Club Scannáin - Film Clubs
Ballina Arts Centre
Ballina Civic Offices, Arran Place, Ballina, Co. Mayo.
T: 096 73593
E: ballinaartscentre@eircom.net
W: www.ballinaartscentre.com
Ballina Film Club presents… Akira Kurosawa
Month-long programme of events celebrating the life and work of one of world cinema’s greatest talents, Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998).
Programme
The Seven Samurai (1954): Tuesday 5th January, 8pm
The Hidden Fortress (1958): Tuesday 12th January, 8pm
Stray Dog (1949): Tuesday 19th January, 8pm
Ikiru (1952): Tuesday 26th January, 8pm
Secondary Schools film screenings
There will be a number of screenings of Ran (Dir: Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1985) for secondary school student groups.
LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE
Linenhall St, Castlebar, Mayo.
T: 094 9023733
E: linenhall@anu.ie
The Grocer’s Son (Le Fils de l'Épicier)
Tuesday 19th January @ 8.00pm
France 2008 96mins French with English subtitles
Director: Eric Guirado. Starring: Nicolas Cazalé, Clotilde Hesme, Jeanne Goupil, Daniel Duval
A French summertime idyll, this second film from director Eric Guirado is touching and honest, with a genuine eye for character and the small battles of everyday life. Antoine, a 30 year-old grocer’s son unwillingly returns to his village of birth to run the family shop after his father has a heart attack. Accompanying him is his ‘friend’, Claire, a bubbly and pretty girl from the city who feels she could use some peace and quiet in the country to prepare for her upcoming exams. Guirado takes a rather less predictable route with this boy-girl scenario, an approach that makes for a moving coming-of-age story, ultimately delivering a quiet delight. Adm.: Film Club membership