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The Social Network
2010 120mins USA (12A) Film
Directed by David Fincher Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Rooney Mara

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer genius Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, he is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but Zuckerberg finds that his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend (Andrew Garfield). Based on the book "The Accidental Billionaires."

The Seventh Seal
1957 97mins Sweden (PG) Fantasy
Directed by Ingmar Bergman Starring Max von Sydow, Bengt Ekerot, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bibi Andersson, Nils Poppe, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgré

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death (Bengt Ekerot) to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof (Nils Poppe) and his wife, Mia (Bibi Andersson), and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

Mishima : A Life in Four Chapters
1985 121mins Japan (15) Biography
Directed by Paul Schrader Starring Ken Ogata, Toshi, Kenji Sawada, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yasosuke Bando

A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.

The Music Lovers
1971 123mins United Kingdom (15) Drama
Directed by Ken Russell Starring Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson, Max Adrian

Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately, he chooses wacky nymphomaniac Nina, whom he is unable to satisfy.

Cinema Paradiso [Nuovo Cinema Paradiso]
1988 124mins Italy (12A) Drama
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Starring Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili

A winner of awards across the world including Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, 5 BAFTA Awards including Best Actor, Original Screenplay and Score, the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and many more.

Giuseppe Tornatore's loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.

Katzelmacher
1969 85mins Germany (15) Drama
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Starring Hans Hirschmüller, Hanna Schygulla, Reiner Werner Fassbinder, Lilith Ungerer, Elga Sorbas

In this unflinching German drama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a group of young slackers, including the couple Erich (Hans Hirschmuller) and Marie (Hanna Schygulla), spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When a Greek immigrant named Jorgos (played by Fassbinder), moves in, however, their aimless lives are shaken up. Soon new tensions arise both within the group and with Jorgos, particularly when Marie threatens to leave Erich for the outsider.

Persona
1966 85mins Sweden (15) Romance/Drama
Directed by Ingmar Bergman Starring Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook

Famed stage actress Elisabeth Vogler (Liv Ullmann) suffers a moment of blankness during a performance and the next day lapses into total silence. Advised by her doctor to take time off to recover from what appears to be an emotional breakdown, Elisabeth goes to a beach house on the Baltic Sea with only Anna (Bibi Andersson), a nurse, as company. Over the next several weeks, as Anna struggles to reach her mute patient, the two women find themselves experiencing a strange emotional convergence.

Paris, Texas
1984 145mins USA, France, West Germany, Germany, UK (12A) Drama
Directed by Wim Wenders Starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell

A disheveled man who wanders out of the desert, Travis Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) seems to have no idea who he is. When a stranger manages to contact his brother, Walt (Dean Stockwell), Travis is awkwardly reunited with his sibling. Travis has been missing for years, and his presence unsettles Walt and his family, which also includes Travis's own son, Hunter (Hunter Carson). Soon Travis must confront his wife, Jane (Nastassja Kinski), and try to put his life back together.

Beware the Holy Whore [Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte]
1971 103mins Germany (15) Comedy / Drama
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Lou Castel, Hanna Schygulla, Eddie Constantine

Jeff (Lou Castel), a director, and his star actor (Eddie Constantine) are taking their time getting to the set of the movie they're currently working on. In the absence of these key figures, the film crew lacks a purposeful way to spend their time, so they drink heavily. However, as booze is downed and boredom and frustration set in, morale hits rock bottom. When Jeff and the male lead finally show, the director is enraged by his crew's slovenliness, and the production spirals into chaos.

THREE COLOURS BLUE
1993 97mins Poland, Switzerland, France (15) Drama
Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski Starring Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy

Apollo 13
1995 140mins USA (PG) Drama
Directed by Ron Howard Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise

Based on the true events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) find everything going according to plan after leaving Earth's orbit. However, when an oxygen tank explodes, the scheduled moon landing is called off. Subsequent tensions within the crew and numerous technical problems threaten both the astronauts' survival and their safe return to Earth.

The Merchant of Four Seasons [Händler der vier Jahreszeiten]
1972 88mins Germany (15) Comedy / Drama
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Starring Hans Hirschmüller, Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann, Klaus Löwitsch

New German Cinema icon Rainer Werner Fassbinder kicked off a new phase of his young career when he made the startling The Merchant of Four Seasons. In this anguished yet mordantly funny film, Fassbinder charts the decline of a self-destructive former policeman and war veteran struggling to make ends meet for his family by working as a fruit vendor. Fassbinder had gained acclaim for a series of trenchant, quickly made early films, but for this one he took more time and forged a new style—featuring a more complexly woven script and narrative structure and more sophisticated use of the camera, and influenced by the work of his recently discovered idol, Douglas Sirk. The result is a meticulously made, unforgiving social satire.

Call Me By Your Name
2017 132mins France, Italy, Brazil, USA (15) Romance
Directed by Luca Guadagnino Starring Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg

It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant
1972 124mins Germany (12) Romance/Drama
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Starring Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes

Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer – arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.

The Marquise of O [La Marquise d'O...]
1976 102mins West Germany, France (PG) Historical
Directed by Éric Rohmer Starring Edith Clever, Bruno Ganz, Edda Seippel

A German Marquise has to deal with a pregnancy she cannot explain and an infatuated Russian Count.

Ali : Fear Eats the Soul [Angst essen Seele auf]
1974 92mins Germany (12A) Romance/Drama
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Starring Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin

Emmi Kurowski (Brigitte Mira), a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali (El Hedi ben Salem). Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.

Perceval le Gallois
1978 140mins West Germany, Italy, France (PG) Historical
Directed by Éric Rohmer Starring Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier, Solange Boulanger

The film chronicles Perceval's knighthood, maturation and eventual peerage amongst the Knights of the Round Table, and also contains brief episodes from the story of Gawain and the crucifixion of Christ.