Closed Curtain12A

Directed by Jafar Panahi | Iran | 2013 | 1h 46m | Persian w/ English subtitles | Starring Kambuzia Partovi, Maryam Moghadam, Hadi Saeedi, Azadeh Torabi

A reclusive writer lives with his beloved dog in a remote house by the sea. As Islamic law forbids owning dogs, and this small act of defiance means that he has to shut out the outside world. His tranquility is abruptly broken one night by the arrival of siblings on the run from the police. Jafar Panahi’s second film made under house arrest is an engrossing meditation on censorship and creativity.

Reviews

‘The journey is often challenging, but the rewards—heady, emotional, provocative and invigorating—are endless.’
★★★★★
Keith Uhlich, Time Out

‘It is an allegory, dark but not despairing, of the creative spirit under political pressure, and of the ways the imagination can be both a refuge and a place of confinement.’
★★★★
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

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Tomorrow (Friday 8th December)

15:30

Saltburn 15
2h 11m
Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, and Richard E Grant star in Oscar-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) wicked comedic satire of privilege, desire, and the UK class system.

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18:15

The Eternal Daughter 12A
1h 36m
An artist (Tilda Swinton) and her mother (Tilda Swinton) return to their former family home which is now a haunted hotel in Joanna Hogg's (The Souvenir) suspenseful and chilling Gothic ghost story.

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20:30

Oxford Int. Film Festival 2023 15
The Oxford International Film Festival returns to the UPP for another programme of short films made by filmmakers from all around the world. One-off screening with intros and Q&As.

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Saturday 9th December

15:45

Tótem 12A
1h 35m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés’ touching drama, following her acclaimed debut The Chambermaid, unfolds as an emotional portrayal of family upheavals told through the eyes of a child.

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18:00

Saltburn 15
2h 11m
Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, and Richard E Grant star in Oscar-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) wicked comedic satire of privilege, desire, and the UK class system.

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20:45

The Eternal Daughter 12A
1h 36m
An artist (Tilda Swinton) and her mother (Tilda Swinton) return to their former family home which is now a haunted hotel in Joanna Hogg's (The Souvenir) suspenseful and chilling Gothic ghost story.

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