November-December2014

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Plymouth Arts Centre

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!Enjoy a Christmas menu at Plymouth Arts Centre - two courses for £16, three courses for £20, or upgrade your Cinema Supper, two courses for £7.50 or three courses for £11.50. Children’s options are also available.

MainsBeetroot and red cabbage risotto with wholegrain mustard cream Chargrilled pork chop with caramelised shallot puree, buttered broccoli, roasted new potatoes and cider sauce Pan roasted salmon fillet served with mash potato, hollandaise sauce and Brussels sproutsTurkey rissole with stuffing, sprout leaves and cranberry sauce in a home-made bun and served with roast potatoes and sage mayonnaise

Starters Bacon and blue cheese tart with cranberry sauce and rocket Butternut squash soup with Parmesan croutons

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Restaurant booking on 01752 202616info@plymouthartscentre.orgTuesday - Saturday 10am - lateSunday (bar only) 4.30pm - late

Winner of Best Restaurant in Plymouth 2012

DessertChocolate torte with Bailey’s ice cream Apple crumble with cinnamon ice cream Add a glass of mulled wine and a home-made Bailey’s chocolate truffle

Our Christmas menu is available from 2 December. On 27, 28, 30 and 31 December we will be serving bar snacks only.

Since our last brochure, we’ve had an event-full time in many ways! Taking Plymouth Arts Centre out On Tour with Open Air Cinema at Royal William Yard was huge. It demonstrated to us the appetite for Event Cinema - we want to do much more. We’ve programmed more screenings of Sing-A-long-A-Grease here in the cinema as part of the Christmas festivities, along with an exhibition of Children’s Christmas Cards and an Artist’s Christmas Commission. All to be washed down with a delicious Christmas menu in our restaurant.

You will notice some changes to our art and film programmes in the coming months - we are thinking hard about everything we do and how we achieve it, making the most of our modest resources.

In this film programme, a few of the most popular films are running for longer than usual. This means that there will be more opportunity for people to see some of the films that we think are going to be popular here.

Increasingly more of our audience are finding out about our activities from our website and social media. This, combined with the high cost of printing and posting our brochure, means that we will be phasing out our free mailings over the coming months. We will make sure you still get to know what’s coming up, but if you don’t already receive them, now is the time to start signing up for our weekly emailed e-flyers - and don’t forget you can view our brochure on our website too.

As always, we’re looking forward to welcoming you here during the coming months and celebrating Christmas in style with you too!

Kate FosterHead of Communications and Development

Welcome

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“Thank you for such a wonderful event - the like of which I thought could only be experienced in London”

Contents

Food.............................................................................2

Welcome....................................................................3

Walk On..................................................................4-5

Art..................................................................................6

Events.......................................................................7-8

Forthcoming..............................................................9

Activities...................................................................10

Support Us..............................................................11

Films....................................................................12-18

Film Diary.................................................................19

Cover Image: Mr TurnerBrochure design by YonYonson

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20 September - 13 December

Walk On: From Richard Long to Janet Cardiff 40 Years of Art Walking

Walk On: From Richard Long to Janet Cardiff – 40 Years of Art Walking gives an insight into the recent art practice of nearly 40 artists. Several are internationally acclaimed. Others are bright new talents. All have made new work simply by taking a journey on foot. Walk On shows that from land art to conceptual art and from street photography to film, much of the important art of our time has been created through an act of walking.

The exhibition at Plymouth Arts Centre features the work of Francis Alÿs, Janet Cardiff, Bradley Davies, Melanie Manchot, Pat Naldi & Wendy Kirkup, plan b, Jeremy Wood and walkwalkwalk. In the selection of these works there is a strong sense that we are not on our own. Following strangers, walking with others, collaboration, coordinated manoeuvres and public participation, are the processes involved in making these works. Couples, duos, regiments and members of the public take to the streets, many of them captured by the omnipresent CCTV camera, others sending signals about their position to recording stations in the sky. Several of the artists shown here directly employ this technology whilst others mimic it, together these films, etchings and works on paper highlight an increasing acceptance that all of our movements are tracked and traced, ensuring that we’ll never walk alone.

Walk On is brought to Plymouth thanks to a partnership between Peninsula Arts, Plymouth University; Plymouth Arts Centre; Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and the Gallery at Plymouth

College of Art. The exhibition is displayed across these four city centre sites and is backed by an extensive education and events programme. For more information visit walkonplymouth.org

Walk On is curated by Cynthia Morrison-Bell and Mike Collier with the collaboration of Alistair Robinson and Janet Ross.

In addition to Walk On, the Looe Street Detectives Soundwalk is also available throughout Walk On. This is the latest outcome of the project initiated by artist Sara Bowler who worked with a group of residents to investigate the history of Plymouth Arts Centre and the surrounding area. This work led to an exhibition and has continued, resulting in the soundwalk that recounts local history as uncovered by the Looe Street Detectives. Supported by Visual Arts South West, Engage South West and with additional backing from Cllr Chris Penberthy’s Community Grant Fund.

