saturday 6 june
MAIGRET AND THE ST FIACRE CASE
France : 1h 37m : 1959 : BW : Subtitles : Certificate 12
Directed by Jean Delannoy
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11.00 : ROYAL VIEW SUITE, THE PALACE HOTEL : TICKETS £7.00
The Countess de Saint-Fiacre, having received a terrible anonymous letter predicting her imminent death, summons Commissioner Maigret in the hope that he can protect her and save her from a secret ill-wisher.
+ THE YEAR OF THE MONSTER
UK : 25m : Director Rupert Barker
To follow
THE SECOND ACT
France : 1h 20m : 2024 : Subtitles : Certificate 15
Directed by Quentin Dupieux
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13.30 : ROYAL VIEW SUITE, THE PALACE HOTEL : TICKETS £7.00
Florence wants to introduce David, the man she's madly in love with, to her father. But David isn't attracted to her and wants to throw her into the arms of his friend Willy. The characters meet in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.
RADICAL
Mexico : 2h 5m : 2023 : Subtitles : Certificate 12
Directed by Christopher Zalla
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16.00 : ROYAL VIEW SUITE, THE PALACE HOTEL
: TICKETS £7.00
A teacher in a Mexican border town full of neglect, corruption, and violence, tries a radical new method to unlock their students' curiosity, potential - and maybe even their genius.
SHORT FILMS FROM SPAIN
Presented by Chris Izod​
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18.30 : ROYAL VIEW SUITE, THE PALACE HOTEL
: TICKETS £7.00
Following his very successful presentation at last year’s festival, local film historian Chris Izod has curated another wonderful collection of short films from Spain, which has seen a real resurgence in its film industry in recent years. These eight remarkable films cover a wide variety of topics and tones, from black comedy to drama and all points in between. (Subtitled.)
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+ BAD LANDS
Spain : 17m : Director Noé Galera
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1874? Somewhere in the arid desert of Murcia… where riding a horse went out of fashion. Barbara Heartbreaker, a dangerous fugitive, crosses the desert to her hut to save the chest with her father's inheritance. Once safe, she will face two unexpected visitors.
+ IT WAS OUR TURN
Spain : 6m : Director Ángela Conde
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At the bank, Daniel is attended by 80 year old Romualdo, a old fashioned man who doesn't quite make sense. A simple errand becomes an absurd experience, where nothing works as it should. Between ever-changing rules and generational mind games, Daniel becomes trapped in a logic he can’t follow… with no explanation.
+ JIMMY
Spain : 18m 30s : Director Aïcha Camara
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On the night of July 20, "Jimmy", a 15-year-old of Angolan origin named Ndombele Augusto Domingos, was murdered by a 24 year-old Spanish doorman at a nightclub in the Costa Polvoranca industrial estate in Alcorcón (Madrid). In this short film, the family demands justice to honor the memory of their son.
+ THE LAST GUEST
Spain : 16m : Director Nazim Galoul Kanouni
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Borja rents a house for one night before a job interview but discovers he must share it with Hugo and Patricia. Soon he suspects Hugo might be a serial killer, and as he hesitates between fleeing or staying, the strange noises confirm his fears.
+ LA SILLA/THE WHEELCHAIR
Spain : 5m 30s : Director Clara García
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Diversity in the classroom, its conflicts, and possible solutions, shown from the students' perspective using humor as the story's common thread.
+ PERLA
Spain : 12m 30s : Director Ignacio Nacho
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​Perla is he who waits hunched around the corner waiting for you intentionally. He can change your life in a blink of an eye. Perla will become your destiny.
+ THE LAST SESSION
Spain : 12m : Director David Molero
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​A woman who recently lost her husband undergoes "special" therapy to try to move on. She must choose between clinging to her past or embracing the future.
+ 3000 ELEPHANTS
Spain : 16m 30s : Director Miguel Piedrafita
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​At the end of their summer vacation in the town, a family prepares for the trip home by car. A trip that can be very, very long.
STEPPE
Kazakhstan : 1h 13m : 2022 : Subtitles : Certificate 15
Directed by Maxim Akbarov​
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21.00 : ROYAL VIEW SUITE, THE PALACE HOTEL
: TICKETS £7.00
This powerful true-life drama follows game wardens as they engage in battle with poachers on the wide-open steppes of Kazakhstan, often at the cost of their own lives.
The White Bus Ltd
The Old Waterworks
North Road
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 7AB
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