As part of Back at the Cottage, we're ending the summer with a screening of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial!
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
1982 · PG · 1hr 55min
Cottage Road Celebrates 112 years with a birthday screening of Cinema Paradiso!
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
1988 · PG · 2hr 54min
The film is set in Dublin and London, Rose played by Ann Skelly, is at university in Dublin studying veterinary science. An only child, she has enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has wanted to know who her biological parents are and the facts of her true identity…
Dir. Joe Lawlor + Christine Molloy/1 hr 40 mins/ Cert.15/2019
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Films@Heart presents the next film in our women directors strand, Through Her Lens/
Persepolis (2007)
Directed by Marjane Satrapi
With post film panel discussion, led by Al Garthwaite on her experiences at Video Vera, and working within the film as a woman
Leila and the Wolves is a film that reveals a nearly forgotten past of women’s struggle in Palestine and Lebanon attempting to retell these regional narratives from a feminist perspective. As John Akomfrah has written, Leila and the Wolves “weaves a rich tableau of history, folklore, myth and archival material.”
Reunited after a 17 year separation, Walter, an Angolan immigrant, is joined in the U.S. by his wife and teenage daughter. Now absolute strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help overcome the emotional distance between them.
This film screening will start at 6pm sharp, no ads and trailers. It is part of Leeds International African Arts Festival 2024, and curated by our partner Maona Art.
You can book any 4 Cinema Africa! tickets for the price of 3, and any 14 Cinema Africa! tickets for the price of 10.
In the canton of Boutefil at the gateway to the Chadian desert, unmarried women are accused by the Iman of being the source of the divine wrath on the village. The village chiefs decide to hold a traditional ceremony, the Amchilini, which consists in forcing all unmarried women to choose a husband. But there are voices, especially among young girls, against what they see as an attack to their dignity and freedom. They claim equal rights and autonomy as men.
Việt Linh captures the tragic story of a small circus from Hanoi, arriving in a remote, destitute and starving village in the central highlands of Vietnam. The troupe quickly learn that the villagers are in desperate need of rice, not entertainment, but despite this the circus continues its performances, attracting an ever-growing audience.
On Saturday 6th July, join the oldest cinema in Leeds to celebrate the city's finest author, playwright and screenwriter - Cottage Road Celebrates Alan Bennett!
Bennett lived at 92A Otley Road during his formative years and was a frequent visitor to Cottage Road Cinema. Earlier this year, Bennett turned 90 and we wanted to take the opportunity to recognise his cinematic work by showing three films which he wrote:
2pm - The Madness Of King George
5pm - The Lady In The Van
8pm - The History Boys
Dust & Metal is a creative documentary stemming from director Esther Johnson’s field research in archives of the Vietnamese Film Institute. The documentary combines archive film, contemporary footage, and music to offer a unique perspective on Vietnam through the lens of its ubiquitous motorbike culture.