The Ballad of Hattie And James: Inspirations at Kiln Cinema
In this new cinema season, join playwright Samuel Adamson as he introduces three films that have inspired his newest play, The Ballad of Hattie and James, examining themes of queerness, music and friendship.
Death in Venice
TUESDAY 30 APRIL, 7pm
Luschino Visconti’s gorgeous, meditative film adaptation of the classic novella, loosely based on the last days of legendary composer Gustav Mahler’s life, is a perfect way to kick off this season. Starring Dirk Bogarde, this vital piece of queer cinema examines the life of an artist and the search for beauty, featuring one of the great endings in cinema history.
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Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn
TUESDAY 7 MAY, 7PM
This new documentary about one of the true unsung heroines of Classical Music, Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn is lovingly directed by the composer’s great-great-great-granddaughter Sheila Hayman. The film tackles sexism in the music worlds of both 1840s and the present day as Mendelssohn’s work is still being discovered –several of her greatest works were often misattributed to her very celebrated brother Felix – and the film features world-first recordings of her work by Isata Kanneh-Mason. Fanny Mendelssohn’s life and work features heavily in The Ballad of Hattie and James and this new documentary from Dartmouth Films couldn’t have come at a more perfect time.
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Jules et Jim
TUESDAY 14 MAY, 7PM
One of the most beloved films of the French New Wave, Francois Truffaut’s seminal adaptation of Henri-Pierre Roche’s autobiographical novel sees two bohemian best friends fall in love with the same woman in the years around World War One. Featuring Jeanne Moreau’s iconic performance, sublime photography by Raoul Coutard and staggeringly inventive filmmaking, it’s never a bad time to go and see this perennial classic.
