THE CROSS BARN, ODIHAM

Cinema

The dates and times of the films for the Spring 2009 season are shown below. Doors open 45 minutes before performances. All tickets are £5. Tea/coffee and biscuits, and wine are available. Tickets can be purchased from P&K Electrical, Fountains Mall, Odiham. Alternatively, you can call Rowena on 01256 702253 or email cinema@thecrossbarn.org.uk

Please click on the film name to see a synopsis.

Friday, 15th May, 7.45pm

Slumdog Millionaire (15)

Jamal (Dev Patel), a young man who grew up in the slums of Mumbai, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The show's host Prem Kumar (Anil Kapoor) has little sympathy for this rags-to-riches contestant. Having clawed his own way up from the streets, Prem doesn't like the prospect of sharing the limelight, and refuses to believe that a kid from the slums could know all the answers.
When the show breaks for the night, Jamal is arrested under suspicion of cheating. Interrogating the contestant through the night, the Inspector of Police finds that Jamal is as confused as anyone else by his success. They revisit the questions one by one; Jamal explains how he came to know each answer. As he does so, the extraordinary and often brutal story of his young life begins to emerge.

Slumdog Millionaire has won 4 Golden Globes, 7 Baftas and 8 Oscars.

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Friday, 19th June, 7.45pm

The Reader (15) starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes.

Directed by Stephen Daldry from a script by David Hare, based on the award-winning novel by Bernhard Schlink, The Reader opens in post-World War 2 Germany when 15-year-old Michael Berg (played as a young man by David Kross and as an adult by Ralph Fiennes) becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna (Kate Winslet), a stranger twice his age.
Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from Homer, Chekhov and Mark Twain. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken.
Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom.
As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.
The Reader is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.

Kate Winslet won the Best Actress award at both the Baftas and the Oscars. The film was nominated for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at both the Baftas and the Oscars.

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