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Image: Jeremy Wood, White Horse Hill 1:1000 Scale GPS Model, detail. Image courtesy of the artist

Saturday 8, 15, 22 and 29 November, 6 and 13 December10am – 2pm, free

Gallery ExplainersTrained Gallery Explainers will be available at all venues to provide information, answer your questions and chat to you about the work included in Walk On. They can provide an historical context and an insight into the artists’ intentions.

Walk On for SchoolsSchools are welcome to book a visit to Walk On by emailing museumvisits@plymouth.gov.ukThe Walk On Activities Pack for schools and families is available to download from www.walkonplymouth.org

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December and JanuaryTo celebrate the winter season, Plymouth Arts Centre will be transformed with seasonal spirit. We are commissioning a temporary work through an open call inviting artists to submit proposals. At the time of going to print we are eagerly anticipating the arrival of ideas. The selected work will be exhibited during December, accompanied by the Children’s Christmas Card Exhibition in the gallery and the newly commissioned wine label behind the bar. The label for our house wine designed by artist duo Low Profile, has been created to act as a ‘tuning fork,‘ corresponding, when blown into, to the starting notes of the top 20 most requested karaoke songs.

20 December – 4 JanuarySchools Creative ChristmasSchools in Plymouth have been invited to join Plymouth Arts Centre’s membership scheme and

take part in our Christmas exhibition. Students from each of our member schools were invited to design a Christmas Card on the theme of ‘Creative Christmas’ and all the entered designs are to be exhibited over the Christmas period. One design from each school has been selected to be the Plymouth Arts Centre 2014 Christmas Card. These cards will be sent to all of our friends, trustees and supporters.

The four chosen designs are also available to buy as a pack from Plymouth Arts Centre. All of the money raised from the sale of the cards will be invested in our schools programme, which ensures that teachers and pupils have opportunities to engage with and benefit from contemporary art and cinema. The Christmas card exhibition has been sponsored by Kingfisher Print and Design.

Image: Low Profile, Singing Bottle (Britain’s top 20 most requested karaoke songs, organised by starting note), 2014

Events

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Saturday 29 November, Plympton Guildhall3pm (Walk) and 8pm (Film)Walk £4, Cinema £7.50, combined ticket £9.50. Concessions available.

Plymouth Arts Centre on Tour: Walk On Film - The Woman In Black

Great cinema in impressive and distinctive surroundings. Following on from the highly-popular Open Air Cinema, Plymouth Arts Centre is again on tour; this time with The Woman In Black, the 2012 British horror film starring Daniel Radcliffe. See page 14 for more details.

This is the third and final event of the Walk On Film Project, screening films in secret spaces giving you the chance to experience cinema in an unusual way. To celebrate the Three Towns, (Plymouth, Devonport and Plympton) guided walks, led by artists, film-makers and historians, take place before the films giving a different cinematic perspective on the city.

Saturday 6 December10am to 12pm (prompt start), free, meet at Plymouth train station

Hamish Fulton – Group Walk Take part in a unique communal group walk led by internationally renowned artist, Hamish Fulton. From Plymouth train station, we will walk to a starting location, to be revealed on the day. The walk will begin at 11am and last for an hour. Please come prepared for wet and windy weather and wear appropriate footwear. The walk will take place in rain or shine.

Advance booking essential via hamishfultonwalkplymouth.eventbrite.co.uk

Image: Hamish Fulton, East West, 2013, organised by CAST for The Cornwall Workshop at Kestle Barton in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery and Exchange, Penzance. Image © Graham Gaunt Photowork

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Tuesday 18 November 6pm, free for PAC Home members, £3 for non-members

Artist’s Talk: plan bplan b (artists Sophia New and Daniel Belasco Rogers) have been working together since 2001, making performance, audio, durational and participatory work. Previous projects have resulted in theatre performance, works on paper, walks and installations in locations as diverse as airports, shop windows, open fields and even on bicycles.

Using locative media and data collection, plan b have worked across Europe mapping their daily journeys, changing moods and exchanged text messages. In gathering such detailed records they draw attention to how much information can be collected and sold by faceless companies but also open their everyday movements for examination with unusual candidness.

In Walk On, plan b’s All GPS Traces in Berlin, 2011 can be seen at Plymouth Arts Centre and in this talk,

hosted by PAC Home, the artists will talk about how it is to have a continuous record of everywhere they go, examine this ‘drawing of their lives’ and other ways they have devised to make this data tangible, and talk about their deliberate merging of the everyday and their artistic activities. Booking is advisable to guarantee your place.

Saturday 22nd November11am - 5pm,£4, including refreshments and cake

Christmas Crafty Social for AdultsDrop in and join artist and bookmaker, Maddy Pethick in a creative and social event. Using traditional techniques, demonstrated by Maddy, you can craft books that are unique to you. You may want to use the completed construction for notes, drawings, poems and collecting, or even give it away as a special hand-crafted Christmas stocking filler. You can drop in and leave at any time, however making a book will take at least an hour.

