 23m | Starring Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin

In a retro-futuristic world, a low-level bureaucrat escapes the drudgery of his everyday life through vivid daydreams in which he becomes a noble hero rescuing a beautiful damsel. When he’s assigned to correct an administrative error that led to the wrongful arrest and death of an innocent man, he unintentionally turns himself into a target of the state. Described by director Terry Gilliam as “Frank Capra meets Franz Kafka,” this surreal sci-fi satire of bureaucratic chaos is one of the most visually inventive films in the history of British cinema.

Reviews

‘Gilliam’s dystopian epic remains among his best, blending his trademark visual inventiveness with a vicious brand of social satire. Unique and essential.’
★★★★★
Adam Smith, Empire Magazine

‘It’s like a stoned, slapstick 1984: a nightmare comedy in which the comedy is just an aspect of the nightmarishness.’
Pauline Kael, The New Yorker

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Today (Saturday 8th February)

15:45

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18:00

Babygirl 18
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A high powered CEO risks it all when she becomes embroiled in an illicit affair with an intern. A gripping erotic thriller delving into themes of power and desire, featuring seductive performances from Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson.

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20:30

A Complete Unknown 15
2h 20m
Timothée Chalamet plays a young Bob Dylan as he arrives in New York in the early 1960s, takes the folk scene by storm, and controversially rips up the rulebook, reshaping the trajectory of American rock music.

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Tomorrow (Sunday 9th February)

12:30

Where the Wild Things Are PG
Kino Kids Cinema Club
1h 41m
Adapted from Maurice Sendak’s beloved book, imaginative nine-year-old Max runs away after a fight at home and discovers a boat that takes him to a land of giant talking creatures. Kino Kids Cinema Club screening (£6 Adults / £4 Children).

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15:00

Inside Llewyn Davis 15
1h 45m
With no winter coat, no steady home, and a shrinking circle of allies, a folk singer in 1960s Greenwich Village finds himself cut adrift and left behind in the Coen Brothers' melancholy exploration of the conflict between artistic idealism and commercial success.

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17:30

A Complete Unknown 15
2h 20m
Timothée Chalamet plays a young Bob Dylan as he arrives in New York in the early 1960s, takes the folk scene by storm, and controversially rips up the rulebook, reshaping the trajectory of American rock music.

Book here

20:30

A Real Pain 15
1h 30m
Two cousins travel to Poland to honour their Jewish grandmother but soon recall why they’ve grown apart in the first place. Golden Globe-winning actor Kieran Culkin stars in this moving road-trip comedy, directed by co-star Jesse Eisenberg.

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