TUESDAY 23 JULY
The Drummer and the Keeper 7:30PM
M
Ireland, 2017
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Language: English
Director: Nick Kelly
Starring: Dermot Murphy, Jacob McCarthy, Adrian Hudson, Annie Ryan, Niamh Algar
What's it about?
Tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: Gabriel (Murphy), a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules, and Christopher (McCarthy), a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This heartwarming story shows the strength of the human bond in the face of adversity.
The New Girlfriend 9:20PM
MA15+
France, 2014
Genre: Drama
Language: French
Director: François Ozon
Starring: Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier, Raphaël Personnaz, Isild Le Besco, Aurore Clement
What's it about?Claire (Demoustier) and Laura (Le Besco) have been friends since primary school. Now, in their adult lives, with each happily married, to Gilles (Personnaz) and David (Duris) respectively, they are as close as ever. Then Laura dies after an illness and Claire's world is suddenly very empty. Being the godmother of Laura's child, Lucie, Claire visits David and Lucie, only to discover he has a startling secret.
Transcend old prejudices in 'The New Girlfriend'
WEDNESDAY 24 JULY
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior 7:30PM
M
China, 2009
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Language: Chinese
Director: Jingle Ma
Starring: Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Yu Rong-Guang
What's it about?
When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan (Zhao Wei) disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's (Rong-guang Yu) stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime startegy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders - but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?
Final Portrait 9:40PM
M
UK, 2017
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Biography
Language: English, French, Italian
Director: Stanley Tucci
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clemence Poesy, Tony Shalhoub, Sylvie Testud
What's it about?In 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, the American writer and art-lover James Lord (Hammer) is asked by his friend, the world-renowned artist Alberto Giacometti (Rush), to sit for a portrait. The process, Giacometti assures Lord, will take only a few days. Flattered and intrigued, Lord agrees. So begins not only the story of a touching and offbeat friendship, but, seen through the eyes of Lord, a uniquely revealing insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and, at times, downright chaos of the artistic process.
'Final Portrait' Exquisitely Examines Artistic Process
