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Aldeburgh Cinema

51 High Street, Aldeburgh, England, IP15 5AU

Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations
  • 4 stars
  • 2012
  • UK
  • 103 min
  • 15
  • Directed by: Lisa Barros D'Sa/Glenn Leyburn
  • Written by: Colin Carberry. Glenn Patterson
  • Cast: Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Dylan Moran

Biopic of Terri Hooley (Dormer), whose Belfast-based record label Good Vibrations was a platform for Northern Irish punks. Thanks to a brilliant, irrepressible performance from Dormer and effective work from the writers and directors, it's an inspiring portrayal of the community-building power of music in an atmosphere of fear and violence.

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Wed 22 May
Thu 23 May

Promised Land

Promised Land
  • 3 stars
  • 2012
  • US/UAE
  • 106 min
  • 15
  • Directed by: Gus Van Sant
  • Cast: Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Hal Holbrook

A gas salesman (Damon) and his partner (McDormand) arrive at a run-down rural town to make what they think is an easy sale. However, a schoolteacher (Holbrook) leads a campaign to stop the pair.

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Tue 21 May
Wed 22 May

Originally built onto the back of a 19th-century shop, Aldeburgh Cinema still retains some original features and a walled garden to the rear. Home of the Aldeburgh Documentary Film and Children's Film Festivals. There are regular introduced screenings and special live events, a grand piano and a range of blockbuster, art house and world cinema on the programme.

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