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WELCOME
Our first major new exhibition of 2013 is a solo exhibition from internationally renowned artist Rosa Barba. Subject to Constant Change is a unique collaboration between Cornerhouse and Turner Contemporary and each venue will feature Barba's new film commission Subconscious Society in a different cinematic and sculptural format. January also sees the return of the young curatorial team behind our popular 2012 exhibition Lost is Found, who present fresh new group show Four in Gallery 1. The exhibition features four new commissions by artists selected from an open call for submissions. Get an insight into the process of putting the show together from one of the curators involved on p.08. The New Year also brings a fabulous selection of must-see films to our screens. Highlights include the much anticipated spectacle Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantinos blood soaked tribute to the Western genre; heartfelt British comedy Quartet, returning after the success of our sold out preview plus Q&A with stars Billy Connolly and Tom Courtenay back in December; and McCullin, a powerful documentary following the career of revered photojournalist Don McCullin. In March we welcome back Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival with more Spanish language films, events and special guests, as well as an exhibition from Mexican artist Yoshua Okn. Highlights of the festival are on p.24, and you can read an interview with Adam Isenberg, the director of moving documentary Una Vida sin palabras, on p.26.

INFORMATION Cornerhouse is Manchesters centre for contemporary visual art and independent film. Cornerhouse also has a publications division an international distribution service for visual arts books and catalogues. OPENING HOURS Main Building & Bar Mon Thu: 9:30 - 23:00 Fri - Sat: 9:30 - 00:00 Sun: 11:00 - 22:30 Galleries Mon: Closed Tue - Sat: 12:00 - 20:00 Sun: 12:00 - 18:00 Bookshop Mon Sun: 12:00 - 20:00 Caf Mon Thu: 11:00 - 23:00 Fri - Sat: 11:00 - 00:00 Sun: 11:00 - 22:30 Bank Holiday opening times Tue 1 Jan: Open from 12:00 Fri 29 Mar: Open from 12:00 Mon 1 Apr: Open from 12:00 (Gallery 1 open)

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This most comprehensive solo exhibition by Rosa Barba to date features a major new installation, Subconscious Society (2013), commissioned especially for the show, alongside a selection of related film sculptures. In a unique collaboration between Turner Contemporary and Cornerhouse, each institution will exhibit a different cinematic and sculptural format of Barbas work in Margate and Manchester during similar time periods. Barbas practice explores the material properties of film, such as the celluloid filmstrip, projection and sound apparatus, while at the same time probing the structure of cinematic narrative and its relationship to memory itself. Subconscious Society takes the end of the industrial age as its subject, shot on location in Kent and Manchester, and in part drawing on the latters rich history as a manufacturing capital in the 19th century. Using the grandiose interior of Manchesters hitherto abandoned Albert Hall (a former Methodist mission) as main stage, the artist assembled a group of local residents, some with memories of the building, and filmed them inside. Barbas protagonists reflect on different objects from the past: these are relics of the age of mechanical reproduction and analogue technology, now receded into near obsolescence and becoming increasingly mysterious in the digital present. Exterior scenes filmed in Kent show a post-industrial Thames Estuary with desolate structures rendered increasingly strange, such as abandoned boats, a collapsing pier, dilapidated sea forts rising out of the water on stilts, and Margates now defunct Dreamland amusement park, which opened its doors as a new mass leisure culture emerged in the early 1900s. Subconscious Society is shown on a large suspended screen in Gallery 3, projected onto from both sides using 35mm and 16mm film. At Turner Contemporary, the work appears in a fragmented form and is dispersed across various smaller projector sculptures scattered through the space. Also on view at Cornerhouse in Gallery 2 is Barbas five-projector installation Coro Spezzato: The Future Lasts One Day, which premiered at the Venice Biennale in 2009. Subject to Constant Change is curated by Henriette Huldisch for Cornerhouse and Lauren A. Wright for Turner Contemporary.

ART

ROSA BARBA: SUBJECT TO CONSTANT CHANGE

Organised in collaboration with Turner Contemporary.

Image Rosa Barba, Subconscious Society, 2013 (production shot) photo: Jenny Ekholm.

Exhibition supported by The Henry Moore Foundation, Institut fr Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa), ETC Ltd, and LSI Projects Ltd.

Sat 26 Jan - Sun 17 Mar Galleries 2 & 3 FREE

Find out more about the exhibition and look out for digital content at cornerhouse.org/ rosa-barba

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Inserted within the US tradition of civil war re-enactments, Octopus (2011) by artist Yoshua Okn offers an alternative presentation of the Guatemalan Civil War. Where usually such activities take place in historically significant locations by enthusiasts with no direct experience of the conflict in question, in this work the site is of symbolic significance. The battlefield is relocated to US soil at a Home Depot parking lot in Los Angeles, and the conflict is performed by people who fought during the Guatemalan Civil War. The former soldiers are now members of the Los Angeles Mayan community, and they gather to look for work as day labourers in the same parking lot where this performance takes place. United Fruit Company, UFCO (now known as Chiquita Banana), a US Company based in Guatemala and directly linked to the CIA-led coup and to the following civil war. Also presented is US (2005), a single channel animation originally created for the Monuments For The USA show. Yoshua Okn was born in Mexico City in 1970 where he currently lives. His work is like a series of nearsociological experiments executed for the camera blending staged situations, documentation and improvisation, questioning habitual perceptions of reality and truth, selfhood and morality. In 2002 he received an MFA from UCLA with a Fulbright scholarship. In 1994, Okn founded La Panadera, an artist-run space in Mexico City.

Sat 26 Jan - Sun 24 Feb Gallery 1 FREE

Image Yoshua Okn, Octopus, 2011.

The title makes reference to the nickname used in Guatemala for The

Gallery 1 show Four presents an exciting selection of brand new commissions from four UK-based artists.
Liz Wests colour drenched installation features a never-ending landscape of bright objects encased inside a reclaimed wardrobe. Beams of light will invite you to look inside as they seep out of the wardrobes open doors into dark surroundings. Tristram Aver has reinterpreted Richard Ansdells 19th century oil painting The Chase using internet found imagery and cultural and commercial iconography to create an altered view of contemporary Britishness and urban living. Kate Sully has created a giant petri dish, whose cultures made from printed fabric, wiring and other found objects suggest organic formations like coral and lichen. Nicola Ellis touchable, human-sized sculpture is made from irregular shaped paddlestones and has an unearthly, cocoon like appeal. Four has been curated and developed by Cornerhouses Young Curators, Elizabeth Gibson, Alex Leigh and Neetu Roy, the team responsible for the successful 2012 show Lost is Found. For this exhibition the curators devised an open call to give four artists the opportunity to each realise a specially commissioned piece. Exhibition supported by DOyly Carte Charitable Trust.
Image Tristram Aver, Busy Bodies and Busy Bees, (after Lucy Ann Leavers).

