Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon Running time: 116 mins Cert: 12
Set in 1929, this cinema classic sees Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis play musicians Gerry and Joe, witnesses to a Chicago mob murder (inspired by the St Valentine’s Day Massacre), who flee to Miami Beach Florida with an all-girl jazz band disguised as Daphne and Josephine.
They meet Sugar (Marilyn Monroe) a down-on-her-luck ukulele player with her heart set on marrying a millionaire. Wilder prioritised story and script over cinematic flourishes, and the simplicity of his direction...
Award-winning artists, Frances Scott and Bryony Gillard, showcase their original pieces for the first time. Using archive footage from the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), Frances and Bryony have created two new works exploring the theme of ‘Visions of History’.
A prelude of visual highlights from SWFTA’s rich and diverse archive is included, introduced by Stacey Anderson, Archive Director, SWFTA.
£6/£4.20/Friends free. Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA
Dir: Philip Groning Running time: 169 minutes Cert: U
After a 16-year wait, German filmmaker, Philip Groning, created Into Great Silence from footage acquired during six months of living in the monks quarters of the Grande Chartreuse, one of the world's most ascetic monasteries nestled deep in the French Alps.
Without a crew or artificial lighting, Groning filmed their daily prayers, tasks, rituals and rare outdoor excursions, and what he produced is transcendental filmmaking.
Introduced by Duncan Moss, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Buddhist faith advisor...
Director: Peter Greenaway Cast: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren Running time: 120 minutes Cert: 18
This film put Peter Greenaway firmly in the public eye and it became notorious for its onscreen cruelty and power. With costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier and a score by Michael Nyman the film is a visual as well as emotional experience.
The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secret romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this modern...
Peter Greenaway is one of England’s true auteurs, and since 1965, his films have delighted, challenged and stunned cinema-goers.
With remarkable works such as The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), Prospero's Books (1991) and The Baby of Mâcon (1993), Greenaway remains a vital voice in today’s sometimes staid and unadventurous approach to the medium.
In this talk, Peter Greenaway reflects on the making of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover chaired by Johnny Mains, award-winning editor, author and curator for several Peninsula Arts film series.
Monday 6 March, 19:00 Jill Craigie Cinema, Plymouth University £6/£4.20/Friends free Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA
Considered one of the seminal films of the 1960s
Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles Running time: 106 mins Cert: 15
A successful mod photographer in London is bored with what would now be seen as a ‘celebrity lifestyle’. Whilst photographing a couple embracing in the park, he discovers he may have captured a murder and he blows up his negatives,...
Monday 27 February, 19:00 Jill Craigie Cinema, Plymouth University £6/£4.20/Friends free Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA
Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) is a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. Out of ideas, he starts to recall major happenings in his life and all the women he has loved and left. An...
Monday 20 February, 19:00 Jill Craigie Cinema, Plymouth University £6/£4.20/Friends free Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim Running time: 106 minutes Cert: PG
In one of the most famous Hollywood openings, William Holden’s bankrupt screenwriter floats dead, face-down in the swimming pool of faded star of the silent screen, Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), and starts narrating the story of his demise. With a cast that...
Monday 13 February, 19:00 Jill Craigie Cinema, Plymouth University £6/£4.20/Friends free Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA
Dir: John Carpenter Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh Running time: 86 mins Cert: 15
“Listen….Do you hear the: voices coming through THE FOG? Listen….They’re calling for you. They deliver a message….”
They say…come and see The Fog…very specific for a ghostly voice! Mondo Monday is back for an immersive night of sea shanties, undead fishermen and spine...
A rare and not-to-be-missed opportunity to see this on the big screen Dir: Carl Theodor Dreyer Running time: 88 mins Cert: PG
Dreyer’s Joan of Arc was based on the original transcripts of her trial but it isn’t the historical accuracy that keeps the film in your mind. It has gained almost mythical status largely due to Falconetti’s portrayal of Joan which is still considered to be the greatest performance in the history of cinema. Based on the original transcripts of Joan of Arc’s trial, this silent masterpiece has gained almost mythical status largely due to Falconetti’s portrayal...
