Ilkley Film Festival Programme

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WelcomeThe Ilkley Film Festival was created to bring exciting cinema to our fantastic town.

By converting two of our most prominent locations (The King’s Hall and The Ilkley Playhouse) into working cinemas for the weekend, you’ll have the opportunity to watch a wide range of films from exciting previews, interesting documentaries, classic films, foreign cinema and silent film with piano accompaniment.

We also welcome some special guests to the first festival, all of whom have some extensive and insightful information to share with you about the film industry. We hope you find something to enjoy and look forward to seeing you there.

SponSorSThe Ilkley Film Festival is extremely grateful for the fantastic support it has received from companies, organisations and institutions; thank you all for your support for the 2014 festival.

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Friday 14 February

saturday 15 February


saturday 15 February

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sunday 16 February


CINEMA PARADISO

PAUL MERTON’S SILENT CLOWNS

ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY

A PRIVATE FUNCTION

HARAKIRI

PLOT FOR PEACE

WE ARE THE BEST!

MARK HERMAN MASTERCLASS

FROM THE SEA TO THE LAND BEYOND

LAD: A YORKSHIRE STORY

ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE

KING’S HALL

KING’S HALL

ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE

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20:00TOKYO SONATA ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE 16:30 5

PHILOMENA KING’S HALL 16:30 5

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ILKLEY THROUGH THE AGES KING’S HALL 11:00 9

THE EAR ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE 12:00 9

TIM’S VERMEER KING’S HALL 13:00 10

THE ARMSTRONG LIE KING’S HALL 15:30 10

THE ROCKET ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE 17:00 11

METROPOLIS KING’S HALL 20:15 11

THE SEA KING’S HALL 18:00 11

BELIEVE ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE 14:30 10

FACEBooK.CoM/ILKLEyFILMFESTIVAL @ILKLEyFILMFEST www.ILKLEyFILMFESTIVAL.Co.UK

THE SELFISH GIANT * ILKLEY PLAYHOUSE 20:00

* Please visit the website for details

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Tickets for All screenings and events are available to purchase on the Ilkley Film Festival website: www.ilkleyfilmfestival.co.uk

There are a limited number of tickets available to purchase for All screenings in person at the Ilkley Visitor Information centre.

Advance booking is strongly advised. Where an event is not sold out, a limited number of tickets will be made available on the door from 30 minutes prior to event start time. Please check our social media for ticket updates.

Ilkley Visitor Information Centre, Station Road, Town Centre, Ilkley LS29 8HA Tel: 01943 602319 Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm Sunday Closed

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The Ilkley playhouseWeston Road, Ilkley LS29 8DWTel: 01943 609539

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The King’s Hall and Winter Gardens4 Station Road, Ilkley LS29 8HBTel: 01943 436224

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Cinema Paradiso – 25th anniversary sPeCial

direCtor: GiusePPe tornatoreitaly, 1988, 122 mins, PG19:00, ilkley Playhouse, £5

It’s been 25 years since Cinema Paradiso brought the warmth of post-war Sicily to UK audiences. Set and filmed in writer and director Giuseppe Tornatore’s hometown of Giancaldo, Cinema Paradiso found a mainstream UK audience charmed by the generation-spanning story of friendship, love and filmmaking, set to legendary composer Ennio Morricone’s lilting romantic score. The film, which won the Academy Award for best foreign film in 1989, tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director who returns home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend and mentor who was projectionist at the Cinema Paradiso, the focus of his childhood imagination and adult reminiscences.

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tokyo sonata

direCtor: kiyoshi kurosawaJaPan, 2008, 120 mins, 12a16:30, ilkley Playhouse, £5

Loyal salaryman Ryuhei Sasaki (Teruyuki Kagawa) loses his job when his company begins outsourcing to China. Incapable of facing the tragedy of his new reality, he hides his failure from his family and, weaving an intricate web of lies, pretends to have kept his job. As it turns out, he is not alone in this deception. Presented as part of our Masters of Cinema screenings in partnership with Eureka! Films.

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Philomena

direCtor: stePhen Frearsuk, 2013, 98 mins, 12a16:30, kinG’s hall, £5

Join us as we celebrate the start of the first ever Ilkley Film Festival which is supported by our festival patron Dame Judi Dench, with the critically acclaimed and highly enjoyable Philomena. The film follows Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan), a world-weary political journalist who has picked up the story of a woman’s search for her son. Dame Judi Dench plays Philomena whose son was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent. Dame Judi has been lauded for her portrayal of Philomena and this is your first opportunity to watch the film in Ilkley on the big screen.

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only lovers leFt alive

direCtor: Jim JarmusChusa, 2013, 123 mins, 1521:30, kinG’s hall, £5

An exclusive preview of noted indie director Jim Jarmusch’s (Broken Flowers, Coffee and Cigarettes) vampire story Only Lovers Left Alive, an international festival hit starring Tom Hiddleston (Thor, Wallander) and Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles of Narnia, We Need to Talk About Kevin). A true alternative Valentine’s Day film with dark, stylish and often understated performances from a stellar cast including the legendary John Hurt, Only Lover’s Left Alive answers the Twilight trend with dark witticism and poised performances complemented by a romanticism that evokes Bram Stoker’s Dracula, making it truly a vampire film, and love film, for the 21st century.