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Image: plan b, Courtesy of Chris de Lutz

Forthcoming

17 January – 15 March

Gideon MendelDrowning WorldPlymouth Arts Centre and Fotonow CIC will present recent works by the London based photographer, Gideon Mendel. His documentary practice supports activist purposes; he has worked extensively recording change in South Africa and the impact of HIV/AIDS across the continent. In recent years he has covered global floods caused by climate change. The series Drowning World visually addresses socio-environmental issues of a warming planet and this exhibition will display works from recent UK floods. Mendel has documented flooding beyond the UK; in India, Haiti, Pakistan, Nigeria, Australia and Thailand and his moving image works from this global project will also be screened during this exhibition.

Friday 20 February, times tbc

SymposiumPlymouth Arts Centre and Fotonow CIC will host a symposium exploring Climate Change and Art, bringing the creative community and the scientific community together to explore the actual and potential relationships between climate change and the role of the arts in community engagement. Speakers, times and format will be announced in the next brochure. This event will include an evening of films that take different approaches to the issue of climate change.

Image:Gideon Mendel from the series Drowning World © Gideon Mendel

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Activities

Saturday 1 November10.30am – 3pm, £6 per child8 – 15 yrs

Making Space (Halloween)Join Plymouth Arts Centre and the Haunted Plymouth Investigation Team for a spooky walk around Plymouth. After visiting the homes of the ghosts and ghouls we will be creating our own menacing meander in Plymouth Arts Centre by making pictures, projections and sound recordings.

Book in advance on 01752 206114. Dress for the weather and bring a packed lunch. Please note that the walk will last for just over an hour.

Tuesday 25 November1 – 2.30pm, £2 per childFor children under 6 years

Creative PlayCreative Play sessions offer a stimulating environment where your child leads you on a journey of discovery. Artists and learning specialists support these open-ended activities for children aged under 6 and their adults. This session links to the current exhibition with a walk in a winter wonderland.

Booking is advisable to guarantee your place.

Thursday 20 November, 11am£5.50 per adult, booking not essential

Bringing in Baby: Gone GirlThese film screenings are for parents, grandparents and carers of babies to enjoy a selection of our films without having to worry about baby making too much noise! Stay for a PAC Lunch for £11, which includes your cinema ticket, panini or soup and a hot drink.You are welcome to attend without a baby, but please be prepared for noise!

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Support Us

New: Plymouth Culture Guide

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes with our collaborators in culture to build an App specifically to help you find out about forthcoming exhibitions and events.

The new App, called Artory, will be available for download in December. As well as keeping you up to speed on a range of activities across the city, Artory will also enable you to earn Art Miles to exchange for exclusive offers at venues across Plymouth. Whether you’re interested in art, theatre, film, music, dance, comedy or family events, you can choose your favourites, make comments and add events to your planner. The more you attend, and the more you comment, the more Art Miles you earn. Artory is available for iPhone and Android via the App Store or Google Play. Register your email address at www.artory.co.uk to be the first to hear when it’s released.

Raise Money While You ShopWe’ve signed up to raise money for Plymouth Arts Centre with Easyfundraising. It is a simple way to raise funds for us while you shop online, at no extra cost to you. With over 2,700 retailers including Amazon, John Lewis, eBay, Tesco and many more, a percentage of what you spend is donated to us.

Please register today at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/plymoutharts. For each donation we receive, we can claim 50% as much again from Arts Council England.

You can also raise 0.5p for us each time you search online using Easysearch. Just use our Easysearch address (http://plymoutharts.easysearch.org.uk/) in your browser each time you do an online search.

Gift VouchersPlymouth Arts Centre Gift Vouchers make an ideal present for cinema lovers. They come with a gift card and you can specify how much you want to spend. They can also be used to buy meals and Cinema Suppers here too. Combine them with a bar of Plymouth Arts Centre chocolate for a delicious gift of an evening of film and food.

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The Riot Club (TBC)

Fri 31 Oct 6pmSat 1 Nov 8pmSun 2 Nov 5.30pmTues 4 Nov 8.30pmWed 5 Nov 2.30pm & 6pmThur 6 Nov 8.30pm

Dir. Lone Scherfig, UK, 2014, 120 mins.Cast. Max Irons, Sam Claflin, Douglas Booth, Natalie Dormer.

Set amongst the privileged elite of Oxford University, The Riot Club follows Miles (Max Irons) and Alistair (Sam Claflin), two first year students determined to join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening. The Riot Club is directed by Lone Scherfig (An Education). It is adapted by Laura Wade from her critically-acclaimed play, Posh.

