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2009 (future)	SCHEDULED FILM SHOWINGS	COMMENTS	FOLLOW THE LINKS TO MORE OF THE FILM DETAILS
NOVEMBER	Monday 9- Tuesday 10 7.45pm Rating PG	SPECIAL EVENT - Celebrating 50 Years. Follow the TITLE LINK to the SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR for more details	THE WAGES OF FEAR
DECEMBER	Monday 7 - Tuesday 8 7.45pm Rating U	This ambitious eight-part marriage of classical music and animation has become among the most popular of Walt Disney's classics. Showing in its restored, uncut version, Fantasia still offers a rich variety of animation styles and techniques. A pre-Christmas treat.	FANTASIA

2010 (future)	SCHEDULED FILM SHOWINGS	COMMENTS	FOLLOW THE LINKS TO MORE OF THE FILM DETAILS
JANUARY	Monday 11- Tuesday 12 7.45pm Rating 12A	A middle-aged man heads abroad in search of employment, leaving behind his young wife and their daughter who hear nothing from him for many months. Meanwhile mechanic Marhab pitches up in the area. A film that illuminates new aspects of Iranian society for western eyes, with a wintry backdrop that reflects its male characters' emotional isolation and petrifaction.	IT'S WINTER
FEBRUARY	Tuesday 9 7.45pm Rating U	16-year-old Joosep is the victim of bullying in an Estonian high school. For new boy Kaspar the choice between being tormentor or protector becomes a matter of honour, with tragic consequences. Klass maintains shocking matter-of-fact realism and raw intensity. Firmly pulling the viewer into its turbulent world it is visually stunning, emotionally draining and psychologically rich.	KLASS

2009 (past)	SCHEDULED FILMS SHOWN	AUDIENCE RATINGS AND SOME COMMENTS	FOLLOW THE LINKS TO MORE OF THE FILM DETAILS
JANUARY	Monday 12 - Tuesday 13 7.45pm Rating 12A	The audience rated both film and the short 9 out of 10	TAKING LIBERTIES plus a short feature Spider
JANUARY	SPECIAL EVENT	Celebrating 50 Years. Follow the TITLE LINK to the SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR for more details	THE THIRD MAN
FEBRUARY	SPECIAL EVENT	The audience rated this film 9 out of 10	RUBY BLUE
MARCH	SPECIAL EVENT	The audience rated this film 8 out of 10	BICYCLE THIEVES (Ladri di Biciclette)
APRIL	Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 7.45pm Rating 15	The latest film from the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The audience rated this film 8 out of 10. 'Cubs' the short accompanying the main film was rated 7 out of 10.	THE SILENCE of LORNA (Le Silence de Lorna) plus a short feature Cubs
MAY	SPECIAL EVENT	Celebrating 50 Years. Follow the TITLE LINK to the SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR for more details. Audience Reaction 9/10 Comments "A remarkable insight into a fast disappearing world. A warm and compassionate view of one man's life of survival" "Terse commentary and brilliant bleak film work were quite hypnotic" "Amazing & beautiful piano accompaniment" "Very evocative of a harsh environment and age - rarely glimpsed in our modern comfortable society" "A bit long at times"	NANOOK OF THE NORTH
JUNE	Monday 8 - Tuesday 9 7.45pm Rating 12A	The audience rated this film 8 out of 10	TOKYO SONATA
JULY	Monday 27- Tuesday 28 7.45pm Rating PG	The audience rated this film 9 out of 10	CABARET
AUGUST	Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 7.45pm Rating 12A	Jazz is the miraculous product of the horror of slavery. In search of new inspiration Senegalese world music icon Youssou N'Dour returned to the slave routes and the music the conscripted travellers created. Audience Reaction 8 out of 10 Audience Comments "Quite inspirational and at times devastatingly poignant" "Beautiful photography. Tender interpretation. A lovely film" "Fascinating project, brilliantly filmed but I could have done with much more Youssou N'Dour" "Fell under the spell of the music. Not keen on the "victim" politics" "Lack of cohesion. Project poorly defined. Confusing photography	RETURN to GORÉE (RETOUR à GORÉE)
SEPTEMBER	SPECIAL EVENT	Audience Reaction to Rebecca 9/10 Audience Comments "Brilliant film - saved from melodrama by the 3 main actors" "Thrilling - exciting- wonderful contrast between good and evil" "Skilful editing and cutting holds the viewer" "Great - good old fashioned thriller! Found the music intrusive" "Magnificent, if a little overwrought!" "A great drama, well-placed comedic parts but still maintains the bitter-sweet tone of the novel"	REBECCA
SEPTEMBER	SPECIAL EVENT	Celebrating 50 Years. Follow the TITLE LINK to the SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR for more details	ILLUSTRATED TALK & FILM GUN CRAZY
OCTOBER	Monday 12- Tuesday 13 7.45pm Rating 15	Audience Reaction 8 out of 10 Audience Comments "Outstanding, beautiful and sensitive film" "A very powerful film" "Not always an easy film but well-constructed, beautifully acted and very moving" "Excellent performances especially Stephen Dillane." "Somewhat confusing, unclear plot. Some beautiful scenes. Some harrowing scenes" "Powerful but some parts too drawn out"	FUGITIVE PIECES

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