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Paul merton’s silent Clowns

Paul merton and neil brand, 120 mins (with 15 min interval)19:00, kinG’s hall, £15

paul merton and neil Brand present classic silent films with piano accompaniment.Paul Merton presents the best silent comedians of the 1920s in some of the funniest films. Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd appear in hilarious extracts from The Circus and For Heaven’s Sake respectively, while Laurel and Hardy’s classic short Liberty and Buster Keaton’s masterpiece Seven Chances are shown in their entirety. The latter will be presented with its newly restored Technicolor prologue. Marvelous live musical accompaniment will be created by the wondrous Neil Brand. The show will be two hours in total including an interval.

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when harry met sally – 25th anniversary sPeCial

direCtor: rob reinerusa, 1989, 92 mins, 1521:30, ilkley Playhouse, £5 What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a celebration of the classic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally? 25 years after its original release, we get to witness once again on the big screen the magic between Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal as they battle the age old question of whether a man and a woman can really just be friends. This hilarious, enjoyable and heart-warming film will get you in the Valentine mood.


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a Private FunCtion

direCtor: malColm mowbrayuk, 1984, 93 mins + 30 min disCussion, 1511:00, kinG’s hall, £5

With director malcom mowbray and star Bill paterson in conversationCelebrating its 30th anniversary, this is a unique opportunity to discover the stories behind A Private Function from its director and star, and to see the film in all its glory on the big screen. Beautifully filmed in Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale, A Private Function sees a British couple’s attempts to circumvent local food rationing regulations trigger a chaotic series of events in this satirical comedy set in post-World War II England.

harakiri

direCtor: masaki kobayashiJaPan, 1963, 133 mins, 1511:00, ilkley Playhouse, £5

Having already inspired such films as Oldboy, Kill Bill and Dead Man’s Shoes, Harakiri’s place as one of the most important films in cinema history is very much cemented. Winner of the 1963 Cannes Jury Prize the film tells the story of Hanshiro Tsugumo, a masterless down-and-out samurai who enters the manor of Lord Iyi, requesting to commit ritual suicide on his property. Suspected of simply fishing for charity, Hanshiro is told the gruesome tale of the last samurai who made the same request – but Hanshiro will not be moved. Presented as part of our Masters of Cinema screenings in partnership with Eureka! Films.

Plot For PeaCe

direCtors: Carlos aGullo and mandy JaCobsonsouth aFriCa, 2013, 84 mins14:00, the kinG’s hall, £5

A true story of intrigue, Plot for Peace traces the behind-the-scenes diplomatic maneuverings to release Nelson Mandela from jail in South Africa in the 1980s. For the first time, heads of state, generals, diplomats, master spies and anti-apartheid fighters reveal how Africa’s front line states helped end apartheid. one man stood at the center of the whirlwind, a mysterious French businessman dubbed “Monsieur Jacques.” Jean-Ives ollivier, a native of Algeria, gained the trust of the diplomats and leaders in the region as well as abroad, and directors Carlos Agullo and Mandy Jacobson give us exclusive insight to this fascinating, determined and enigmatic man.

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we are the best!

direCtor: lukas moodyssondenmark/sweden, 2013, 102 mins, 14:00, ilkley Playhouse, £5

Lukas Moodysson has done it again and directed another poignant and highly enjoyable feature, which follows three teenage girls as they decide to rebel against the system and create a punk band in 1982 Stockholm with only one problem; none of them can actually play an instrument. This is a unique opportunity to catch this preview before it opens up across cinemas later in the year. This laugh out loud feature was a hit at the London Film Festival and left audiences with smiles on their faces and the smell of teen spirit lingering for days after.

mark herman direCtinG masterClass with sCreeninG

60 mins masterClass + sCreeninG16:30, ilkley Playhouse, £5 inC. sCreeninG (tbC)

Born in Bridlington, Mark Herman has been responsible for some of the most iconic British films of the last 20 years. With work including Purely Belter, Brassed Off, Little Voice and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Mark has demonstrated a distinct directorial flare and has the enviable ability to work successfully with a range of genres. This is a unique opportunity to learn from one of the best and hear about his experiences of working in the film industry, discover how he became a director and to gain any tips and hints about following in his footsteps. The hour long Q&A will then be followed with a screening of one of Mark’s films with an introduction from Mark.

From the sea to the land beyond direCtor: Penny woolCoCkuk, 73 mins, u18:00, kinG’s hall, £15

With live accompaniment by British Sea powerBritish Sea Power perform their critically-acclaimed original score of From the Sea to the Land Beyond live onstage alongside a screening of the film. The six-piece set the course for an uplifting cinematic and musical voyage with a sound that ebbs and flows with the natural sounds of seagulls, ships, and snippets of speech. From the Sea to the Land Beyond is a fascinating and moving film by award-winning director Penny Woolcock who paints a lyrical portrait of Britain’s coastline, created through an exquisite combination of evocative archive footage drawn from the BFI National Archive. Look out for yorkshire’s coastline as the film evokes the nostalgia of seaside holidays past.

