Cries and Whispers15

Directed by Ingmar Bergman | Swedish | 1972 | 1h 32m | Swedish w/ English subtitles | Starring Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin

Siblings Maria and Karin attend the bedside of their gravely ill sister Agnes as she spends her final days being cared for in a Swedish countryside manor. Swedish master Ingmar Bergman’s (Persona, The Seventh Seal) haunting study of familial bonds and the female psyche has been re-released by the BFI for the film’s 50th-anniversary. Winner of Best Cinematography at the 1974 Academy Awards.

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Today (Thursday 13th August)

17:00

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

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20:30

Blackbird 15
1h 28m
Oxford Bad Film Club are proud to present Michael Flatley’s Blackbird. In his legendary 2018 vanity project, Michael Flatley plays a retired spy who wears many hats but must face up to his past when confronted by an old flame.

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Tomorrow (Friday 14th August)

15:15

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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17:30

The Odyssey 15
2h 52m
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

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21:00

Jazz on a Summer's Day U
1h 23m
Bert Stern's 1958 concert film documents the Newport Jazz Festival, widely considered the first feature-length music documentary. It captures performances by Thelonious Monk, Louis Armstrong and Mahalia Jackson, forming a portrait of America on the cusp of the Kennedy era.

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