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Title:: Celebrating Cinema Double Bill A USEFUL LIFE (U) + CINEMA PARADISO (PG)
When:: 26.02.2012 13.45
Where:: Rio Cinema Dalston - London
Category:: Theatre and Cinema

Description

SUN 26 Feb • Celebrating Cinema Double Bill

A USEFUL LIFE (U) 1.45

(Uruguay/Spain 2010) dir. Federico Veiroj 63m. Subtitles. Digital.
Jorge Jellinek, Manuel Martinez Carril, Paola Venditto.

A wry, affectionate and charming comedy comedy-drama on the relationship between the movies and real life. It centres on a middle-aged movie buff Jorge who has for years been doing every job imaginable at the Cinemateca Uruguaya, an ailing institution where audiences are dwindling fast. As the threat of closure looms, Jorge must rethink his ways but maybe all those movies will help him survive after all... Beautifully shot in black-and-white, A USEFUL LIFE is a sheer delight from start to finish.

Trailer

+ CINEMA PARADISO (PG) 3.10

(Italy/France 1988) dir. Giuseppe Tornatore 122m. Subtitles. Digital.
Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Jacques Perrin.

A celebration of Cinema and a beautiful depiction of small-town Italian life as the inhabitants of a Sicilian village escape the grim realities of post-war life with visits to the local picture house. Salvatore is now a famous film director but 30 years ago as a small boy he learned most of what he'll ever know about love, loss and loyalty from Alfredo the cinema's projectionist, not to mention the art of cutting the censorable bits from each movie. A wonderful performance from the great Philippe Noiret is the icing on this wonderfully bitter-sweet tale of friendship, love, inspiration and memories.

Trailer unavailable at this time

£9/£7 Concs/£5.50 Under 15's

Venue

Venue:: Rio Cinema Dalston - Website
Street:: 103-107 Kingsland High Street
ZIP:: E8 2PB
City:: London
State:: Dalston
Country:: UK

Description

A great local cinema in Dalston. The Rio shows mainstream films and is also responsive to the interests of sections of the community often ignored by mainstream commercial cinema. Examples of this are the annual Turkish and Kurdish film festivals, the Saturday morning Children’s Picture Club, midweek Classic Matinées, the recently introduced Parent and Baby matinées and participation in Spanish and Gay and Lesbian film festivals. While all the other cinemas in Hackney have disappeared or become snooker halls and car auction rooms, the Rio continues to adapt and flourish.