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lad: a yorkshire storydireCtor: dan hartleyuk, 2013, 96 mins, 12a20:00, ilkley Playhouse, £5

The yorkshire Dales provides the backdrop for the story of a young lad and his elder brother as they spend a weekend roaming the countryside. When Tom Proctor’s dad dies his world falls apart; his brother joins the army, his mum is threatened with eviction and Tom gets into trouble with the police. Tom’s life is turned around when he’s paired up with park ranger Al Thorpe in this enchanting coming-of-age story set in the stunning yorkshire Dales.

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ilkley throuGh the aGesyFa, 90mins, u11:00, kinG’s hall, £5

yorkshire Film Archive is delighted to be part of the Ilkley Film Festival, and present this special programme of archive film from our region, stretching from the very beginning of film back in the late 1890s through to the present day. With footage sourced from the yFA collections, discover familiar yorkshire themes and scenes along with some very local footage of Ilkley and the surrounding area, with a local historian and yFA representative to guide you through our local history on film.

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the ear (uCho) - 25th anniversary sPeCialdireCtor: karel kaChynaCzeChoslovakia, 1970, 94 mins, 12a12:00, ilkley Playhouse, £5

An extremely rare opportunity to watch a film which was instantly banned upon release in 1970. The story takes place over the course of an evening in the life of Ludvík and Anna, a bitter married couple. Ludvík, a senior ministry official, and his alcoholic wife Anna return home after attending a political party function and notice that someone has broken into their home. Several strange occurrences, including the disappearance of their spare house keys and dead phone lines, lead them to believe that they are under surveillance by their own government.


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the armstronG lie

direCtor: alex Gibneyusa, 2013, 122 mins15:30, kinG’s hall, £5

In 2009 Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong’s confession. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider’s view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong himself says: “I didn’t live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.” In this yorkshire Grand Départ year, get the story behind the headlines of the biggest scandal to happen to the world’s biggest annual sporting event.

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tim’s vermeer

direCtor: tellerusa, 2013, 80 mins + 30 mins Q&a13:00, kinG’s hall, £5

With colin Blakemore and philip Steadman in conversationTim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer (‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’) manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? The epic research project Jenison embarks on to test his theory is as extraordinary as what he discovers. Spanning a decade, Jenison’s adventure takes him to Delft, Holland, where Vermeer painted his masterpieces on a pilgrimage to the North coast of yorkshire to meet Bradford-born artist David Hockney, and eventually to Buckingham Palace, to see the Queen’s Vermeer.

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believe

direCtor: david sCheinmannuk, 2013, 94 mins, PG14:30, ilkley Playhouse, £5

A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby (Brian Cox), who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates. A film for the whole family, Believe is a crowd-pleasing story and a great example of contemporary British cinema that will warm your heart whether you’re a football fan or not! Described as Billy Elliott with footballs, this is a unique opportunity to watch the feel-good preview months before the theatrical release.

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the roCket

direCtor: kim mourdantaustralia, 2013, 96 mins, 12a17:00, ilkley Playhouse, £5

Having just picked up the prestigious audience award at Leeds International Film Festival this is a great opportunity to see what all the fuss was about. From the moment he is born, young Ahlo is deemed as cursed and bad luck seems to follow him around. His family, living in rural Laos, a country still scarred from the legacy of war, find they must leave their home when a dam-building project begins. They begin a long journey to Paradise, a new settlement that couldn’t be more misnamed. Ahlo befriends Kia and her eccentric Uncle Purple, and sets about trying to prove to the world that he can break the stigma of being so unlucky.

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metroPolis with live aCComPanimentdireCtor: Fritz lanGGermany, 1927, 150 mins, PG20:15, the kinG’s hall, £5

With piano accompaniment by acclaimed BFI pianist Stephen HorneAs part of our celebration of film, we are delighted to screen the recently restored edition of Metropolis, regarded as one of the most important films to ever be created. The director Fritz Lang created many of the tropes of science fiction cinema we see today. This edition is also the recently extended film after researches discovered an extra 25 minutes of footage hidden in a factory in Argentina. The screening also includes live piano accompaniment by renowned BFI pianist Stephen Horne. Be prepared to witness film history live in Ilkley presented as part of our Masters of Cinema screenings in partnership with Eureka! Films.

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the sea

direCtor: stePhen brownireland/uk, 2013, 86 mins18:00, the kinGs hall, £5

Based upon the 2005 Man Booker Prize winning novel The Sea follows a middle-aged art historian (Rufus Sewell) as he returns to the Irish seaside village where, as a boy, he and his family spent their holidays. His visit triggers a series of memories, some romantic, some disturbing, of a summer that saw the awakening of sexuality and an unexpected tragedy. John Banville adapted his Man Booker Prize-winning novel to provide the script for this haunting and superlatively acted film.

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