Manuscripts Don’t Burn(TBC)

Fri 31 Oct 8.15pmSat 1 Nov 2pm & 5pmSun 2 Nov 8pmTues 4 Nov 5.45pmWed 5 Nov 8.15pmThur 6 Nov 5.45pm

Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran, 2013, 134 mins, subtitled. Cast. Anonymous.

Rasoulof’s film, based on actual events from the nineties, is a masterwork of understatement. The movie shifts between various older journalists—labeled merely “intellectuals” by the government authorities tracking them down—and the conflicted hit men forced to torture and murder them. But rather than relish in the stark proceedings, Manuscripts Don’t Burn preys on its viewers’ imagination, leaving several deaths and other dreary outcomes off-screen. Unlike other Iranian films, its chilly, muted colors, claustrophobic framings and understated performances by an excellent cast recall ‘70s American films like The Conversation and Klute. Banned from his home country, Rasoulof currently resides in Europe, while the rest of the cast and crew are not named for the sake of their safety.

Maps to the Stars (18)

Fri 7 Nov 6pmSat 8 Nov 8pmSun 9 Nov 5.30pmTues 11 Nov 8.30pmWed 12 Nov 2.30pm & 6pmThur 13 Nov 8.30pm

Dir. David Cronenberg, 2014, US/Canada, 112 mins. Cast. Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska

Cronenberg’s wildly entertaining satire on modern Hollywood takes a trip into the darkly comic heart of a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another, and the relentless ghosts of their pasts. This is a secret-filled family on the verge of implosion and Cronenberg (A History of Violence) forges both a wicked social satire and a very human ghost story from our celebrity-obsessed culture. The film revolves around a burn-scarred girl (Wasikowska) with dreams of meeting celebrities, a fading actress (Moore, channeling Sunset Boulevard’s Norma Desmond) who strives to land the role her mother made famous in yet another remake, and a child superstar (Evan Bird). These strands, and more, will connect to reveal the vile truth beneath the veneer of the movies.

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Effie Gray (TBC)

Fri 7 Nov 8.30pmSat 8 Nov 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 9 Nov 8pmTues 11 Nov 6pmWed 12 Nov 8.30pmThur 13 Nov 6pmSat 15 Nov 8.15pmWed 19 Nov 2.30pm

Dir. Richard Laxton, UK, 2014, 100 mins.Cast. Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, Greg Wise, Julie Walters.

A passion project for Emma Thompson, this compelling drama explores the true story of Effie Gray (Fanning), the bride of John Ruskin (Wise). When Ruskin wished to dissolve their short marriage, he noted to his lawyer that Effie was “not formed to excite passion... there were certain circumstances in her person that completely checked it”. This famous episode became a metaphor for Victorian innocence, prudishness and tabloid salaciousness. Thompson’s mature and intelligent screenplay explores the truth of the breakdown of their marriage, its eventual annulment and Effie’s new relationship with one of Ruskin’s acolytes (the painter John Everett Millais), in this handsomely shot, beautifully performed film.

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Gone Girl (18)

Fri 14 Nov 8.15pmSat 15 Nov 2pm & 5pmSun 16 Nov 8pmTues 18 Nov 5.30pmWed 19 Nov 8.15pmThur 20 Nov 11am (BIB) & 5.30pm

Dir. David Fincher, US, 2014, 149 mins.Cast. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris.

Fincher’s adaptation of Flynn’s international bestseller is a taut psychological thriller, which magnifies the frustrations and lies of a dysfunctional marriage. Affleck is Nick Dunne, whose wife Amy (Pike) goes missing. Under intense scrutiny from the police and the media, Nick’s lies, deceits and odd behaviour have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? What follows is an engrossing and entertaining thriller, but also a forensic examination of a relationship and a critique of invasive media coverage. The complex narrative is brilliantly handled by Fincher as he keeps the truth just far enough out of reach. With wonderfully cool performances from the two leads and a crackling script from Flynn laced with cynicism and dark humour.

Violette (15)

Fri 14 Nov 5.30pmSun 16 Nov 5pmTues 18 Nov 8.30pmWed 19 Nov 5.30pm Thurs 20 Nov 8.30pm

Dir. Martin Provost, France, 2013, 139 mins, subtitled.Cast. Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain.

Violette is a haunting biopic of French novelist Violette Leduc. Set in Paris in the final years of WWII, Violette (Devos) is living with writer Maurice Sachs. Becoming part of Simone de Beauvoir’s (Kiberlain) circle, she develops a deep love for the iconic writer and philosopher, and de Beauvoir rewards Violette’s trust by introducing her to other contemporary cultural figures including Sartre, Cocteau, Genet and Camus. Forcing herself to continue writing despite setbacks, the success of her bestselling memoir La Bâtarde in 1964 enables her to envisage a life supported by her writing. Gorgeously shot and acted, this is a profound and imaginative examination of an artist whose sexually honest, directly emotional writing was ahead of its time.