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TRISTRAM AVER NICOLA ELLIS KATE SULLY LIZ WEST

YOSHUA OKN: OCTOPUS

Sat 9 Mar - Mon 1 Apr Gallery 1 FREE

This exhibition is part of Viva! Festival, see p.26 for details.

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LAST CHANCE TO SEE

Image David Shrigley, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? installation shot at Cornerhouse. Photo: WEARETAPE.

David Shrigley: HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

Until Sun 6 Jan Galleries 1, 2 & 3 FREE If you havent already visited, make sure you dont miss your chance to see our hugely popular exhibition HOW ARE YOU FEELING? by artist David Shrigley before it draws to a close. The exhibition features a range of Shrigleys drawings, alongside site-specific work made especially for this exhibition, and offers visitors a highly interactive experience. Visitor comments This is fantastic! We all need a bit of humour in our lives. This might be the best exhibition Ive seen all year! Amazing opportunities for people to interact with the work! Exhibition supported by the Palace Hotel and Absolut Vodka.

Neetu Roy, one of our young curators, describes the process of selecting work for our exhibition, Four.

CURATING FOUR

ast year a team of young people came together to curate and market the exhibition Lost is Found. This year, the curators from this team were invited back to Cornerhouse to take on a new challenge. Our initial task was to design a brief for potential artists to create entirely new work for an exhibition opening in January 2013. After deliberating over an array of feasible themes for the show, we collectively decided that an open theme would be best. We thought that by having an open theme, we would receive a spectrum of diverse entries and, without a hint of a doubt,they most definitely were.

would be visually stunning and contextually interesting.Themes came into play, and after much deliberation the final four pieces were chosen. As a group, we established that these four pieces work together extremely well to produce an exhibition which is visually compelling and also accessible to a wide audience. Although there were battles to be fought, the entire process has been very democratic and the advantage of having multiple curators was indispensable as the different viewpoints helped formulate a more roundedapproachtoeachcommission. Working with Cornerhouse for a second time after the successful, Lost is Found exhibition has been a wonderful opportunity to develop our skills as curators. Unlike the artwork for Lost is Found where existing works were displayed, the pieces for Four are entirely new commissions and this is undoubtedly the aspect which excites me most. I am eager to see how the pieces are realised. Being part of the curatorial team for Four has most certainly been a un-four-gettable experience! Four is on show in Gallery 1 between Sat 26 Jan Sun 24 Feb. See p.05 for details.

If youre 14 17 and into film and art then sign up for our FREE young peoples Membership scheme.
Benefits include: 3 cinema tickets any day, any time 10% discount on books from our Bookshop Invites to exhibition previews and one off events Special offers and art projects

This summer, weve got a range of projects going on at Cornerhouse for young people aged 1419. For more information, visit cornerhouse.org/livewire

Within just six weeks, we were ambushed with over 600 applications, which included many international entries. Back at Cornerhouse, the mammoth job of whittling down to just four finalists confronted us. The carnage began Some of the proposals were immediately favoured by the group, whereas others divided opinion and encouraged constructive debate. As the numbers of entries diminished, recurring themes and concepts began to arise.Within several rigorous hours, we were able to shortlist the applications to around ten artworks which we thought were strong,

Image Liz West, Repeated Everyday Installation, 2012.

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ART EVENTS

CORNERHOUSE PROJECTS

Preview Rosa Barba: Subject to Constant Change & Four

Fri 25 Jan 18:00 21:00 FREE, Drop in Join us to celebrate the launch of our two latest exhibitions. Galleries 2 & 3 feature a solo show from internationally renowned artist Rosa Barba, which includes the debut of her new film commission shot in Manchesters previously abandoned Albert Hall. Gallery1group show Four features new commissions by Liz West, Tristram Aver, Kate Sully and Nicola Ellis.

Cornerhouse Projects is our ongoing exhibition showcase in our busy Caf and Bar. In response to feedback from audiences and artists, we are renewing our call for submissions with a refreshed and updated brief that gives new criteria and opportunities for this programme strand.

A portrait of the artist

Thu 17 Jan Mon 18 Feb FREE, Caf & Bar Portraiture can take many forms and this group showcase displays approaches to human representation that may challenge expectations. Featuring Alex Leigh, a member of Cornerhouses Young Curators Panel and co-curator of Four. Formerly a member of Creative Stars, Leigh experiments with new mediums to get under the skin of his profile.

Andrew Sawyer
Thu 21 Feb Tue 16 Apr FREE, Caf & Bar Manchester-based freelance photographer Andrew Sawyer has been making a name for himself as a travel photographer, as well as shooting landscapes, live music, portraits, and practicing fine art. For Cornerhouse Projects, he will be presenting two new series of works taken during recent artistic residencies in Morocco and Sweden. His work stands out due to its attention to detail, subtlety, and original treatment of tone and light.

Curators Tour & Talk Four

Sat 2 Feb 14:00 16:00 FREE, Early booking recommended Our young curators will lead a tour of Four before moving to the Annexe where they will be joined by the commissioned artists for a discussion around the exhibition. Come along to learn more about the process of selecting the final works from the many proposals received and the challenge of bringing together seemingly disparate projects to form an exhibition of related themes. This tour will be BSL interpreted.

Preview Yoshua Okn: Octopus

Fri 8 Mar 18:00 20:00 FREE, Drop in Join us on the launch night of Viva! 2013 and enjoy a complimentary drink and first look at our new exhibition from Mexican artist Yoshua Okn in Gallery 1, prior to our opening night film gala.

Artist and Curators Tour & Talk Rosa Barba: Subject to Constant Change
Sat 26 Jan 14:00 15:30 FREE, Early booking recommended Berlin-based artist Rosa Barba is joined by curator Henriette Huldisch to discuss her unique dual-site collaboration and joint commission between Cornerhouse and Turner Contemporary, Margate to create a bold, ambitious new work.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

We are seeking submissions from artists, curators, designers, collectives and other creative individuals and groups who wish to present new or existing work. We are especially interested in ideas that showcase at least one or more of the following priorities:
North West artists: whether emerging or established, tutored or self-taught, we welcome applications from people of any age, working in any artistic discipline, with a focus on contemporary visual art. Emerging curators: we now also welcome proposals from new curators and producers wishing to present a group or solo exhibition of artwork that may originate from the North West and beyond. Affordable art: were also keen to work with artists and curators based in the North West or nationally, to develop exhibitions of affordable art where single items do not exceed 150. Due to the nature of the exhibition space, all artwork must be 2D and wall-mountable, and should be ready to hang with all necessary fixtures and fittings provided.

Artists Talk Yoshua Okn

Sat 9 Mar 14:00 15:30 FREE, Early booking recommended Yoshua Okn will be joined by Artistic Director Visual Art and Film, Sarah Perks, for a cinema-based discussion interspersed with excerpts of the artists video work and installation views as we look into his evolving practice.

