Keswick Alhambra Cinema
This little gem of a century-old, family-owned and operated traditional picturehouse boasts state-of-the art sound and projection in a gorgeously restored auditorium.
See the latest film releases, as well as live satellite-streamed theatre, opera and ballet:
Open every day but Christmas day
www.keswickalhambra.co.uk
Accessibility: the cinema is wheelchair and mobility-scooter accessible,with a disabled toilet, and an audio loop system.
Location
36 St John's Street, Keswick - just a minute's walk from the market square.
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Red Rocket
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex-porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop. He falls right back into his old habits.
131 mins | Rated 18 (strong sex references) | Comedy
Directed by Hei-Kyung Hong | Starring Jude Hill, Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Operation Mincemeat
In 1943 the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily, but they faced an impossible challenge – how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It fell to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen), to dream up the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. A true story, Operation Mincemeat is a worthy update to the 1956 film “The Man Who Never Was”(which was made before all the facts of the story had come to light).
Downton Abbey: A New Era
119 mins | Rated PG (mild bad language, sex references) | Drama
Directed by Zak Hilditch | Starring Annabelle Wallis, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Dancy, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith
In the much-anticipated sequel to 2019's Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith’s Countess Violet Crawley has some unexpected news to share with the residents of Downton: a mysterious man she met long ago has left her a villa in France. The entire family, along with some intriguing new arrivals, sets out on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the secrets behind their newly inherited home.
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can't seem to finish her taxes.
139 mins | Rated 15 (strong violence, sex references, language) | Adventure
Directed by Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan | Starring Michelle Yeoh, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis
Red Rocket
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex-porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop. He falls right back into his old habits.
131 mins | Rated 18 (strong sex references) | Comedy
Directed by Hei-Kyung Hong | Starring Jude Hill, Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Operation Mincemeat
In 1943 the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily, but they faced an impossible challenge – how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It fell to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen), to dream up the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. A true story, Operation Mincemeat is a worthy update to the 1956 film “The Man Who Never Was”(which was made before all the facts of the story had come to light).
Downton Abbey: A New Era
119 mins | Rated PG (mild bad language, sex references) | Drama
Directed by Zak Hilditch | Starring Annabelle Wallis, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Dancy, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith
In the much-anticipated sequel to 2019's Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith’s Countess Violet Crawley has some unexpected news to share with the residents of Downton: a mysterious man she met long ago has left her a villa in France. The entire family, along with some intriguing new arrivals, sets out on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the secrets behind their newly inherited home.
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Luzzu
A hardworking Maltese fisherman, Jesmark is faced with an agonizing choice. He can repair his leaky luzzu – a traditional, multicolored wooden fishing boat – in the hopes of eking out a meagre living at sea for his wife and newborn son, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Or he can decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation that is decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of the local families who depend on it.
LUZZU won a Sundance Jury Prize for its nonprofessional lead actor Jesmark Scicluna, a real-life Maltese fisherman, and heralds the arrival of writer-director-editor Alex Camilleri. His gripping film operates in the neorealist tradition of Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rosselini, and the Dardenne brothers and calls to mind the work of his mentor Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, The White Tiger), also a producer of the film.
95 mins | Rated 15 (strong language) | Drama
Directed by Alex Camilleri | Starring Jesmark Scicluna, David Scicluna, Michela Farrugia
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Luzzu
A hardworking Maltese fisherman, Jesmark is faced with an agonizing choice. He can repair his leaky luzzu – a traditional, multicolored wooden fishing boat – in the hopes of eking out a meagre living at sea for his wife and newborn son, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Or he can decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation that is decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of the local families who depend on it.
LUZZU won a Sundance Jury Prize for its nonprofessional lead actor Jesmark Scicluna, a real-life Maltese fisherman, and heralds the arrival of writer-director-editor Alex Camilleri. His gripping film operates in the neorealist tradition of Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rosselini, and the Dardenne brothers and calls to mind the work of his mentor Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, The White Tiger), also a producer of the film.
95 mins | Rated 15 (strong language) | Drama
Directed by Alex Camilleri | Starring Jesmark Scicluna, David Scicluna, Michela Farrugia
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), a retired schoolteacher and widow, is yearning for some adventure, some human connection, and some sex. Good sex.
Whilst her husband Robert provided a home, a family, and something resembling a life, good sex was never on offer. But he’s gone now, and Nancy has a plan: she will find adventure with a sex worker named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack). In an anonymous hotel room Nancy greets Leo. He looks every bit as good as his picture, but what Nancy wasn’t expecting was conversation as well as fornication.
