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Thu 30 October, 8.30pm: Ugetsu

Thu 30 October, 8.30pm: Ugetsu

With this exquisite ghost story, Mizoguchi created a touchstone of his art, his long takes and sweeping camera guiding the viewer through a delirious narrative. Moving between the terrestrial and the otherworldly, Ugetsu reveals essential truths about the ravages of war, the plight of women, and the pride of men.
Fri 31 October, 8.30pm: The Liberated Film Club: Weathergirl

Fri 31 October, 8.30pm: The Liberated Film Club: Weathergirl

The Liberated Film Club presents a Halloween special curated by Weathergirl, the programming duo comprising Brontë Dow and Freya Field-Donovan, known for their hugely popular itinerant screening series focused on funny, sad and perverse artists' moving image. Dress-up not discouraged.
Sat 1 October, 4.30pm: Welfare

Sat 1 October, 4.30pm: Welfare

Unfolding like a Kafkaesque novel, this remarkable, clear-sighted film reveals the absurdities of New York’s welfare system from the point of view of the staff administering it and the claimants attempting to access it. Deeply serious yet playful in parts, Welfare reveals the myriad reasons why people seek help and the complex tangle of regulations that frequently deny it.
Sat 1 November, 8pm: Close-Up

Sat 1 November, 8pm: Close-Up

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named
Sun 2 November, 6pm: Friday Night

Sun 2 November, 6pm: Friday Night

Exquisitely erotic and nearly wordless, Friday Night tells a sensuous story of what happens when two bodies collide. Set to a gorgeous score by Tindersticks’ Dickon Hinchliffe, this enchanting tale of transient intimacy showcases Claire Denis’ exceptional ability to let bodies do the talking.
Sun 2 November, 8pm: Crash

Sun 2 November, 8pm: Crash

From the moment Howard Shore’s hypnotic score plays over the opening titles, it’s clear that there’s nothing quite like David Cronenberg’s Crash. There’s a mesmerising strangeness that permeates Crash, which is as titillating as it is unsettling, as clinical as it is intimate.

Calendar

Thu 30 Oct 8:30pm
Ugetsu
Sat 01 Nov 4:30pm
Welfare
Sat 01 Nov 8:30pm
Close-Up
Sun 02 Nov 6:00pm
Friday Night
Sun 02 Nov 8:00pm
Crash
Tue 04 Nov 8:15pm
Parajanov – The Last Collage