The Poly
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Film - March
Shame - Dir. Steve McQueen, 18, 105 mins
Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th March, 7.30pm
Tickets: £6.50, £5.00 (Conc.), £4.00 (Students)
Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a 30-something man living comfortably in New York balancing a busy job and active social life. When the wayward Sissy (Carey Mulligan), turns up at his apartment unannounced, Brandon's carefully managed lifestyle spirals out of control. From award winning director Steve McQueen (Hunger), SHAME is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us.
“This is fluid, rigorous, serious cinema; the best kind of adult movie.” (Guardian)
Sound It Out - Dir. Jeanie Finlay, 12A, 78 mins
Mon 12th & Tues 13th March, 7.30pm
Tickets: £6.50, £5.00 (Conc.), £4.00 (Students)
Over the last five years an independent record shop has closed in the UK every three days. Sound It Out is the very last surviving vinyl record shop in North East England. A cultural haven in one of the poorest areas in the UK, the film documents a place that is thriving against the odds and the local community that keeps it alive. Directed by Jeanie Finlay who grew up in the neighbourhood, this is a distinctive, funny and intimate film about men, the North and the irreplaceable role music plays in our lives. High Fidelity with a Northern Accent.
“Proof that, in the right hands, documentaries boast as much heart as any feature. This one got soul too. Wonderful.” (Empire)
Carnage - Dir. Roman Polanski, 15, 76 mins
Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th March, 7.30pm
Tickets: £6.50, £5.00 (Conc.), £4.00 (Students)
A showdown between two kids about eleven, in a local playground. Swollen lips, broken teeth... Now the parents of the 'victim' have invited the parents of the 'bully' to their apartment to sort it out. Cordial banter gradually develops a razor-sharp edge as all four parents reveal their laughable contradictions and grotesque prejudices. None of them will escape the ensuing carnage.
“The acting comes at full throttle while the pacing cranks up the tension in agonising, incremental degrees.” (Guardian)
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