Leo has a view on everything, and though he may not always tell the truth, Nancy finds she likes him. And he likes her. With growing sexual confidence, Nancy starts to relax. Over the course of three rendezvous, the power dynamics shift and their well-worn masks begin to slip.
Casablanca Beats
Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip-hop culture.
102 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent strong language, moderate threat, domestic abuse) | Crime
Directed by Nabil Ayouch | Starring Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach, Abdelilah Basbousi
Casablanca Beats
Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip-hop culture.
102 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent strong language, moderate threat, domestic abuse) | Crime
Directed by Nabil Ayouch | Starring Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach, Abdelilah Basbousi
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
Robust
An aging and disenchanted film star gets a new assistant in the form of a young female security officer.
30 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Constance Meyer | Starring Gérard Depardieu, Déborah Lukumuena, Megan Northam, Lucas Mortier, Caroline Donnelly
Robust
An aging and disenchanted film star gets a new assistant in the form of a young female security officer.
30 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Constance Meyer | Starring Gérard Depardieu, Déborah Lukumuena, Megan Northam, Lucas Mortier, Caroline Donnelly
The Deer King
In the years following a vicious war, the Empire of Zol now controls the land and citizens of rival Aquafa — except for Aquafa’s Fire Horse Territory, where wild dogs that once carried the deadly Black Wolf Fever continue to roam free. When a pack of dogs race through a Zol-controlled mine, Van, an enslaved former soldier, and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten, but manage to escape as the sole survivors of the attack. Finally free, Van and Yuna seek out a simple, peaceful existence in the countryside. But as the deadly disease once again runs rampant, they find themselves at the crossroads of a struggle much larger than any one nation.
113 mins | Rated 15 (strong violence, bloody images) | Action
Directed by Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji | Starring Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura, Ryoma Takeuchi, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
The Deer King
In the years following a vicious war, the Empire of Zol now controls the land and citizens of rival Aquafa — except for Aquafa’s Fire Horse Territory, where wild dogs that once carried the deadly Black Wolf Fever continue to roam free. When a pack of dogs race through a Zol-controlled mine, Van, an enslaved former soldier, and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten, but manage to escape as the sole survivors of the attack. Finally free, Van and Yuna seek out a simple, peaceful existence in the countryside. But as the deadly disease once again runs rampant, they find themselves at the crossroads of a struggle much larger than any one nation.
113 mins | Rated 15 (strong violence, bloody images) | Action
Directed by Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji | Starring Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura, Ryoma Takeuchi, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
Vortex
The latest feature from Gaspar Noé is a tender and undeniably powerful exploration of loneliness and love. Having debuted to widespread acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, it focuses on an elderly couple (played by Françoise Lebrun and Dario Argento) who spend their days in a Paris apartment. Both love and care for each other, but are grappling with the early stages of dementia. Presented in split-screen, we follow the couple as they go about their daily routines both together and alone. As everyday tasks become more challenging, forgetfulness shifts to something more troubling and their son (Alex Lutz) struggles to care for them as they enter a vortex of mental and physical degeneration. Compelling and moving in equal measure, this is a departure for Noé – but in terms of scope and ambition, it is one of his finest works to date.
142 mins | Rated 15 (drug misuse) | Drama
Directed by Gaspar Noé | Starring Dario Argento, Alex Lutz, Françoise Lebrun, Laurent Aknin, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Philippe Rouyer
Vortex
The latest feature from Gaspar Noé is a tender and undeniably powerful exploration of loneliness and love. Having debuted to widespread acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, it focuses on an elderly couple (played by Françoise Lebrun and Dario Argento) who spend their days in a Paris apartment. Both love and care for each other, but are grappling with the early stages of dementia. Presented in split-screen, we follow the couple as they go about their daily routines both together and alone. As everyday tasks become more challenging, forgetfulness shifts to something more troubling and their son (Alex Lutz) struggles to care for them as they enter a vortex of mental and physical degeneration. Compelling and moving in equal measure, this is a departure for Noé – but in terms of scope and ambition, it is one of his finest works to date.
142 mins | Rated 15 (drug misuse) | Drama
Directed by Gaspar Noé | Starring Dario Argento, Alex Lutz, Françoise Lebrun, Laurent Aknin, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Philippe Rouyer
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
The Good Boss
Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve any problems from his workers in enough time.
115 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa | Starring Fernando Albizu, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Sonia Almarcha, Óscar de la Fuente, Javier Bardem
The Good Boss
Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve any problems from his workers in enough time.