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Glyndebourne – The Cunning Little Vixen (12A)

Sun 23 Nov 5pmStandard £15, Conc £12.50, under 16s £10

Conductor Vladimir Jurowski, Director Melly Still, 145 mins.

Don’t miss Glyndebourne’s limited release of Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen. Melly Still’s playful production provides the perfect Sunday afternoon escape for all the family... Perhaps the only opera to be inspired by a newspaper cartoon strip. Every morning Janacek would catch up with the latest exploits of the mischievous vixen Bystrouška. He became such a dedicated follower of her adventures that he responded with an outpouring of music which evokes the wooded rolling hills of the composer’s homeland of Moravia. Melly Still’s ‘colourful and joyous’ (Wall Street Journal) Festival 2012 interpretation makes the Vixen’s encounter with life in the forest both heart breaking and humorous, and painfully real. “Vixen - the super, vibrant Lucy Crowe - and her foxy “mate” Emma Bell,....are a vocally virile pairing.” The Independent

Mr Turner (12A)

Fri 21 Nov 5.30pmSat 22 Nov 8pmSun 23 Nov 8pmTues 25 Nov 8pmWed 26 Nov 2pm & 5.30pmThur 27 Nov 8pmSat 29 Nov 2pmSun 30 Nov 8pm

Dir. Mike Leigh, UK, 2014, 150 mins.Cast. Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson.

Mike Leigh’s vivid and hugely enjoyable portrayal of JMW Turner (Spall, who scooped the Best Actor prize at Cannes) is a luminous portrait of the last 25 years of his life. We observe his relationships with his housekeeper, his children, his scuffles with the Royal Academy and the awkward blooming of his last affair. Leigh recreates some of his best known paintings (among them The Fighting Temeraire, where we see Turner lashed to the mast to experience a storm at sea) in spectacular fashion, but it is the everyday aspects of his life that are the most fascinating. Soulful, sad and joyful, this is a brilliant and visually immaculate work about a complicated and contradictory man. Excellent.

Walk On Film The Woman In Black (?)

Saturday 29 Nov 8pm Bar open from 7pmPlympton Guildhall

Dir. James Watkins, UK, 2012, 91 mins. Cast. Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer.

In the great tradition of ghost stories at Christmas we are very excited, and a little bit spooked, to bring you a very special screening in a venue well known for its paranormal activity. Starring Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, a widowed young lawyer who is called in to settle the affairs of the mysterious Eel Marsh House. Little does he know about the cause behind the strange deaths around the village….Properly chilling and with jumps a plenty, this is the perfect winter’s night entertainment.

Join us on our final Walk On Film event, starting with a guided film walk around Plympton led by Jo Loosemore and Belinda Dixon as they explore the mysteries of some of the oldest parts of Plymouth, followed by the film screening. Booking for the walk essential.

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’71 (15)

Fri 21 Nov 8.30pmSat 22 Nov 2.30pm & 5.30pmTues 25 Nov 5.45pmWed 26 Nov 8.30pmThur 27 Nov 5.45pm

Dir. Yann Demange, UK, 2014, 99 mins.Cast. Jack O’Connell, Charlie Murphy, Sean Harris.

Set in Belfast, ‘71 focuses on the horrors of a British teen soldier, Gary Hook (O’Connell), caught up in a situation he can barely understand. Accidentally abandoned by his unit during a raid, Gary tries to find his way to safety. Unable to tell friend from foe (or indeed informer) and with night closing in, Gary has no idea how to get back to his barracks, and soon becomes a pawn caught up in power struggles between (and within) opposing factions. The script even-handedly depicts the stupidity and all round brutality from both sides of the Troubles. ‘71 is more than a visceral recreation of a bruising period of recent history - it is a brilliantly effective survival thriller.

The Imitation Game (tbc)

Fri 28 Nov 6pmSat 29 Nov 5.30pmSun 30 Nov 5.30pmTues 2 Dec 8.30pmWed 3 Dec 2.30pm & 6pmThur 4 Dec 8.30pmSat 6 Dec 5.30pmSun 7 Dec 5.30pmWed 10 Dec 8.30pmThur 11 Dec 1pm (Dementia Friendly) and 6pm

Dir. Morten Tyldum, UK/USA, 2014, 114 mins.Cast. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Charles Dance.

The life of Alan Turing, who helped turn the tide of WWII yet was demonised after it, is explored in this stunning drama. The film alternates between three periods of Turing’s life: at Bletchley Park; the interrogation after his arrest for ‘gross indecency,’ and flashbacks to school days and his friendship with a boy named Christopher. Cumberbatch eloquently renders the sharp, logical intelligence and complex impulses that fuel Turing’s ambition and thwart him socially, while Knightley plays his perfect foil, emotionally intelligent and fiercely clever, she not only understands him, she knows how to enable his success.

Northern Soul (15)

Fri 28 Nov 8.30pmSat 29 Nov 8pm

Dir. Elaine Constantine, UK, 2014, 102 mins.Cast. Elliot James Langridge, Ricky Tomlinson, Steve Coogan.

