Films showing from Friday April 13 at the Kino, Rye
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society [12A] 124 mins
In the London of 1946, Juliet, a charismatic and free-spirited writer receives a letter from a member of a mysterious literary club started in Nazi-occupied Guernsey. Her curiosity piqued, Juliet decides to visit the island. There she meets the delightfully eccentric members of the Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, including Dawsey, the rugged and intriguing farmer who wrote her the letter. As the secrets from their wartime past unfold, Juliet’s growing attachment to the island, the book club and her affection for Dawsey will change the course of her life for ever. Directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings And A Funeral, High Fidelity) and starring Lily James, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Michiel Huisman, Katherine Parkinson and Glen Powell.
A Quiet Place [15] 90 mins
In this modern horror thriller, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you. Starring John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Noah Jupe.
Finding Camille + Q&A, 92 mins Sunday and Monday April 22 and 23 at 8pm. In English and Italian with subtitles
Director Bindu de Stoppani will host the showing of this film with Q&As. The witty comedy-drama is Bindu’s second feature, first screened at the 12th Rome Film Fest and continuing to show at festivals all round the world. Bindu is an accomplished actress, writer and director and has set up her own theatre and film companies.
When dutiful and loyal Camille decides to go on a road trip down memory lane with her Alzheimer’s suffering father, she must learn to let her father go or risk losing her own chance at a life and happiness. Finding Camille is the moving and at times heart-breakingly humorous story of a father and daughter on a journey to get to know each other and of the opportunities that occur in life to live for the moment.
Isle of Dogs [PG] 101 mins
In this stop-motion-animated film from writer/director Wes Anderson, an outbreak of canine flu in Japan leads all the canine pets of Megasaki City to be exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island. Determined to rescue his dog, 12-year-old Atari flies across the river in search of Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that inspires a group of dog lovers to expose a government conspiracy. The voice cast includes Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Greta Gerwig and Yoko Ono.
Peter Rabbit [PG] 95 mins (also Kids’ Club, see below)
Peter Rabbit and his three sisters enjoy spending their days in Mr McGregor’s vegetable garden. When one of McGregor’s relatives suddenly moves in, he’s less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits in his new home. A battle of wills soon breaks out but Peter is a resourceful rabbit who proves to be a worthy and wily opponent. With the voices of James Corden, Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki and Daisy Ridley.
Lady Bird [15] 94mins
Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mother, a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird’s father loses his job. Set in Sacramento, California in 2002, amidst a rapidly shifting American economic landscape, Lady Bird is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home. Written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges and Timothée Chalamet.
The Shape of Water [15] 123 mins
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes for ever when she discovers the lab’s classified secret – a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer Michael Shannon and Richard Jenkins.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [15] 115 mins
A darkly comic drama from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command, Officer Dixon, an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is exacerbated. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Peter Dinklage and Samara Weaving.
The Greatest Showman [PG] 105 mins
Inspired by the imagination of PT Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Starring Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya and Rebecca Ferguson.
Kids’ Club
Peter Rabbit [PG] 95 mins (also main menu, see above)
Peter Rabbit and his three sisters enjoy spending their days in Mr McGregor’s vegetable garden. When one of McGregor’s relatives suddenly moves in, he’s less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits in his new home. A battle of wills soon breaks out but Peter is a resourceful rabbit who proves to be a worthy and wily opponent. With the voices of James Corden, Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki and Daisy Ridley.
This runs for the first film at weekends and at various other times (see quick-view listings page).
Great children’s films for just £8 and for every child ticket bought, an adult goes free. Grab a Kids’ Club loyalty card, have it stamped five times and get your sixth ticket free.
For further information and booking visit Kino Rye or check the quick-view listings page.
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