115 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa | Starring Fernando Albizu, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Sonia Almarcha, Óscar de la Fuente, Javier Bardem
Hit the Road
Dad (Hassan Madjooni) sits moodily in the back with an ostensibly broken leg, while Mom (Pantea Panahiha) drives and tries to laugh when she’s not holding back tears. An energetic youngster (Rayan Sarlak, in a star-making performance) keeps exploding into song and scrambling around the car. All are fussing over their sick dog and getting on each others’ nerves; only the mysterious older brother (Amin Simiar) is quiet. It’s clear they’re on a road trip across a rugged, often extremely beautiful landscape – but where are they headed?
94 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent moderate bad language) | Drama
Directed by Panah Panahi | Starring Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar
Hit the Road
Dad (Hassan Madjooni) sits moodily in the back with an ostensibly broken leg, while Mom (Pantea Panahiha) drives and tries to laugh when she’s not holding back tears. An energetic youngster (Rayan Sarlak, in a star-making performance) keeps exploding into song and scrambling around the car. All are fussing over their sick dog and getting on each others’ nerves; only the mysterious older brother (Amin Simiar) is quiet. It’s clear they’re on a road trip across a rugged, often extremely beautiful landscape – but where are they headed?
94 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent moderate bad language) | Drama
Directed by Panah Panahi | Starring Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar
Nitram
Nitram (Caleb Landry-Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the Mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in. That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis). However when that friendship meets its tragic end, and Nitram’s loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent that leads to disaster. From acclaimed director Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, True History of the Kelly Gang) and featuring outstanding performances from the entire cast, this is a truly unmissable piece of cinema.
112 mins | Rated TBC | Thriller
Directed by Justin Kurzel | Starring Essie Davis, Caleb Landry Jones, Patrick James, Sean Keenan, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia
Nitram
Nitram (Caleb Landry-Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the Mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in. That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis). However when that friendship meets its tragic end, and Nitram’s loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent that leads to disaster. From acclaimed director Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, True History of the Kelly Gang) and featuring outstanding performances from the entire cast, this is a truly unmissable piece of cinema.
112 mins | Rated TBC | Thriller
Directed by Justin Kurzel | Starring Essie Davis, Caleb Landry Jones, Patrick James, Sean Keenan, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia
NT LIVE 2022: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s rom-com of sun, sea, and mistaken identity.
The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities, and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.
A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.
Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.
30 mins | Rated 12A | Drama
Directed by Simon Godwin | Starring Katherine Parkinson, John Heffernan
Drama Club
Calling all budding performers! Laura, a local drama specialist and yoga teacher with over 15 years experience running drama workshops, is bringing her fun, energetic drama sessions to the Alhambra in Keswick. Aimed at children aged between 6 and 10, the sessions will help participants to learn to communicate through games and role play.
- Drama is a wonderful way of expressing yourself and building confidence.
- Sessions are monthly, before the kids club screening.
- 9.30 to 10.15
- 2 July, 10 Sept all available to book online. Booking is essential and spaces are limited.
- Parents welcome to sit in the balcony to watch from above!
NT LIVE 2022: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s rom-com of sun, sea, and mistaken identity.
The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities, and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.
A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.
Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.
30 mins | Rated 12A | Drama
Directed by Simon Godwin | Starring Katherine Parkinson, John Heffernan
NT Live 2022: Jack Absolute Flies Again
A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.
Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher.
‘One of the funniest productions in the National’s history.’ Guardian on One Man, Two Guvnors
180 mins | Rated 12A | Live Theatre
Directed by Emily Burns | Starring James Corrigan, Laurie Davidson, Theo Cowan, Kelvin Fletcher, Kerry Howard, George Kemp
NT Live 2022: Jack Absolute Flies Again
A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.
Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher.
‘One of the funniest productions in the National’s history.’ Guardian on One Man, Two Guvnors
180 mins | Rated 12A | Live Theatre
Directed by Emily Burns | Starring James Corrigan, Laurie Davidson, Theo Cowan, Kelvin Fletcher, Kerry Howard, George Kemp
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Location
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Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Red Rocket
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex-porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop. He falls right back into his old habits.
131 mins | Rated 18 (strong sex references) | Comedy
Directed by Hei-Kyung Hong | Starring Jude Hill, Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Operation Mincemeat
In 1943 the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily, but they faced an impossible challenge – how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It fell to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen), to dream up the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. A true story, Operation Mincemeat is a worthy update to the 1956 film “The Man Who Never Was”(which was made before all the facts of the story had come to light).