See p.29 for details of our January art course The Art of Walking
Images Left: Rosa Barba, Coro Spezzato: The Future Lasts One Day, 2009. Right: Kate Sully, Doily, 2012.

Please visit cornerhouse.org/cornerhouseprojects for the full submission brief.

Image Andrew Sawyer, Sculptures, 2012.

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COMING SOON

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Coffee & Chat: Micro Commissions

Tue 22 Jan, 12:00 - 14:00 Wed 6 Feb, 17:00 - 19:00 FREE, Drop-in Our Micro Commissions scheme aims to develop new, original and innovative ideas that can be realised for 500 or less. Do you have an idea youd like to propose but would prefer to discuss it with us first? If so pop into our downstairs bar on the dates above for an informal chat with members of the Micro Commission team, who will be on hand to give you feedback and advice before you submit your proposal. For more information visit www.microcommissions.org

DIGITAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS

4 full / 3 concs per session Work in the creative sector and want to fine-tune your digital skills? We continue our series of sessions to help develop your engagement with online audiences.

Anguish and Enthusiasm What Do You Do With Your Revolution Once Youve Got It?
Sat 13 Apr Sun 9 Jun Galleries 1, 2 & 3 FREE Anguish and Enthusiasm is an extraordinary group show of new and recent contemporary art from across the globe exploring the concept of a successful revolution. While revolutions can serve as landmark shifts in the history of a nation, people or a cause, it is often the post-revolutionary period that

reveals most about the mindset and outlook of those that map the new terrain. Frequently followed by Civil Wars and purges, many ideological principles and people themselves fall by the wayside. What makes a successful revolutionary? And who gets to decide? The exhibition will be accompanied by a film programme plus a series of in-depth events exploring these issues. Exhibition supported by Institut fr Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa).

Our Creative Industries programme offers a range of regular workshops, talks, opportunities and events for people working in the industry or those hoping to do so. These events, which are programmed in response to audience feedback, aim to help you develop your skills, widen your network and encourage innovative thinking.
Creative Lunch
Creative Lunch is our very own network to support emerging theatre and performance workers to develop their own practice and work. The network is free to join and meets both virtually and in the real world to share ideas and inspiration, develop partnerships, and get creative projects of all shapes and sizes off the ground. Workshops will be starting up again soon but for now why not join our creative community online at http://creativelunch.ning.com

Show & Tell

Sat 16 Feb 16:00 18:00 FREE, Drop-in Get a taste of whats happening in the mind of some of the citys leftfield innovators at the latest installment of our popular Show & Tell events. Bringing the visual arts community and Manchesters thriving digital design sector together in a playful and informal setting, ten artists and designers will make lightning-quick presentations about a current project, experiment or source of inspiration.

Image Sandra Ramos, El fin de la inocencia,1996.

Twitter Make it Work for You

Thu 24 Jan 18:00 20:00 Are you on Twitter but want to use it more effectively? From creating lists to deciding which browser is best for you, co-organiser of Manchester Social Media Caf Josh R gives you the tips and tools you need to make your 140 characters work for you.

Filmed Up
Fri 15 Mar 18:30 20:30 4.50 full / 3 concs Join us for 2013s first edition of Filmed Up, our regular North West Filmmakers night. Discover films produced on your doorstep, hear what the filmmakers have to say and network with a bunch of creative people. The entire programme is selected by a panel of Cornerhouse audience members and you will have the chance to vote for your favourite film on the evening. Want to submit a film? We accept submissions all year round. Visit cornerhouse.org/filmedup for full details.

Coding for Beginners

Thu 28 Feb 18:00 20:00 You come into contact with code and computer systems every day sometimes without even realising it. Coding might sound mind-boggling but understanding the basic principles and building blocks that underpin pretty much every programming language is well within the grasp of us all. In this session, technical writer Chris Mills will take you gently through all the programming fundamentals you'll need to gain a working understanding on how code and computer systems work, and youll even get to write some simple code yourself. All you need is a computer and an open mind no previous knowledge required.

Want to suggest a digital skills workshop we should programme? Have your say at cornerhouse.org/digiskills

Image Courtesy of eldh on Flickr.

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Art Great Lengths 2012 Neville Gabie

29.95, Cornerhouse/InSite Arts

Film Directory of World Cinema: Spain

15.95, Intellect Books Covering everything from Almodvars award-winning big budget productions to Pere Portabellas esoteric experimental documentaries, this comprehensive book is essential reading for all students and aficionados of Spanish Cinema. Perfect for brushing up your knowledge ahead of Viva! 2013. Available in our shop.

BOOKS
Cornerhouse Publications is our international distribution service for visual arts books and catalogues. You can download the current catalogue and buy books at www.cornerhouse.org You can also buy an incomparable range of cultural magazines, film books and postcards in our bookshop, many of which are not available online.

Between 2010 and 2012, Neville Gabie was Artist in Residence for the Olympic Delivery Authority. Focusing on the emerging worldscale and world-class development of the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, Gabie created a suite of new artworks that approach one of Great Britains largest construction projects in terms of the human body, and reflect upon the personal and social experiences of such a huge undertaking. Available online at cornerhouse.org/books

FOOD & DRINK

REGULAR EVENTS

VENUE HIRE
Cornerhouse has a number of spaces available for hire providing an ideal location for meetings, social events and private screenings in the heart of Manchester. Our spaces include three cinemas; the Annexe event space, a fully accessible space with its own private balcony area ideal for meetings, presentations or social events; plus a smaller room suitable for meetings or more intimate presentations. For more details visit www.cornerhouse.org/venuehire For costs and availability contact Pat Raikes at pat.raikes@cornerhouse.org or 0161 200 1511.

The Reel Deal Our Caf and Bar are the Every Mon & Tue Evening perfect place to meet for 14.50 full / 13.50 members drinks with friends, hold your meeting or have a Mondays and Tuesdays dont get quick bite to eat before any better than this! catching a film or checking Kick start your week and treat yourself to a film, a homemade pizza out our latest exhibitions.
We pride ourselves on offering quality homemade food inspired by cuisines from all over the world. Grab your morning coffee and breakfast muffin or lunchtime snack from the downstairs Bar, or visit our first floor Caf for a fabulous daily changing menu of pastries, quiches and salads in addition to classic caf bar fare like our ever popular pizzas and lamb burgers. Our dedicated patisserie chefs also ensure that we have a beautiful selection of cakes baked freshly throughout the day for you to enjoy. and a glass of wine or pint of Becks Vier for only 14.50, or 13.50 if you are a Cornerhouse Member. Limited availability, early booking recommended.

MEMBERSHIP

Get the most out of Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company by signing up as a Member, and enjoy a range of benefits including:

Monday Night Quiz

Every Mon, 20:30 FREE, Ground Floor Bar Test your knowledge of random bobbins with Mark at the weekly quiz. Every team wins a prize.

