Talking Movies: Oxford

Come join us at the Curzon bar to meet fellow film fans and discuss all things film over a drink.

We'll give our thoughts on some of the latest releases, and also discuss our opinions on what films have been selected this month. Some are new and at the cinema, some are can be enjoyed from home. Whether you're an avid cinemagoer, home streamer...Or a bit of both! Please come and share your views on the following films:

Remember!
*Please only RSVP if you intend on turning up

*Don't worry, you are not expected to see every film, this is just a selection for you to choose from. Watch what want or what you can!

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At The Cinema...

The Christophers

A Steven Soderbergh heist movie about making art rather than taking it. A celebrated but self destructive artist in his twilight years (Ian McKellen) has a set of paintings ‘The Christophers’ which have remained unfinished for years. His children hire an unknown but talented artist (Micaela Cole) to be his assistant, befriend him, learn his techniques, and finish the paintings behind his back. Upon his imminent death they can sell these last masterpieces for a fortune.

Rose of Nevada

A supernatural mystery. Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkins (Enys Men, Bait) returns with his unique practice of filming on historic 16mm cameras. 30 years after its disappearance a fishing boat suddenly arrives in the port of a Cornish village. Two fisherman decide to sail out on her, but on their journey strange things happen with their perception of time, space and identity

On Streaming...

La Grazia
Paolo Sorrentino returns with acclaimed Italian actor Toni Servillo. The President of Italy is nearing the end of his tenure, as his last great act he is pondering whether to enact a bill legalising euthanasia. He himself (like much of the country) is a staunch catholic, and traditional and modern thinkers have strong views on the subject. It is a decision he’s been putting off, he feels like he can’t win, but time is running out. It will define his presidency and legacy, will he be the one who gave mercy to the sick and dying, or enabled state assisted murder?

Rental Family
Brendan Fraser returns in this optimistic, ‘fish out of water’ comedy. In Japan Phillip is a struggling actor tired of being hired as the generic western guy. However unexpectedly he lands himself an unusual gig with a Japanese agency to play stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to to understand their complex needs, social anxieties and forms genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.

The New Boy
Chosen by Lauren
Phrase: A film from my favourite director

It is the 1940s, amidst the golden, reddish hues of rural Australia an aboriginal boy with blonde hair is taken in by a remote Catholic orphanage. Sister Eileen (Cate Blanchett) takes personal charge of the boy, but the mute boy rejects her western ways and Christian teachings, and the other boys bully this strange native kid. But the boy seems different, special, miraculous and he is especially drawn to a wooden crucifix which has newly arrived. Warwick Thornton (himself an aboriginal Australian) directs

The Worst Person In The World
Chosen by Amy
Phrase: A film that makes you think

Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve’s 2021 award winning, critically acclaimed, festival hit film. Julie, a young woman in Oslo is trying to navigate modern city life. She feels stuck between different versions of herself. She drifts through different identities and careers—medicine, psychology, photography—never quite settling, while also navigating complicated (and messy) romantic relationships. This lack of direction may be okay in your 20s…But Julia is heading into her dreaded 30s!

Come see a special screening of Earwig at the UPP where the film's director Lucile Hadžihalilović will be there, in person to discuss the film and do a live audience Q&A

Hadžihalilović is a unique, surreal, stylish French Director (of Bosnian Heritage), who has frequently collaborated with Gaspar Noé and actress Marion Cotillard (who starred in her most recent film The Ice Tower, aka La Tour de glace*).*** This screening kicks off a special season where Hadžihalilović has handpicked a selection of her favourite films to show at the UPP

https://mubi.com/en/cast/lucile-hadzihalilovic

Earwig (2021)
"A surreal, twisted horror. a man in a bleak european town is hired to care for a young girl named Mia. Mia has no teeth, and so he must fabricate dentures for her daily from ice, using a strange apparatus to collect her saliva"

Runtime: 114mins
Cert: 15
BEL/UK/FRA

Please only RSVP if you intend on turning up, and want to be part of our group. After the film and Q&A we will get drinks nearby for those that want to come.

Sometimes special events like this can sell quickly once word gets out so please buy tickets sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.

If you would like to sit near us we are seats D5&D6

https://uppcinema.com/show/earwig/