The directorial debut of photographer Elaine Constantine focuses on the musical phenomenon that took hold of the north of England’s youth culture in the 60s and 70s. It’s an authentic, uplifting drama about two friends whose horizons are expanded forever by their discovery of black American soul music, with supporting turns from Steve Coogan, Lisa Stansfield and Ricky Tomlinson amongst others. Covering all aspects of the scene – the obsessive record collecting, the dancing and drug-taking, the emotional rollercoaster all-nighters, and the seductive, irresistible cool of the music, with the very danceable, high octane soundtrack you’d expect – Constantine depicts a generation of young people losing themselves in songs from another country, and gives a real flavour of the euphoria of youthful escapism and self-discovery. Completely infectious.

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Le Jour Se Leve (PG)

Tues 2 Dec 6pmWed 3 Dec 8.30pmThur 4 Dec 6pm

Dir. Marcel Carné, France, 1939, 92 mins, subtitled. Cast. Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty.

Marcel Carné’s greatest film is a triumph; an exquisitely crafted noir describing an obsessive relationship that leads to a grisly murder. Jean Gabin stars as a factory worker, hounded into jealousy and murder by a cynical seducer, holed up with a gun in an attic surrounded by the police, remembering in flashback how it all started while he waits for the end. A film of its time, it responded so clearly to the doom-laded pessimism felt across Europe on the cusp of WWII that after its 1939 release, it was promptly banned on the grounds of demoralisation. This 75th anniversary, gloriously restored version includes new, previously censored scenes that will be seen by audiences for the very first time.

Ida (12A)

Fri 5 Dec 6pmSat 6 Dec 2.30pmSun 7 Dec 8pmTues 9 Dec 8.30pmWed 10 Dec 2.30pm & 6pmThur 11 Dec 8.30pm

Dir. Pawel Pawlikowski, Poland/Denmark, 2013, 80 mins, subtitled. Cast. Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, David Ogrodnik.

An exquisite black-and-white drama filmed in Pawlikowski’s native Poland and set in 1960. Anna is a young novice nun who is sent to visit her hitherto unknown aunt - a judge nicknamed ‘Red Wanda’ for her zeal as a former prosecutor of enemies of the state who dispassionately reveals that Anna was born into a Jewish family and that her parents were murdered during the war. At turns a road movie, a coming-of-age story and a portrait of a country trying to evolve past Stalinist bleakness while still burdened by terrible WWII secrets - it never preaches and never over-explains; Pawlikowski choosing instead to show with delicacy, humour and luminous simplicity the way in which these women must navigate lives irrevocably affected by history.

Withnail & I (15)

Fri 5 Dec 8.30pmSat 6 Dec 8pmTues 9 Dec 6pm

Dir. Bruce Robinson, UK, 1987, 103 mins.Cast. Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown.

In a sparkling new digital print, the UK’s greatest film has been lovingly restored so a whole new audience can experience the joy that is Withnail for the first time and those who already love it can sit in front of the big screen and shout quotes at it! Withnail (Grant) and ‘I’ (McGann) are two ‘resting’ actors living in squalor in late 60’s Camden. In an attempt to get away from it all they go on holiday by accident to Uncle Monty’s (Griffiths) cottage in the country. This is cinematic perfection, from the cast, to the verbal dexterity of the screenplay and the seam of melancholy that runs through the blackest comedy. Come and demand “the finest wines available to humanity” and sit back and enjoy the trip.

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RESTORED CLASSIC

My Old Lady (12A)

Fri 12 Dec 6pmSat 13 Dec 8pmSun 14 Dec 5.30pmTues 16 Dec 8.30pmWed 17 Dec 2.30pm & 6pmThur 18 Dec 8.30pm Dir. Israel Horovitz, US, 2014, 107 mins.Cast. Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith.

Maggie Smith stars in this wistful, charming comedy-drama about New Yorker Mathias (Kline), a failed playwright, three-time divorcée and a recovering alcoholic who inherits an apartment in Paris from his estranged father and is stunned to find a refined elderly Englishwoman (Smith) living there with her protective daughter Chloé (Scott-Thomas). Mathias wants to liquidate the huge and valuable apartment, but is informed by Mathilde (Smith) that French law prevents him from gaining possession of the property until she dies. Whilst working with an agent to sell his contract for the apartment, he stays with Mathilde, learning more about her relationship with his father, realising that their family histories are entwined, and resolving his own painful past.

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Human Capital (TBC)

Fri 12 Dec 8.30pmSat 13 Dec 2.30pm & 5.30pmSun 14 Dec 8pmTues 16 Dec 6pmWed 17 Dec 8.30pmThur 18 Dec 6pm

Dir. Paolo Virzi, Italy, 2014, 108 mins, subtitled.Cast. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Gifuni.