Downton Abbey: A New Era
119 mins | Rated PG (mild bad language, sex references) | Drama
Directed by Zak Hilditch | Starring Annabelle Wallis, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Dancy, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith
In the much-anticipated sequel to 2019's Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith’s Countess Violet Crawley has some unexpected news to share with the residents of Downton: a mysterious man she met long ago has left her a villa in France. The entire family, along with some intriguing new arrivals, sets out on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the secrets behind their newly inherited home.
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can't seem to finish her taxes.
139 mins | Rated 15 (strong violence, sex references, language) | Adventure
Directed by Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan | Starring Michelle Yeoh, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jamie Lee Curtis
Red Rocket
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex-porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop. He falls right back into his old habits.
131 mins | Rated 18 (strong sex references) | Comedy
Directed by Hei-Kyung Hong | Starring Jude Hill, Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Operation Mincemeat
In 1943 the Allies were determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily, but they faced an impossible challenge – how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It fell to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen), to dream up the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. A true story, Operation Mincemeat is a worthy update to the 1956 film “The Man Who Never Was”(which was made before all the facts of the story had come to light).
Downton Abbey: A New Era
119 mins | Rated PG (mild bad language, sex references) | Drama
Directed by Zak Hilditch | Starring Annabelle Wallis, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Dancy, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith
In the much-anticipated sequel to 2019's Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith’s Countess Violet Crawley has some unexpected news to share with the residents of Downton: a mysterious man she met long ago has left her a villa in France. The entire family, along with some intriguing new arrivals, sets out on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the secrets behind their newly inherited home.
Top Gun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”.
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culm
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Luzzu
A hardworking Maltese fisherman, Jesmark is faced with an agonizing choice. He can repair his leaky luzzu – a traditional, multicolored wooden fishing boat – in the hopes of eking out a meagre living at sea for his wife and newborn son, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Or he can decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation that is decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of the local families who depend on it.
LUZZU won a Sundance Jury Prize for its nonprofessional lead actor Jesmark Scicluna, a real-life Maltese fisherman, and heralds the arrival of writer-director-editor Alex Camilleri. His gripping film operates in the neorealist tradition of Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rosselini, and the Dardenne brothers and calls to mind the work of his mentor Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, The White Tiger), also a producer of the film.
95 mins | Rated 15 (strong language) | Drama
Directed by Alex Camilleri | Starring Jesmark Scicluna, David Scicluna, Michela Farrugia
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Luzzu
A hardworking Maltese fisherman, Jesmark is faced with an agonizing choice. He can repair his leaky luzzu – a traditional, multicolored wooden fishing boat – in the hopes of eking out a meagre living at sea for his wife and newborn son, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Or he can decommission it in exchange for an EU payout and cast his lot with a sinister black-market operation that is decimating the Mediterranean fish population and the livelihoods of the local families who depend on it.
LUZZU won a Sundance Jury Prize for its nonprofessional lead actor Jesmark Scicluna, a real-life Maltese fisherman, and heralds the arrival of writer-director-editor Alex Camilleri. His gripping film operates in the neorealist tradition of Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rosselini, and the Dardenne brothers and calls to mind the work of his mentor Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, The White Tiger), also a producer of the film.
95 mins | Rated 15 (strong language) | Drama
Directed by Alex Camilleri | Starring Jesmark Scicluna, David Scicluna, Michela Farrugia
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. 'Charles' is not only Brian's most successful invention, but he appears to have a personality all of his own and quickly becomes Brian's best friend, curing his loneliness and opening Brian's eyes to a new way of living. However, Charles creates more problems than Brian bargained for, and the timid inventor has to face-up to several issues in his life; his eccentric ways, a local bully, and the woman he's always been fond of but never had the nerve to talk to.
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), a retired schoolteacher and widow, is yearning for some adventure, some human connection, and some sex. Good sex.
Whilst her husband Robert provided a home, a family, and something resembling a life, good sex was never on offer. But he’s gone now, and Nancy has a plan: she will find adventure with a sex worker named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack). In an anonymous hotel room Nancy greets Leo. He looks every bit as good as his picture, but what Nancy wasn’t expecting was conversation as well as fornication.
Leo has a view on everything, and though he may not always tell the truth, Nancy finds she likes him. And he likes her. With growing sexual confidence, Nancy starts to relax. Over the course of three rendezvous, the power dynamics shift and their well-worn masks begin to slip.
Casablanca Beats
Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip-hop culture.