Two free cinema tickets 1 off all cinema tickets 10% discount on food and soft drinks in the Caf 10% discount on books from our Bookshop 5 off all course prices Exhibition preview invitations Latest programme information emailed to you in advance of being made available to the general public Priority booking on special events Exclusive Members opportunities, offers and discounts

Individual Membership starts from just 25 a year. Look out for our new membership scheme in April 2013.

Tie the knot at Cornerhouse

If you had your first date here and want to relive the romance for your wedding, or simply fancy getting hitched somewhere different, we are now able to offer marriage and civil partnership ceremonies in our cinemas and galleries as well as our Annexe function space. In addition to the ceremony we can provide a complete reception package. For more details contact Keziah on 0161 200 1508 or at cafebar@cornerhouse.org

Monthly Film Quiz in association with Fopp

Tue 8 Jan, Tue 5 Feb, Tue 5 Mar 20:00 14 per team of four, the Annexe So you think youre a movie buff? Join us for our latest monthly film quiz and test your movie knowledge to the limit. Top scorers can win a host of fantastic prizes from DVDs, books, CDs, film memorabilia and more! Limited availability, early booking recommended.

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Present your cinema ticket in our Caf Bar for the Valentines screenings of Annie Hall (see p.28) and indulge in a delicious New York Brownie (brownie with cheesecake swirled through) with ice-cream, plus a Manhattan cocktail enjoy on its own or as the perfect ending to a romantic meal for two.

For more information visit: cornerhouse.org/ membership

See our full menu at cornerhouse.org/ food-and-drink Contact the Caf Bar on 0161 200 1508

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JAN
Tue 1 Jan

AT A GLANCE

Sun 6 Jan Tue 8 Jan Wed 9 Jan Thu 17 Jan Fri 18 Jan Sun 20 Jan Mon 21 Jan Tue 22 Jan

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ART HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE Rosa Barba Subject to Constant Change Sat 26 Jan - Sun 17 Mar Four Sat 26 Jan - Sun 24 Feb Yoshua Okn: Octopus Sat 9 Mar - Mon 1 Apr

JANUARY MARCH
Heres your overview of whats on at Cornerhouse in January, February and March. For more information, updates and additions please visit www.cornerhouse.org To book tickets for events and screenings ring Box Office on 0161 200 1500 or book online at www.cornerhouse.org (no booking fee).

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Quartet opens Matinee Classic/ Babettes Feast Film Quiz Matinee Classic/ Babettes Feast + post-screening discussion NT Live/ The Magistrate Django Unchained opens Matinee Classic/ Stand by Me Spanish and Latin American Cinema in the 21st Century course starts Coffee & Chat: Micro Commissions The Art of Walking course starts Matinee Classic/ Stand by Me + post-screening discussion Twitter: Make it Work for You Preview/ Rosa Barba: Subject to Constant Change & Four Artist and Curators Tour & Talk/ Rosa Barba: Subject to Constant Change Chinese Film Forum UK/ Memories Look At Me + Introduction

FEB
Sat 2 Feb Mon 4 Feb Tue 5 Feb Wed 6 Feb Sun 10 Feb Wed 12 Feb Wed 13 Feb Thu 14 Feb Sat 16 Feb Mon 18 Feb Tue 19 Feb Wed 20 Feb Sun 24 Feb Wed 27 Feb 14:00 18:15 20:00 17:00 12:00 18:15 13:30 20:40 16:00 18:30 17:00 18:20 18:00 11:30 13:00

FILM HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE January Quartet From Fri 1 Jan Django Unchained From Fri 18 Jan February Hyde Park on the Hudson March Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival Fri 8 - Sun 24 Mar

l Curators Tour & Talk/ Four l Course Screening/ The Skin I Live In l Film Quiz l Coffee & Chat: Micro Commissions l Matinee Classic Valentines Special/ Annie Hall ll Course Screening/ Robinson in Ruins l Matinee Classic Valentines Special/ Annie Hall l Matinee Classic Valentines Special/ Annie Hall l Show & Tell l Course Screening/ [REC] Genesis l One Hour Intro/Popular Taiwan Cinema Beyond the Arthouse l Chinese Film Forum UK/ You Are the Apple of My Eye l Coding for Beginners l Matinee Classic/ Lawrence of Arabia l Matinee Classic/ Lawrence of Arabia + post-screening discussion

For latest dates and times or to book tickets visit cornerhouse.org or call 0161 200 1500

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l Matinee Classic/ 12 Angry Men l Film Quiz l Matinee Classic/ 12 Angry Men + post-screening discussion l Preview/ Yoshua Okn l Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival opens l Artists Talk/ Yoshua Okn ll Filmed Up l Matinee Classic Viva! Special/ Long Holidays of 1936 l Matinee Classic Viva! Special/ Long Holidays of 1936 + post-screening discussion l NT Live/ People l Lithuanian Animation Retrospective

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CONTINUING

FILM

NEW RELEASES
Safety Not Guaranteed (15)
From Wed 26 Dec Dir Colin Travorrow/US 2012/85 mins Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake M. Johnson, Karan Soni The feature debut of writer Derek Connolly and director Colin Trevorrow, Safety Not Guaranteed tells the story of three magazine journalists who set out to investigate a classified ad in which a man is looking for the right companion to time travel with. From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine and executively produced by the Duplass brothers, this low-key comedic delight stars Mark Duplass (Your Sisters Sister) as the time traveller and Aubrey Plaza plays Darius, his potential companion.

McCullin (15)
Dirs David Morris, Jacqui Morris/GB 2012/89 mins This poignant documentary tracks the courageous career of awardwinning Sunday Times photographer Don McCullin, who travelled internationally to record conflicts and the turmoil of our world throughout the1970s. With unprecedented access to his personal archive, McCullin shows us his life through a lens, talking candidly about his entire career and the often unbearable humanitarian disasters and war-stricken situations he sought to expose. McCullins harrowing images drew attention from the weekend paper-reading British public, but also earned him the criticism of disapproving governments, humiliated by the atrocities he revealed through his groundbreaking photography. Contains images of warfare some viewers may find distressing.

From Fri 18 Jan / CTBA / US 2012 / Running Time TBC

DJANGO UNCHAINED
DIR. QUENTIN TARANTINO JAMIE FOXX, CHRISTOPH WALTZ, LEONARDO DICAPRIO, SAMUEL L JACKSON, KERRY WASHINGTON, JONAH HILL
Gone are the days of a six-year wait between Tarantino films, as hot on the heels of 2009s Inglourious Basterds comes his latest epic. Taking subtle cues from Sergio Corbuccis 1966 spaghetti western Django, the film is set in the deep south just prior to the American civil war. Jamie Foxx stars as the titular hero a slave living a life at the mercy of Dr. King Schultz, played by the ever brilliant Christoph Waltz. Django sets out on the hunt for a ruthless gang of killers in order to eventually rescue his wife Broomhilda Von Shaft from vicious plantation owner Calvin Candie. With standout performances across the board and character names like that, who could resist?

