Theatre at DraperHall

29/10/2022

17/06/2022

14/06/2022

Do you miss us? We miss you, but we are working behind the scenes and almost ready for a big announcement! In the meanwhile, good news from our friends at CineLumiere: We have 10 pairs of FREE tickets to give away for Wed 15th June opening screening of THE WAVE, the women filmmakers' showcase. Follow the instructions on the e-flyer, good luck and disregard the cut opp date of the 13th

14/06/2022

https://variety.com/2022/film/global/italy-female-filmmakers-the-wave-1235293617/
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14/06/2022

https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cine-lumiere/whats-on/festivals-series/the-wave-italian-women-filmmakers/

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11/06/2022

To escape the patriarchal cultural confines for women in rural Albania, Hana chooses to follow the Balkan tradition of declaring ‘eternal virginity’ and live as a man in the mountains. Years later, Hana looks to return to living as a woman and escapes to Italy, where she settles into a new exist...

08/06/2022

SAT 18 JUN

NORMAL
CERT. TBC
FESTIVALS & SERIES, SPECIAL SCREENINGS

The Wave: Italian Women Filmmakers

70 mins

In Italian with EN subtitles

ITA/SWE | 2019 | doc | dir. Adele TulliOriginal and visually daring, Normal is a genre-bending documentary that reflects on how female and male identities are performed in everyday interactions, through a collage of immersive scenes filmed all over Italy. From birth to adulthood, the film reveals how gender can define us in most of the things we do, affecting our gestures, desires, behaviours, and aspirations. With its open form and contemplative pace depicting the spectacle of gender in everyday life, the audience is invited to question and unravel the very idea of normality.

Preceded by the short film What ever happened to Darwin? (Leonardo Altieri, Sara Crippa, Giulia Manna, Maria Nocerino, 2019, 6 min.)

Sat 18 June 5pm
https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cine-lumiere/whats-on/special-screenings/normal/

05/06/2022

https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cine-lumiere/whats-on/special-screenings/a-street-in-palermo/
FRI 17 JUN

A STREET IN PALERMO
CERT. TBC
FESTIVALS & SERIES, SPECIAL SCREENINGS

The Wave: Italian Women Filmmakers

Via Castellana Bandiera

90 mins

In Italian and Albanian with EN subtitles

ITA/CHE/FRA | 2013 | dir. Emma Dante, with Alba Rohrwacher, Emma Dante, Elena Cotta

Two cars come face to face in a narrow street in Sicily, blocking the road. In one car are Rosa and Clara, two women arriving to celebrate a friend’s wedding, and in the other is Samira, the ancient and stubborn matriarch of the local Calafiore family. Neither one of the drivers wants to back down to let the other pass, igniting a silent duel consumed within the intimate violence of their glances, and within no time the whole village is involved. The film debut from renowned theatre and opera director Emma Dante, A Street in Palermo acutely dissects Sicilian culture, culminating in a powerful finale.

Preceded by the short film New Neighbours (Sara Burgio, Andrea Mannino, Giacomo Rinaldi, 2018, 5 mins)

Fri 17 June 8.40pm

02/06/2022

Based on a popular Neapolitan song, A Santanotte is one of the few films directed by Elvira Notari that can be seen today. The story follows Nanninella, a young girl who supports her abusive father with the money she makes waitressing. Forced into marrying a man she does not love, Nanninella is dest...