102 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent strong language, moderate threat, domestic abuse) | Crime
Directed by Nabil Ayouch | Starring Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach, Abdelilah Basbousi
Casablanca Beats
Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip-hop culture.
102 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent strong language, moderate threat, domestic abuse) | Crime
Directed by Nabil Ayouch | Starring Ismail Adouab, Nouhaila Arif, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach, Abdelilah Basbousi
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
Robust
An aging and disenchanted film star gets a new assistant in the form of a young female security officer.
30 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Constance Meyer | Starring Gérard Depardieu, Déborah Lukumuena, Megan Northam, Lucas Mortier, Caroline Donnelly
Robust
An aging and disenchanted film star gets a new assistant in the form of a young female security officer.
30 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Constance Meyer | Starring Gérard Depardieu, Déborah Lukumuena, Megan Northam, Lucas Mortier, Caroline Donnelly
The Deer King
In the years following a vicious war, the Empire of Zol now controls the land and citizens of rival Aquafa — except for Aquafa’s Fire Horse Territory, where wild dogs that once carried the deadly Black Wolf Fever continue to roam free. When a pack of dogs race through a Zol-controlled mine, Van, an enslaved former soldier, and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten, but manage to escape as the sole survivors of the attack. Finally free, Van and Yuna seek out a simple, peaceful existence in the countryside. But as the deadly disease once again runs rampant, they find themselves at the crossroads of a struggle much larger than any one nation.
113 mins | Rated 15 (strong violence, bloody images) | Action
Directed by Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji | Starring Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura, Ryoma Takeuchi, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
The Deer King
In the years following a vicious war, the Empire of Zol now controls the land and citizens of rival Aquafa — except for Aquafa’s Fire Horse Territory, where wild dogs that once carried the deadly Black Wolf Fever continue to roam free. When a pack of dogs race through a Zol-controlled mine, Van, an enslaved former soldier, and a young girl named Yuna are both bitten, but manage to escape as the sole survivors of the attack. Finally free, Van and Yuna seek out a simple, peaceful existence in the countryside. But as the deadly disease once again runs rampant, they find themselves at the crossroads of a struggle much larger than any one nation.
113 mins | Rated 15 (strong violence, bloody images) | Action
Directed by Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji | Starring Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura, Ryoma Takeuchi, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
NT LIVE 2022: PRIMA FACIE
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof, and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
120 mins | Rated TBC | Live Play
Directed by Justin Martin | Starring Jodie Comer
Vortex
The latest feature from Gaspar Noé is a tender and undeniably powerful exploration of loneliness and love. Having debuted to widespread acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, it focuses on an elderly couple (played by Françoise Lebrun and Dario Argento) who spend their days in a Paris apartment. Both love and care for each other, but are grappling with the early stages of dementia. Presented in split-screen, we follow the couple as they go about their daily routines both together and alone. As everyday tasks become more challenging, forgetfulness shifts to something more troubling and their son (Alex Lutz) struggles to care for them as they enter a vortex of mental and physical degeneration. Compelling and moving in equal measure, this is a departure for Noé – but in terms of scope and ambition, it is one of his finest works to date.
142 mins | Rated 15 (drug misuse) | Drama
Directed by Gaspar Noé | Starring Dario Argento, Alex Lutz, Françoise Lebrun, Laurent Aknin, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Philippe Rouyer
Vortex
The latest feature from Gaspar Noé is a tender and undeniably powerful exploration of loneliness and love. Having debuted to widespread acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival, it focuses on an elderly couple (played by Françoise Lebrun and Dario Argento) who spend their days in a Paris apartment. Both love and care for each other, but are grappling with the early stages of dementia. Presented in split-screen, we follow the couple as they go about their daily routines both together and alone. As everyday tasks become more challenging, forgetfulness shifts to something more troubling and their son (Alex Lutz) struggles to care for them as they enter a vortex of mental and physical degeneration. Compelling and moving in equal measure, this is a departure for Noé – but in terms of scope and ambition, it is one of his finest works to date.
142 mins | Rated 15 (drug misuse) | Drama
Directed by Gaspar Noé | Starring Dario Argento, Alex Lutz, Françoise Lebrun, Laurent Aknin, Jean-Pierre Bouyxou, Philippe Rouyer
Elvis
From visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, Elvis explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). Showing Presley’s rise to unprecedented stardom, and set against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life.