The new release films listed in this guide are the highlights of our film programme coming up over the next three months. Where we know we are showing a film on date (i.e. as soon as they are released nationally) we have included dates. These films will be screening for at least one week, or longer if they prove popular. All other films are listed by month of their release, but without dates. Dates and times for these film will be confirmed on our website and in our e-newsletters nearer the time. Well also be adding more films to the programme during the quarter, so check the website, or sign up to our free weekly e-newsletters for the latest programme information. You can also phone Box Office on 01612001500 for film listing information. Film times are published in a weekly calendar on Tuesdays at14:00 which you can pick up from our building or download from our website.

RELEASED IN JANUARY

Quartet (12A)
From Tue 1 Jan Dir Dustin Hoffman/GB 2012/98 mins Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith, Michael Gambon Lifelong friends Wilf and Reggie, together with former colleague Cissy, are long-term residents of Beecham House a specialist retirement home for opera singers. Every year on Verdis birthday, the residents unite to give a concert to raise funds for their home. But when Reggies exwife Jean, the former grande dame of the opera, makes a surprise return, the plans for this years concert begin to unravel. Marking the directorial debut for Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman, Quartet is a witty and charming British film about growing old with hope.

Hors Satan (15) (Outside Satan)

Dir Bruno Dumont/FR 2011/110 mins/French wEng ST David Dewaele, Alexandra Lemtre, Valrie Mestdagh, Sonia Barthlmy, Juliette Bacquet Hors Satan is an enigmatic and compelling film from French director Bruno Dumont. Set on the French coast, in an unnamed hamlet, the film follows a loner, billed simply as the guy who struggles through his strange existence, poaching, praying and building fires. A girl from a local farm takes care of him and feeds him. They spend time together in the wild scenery of dunes and woods, mysteriously engaging in private prayer at the edge of the ponds, where the devil is prowling...

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RELEASED IN MARCH

Caesar Must Die (CTBA) (Cesare deve morire)

Dirs Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani/IT 2012/76 mins/ Italian wEng ST Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri, Cosimo Rega, Antonio Frasca, Juan Dario Bonetti The Taviani brothers compelling drama documentary Caesar Must Die was awarded the prestigious Golden Bear at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival. Set in one of Romes maximum security prisons, the film documents the prisoners production of Julius Caesar. The directors draw subtle parallels between Shakespeares text and the contemporary world, interweaving the dual narratives of the dramas that unfold on and off the stage.

stardom, altering his entire life in expectation of his imminent celebrity. With a mesmerising score from Alexandre Desplat (The Kings Speech), Reality is a modern-day fairy tale that delves into the darker side of celebrity culture.

What Richard Did (15)

Dir Lenny Abrahamson/IE 2012/ 87 mins Jack Reynor, Risn Murphy, Sam Keeley, Lars Mikkelsen Richard is a charming and talented teenager looking forward to a future of endless optimistic possibilities. During the long, easy summer days before university, Richard meets Lara, a friend of a friend, who offers him the mature relationship that hes yearning for. But when a mindless moment of violence pushes him to the edge of reason, devastating the lives of the people closest to him, can Richard save his world from crumbling around him? Irish filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson (Adam & Paul) brings a fresh insight into Irelands middleclasses rarely seen on screen.

Song for Marion (PG)

Dir Paul Andrew Williams/GB 2012/93 mins Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston, Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Anna Reid Terence Stamp stars as Arthur, an incorrigible grump set in his ways but wholly dedicated to the love of his life, wife Marion. Whilst Arthur routinely goes about his senior years, Marion embraces every opportunity she can and practises regularly in quaint ragtag community choir The OAPZ. When Marion suffers a cancer relapse, Arthur is forced to confront his painfull relationship with their estranged son, James, and grudgingly immerse himself in an unfamiliar sociable lifestyle. Written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (London to Brighton), this astutely observed family drama is anchored by emotionally heartrending performances from its all-star cast.

Lore (CTBA)
Dir Cate Shortland/DE AU 2012/108 mins/German wEng ST Saskia Rosendahl, Kai Malina, Nele Trebs, Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Mika Seidel When the German resistance collapses and her parents are imprisoned by Allied forces, teenager Lore is left to fend for herself and her siblings. The children set out across a war-torn and defeated landscape for their grandmothers house, hoping for some sort of salvation. Amidst the chaos, they encounter Thomas, an emaciated and mysterious Jewish refugee seemingly with no past. When all Lore has ever known results in a lifetime of lies, she must go against her natural instincts and consider who and what she can now trust. This powerfully emotional and lyrical tale asks us to reconsider the nature of love, guilt and forgiveness in a battle-scarred world.

Beyond the Hills (CTBA) (Dupa dealuri)

Dir Cristian Mungiu/RO FR BE 2012/150 mins/Romanian wEng ST Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga, Catalin Harabagiu Set in an austere and remote Romanian Monastery, Beyond the Hills is based on the true story of an unusual exorcism. Directed by Palme dor winner Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days), the film focuses on the close friendship of two young women, Alina and Voitcha, who were raised together in an orphanage and then reunited following years of separation. In the time that theyve been apart, Voitcha has taken her holy vows and has devoted her life to God. But Alina wishes for the pair to resume their life together away from the draconian life in the monastery. Her passionate rejection of the church and its rules sets in motion a devastating series of events.

In The House (CTBA) (Dans la maison)

Dir Franois Ozon/FR 2012/ 105 mins/French wEng ST Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, Denis Menochet, Bastien Ughetto For his follow up to 2011s run-away hit Potiche, acclaimed French auteur Franois Ozon presents a captivating thriller with blackly comic tones. Based on Juan Mayorgas play The Boy in the Back Row, In The House stars heavyweights of French cinema Kristin Scott Thomas, Fabrice Luchini and Emmanuelle Seigner in a dangerous tale of intrigue and deception. Literature teacher Germain is jaded by his mundane work life and his marriage is far from perfect. His passion for teaching is unexpectedly reignited by a gifted student who shows considerable literary promise, but whose essays and means of inspiration begin to blur the boundaries between reality and fiction.

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Hyde Park on Hudson (12A)

Dir Roger Michell/GB 2012/95 mins Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Williams, Samuel West, Olivia Colman Bill Murray gives a marvellously wry and likely Oscar-nominated performance as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in this charming tale that follows King George VI and Queen Elizabeths visit to America.The story centres around the controversial affair that the President pursues with Daisy, his younger and gently impoverished distant cousin, and the reaction of the visiting Royals, played with gusto by Samuel West and Olivia Colman. Beautifully recreating 1930s America, the film really comes to life in the sparring between the heads of state, with Murray and West on splendid top form.

