East Dulwich Picturehouse

• 2021
• UK
• 1h 38min
• 12A

• Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
• Cast: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe

Acclaimed semi-autobiographical comedy-drama from Kenneth Branagh about a young boy growing up in working-class Belfast during the tumultuous late 1960s.

• 74%

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• 2021
• 2h 59min
• 15

• Directed by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
• Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima

(Doraibu mai kâ)
Dir Ryûsuke Hamaguchi/JP 2021/179 mins/Japanese wEng ST

Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima

Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryusuke Hamaguchi takes us on an unpredictable and self-revelatory journey in this serene yet riveting drama.

Theatre director Yusuke and his TV screenwriter wife Oto have a special bond as creative partners, sharing a life punctuated by private rituals. This is shattered by a sudden incident and the appearance of Yusuke’s new chauffeur Misaki and Koji, an actor from Oto’s TV series. As the film gradually peels back the unspoken layers of their marriage, parallels form with Yusuke’s ongoing production of Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya’. As the title infers, much of the film takes place while driving, with Yusuke’s old red Saab becoming centre stage for the protagonists to reveal their innermost truths. Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe’s immaculate script, though visually austere, keeps us on the edge of our seat throughout, eagerly anticipating the next epiphany. This is an intense and sensorially rich film, sustained by great performances and bold long takes. Thoroughly engrossing across its three-hour duration, Drive My Car shows us how intimate silences can amplify the truth and become part of the intricate evolution of a life story.

• 79%

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• 1959
• France
• 1h 41min
• PG

• Directed by: François Truffaut
• Written by: François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy
• Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble

Still amazingly fresh after all these years, Truffaut's debut about a 13-year-old Parisian boy's odyssey through his depressing family life is intensely moving and startlingly perceptive about childhood. A masterpiece.

• 81%
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• 2021
• US / Canada
• 2h 13min
• 15

• Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
• Cast: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie

Coming-of-age drama set it 1973.

• 80%

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• 2021
• UK / US
• 1h 46min
• PG

• Directed by: Sarah Smith
• Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner, Thomas Barbusca

Ron receives a faulty robot for his birthday and together they find friendship.

• 71%

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• 2019
• UK
• 26min
• U

• Directed by: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon
• Cast: Diana Rigg, Sally Hawkins, Rob Brydon, Cariad Lloyd, Max Lang

A charming short animation film based on Julia Donaldson's children's book.

• 74%

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• 2021
• US
• 2h 30min
• 12A

• Directed by: Jon Watts
• Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alfred Molina

A continuation of the story from Spider-Man: Far From Home.

• 88%

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• 2021
• US
• 2h 36min
• PG

• Directed by: Steven Spielberg
• Cast: Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Josh Andrés Rivera, Corey Stoll, Brian d'Arcy James, Rita Moreno

Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City, inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. This reimagining of the beloved musical stars Ansel Elgort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as María, as well as Rita Moreno, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Anita in the 1961 film version of West Side Story, playing a reconceived and expanded version of the character of Doc, the owner of the corner store in which Tony works.

• 78%

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