160 mins | Rated 12A (drug misuse, discrimination, sex references, injury detail, strong language) | Biography
Directed by Baz Luhrmann | Starring Xavier Samuel, Dacre Montgomery, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler, Alton Mason, Tom Hanks
The Good Boss
Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve any problems from his workers in enough time.
115 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa | Starring Fernando Albizu, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Sonia Almarcha, Óscar de la Fuente, Javier Bardem
The Good Boss
Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve any problems from his workers in enough time.
115 mins | Rated TBC | Comedy
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa | Starring Fernando Albizu, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Sonia Almarcha, Óscar de la Fuente, Javier Bardem
Hit the Road
Dad (Hassan Madjooni) sits moodily in the back with an ostensibly broken leg, while Mom (Pantea Panahiha) drives and tries to laugh when she’s not holding back tears. An energetic youngster (Rayan Sarlak, in a star-making performance) keeps exploding into song and scrambling around the car. All are fussing over their sick dog and getting on each others’ nerves; only the mysterious older brother (Amin Simiar) is quiet. It’s clear they’re on a road trip across a rugged, often extremely beautiful landscape – but where are they headed?
94 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent moderate bad language) | Drama
Directed by Panah Panahi | Starring Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar
Hit the Road
Dad (Hassan Madjooni) sits moodily in the back with an ostensibly broken leg, while Mom (Pantea Panahiha) drives and tries to laugh when she’s not holding back tears. An energetic youngster (Rayan Sarlak, in a star-making performance) keeps exploding into song and scrambling around the car. All are fussing over their sick dog and getting on each others’ nerves; only the mysterious older brother (Amin Simiar) is quiet. It’s clear they’re on a road trip across a rugged, often extremely beautiful landscape – but where are they headed?
94 mins | Rated 12A (infrequent moderate bad language) | Drama
Directed by Panah Panahi | Starring Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar
Nitram
Nitram (Caleb Landry-Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the Mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in. That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis). However when that friendship meets its tragic end, and Nitram’s loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent that leads to disaster. From acclaimed director Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, True History of the Kelly Gang) and featuring outstanding performances from the entire cast, this is a truly unmissable piece of cinema.
112 mins | Rated TBC | Thriller
Directed by Justin Kurzel | Starring Essie Davis, Caleb Landry Jones, Patrick James, Sean Keenan, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia
Nitram
Nitram (Caleb Landry-Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the Mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in. That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis). However when that friendship meets its tragic end, and Nitram’s loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent that leads to disaster. From acclaimed director Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, True History of the Kelly Gang) and featuring outstanding performances from the entire cast, this is a truly unmissable piece of cinema.
112 mins | Rated TBC | Thriller
Directed by Justin Kurzel | Starring Essie Davis, Caleb Landry Jones, Patrick James, Sean Keenan, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia
NT LIVE 2022: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s rom-com of sun, sea, and mistaken identity.
The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities, and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.
A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.
Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.
30 mins | Rated 12A | Drama
Directed by Simon Godwin | Starring Katherine Parkinson, John Heffernan
Drama Club
Calling all budding performers! Laura, a local drama specialist and yoga teacher with over 15 years experience running drama workshops, is bringing her fun, energetic drama sessions to the Alhambra in Keswick. Aimed at children aged between 6 and 10, the sessions will help participants to learn to communicate through games and role play.
- Drama is a wonderful way of expressing yourself and building confidence.
- Sessions are monthly, before the kids club screening.
- 9.30 to 10.15
- 2 July, 10 Sept all available to book online. Booking is essential and spaces are limited.
- Parents welcome to sit in the balcony to watch from above!
NT LIVE 2022: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s rom-com of sun, sea, and mistaken identity.
The legendary family-run Hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities, and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.
A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.
Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.
30 mins | Rated 12A | Drama
Directed by Simon Godwin | Starring Katherine Parkinson, John Heffernan
NT Live 2022: Jack Absolute Flies Again
A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.
Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher.
‘One of the funniest productions in the National’s history.’ Guardian on One Man, Two Guvnors
180 mins | Rated 12A | Live Theatre
Directed by Emily Burns | Starring James Corrigan, Laurie Davidson, Theo Cowan, Kelvin Fletcher, Kerry Howard, George Kemp
NT Live 2022: Jack Absolute Flies Again
A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms.
Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher.
‘One of the funniest productions in the National’s history.’ Guardian on One Man, Two Guvnors
180 mins | Rated 12A | Live Theatre
Directed by Emily Burns | Starring James Corrigan, Laurie Davidson, Theo Cowan, Kelvin Fletcher, Kerry Howard, George Kemp
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