Good Vibrations (15)

Dirs Lisa Barros DSa, Glenn Leyburn/GB IE 2012/103 mins Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Dylan Moran, Liam Cunningham, Kerr Logan

No (15)
Dir Pablo Larran/CL US 2011/ 118 mins/Spanish wEng ST Gael Garcia Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers, Marcia Tagle Pablo Larrans No follows Tony Manero and Post Mortem to complete the directors powerful trilogy of films set during the rule of Chilean dictator Pinochet. This historical drama which stars Gael Garca Bernal as Rene Saavedra, a talented young advertising executive who is tasked by Pinochets opposition with heading up a campaign for a no vote in the countrys 1988 referendum. With immense pressure to succeed, and under scrutiny from the authorities, Rene and his team come up with offbeat ideas for the campaign. Winner of the Directors Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival 2012.

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Set in 1970s Belfast, at the height of the Troubles, Good Vibrations is a fascinating portrait of Terri Hooley, a visionary and a rebel who became the Godfather of Northern Irelands punk scene. Terri is the ultimate music fan, and rather than turn to the partisan violence engulfing his city, he sets up the Good Vibrations record shop, bullishly working against the odds to make it a success. With a great soundtrack and excellent central performance from Richard Dormer, Good Vibrations is an inspirational story of one mans determination to place music above all else.

Reality (CTBA)
Dir Matteo Garrone/IT FR 2012/115 mins/Italian wEng ST Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone, Graziella Marina, Nell Iorio Director Matteo Garrone follows his Palme dOr nominated mafia drama, Gomorrah, with this scathing and lively satire showing the extreme lengths one man will go to to achieve his five minutes of fame. Luciano is a busy fishmonger juggling his career with a hectic home life in Naples. When his family persuades him to audition for reality TV show Big Brother, Luciano drifts away with fantasies of wealth and

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The Magistrate
Thu 17 Jan 18:45 Oscar nominee and Tony Awardwinner John Lithgow (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, 3rd Rock from the Sun) takes the title role in Arthur Wing Pineros uproarious Victorian farce, directed by Olivier Awardwinner Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You and Into the Woods, Regents Park Open Air Theatre, London). When amiable magistrate Posket (John Lithgow) marries Agatha (Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll, After the Dance), little does he realise shes dropped five years from her age and her sons. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious indignities and outrageous mishaps.

People
Thu 21 March 18:45 Award-winning writer Alan Bennett is reunited with director Nicholas Hytner and Olivier Award-winning actress Frances de la Tour, with whom he worked on The History Boys and The Habit of Art, for his eagerly anticipated new play People. People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through ones house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy (Frances de la Tour) wonders if an attic sale could be a solution. Also on sale now is This House, a sharp and critically-acclaimed new play about the ruthless, fast-paced world of 1970s British politics, which screens on Thu 16 May.

Memories Look at Me (CTBA) (Ji yi wang zhe wo)

Tue 29 Jan 18:20 Dir Song Fang/CN 2012/87 mins/ Mandarin wEng ST Song Di-jin, Song Fang, Song Yuan A young womans return from Beijing to visit her parents in their hometown of Nanjing sparks reflections on the changes their lives have witnessed. Actor Song Fang (Flight of the Red Balloon) steps behind as well as in front of the camera for this, her Locarno Film Festival award-winning directorial debut. Clearly influenced by the hybrid style of Jia Zhangke, here producing, Memories Look at Me is a meticulously constructed reflection on ageing and memory in a rapidly changing modern China. Gracefully suspended between the docu-fiction genre of producer Jia Zhangke and the gentle observational qualities of Hou Hsiao-hsien... Memories Look at Me nonetheless succeeds in finding its own, low-key groove. Variety

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You Are the Apple of My Eye (CTBA) (Na xie nian, wo men yi qi zhui de nu hai)
Tue 19 Feb 18:20 Dir Giddens Ko/TW 2011/109 mins/Mandarin wEng ST Ko Chen-Tung, Michelle Chen, Steven Hao, Ao-Chuen, Tsai Cheng-Hsien, Yen Sheng-yu, Wan Wan To celebrate Chinese New Year, we are pleased to present this special screening of You Are the Apple Of My Eye.Breaking box office records across Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and China when it was released in 2011, You Are the Apple of My Eye is a teenage coming-of-age romance set in Taiwan, spanning the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. Director Giddens Ko brings his semi-autobiographical novel to the big screen, looking back on the growing pains of adolescence and young adulthood with bittersweet nostalgia and gentle, self-deprecating humour. Supported by the Confucius Institute, in association with the Chinese Film Forum UK.

One Hour Intro Popular Taiwan Cinema Beyond the Arthouse

Tue 19 Feb 17:00 FREE, Booking required European arthouse and festival audiences may be familiar with the films of Taiwan New Cinema auteurs, such as Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tsai Ming-liang and Edward Yang. However, since the revival of popular film production in the territory in the mid-2000s, Taiwanese cinema has been breaking box office records at home and in the region, yet remains relatively unseen on European screens. This talk from Dr. Felicia Chan (RCUK Fellow in Film, Media and Transnational Cultures, The University of Manchester) will survey several contemporary Taiwanese films and explore the limitations such a politics of selection imposes upon our understanding of national and cultural cinemas.

LITHUANIAN ANIMATION RETROSPECTIVE

Wed 27 Mar 18:10 5.50 full / 4 concs This special screening is presented for the100th anniversary of Lithuanian Animation. The programme starts with the one of the greatest pioneers of the medium, self-taught filmmaker Ladislas Starewitch and her stopmotion masterpiece with live bugs, The Insects Christmas (1913). Lovingly curated by Dasa Vanova, the programme offers highlights from the archive and also showcases contemporary talent such as Urte Budinaites Independence Day (2012). A dark streak of humour pervades this unmissable retrospective which spans puppet, hand-drawn, cutout, shadow theatre techniques and computer-generated films. For programme updates and confirmation of guests please visit cornerhouse.org/Lithuaniananimation With thanks to the Lithuanian Embassy in London, Daiva Parulskiene, Rita Valiukonyt , Dasa Vanova and the Anifest Festival in the Czech Republic.
Images Top: The Magistrate rehearsal image. Bottom: Independence Day (Urte Budinaite, 2012).

Event
This screening will be introduced by Chris Berry, Professor of Film Studies at Kings College London. Presented by the Chinese Film Forum UK, as part of its symposium The creation and circulation of Chinese identities in and through cinema, held at the Chinese Arts Centre, on Tue 29 Wed 30 January. For more information visit www.cffuk.org

Image Left: Memories of Me. Top: You Are the Apple of My Eye.

