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Mon 3 February Buena Vista Social Club
Mon 3 February Buena Vista Social Club
(Germany/USA/Britain 1999) Wim Wenders: Follows renowned guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country's finest musicians to record an album. Eventually the ensemble travels to the United States to perform in front of rapt audiences.
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Mon 10 February Children of a lesser God
Mon 10 February Children of a lesser God
(USA 1986) Randa Haines: Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school. A romance slowly develops between the pair in spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state. Absorbing performances; with William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie.
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Mon 17 February The spy who came in from the cold
Mon 17 February The spy who came in from the cold
(Britain 1965) Martin Ritt: At the height of the Cold War, British spy Alec Leamas is nearly ready to retire, but first he has to take on one last dangerous assignment. The definitive anti-Bond spy movie and the best bigscreen adaptation of John le Carré; with Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner.
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Mon 24 February Blue Jasmine
Mon 24 February Blue Jasmine
(USA 2013) Woody Allen: After her marriage to a wealthy businessman collapses, New York socialite Jasmine flees to San Francisco and the modest apartment of her sister, Ginger. Although she's in a fragile emotional state and lacks job skills, Jasmine still manages to voice her disapproval of Ginger's boyfriend. Woody Allen in peak late-period form – and benefiting from a superb cast. Brilliantly watchable and brilliantly performed; with Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins.
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