OPENING NIGHT FILM 2011 ANNOUNCED
CINECITY is delighted to announce that the 2011 Opening Night film sponsored by Jameson is Steve McQueen’s SHAME.
Steve McQueen’s second feature is a raw and gripping study of sexual compulsion, need and desire with two perfect performances at its heart by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. Fassbender who first worked with visual artist/director McQueen on his debut HUNGER, has gone on to prove his range and star quality in numerous films and won Best Actor at Venice for this performance.
CINECITY PROGRAMME LAUNCH
The full programme will be launched at White Night on Oct 29th but here are are some of the confirmed highlights:
THE BEST OF BRITISH
Continuing the very strong showing of British films there is also a preview of THE DEEP BLUE SEA starring Rachel Weisz, adapted from the play by Terence Rattigan and directed by Terence Davies. Also screening is Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut CORIOLANUS, a modern-day take on the Shakespeare play and Julian Kerridge’s debut SEAMONSTERS, shot on the South Coast.
INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING DRAMAS
Paolo Sorrentino’s THIS MUST BE THE PLACE starring Sean Penn; Bela Tarr’s Berlin Film Fest winner THE TURIN HORSE, Austrian Cannes entry BREATHING, Belgian coming-of age drama THE GIANTS and in 3D, Japanese Samurai pic HARI-KIRI and Michel Ocelot’s TALES OF THE NIGHT, enchanting magical tales told through classic silhouette animation.
ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARIES
BOMBAY BEACH winner of the best Documentary Feature award at Tribeca, a poetic look at the flipside of the American dream through the lives of California’s dirt poor; Nick Broomfield’s latest SARAH PALIN – YOU BETCHA!; PATIENCE (After Sebald) a multi-layered essay film exploring the life, work and influence of author WG Sebald directed by the Brighton-based film-maker Grant Gee (director of the doc Joy Division).
EXHIBITION
THIS OUR STILL LIFE, a portrait of a Pyrenean farmhouse through the eyes and ears of film-maker Andrew Kotting and his daughter Eden complements a screening of his new film. (University of Brighton South Gallery Thurs 17 Nov – Sat 3 Dec).
INSTALLATION
Austrian film-maker Martin Arnold presents SOFT PALATE, a darkly humorous twist on Mickey Mouse and Pluto. (University of Brighton North Gallery Thurs 17 Nov – Thurs 1 Dec).
ARTISTS’ CINEMA
Screenings include Ben Rivers’ debut feature-length work TWO YEARS AT SEA and a complete screening of all 14 films in the series DO YOU LOVE ME LIKE I LOVE YOU made by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard to accompany the comprehensive re-issue of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds influential back catalogue. (University of Brighton Gallery Fri 2 and Sat 3 Dec).
LIVE SOUNDTRACKS
David Thomas (founder of the legendary Pere Ubu) and two pale boys perform a live underscore to the cult 1962 B-movie CARNIVAL OF SOULS a true original of low-budget artistry (Duke of York’s Fri 2 Dec); THE MAGICAL MISERY TOUR is a new live set from People Like Us, a surreal audio-visual collage based around extracts from hundreds of horror films. (Sallis Benney Theatre Sat 19 Nov); 65daysofstatic perform their original 90-minute score to the 1972 sci-fi classic SILENT RUNNING starring Bruce Dern. (Duke of York’s Fri 25 Nov).
BRIGHTON SCREENINGS
A showcase of new work by film-makers based in the city selected from open submissions to the festival. (various venues).
CLOSING NIGHT FILM
Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE skewers the hypocrisies of the middle classes in his adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play The God of Carnage, set in New York (Duke of York’s Sun 4 Dec).