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March sees the return of Viva! and the19th edition of the festival brings a selection of the best films from across Spain and Spanish speaking Latin America to our screens as well as an exhibition from Mexican artist Yoshua Okn to Gallery 1(see p.07). On these pages are a selection of highlights you can expect from the film programme, which features comedies, dramas and documentaries. Full programme details, including details of events for film fans and language learners, will be announced in February. Visit cornerhouse.org/viva2013

Violeta se fue a los cielos

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Blancanieves (CTBA) (Snow White)

Dir Pablo Berger/ES 2012/ 104 mins Maribel Verd, ngela Molina, Daniel Gimnez Cacho, Pere Ponce, Jos Mara Pou, Inma Cuesta Pablo Bergers spectacular silent film Blancanieves is an inventive and amusing translation of the Snow White story to the bull-fighting world of 1920s Seville. With stunning black and white cinematography, Blancanieves is an exquisite homage to Europes Golden Age of silent cinema.

(Violeta Went to Heaven)

Dir Andrs Wood/CL AR ES BR 2011/110 mins/Spanish wEng ST Francisca Gaviln, Thomas Durand, Christian Quevedo Violeta se fue a los cielos recounts the fascinating life of Violeta Parra (1917-67), Chilean composer, songwriter, folklorist, visual artist, and mother of the New Chilean Song Movement. Andrs Wood traces Parras life from her humble beginnings in rural Chile to her life as a cultural icon passionate about preserving traditional culture. The film features a rich soundtrack of Parras influential songs. Part of Radical Women Manchester

Los Lobos de Arga (CTBA) (Game of Werewolves)

Dir Juan Martinez Moreno/ES 2011/102 mins/Spanish wEng ST Gorka Otxoa, Carlos Areces, Secun de la Rosa Spanish werewolf comedy Los Lobos de Arga is a retro parody of the horror genre, complete with splatter gore, monsters and a cute canine sidekick. Tomas is a nave and unsuccessful writer who returns to his familys historic homestead in the Galician village of Arga after a15-year absence. Lured by the promise of an award for his literary achievements, Tomas instead finds himself centre stage in a battle against a deadly hundredyear-old curse.

La Vida empieza hoy (CTBA) (Life Begins Today)

Dir Laura Ma/ES 2010/90 mins/ Spanish wEng ST Pilar Bardem, Mara Barranco, Sonsoles Benedicto, Educardo Blanco, Mariana Cordero Spanish comedy La Vida empieza hoy takes a light-hearted approach to sex lives in the third age, when a Barcelona community centre provides classes aimed at reawakening the dormant libidos of its very mature students.

El Mundo es nuestro (CTBA)

Dir Alfonso Snchez / ES 2012/ 87 mins/Spanish wEng ST Alfonso Snchez, Alberto Lpez, Pepe Rodriguez, Antonia Gmez, Mara Cabrera, Alfonso Valenzuela

Ali (CTBA)
Dir Paco R. Baos/ES 2012/ 84 mins/Spanish wEng ST Vernica Forqu, Nadia de Santiago, Julin Villagrn Shot with a sun-drenched palette of bold primary colours, Paco R. Baos feature directorial debut is an engaging coming-of-age story about a rebellious Spanish teenager coping with her mothers delicate mental health. Damaged by past experiences, the eponymous Ali builds a wall around her heart that risks repelling those who love her most.

VIVA! 19TH SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL FRI 8 SUN 24 MAR
In partnership with Instituto Cervantes Manchester.

Topical heist comedy El Mundo es nuestro makes a farce with bite out of Spain's current financial woes. Dressed as holy week penitents, two working class sevillanos decide that the only way to escape their crisishit city is to rob a bank. When things dont go to plan, the pair end up with an oddball group of hostages and an even bigger crisis on their hands.

Del lado del verano (CTBA) (The Summer Side)

Dir Antonia San Juan/ES 2012/ 100 mins/Spanish wEng ST Antonia San Juan, Eduardo Casanova, Secun de la Rosa, Sara Guerra Del lado del verano is an entertaining comedy from the Canary Islands which centres on the trials and tribulations of a wonderfully dysfunctional family. The film stars and is directed by well-known Spanish actress Antonia San Juan, best known for her role as Agrado in Pedro Almodvars All About My Mother.

Una Vida sin palabras (CTBA) (A Life Without Words)

Dir Adam Isenberg/NI 2011/ 71 mins/Spanish wEng ST

For details of our January film course, Spanish and Latin American Cinema in the 21st Century, see p.29

Una Vida sin palabras is a moving documentary about young Deaf adults in rural Nicaragua who gain their first experience of communication through sign language thanks to the determination of their teacher Tomasa.

Image Credits Opposite page: Blancanieves. Top left: Los Lobos de Arga. Bottom left: Ali. Top middle: Violeta se fue a los cielos. Bottom middle: El Mundo es nuestro. Top right: La Vida empieza hoy. Bottom right: Del lado del verano.

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lives in Istanbul, Turkey, where he hosts and directs a travel documentary program (Adem'in Seyir Defteri) for TRT, Turkey's state broadcaster. This is his first film. Why did you choose to make a film about Deafness? To me, the film is not really about Deafness. Its about language. It contrasts those who have itsuch as the Deaf sign language teacher in the filmwith those who dont: Dulce Maria and Francisco, and countless others in rural communities around the world who have grown up Deaf and deprived of the chance to learn a sign language. To meet someone who doesnt know any language is to begin to understand its central importance to our lives. How did you first come across the NGO helping Dulce Maria and Francisco? I studied linguistics and remember from my studies the curious story of the emergence of Nicaraguan Sign Language. I wanted to make a documentary about that, so I started digging around online and came across the NGO Nicaraguan Sign Language Projects. I corresponded with the NGOs director, then spent a few weeks travelling around Nicaragua meeting people from the Nicaraguan Deaf community. Along the way, through a friend of a friend, I was introduced to the family in the film. Dulce Maria and Francisco were like no one Id ever met: adults who knew not a word of any language not even their own names. They seemed suspended in another dimension, even a bit mystical, forgotten at the outer limits of our linguistically and socially constructed reality. Their life, and the predicament of countless others like them, became more important to me than the history of the local sign language. So the film became about them, and the sign-language teachers efforts to reach them. Were there any particular difficulties in making this film in Nicaragua? Funding was hard. In the end, it all came out of my pocket, and from many kind donations from friends who cared about the project. We filmed for seven weeks. In all, it was a wonderful experience getting to know the family in the film, and spending time in rural Nicaragua. Great people and a very special country. Do you have on-going links with the family in the film? Did they get to see it? It took a while to arrange, but eventually the on-sight assistant, Nola Nackerudan American woman who has lived there for years and has close ties to the Deaf communitywas able to take the film up to them on a borrowed laptop. I wish I could have been there to watch with them. They dont have a phone, so we keep in touch through Nola. With Dulce Maria and Francisco, of course, the only communication is face to face. Nola goes out now and then, and keeps me posted on how they are doing. I miss them. Is there a Deaf culture/community in Nicaragua like there is in the UK? Do Deaf people there have a legal entitlement to communication support? There is an active national association for and by Deaf Nicaraguans called ANSNIC. They are the heart of the Deaf community there. But ANSNIC and the NGO in the film dont have the funds to reach everyone, so in practice educational opportunities for the Deaf are often severely lacking, especially in rural communities. Whatever the laws on the books may be, Deaf people in Nicaragua often face tremendous hardship. But I saw hope for progress from the Deaf I met in the capital, who have a strong sense of cultural identity and are more or less politically mobilised. What are you working on now? Id like one day to make my original project about the creation of Nicaraguan Sign Language. Its really a fascinating story, but for now Im busy with another couple documentaries in development: one about the treatment of the Deaf in prisons, and the other about child labourers here in Istanbul. Una Vida sin palabras will be screened during the 19th Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival, Fri 8 - Sun 24th March. See p.25 for more information.

