Movies http://www.zeffirellis.com/cinema/film The Latest Movies and Arthouse Films at Zeffirellis en dorothy@zeffirellis.com Copyright 2010 2010-08-31T16:08:59+00:00 CYRUS http://www.zeffirellis.com/cinema/film/cyrus/ Directed by mumblecore stalwarts Jay and Mark Duplass, Cyrus stars John C. Reilly as John, a middle-aged lonely divorced guy who, as the film opens, gets dragged to a party by his remarried ex-wife (Catherine Keener) -- who remains his best friend. After a few clumsy, drunken passes at a variety of women, John encounters Molly (Marisa Tomei), an attractive single-mom who finds John's social awkwardness appealing. They hit it off, and quickly begin a tender new relationship. Problems soon arise in the form of Cyrus (Jonah Hill), Molly's twentysomething son, who has an off-puttingly close relationship to his mom. Soon the jealous Cyrus sets about trying to break them up, and John must figure out how to deal with this unhinged and unexpected rival

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Thurs 30th September 7:00pm

Opening Night of the new Teatro Real season. Satirical opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, (written in Germany during Hitler's rise to power). About social disintegration, where love is a commodity in a capitalist society built on and run by criminals, and where the greatest crime, punishable by death, is to be poor.

Tickets £22.50; Movie Deal £37.45

 

 

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Thursday 23rd September

 

National Theatre Live launched in June 2009 with a broadcast of Phèdre. Seen by over 50,000 people worldwide, don’t miss your chance to see an Encore screening of this smash hit production. Helen Mirren takes the title role in this savage play by Jean Racine, translated into muscular free verse by the late Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes.

 

Tickets available soon

 

 

 

 

 

Showing in Fellinis in Digital format.]]> 2010-08-29T14:36:07+00:00 THE ILLUSIONIST http://www.zeffirellis.com/cinema/film/the-illusionist1/ FROM THE MAKERS OF BELLEVILLE RENDEZ-VOUS COMES THE FABULOUS  L'ILLUSIONNISTE

Details the story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever 

Showing in Fellinis in Digital format.]]> 2010-08-27T14:57:12+00:00 COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY http://www.zeffirellis.com/cinema/film/coc-chanel-igor-stravinsky/ Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky - the film based on Chris Greenhalgh's Coco & Igor - pays tribute to the life of Coco after Chanel, and as revealed in the title explores the electric relationship between the French fashion icon and the radical Russian-born composer. The two meet at the disastrous premier of Stravinsky's controversial The Rite of Spring, a performance that mesmerises Chanel, but due to a riot like reception, leaves Stravinsky inconsolable. It takes 7 years before they meet again in Paris – now Chanel is both rich and respected, whereas Stravinsky is living in exile as a penniless refugee. There is an immediate powerful attraction and she decides to shelter Stravinsky, offering him her summer villa in Garches as a sanctuary for his composing, as Chanel herself begins creating the revolutionary iconic perfume No5. Stravinsky moves in straight away, with his children and consumptive wife. And so a passionate, fiery love affair between two creative giants commence… The film stars Karl Lagerfeld's muse, a captivating Anna Mouglalis (Merci pour le Chocolate, Romanzo Criminale) as Mademoiselle Coco Chanel, and Mads Mikkelsen (After the Wedding, Casino Royale, Flame & Citron, Valhalla Rising) as an envincing Igor Stravinsky. The production of Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky has had the full support of Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel who have generously made available their archives and collections. Chanel also granted the filmmakers full access to Coco Chanel's celebrated apartment at 31, rue Cambon, Paris

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The new Royal Opera Season begins with a great audience favourite – both in opera and in its production. This great comedy with an edge brings a classic score by Mozart to a witty story of deception and trust tested to its limit. Can two apparently faithful couples have their affections altered by some apparently harmless deception? Jonathan Miller’s ever-popular production updates the 18th-century to today – while fashions and technology may have changed since Mozart’s time, human behaviour remains as fickle and manipulative as ever. Royal Opera favourite Thomas Allen returns in a strong cast of singers under acclaimed German conductor Thomas Hengelbrock. The title may suggest that it is the way of women to behave this way – 'such is the way they are' – but then it seems to be true of the men too. In this most sophisticated of operas with the most sublime of scores, no-one escapes unscathed.

Tickets now available £22.50 Movie Deal £37.45

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A unique opportunity to see the multi-award-winning comedian, actor, presenter, director and writer perform live. Thirteen years ago Stephen Fry's autobiography of his early years - Moab Is My Washpot - was published to rave reviews and became a bestseller. This event marks the publication of his hugely anticipated second volume of memoirs entitled 'Fry' and promises to give audiences an exclusive preview of his hilarious, frank and courageous new book.

Covering the Cambridge years through to his nervous breakdown.

Tickets £12.50; Movie Deal £26.45

Showing in Fellinis in Digital format.]]> 2010-08-05T09:58:47+00:00 THE SWITCH http://www.zeffirellis.com/cinema/film/the-switch/ Kassie (Jennifer Aniston – Friends, The Break-Up, The Bounty Hunter) is a smart, fun loving, single woman who decides she wants a baby. Despite her neurotic best friend Wally’s (Jason Bateman – Arrested Development, Juno, Up In The Air) objections, she chooses to go for this on her own and opts for the services of a charming sperm donor (Patrick Wilson – Watchmen, Hard Candy). Unbeknownst to Kassie, her plans go awry when Wally drunkenly makes a last minute switch that isn’t discovered until seven years later when he finally meets her precocious – though slightly neurotic – son.

Showing in TBC in Digital format.]]> 2010-07-30T16:20:21+00:00 CERTIFIED COPY http://www.zeffirellis.com/cinema/film/certified-copy/ Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami writes and directs this Italian-set romantic drama starring Juliette Binoche and William Shimell. Set over the course of one day in rural Tuscany, the film follows the enigmatic relationship between a man and woman who appear to have just met. James Miller (Shimell) is an English writer who has arrived in Tuscany to promote his new book. When an unnamed French gallery owner (Binoche) attends Miller's lecture discussing the value of original artworks as opposed to copies, the two meet up afterwards and set off together on a sightseeing tour to the village of Lucignano. On arrival, they are mistaken for a married couple - but what is the real nature of the connection between them?

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