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New alternative cinema nights in Weymouth & Portland this autumn

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FILM DOCK is a new film society for Weymouth and Portland, set up by local filmaholics, funded by Weymouth College, and sponsored by Revolting Graphic Design. If you are tired of insidious remakes and futile action flicks, and crave some inspiration from the big screen,

join us for screenings of independent / art house / foreign language / just plain interesting films this autumn.

Royal Manor Theatre 138A Fortuneswell Portland DT5 1LTFree parking available nearby at Chiswell, next to the Little Ship pub on your right hand side as you come onto the island, and also at the top of Fortuneswell, opposite the Royal Portland Arms.

Weymouth College Theatre Cranford Avenue Weymouth DT4 7LQBar open from 7pm.Parking available at main campus after 6pm. Disabled parking available close to theatre entrance.

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FREE membershipWhen you buy your tickets you will be asked for your name and email address and receive a FREE membership card, which you will need to bring each time you come to FILM DOCK.

Doors open 7pm, film starts 7.30 sharp.Tickets on the door: £5 (£3.50 concessions)For more information telephone: 01305 826621 after 6pm weekdays or visit: www.filmdock.co.uk

France | 2007 | Cert.12A

Dir. Julian SchnabelStarring Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle SeignerBased on the memoir Le Scaphandre et le Papillon, by former Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby. After a massive stroke left him almost completely paralysed, Bauby amazingly managed to write a book using just one eye. The film, nominated for four Oscars, depicts Bauby’s fascinating life before and after the stroke.

The Diving Bell & the Butterfly

thu 4th sept Royal Manor Theatre Portland

thu 18th sept Weymouth College Theatre

Russia | 1929 | Cert.E

Dir. Dziga VertovSilent film, with a specially commissioned score by Michael NymanMan with a Movie Camera is an exceptional film. A montage of urban Russian life in the late 1920s, it shows people at work and play, and the machines that drive the city. Techniques such as dissolves, split-screen and freeze-frame are used by Vertov to create an intellectually brilliant work.

Man With a Movie Camera

thu 18th sept Weymouth College Theatre

France | 2007 | Cert.12A

Dir. Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane SatrapiAn animation based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel. The story follows a nine-year-old Iranian girl coming of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. As Islamic fundamentalists take power, Marjane discovers Abba and punk before eventually moving to Europe. Persepolis won the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

Persepolis

thu 2nd oct Royal Manor Theatre Portland

thu 23rd oct Weymouth College Theatre

USA | 1989 | Cert.15

Dir. Bruce WeberStarring Chet BakerInternationally renowned photographer/filmmaker Bruce Weber’s documentary about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker. Weber traces Baker’s life from the 50s, when he was playing with jazz greats like Charlie Parker, to the 80s, when he had become a skid row junkie unable to get a decent gig.

Let’s Get Lost

thu 23rd oct Weymouth College Theatre

U.K. | 2007 | Cert.12A

Dir. Garth JenningsStarring Neil Dudgeon, Bill MilnerSet in the early ‘80s, this well-received, off-beat British comedy tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two schoolboys. Trouble-maker Lee Carter recruits Will, a shy boy from a religious family – and a secret fan of Rambo: First Blood – to star in his homemade action movie.

Son of Rambow

thu 6th nov Royal Manor Theatre Portland

thu 13th nov Weymouth College Theatre

Sweden | 2007 | Cert.15

Dir. Roy AnderssonStarring Elizabeth Helander, Jessika LundbergA unique Swedish film exploring the “grandeur of existence” and the essence of humankind. De Levande (original title) features an overweight woman, a disgruntled psychiatrist, a heart broken groupie, a carpenter, a business consultant, an elementary school teacher with emotional issues, and her rug selling husband, among others.

You, The Living

thu 13th nov Weymouth College Theatre

U.S.A. | 2007 | Cert.15

Dir. Wes AndersonStarring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason SchwartzmanA comedy about three brothers trying to rekindle their bond as they take a long train journey across India. As is typical of Anderson’s work, the film centres around family disputes and features the director’s signature motifs, eg. timeless fashions and props, and amusing stinted dialogue.

The Darjeeling Ltd.

thu 4th dec Royal Manor Theatre Portland

Film Dock is funded by Weymouth Collegewww.weymouth.ac.uk

Revolting Graphic Design is a proud sponsor of FILM DOCK

www.wearerevolting.co.uk

revolting / re-volt-ing (-vōl′tiŋ)adjective

an attempt to put an end to the aurthority of a person or body rebelling• a refusal to continue to obey or conform•

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