We open on a dark, snowy night in northern Italy—and begin at the end. Approaching a stranger’s tragic death from three vastly different perspectives, the lives of two families, at first only loosely linked by their teenagers’ relationship, overlap in multitudinous ways to devastating effect. Valeria Golino and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, two of Italy’s leading actresses, star in a story based on Stephen Amidon’s best-selling book of the same name that twists love, class, and ambition into a singular, true-life story. As the players tumble toward an ill-fated event in which they are inextricably linked, Paolo Virzi’s refined three-chapter tale reveals a cultural and systemic disparity in the value of human life.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (U)

Fri 19 Dec 6pmSat 20 Dec 5pmTues 23 Dec 5pmWed 24 Dec 1pmSat 27 Dec 2pmSun 28 Dec 5pmTues 30 Dec 5pmWed 31 Dec 1pm

Dir. Steven Spielberg, US, 1982, 115 mins.Cast. Drew Barrymore, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote.

Often hailed as one of the greatest family films of all time, E.T., tells the story of an abandoned alien, a long way from home, who befriends Elliott, a young boy who tries to take him in as part of the family. With the government hot on his trail, E.T. must try to get back to his own kind; otherwise life under a microscope is the fate that awaits him. Spielberg’s masterpiece is beautifully made and only the hardest heart could fail to shed a tear by the time the curtains close.

Sing-A-Long-A-Grease

(12A)

Fri 19 Dec 8.30pmSat 20 Dec 2.30pmSun 21 Dec 8pmWed 24 Dec 3.30pmSat 27 Dec 8pm

Dir. Randall Kleiser, US, 1978, 110 mins.Cast. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Frankie Avalon

As a special Christmas present for those of you who missed seeing this at our Open Air Cinema this summer, warm up your vocal chords and start your Christmas party early with a bit of fun and a good old sing-song. Danny and Sandy fall in love one summer and are reunited when term starts and they bump into each other again. Travolta and Newton-John are forever in our hearts as the star-crossed lovers and the impressive supporting cast reads like a “who’s who” in this quintessential musical about the fabulous ‘50s. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade – it’s an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock n’roll!

The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (tbc)

Sat 20 Dec 7.45pmSun 21 Dec 4.30pmTues 23 Dec 7.45pmSat 27 Dec 4.30pmSun 28 Dec 7.45pmTues 30 Dec 7.45pm Wed 31 Dec, 3.30pm

Dir. Peter Jackson, NZ/UK, 2014, 160 mins.Cast. Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen, Morgan Freeman, Evangeline Lilly.

The epic conclusion of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unleashed a deadly force into the world. Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenceless people of Lake-Town. But there are greater dangers ahead, unseen by any but Gandalf, the great enemy Sauron has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges, the Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide – unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends in the epic Battle of the Five Armies, as the future of Middle-Earth hangs in the balance.

Big Screen Gaming

Battle it out on our big screen. Our 61 seat cinema is available to hire for private parties for you, your children and your friends to play your favourite games, with all the excitement and action enhanced by our surround sound speakers. We can also provide a bar and catering for your event.

For full information about Big Screen Gaming, hiring the cinema to watch a film with your friends or other events at Plymouth Arts Centre, phone 01752 206114.

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BOOk EARLY

November Matinée Early Late Friday 31 Oct – The Riot Club 6pm Manuscripts Don’t Burn 8.15pmSaturday 1 Manuscripts Don’t Burn 2pm Manuscripts Don’t Burn 5pm The Riot Club 8pmSunday 2 – The Riot Club 5.30pm Manuscripts Don’t Burn 8pm Tuesday 4 – Manuscripts Don’t Burn 5.45pm The Riot Club 8.30pmWednesday 5 The Riot Club 2.30pm The Riot Club 6pm Manuscripts Don’t Burn 8.15pmThursday 6 – Manuscripts Don’t Burn 5.45pm The Riot Club 8.30pm

Friday 7 – Maps to the Stars 6pm Effie Gray 8.30pmSaturday 8 Effie Gray 2.30pm Effie Gray 5.30pm Maps to the Stars 8pmSunday 9 – Maps to the Stars 5.30pm Effie Gray 8pmTuesday 11 – Effie Gray 6pm Maps to the Stars 8.30pmWednesday 12 Maps to the Stars 2.30pm Maps to the Stars 6pm Effie Gray 8.30pmThursday 13 – Effie Gray 6pm Maps to the Stars 8.30pm

Friday 14 – Violette 5.30pm Gone Girl 8.15pmSaturday 15 Gone Girl 2pm Gone Girl 5pm Effie Gray 8.15pmSunday 16 – Violette 5pm Gone Girl 8pmTuesday 18 – Gone Girl 5.30pm Violette 8.30pmWednesday 19 Effie Gray 2.30pm Violette 5.30pm Gone Girl 8.15pmThursday 20 Gone Girl 11am (BiB) Gone Girl 5.30pm Violette 8.30pm

