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WHAT'S ON AT
QUEEN'S FILM THEATRE
FRI 7 DEC -
THURS 13 DEC
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Revered for her bold political and autobiographically inspired work, Agnès Varda's influential career began in the 1950s and has spanned seven decades. Gleaning Truths: The Films of Agnès Varda: concludes in December - don't miss the opportunity to see these classics from the matriarch of French cinema. Find out about the films below...
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New films opening this week are Boots Riley's witty and experimental dark comedy Sorry to Bother You, David Lowery's The Old Man & the Gun, the 'mostly true' account of the later years of a gentleman bank robber, played by Robert Redford, and Mug, a wonderful, deadpan farce tackling the current state of Poland, from director Malgorzata Szumowska. Don't forget our Christmas season kicks off on Sat 8 Dec. More info about the films below...
Stage on screen
NT Live: Allelujah! (encore), Sun 9 Dec
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Look out for the light orange A5 flyer in Box Office for the 'at a glance' week ahead and on the website.
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THE OLD MAN & THE GUN | opening 7 - 13 Dec
David Lowery (A Ghost Story) brings his distinctive vision to this ‘mostly true’ account of the later years of a gentleman bank-robber, played by Robert Redford.
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MUG | opening 8, 10, 12 & 13 Dec
A wonderful, deadpan farce tackling the current state of Poland, Mug is the latest film from one of the country’s most talented filmmakers, writer and director Małgorzata Szumowska.
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AGNÈS VARDA: VAGABOND | 7 & 13 Dec
The body of a woman is found in a ditch in the French countryside - but what led to the death of this young and defiant drifter?
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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL | 8, 9 & 13 Dec
Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time.
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MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS |
11, 17 & 20 Dec
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas …” So sings Esther Smith (Judy Garland) to her little sister Tootie (Margaret O’Brien) in Vincente Minnelli’s endlessly enchanting, luscious Technicolor treat.
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AGNÈS VARDA: THE GLEANERS AND I | 11 & 18 Dec
In 2000 Agnès Varda travelled the French countryside to study the world of foragers and scavengers called "gleaners".
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SORRY TO BOTHER YOU | opening 7 - 13 Dec
A mild-mannered call centre operator whizzes up the corporate ladder after he discovers a unique ability to adopt a "white voice" in writer-director Boots Riley's breathlessly inventive satire.
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WILDLIFE | continues...
7 - 13 Dec
In Paul Dano’s directing debut, Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal capture the cracks that occur in a marriage when a young wife kicks against the constraints of 1950s domesticity.
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AGNÈS VARDA: JACQUOT DE NANTES | 9 & 17 Dec
Jacquot de Nantes tells the story of a child and his obsession of pursuing his dream to become a filmmaker.
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NT LIVE: ALLELUJAH!
(ENCORE) | 9 Dec
This is an encore performance of Alan Bennett’s rousing state-of-the-nation drama, filmed live in front of an audience at London's Bridge Theatre and set in an old fashioned cradle-to-grave NHS hospital, threatened with closure.
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ELF | 12, 16, 17 & 23 Dec
Will Ferrell's take on a North Pole elf trying to figure out Manhattan just might be the funniest he's ever been, and this is certainly one of the best Christmas movies from the last twenty years.
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AGNÈS VARDA: THE BEACHES OF AGNÈS | 13 & 19 Dec
Agnès Varda uses her early memories of the coast as a springboard for a meditation on her youth.
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