Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse15

Directed by Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper | USA | 1991 | 1h 36m

Released in 1979, Apocalypse Now is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in American cinema. While the film captured the chaos and absurdity of war, its production was equally turbulent. Plagued by extreme weather, health scares, and nearby armed conflict, the shoot became infamously delayed, over budget, and increasingly chaotic. As director Francis Ford Coppola plunged deeper into creative obsession, his wife, Eleanor Coppola, documented the behind-the-scenes ordeal. The result is a revealing and intimate portrait of the filmmaking process, and the toll it can take on both the artist and their family.

Presented as a double-bill with Apocalypse Now: Final Cut on Saturday 9th August. Purchase tickets to both screenings (in a single transaction) and get an automatic 30% discount on the overall cost.

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18:00

The Invite 15
1h 47m
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20:30

A Private Life 15
1h 43m | French w/ English subtitles
A patient's sudden death sends a renowned psychiatrist chasing murder, secrets and lies, with her charming ex-husband along for the investigation. Jodie Foster dazzles in fluent French and comic form in this stylish mystery thriller from director Rebecca Zlotowski (Other People's Children).

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Tomorrow (Friday 31st July)

15:30

Birds of War 15
1h 25m
London-based BBC reporter Janay and Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader connect over footage from besieged Aleppo, their bond deepening as conflict reshapes the world around them. Built from intimate personal archive, this humane documentary asks what it means to build a life amid war.

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17:45

The Last One for the Road 15
1h 41m | Italian w/ English subtitles
Two broke, hard-drinking fifty-somethings, each swearing off their next drink, adopt a shy architecture student for a boozy bender through the Italian countryside chasing buried treasure. Francesco Sossai's award-winning film delivers bad advice, brutal hangovers and unlikely friendship along Northern Italy's back roads.

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20:00

Boogie Nights 18
2h 35m
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