Friday 21 – Mr Turner 5.30pm ‘71 8.30pmSaturday 22 ‘71 2.30pm ‘71 5.30pm Mr Turner 8pmSunday 23 – Glyndebourne 5pm Mr Turner 8pmTuesday 25 – ‘71 5.45pm Mr Turner 8pmWednesday 26 Mr Turner 2pm Mr Turner 5.30pm ‘71 8.30pmThursday 27 – ‘71 5.45pm Mr Turner 8pm

Friday 28 – The Imitation Game 6pm Northern Soul 8.30pmSaturday 29 Mr Turner 2pm The Imitation Game 5.30pm Northern Soul 8pmSunday 30 – The Imitation Game 5.30pm Mr Turner 8pm

December Tuesday 2 – Le Jour Se Leve 6pm The Imitation Game 8.30pmWednesday 3 The Imitation Game 2.30pm The Imitation Game 6pm Le Jour Se Leve 8.30pmThursday 4 – Le Jour Se Leve 6pm The Imitation Game 8.30pmFriday 5 – Ida 6pm Withnail and I 8.30pm

Saturday 6 Ida 2.30pm The Imitation Game 5.30pm Withnail and I 8pmSunday 7 – The Imitation Game 5.30pm Ida 8pm Tuesday 9 – Withnail and I 6pm Ida 8.30pm Wednesday 10 Ida 2.30pm Ida 6pm The Imitation Game 8.30pmThursday 11 The Imitation Game (DF) 1pm The Imitation Game 6pm Ida 8.30pm

Friday 12 – My Old Lady 6pm Human Capital 8.30pmSaturday 13 Human Capital 2.30pm Human Capital 5.30pm My Old Lady 8pmSunday 14 – My Old Lady 5.30pm Human Capital 8pmTuesday 16 – Human Capital 6pm My Old Lady 8.30pmWednesday 17 My Old Lady 2.30pm My Old Lady 6pm Human Capital 8.30pmThursday 18 – Human Capital 6pm My Old Lady 8.30pm

Friday 19 – ET 6pm Sing Along A Grease 8.30pmSaturday 20 Sing Along A Grease 2.30pm ET 5pm The Hobbit 7.45pm Sunday 21 – The Hobbit 4.30pm Sing Along A Grease 8pmTuesday 23 – ET 5pm The Hobbit 7.45pm Wednesday 24 ET 1pm Sing Along A Grease 3.30pm –

Saturday 27 ET 2pm The Hobbit 4.30pm Sing Along A Grease 8pmSunday 28 – ET 5pm The Hobbit 7.45pm Tuesday 30 – ET 5pm The Hobbit 7.45pm Wednesday 31 ET 1pm The Hobbit 3.30pm –

Film Diary

Films and timings are correct at the time of going to press, but unfortunately these do sometimes change due to reasons beyond our control. Our cinema is small, so we recommend that you check our website, or phone us, to check times and availability before visiting.

Information

Free entry to the exhibitionsPlymouth Arts Centre is a nationally renowned centre for contemporary art, independent cinema and creative learning. We want to make Plymouth a vibrant cultural city, engaging and stimulating our visitors and the local community with our dynamic arts programme and the warmth of our welcome.

Booking informationCinema tickets can be purchased at our Box Office, on our website or by phone. We are unable to refund or exchange tickets after purchase, unless a performance is cancelled. Proof of concessions must be shown. Seats can be reserved at the time of booking.

Venue hireOur cinema, meeting room, studios and café are available for hire, contact us to arrange a visit

Cinema ticketsStandard ticket £7.50 / Concessions £6.50 / Under 25s £5.50 (proof needed for over 60s, under 25s and unwaged) / Members 75p discount and £5.50 tickets on Tuesdays / Matinees £5.50

Your helpWe urge you to consider making a donation to us, to volunteer or to join as a Friend.

FriendsAs a Friend you will receive free and discounted tickets and will also benefit from discounted Cinema Suppers, offers in the café, priority booking and special events.

Single Friends membership £24, Double Friends membership £36.

Getting hereWe are close to Plymouth’s bus station and Royal Parade, where most buses terminate. The train station is a 15 minute walk away. There is limited on-street parking and car parks nearby. Bike racks are also available to the rear of the building.

AccessThere is full access to our ground floor, including reception, window gallery, cinema, café bar and WC. We regret that the first floor is only accessible by stairs. The cinema features a hearing loop. There are two wheelchair spaces in the cinema – please inform our Box Office if you would like to use them. Our brochure and other materials are available in large print.

Plymouth Arts Centre 38 Looe Street, Plymouth, PL4 0EB

Registered Charity No 800664

Box Office, Gallery and ShopTuesday – Saturday 10am–8:30pmSunday 4pm–8:30pmMonday Closed

Information and booking on 01752 206114Restaurant booking 01752 202616www.plymouthartscentre.orginfo@plymouthartscentre.org

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