UNA VIDA SIN PALABRAS

Director Adam Isenberg answers some of our questions about his debut film Una Vida sin palabras which screens as part of the 19th Viva! Spanish & Latin American Film Festival.

orn Deaf on a farm in Nicaragua, Dulce Maria (28) and her brother Francisco (22) have never strayed more than a few miles from their rural home. They know no language at all written, spoken or signed. They are entirely locked out of fundamental knowledge, having never had a conversation with anyone. This begins to change when they are visited by a Deaf sign-language teacher, working for a local NGO, who comes to their village determined to teach them their first words. Adam Isenberg was born outside San Francisco, USA, and has a degree in linguistics from UC Berkeley. He

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New Print Stand by Me (15)

New Print Directors Cut Lawrence of Arabia (PG)

Dir David Lean/GB 1962/227 mins Sun 24 & Wed 27 Feb Peter OToole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif One of the screen's grandest epics, this monumental story recounts the true life experiences of the enigmatic scholar and adventurer T.E. Lawrence, better known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia. Leans multiOscar winning biopic is visually stunning and boasts a wonderfully rousing score from Maurice Jarre. Screening at the earlier times of 11:30 on Sun 24 Feb and 13:00 on Wed 27 Feb.

MATINEE CLASSICS
Our popular, ongoing programme brings cinema classics to the big screen every month with each film showing on a Sunday at 12:00 and the following Wednesday at 13:30. There are informal postscreening discussions following the Wednesday screenings see our website for details. If youd like to enjoy breakfast or an early lunch in our Caf before feasting your eyes, then please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Sun 20 & Wed 23 Jan Dir Rob Reiner/US 1986/87 mins Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry OConnell, Kiefer Sutherland An unnamed author finds out an old friend has passed away, and begins to recall memories of his misspent youth, when he and his gang of close-knit friends went searching for a missing teenagers body but found more than they bargained for. This powerful and touching coming of age story features a wonderful performance from a young River Phoenix.

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12 Angry Men (U)

Sun 3 & Wed 6 Mar Dir Sidney Lumet/US 1957/93 mins Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall, Jack Warden, Ed Begley A Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder, accused of killing his own father. When the jury retire to consider their verdict, only one person, juror number eight (Henry Fonda) refuses to accept this as an open and shut case, and doubts the accuseds guilt. Set in the New York jury room where the 12 men are deliberating, Lumets debut feature is a masterwork of directorial control, which creates a tense atmosphere of claustrophobia.

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The Art of Walking

Starts Tue 22 Jan 18:30 20:30 50 full/ 35 concs, 7 weeks (includes optional walking expedition on Sun 3 Mar) A mundane trip to the shops or an encounter with the sublime where every step creates an imaginary universe? Walking is an everyday activity with extraordinary resonances; it has inspired a rich tradition of writers, artists, performers and activists. This course will explore walking as a creative practice and will take us on a journey from Blake and Wordsworth to Richard Long and Marina Abramovi. We will unravel c the tangled routes of Situationists, Surrealists, psychogeography, mythogeography, deep topographers and more, as well as sharing inspiring techniques for DIY drives that bring the theory into multisensory reality.

Led by
Morag Rose, co-founder of The LRM (Loiterers Resistance Movement) an interdisciplinary collective exploring psychogeography, public space and the hidden sights, sounds and stories of the city. Beginners level, no prior knowledge required.

Valentines Special Annie Hall (15)

Sun 10 Feb 12:00, Wed 13 Feb 13:30, Thu 14 Feb 20:40 Dir Woody Allen/US 1977/93 mins Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon This story of a modern love affair took the 1978 Oscars by storm and is indisputably one of Woody Allens finest moments in front of and behind the camera. Allen plays Alvy Singer a successful comedian trying to resolve the tangled web that is his personal life. He meets the young, and equally neurotic, Annie Hall and so begins a relationship that is poignant, genuine and hilarious.

Spanish and Latin American Cinema in the 21st Century

Starts Mon 21 Jan 18:30 20:30 70 full/ 50 concs, 8 weeks Using a series of illustrated case studies this beginners level course will consider recent trends in 21st Century Spanish and Latin American cinema. Through discussion and debate, course tutors will introduce a broad range of topics, including representations of Latin American cities, transnational productions and performers, film memories, changing notions of the auteur and genre production with a focus on the role of Filmax International in Spain. Films to be considered include: [REC] Genesis, Medianeras and En la ciudad sin lmites.

Course Screening
Tue 12 Feb, 18:15, Robinson in Ruins (U)

Viva! Special Long Holidays of 1936 (CTBA) (Las Largas Vacaciones del 36)
Sun 17 & Wed 20 Mar Dir Jaime Camino/ES 1976/ 106 mins/Spanish wEng ST Concha Velasco, Jos Sacristn, Francisco Rabal, ngela Molina To coincide with Viva! Spanish and Latin American Film Festival, were pleased to present this classic from late Franco era Spain. Set in a middleclass holiday resort near Barcelona at the time of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the film tells the story of a bourgeois family caught up in the drama of the conflict. The experiences of the holidaymakers form an engrossing microcosm of the developing political situation.
Images Left: Babettes Feast. Top centre: Stand by Me. Bottom centre: Annie Hall.

New Print Babettes Feast (U) (Babettes Gstebud)

Sun 6 & Wed 9 Jan Dir Gabriel Axel/DK 1998/104 mins/ Danish, French, Swedish wEng ST Stphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson Adapted from the short story by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), Babettes Feast is a mouth-watering classic, which sees an exiled Parisian chef bring gastronomic indulgence to two pious sisters and their austere community in 19th century Denmark. Babettes Feast is at once poignant and funny, and above all, joyful in its celebration of lifes pleasures.

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A range of regular Cornerhouse tutors, from Manchester Metropolitan University, The University of Manchester, and The University of Salford. Beginners level, no prior knowledge required.

Valentines Caf Offer

Present your Annie Hall cinema ticket in our Caf Bar and enjoy a special Valentines offer on a delicious New York Brownie and Manhattan cocktail. See p.15 for details.

Course Screening
Mon 4 Feb,18:15, The Skin I Live In (15)

Course Screening
Mon18 Feb,18:30, [REC] Genesis (18)

Images Top: Robinson in Ruins. Bottom: Medianeras.

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