Film4 Listings for Wednesday 29th April
13:00
The Loves of Carmen (Film)
Based on Bizet's opera, Rita Hayworth plays the wanton Carmen who enthrals Don Jose an honest upright soldier forced into the life of banditry rather than leave her, only for her to abandon him for matador Lucas.
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory, Luther Adler, Arnold Moss
(1948, PG, 3 Star)
14:55
Gunfighters (Film)
George Waggner's tough western, based on a Zane Grey story, stars Randolph Scott as Brazos Kane, a gunslinger who renounces his violent ways and goes to work for land baron Banner, who has two daughters. One, the virtuous Jane, falls for Kane; the other, bad-girl Bess, falls for Bannon's hired gun Bard Mackey. As a vicious range war breaks out, Kane finds himself on one side facing Mackey on the other and must decide whether he'll break his vow never to pick up a gun again.
Director: George Waggner
Starring: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruce Cabot, Charley Grapewin, Steven Geray, Forrest Tucker
(1947, U, 3 Star)
16:40
Three Coins in The Fountain (Film)
Jean Negulesco, whose other films include Daddy Longlegs, Three Came Home and The Mudlark, directs this Oscar-winning romantic drama with a light touch, making the central location, Rome, as much a star as the three leads. Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters and Maggie McNamara are the three lovelies who throw their coins into the Trevi fountain, wishing for romance. Of course, they find it with three very different men, but not without misunderstandings and mishaps along the way.
Director: Jean Negulesco
Starring: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Maggie McNamara, Rossano Brazzi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1954, U, 3 Star)
18:40
Elizabethtown (Film)
Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy stars Orlando Bloom as Drew Baylor, a shoe designer who has just cost his company $972 million and whose father has just died. On his way to the funeral, contemplating suicide, he meets perky flight attendant Claire Colburn whose good nature draws out his positive side, as do the good people of Elizabethtown, where his father's memory is revered. As the couple spend more time together, their on/off affair is crystalised when she sends him off on a journey of discovery, with maps, CDs and instructions that will help him find himself again. Edited for content.
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, 2005, 12, 2 Star)
21:00
Mean Girls (Film)
Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady Heron who, having been home-schooled by her parents, is new to high school and totally unversed on how to survive the jungle-like teen society. But, befriended by two other outsiders, goth Janis and gay Damian, she infiltrates queen bee Regina George's hive to bring about her downfall. Mark Waters' teen comedy is a cut above the rest, thanks to a smart screenplay from Saturday Night Live regular Tina Fey and outstanding performances not just from Lohan, but the whole cast.
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer
(Editor's Choice, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 12, 3 Star)
22:50
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Film)
Anand Tucker's moving film, based on Blake Morrison's biography, stars Colin Firth as Blake. Visiting his dying father Arthur, he remembers both the good and bad times growing up in the shadow of a man who was both a loved country GP and a rakish fellow who embarrassed both his son and his wife Kim.
Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Elaine Cassidy
(Subtitles, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
00:35
Ask The Dust (Film)
Robert Towne, who wrote the script of Chinatown, wrote and directed this drama, once again set in '30s Los Angeles. Colin Farrell plays Arturo Bandini, an impoverished Italian-American writer seeking fame and fortune in the City of Angels but finding nothing but poverty. Salma Hayek plays Camilla, a fiery Mexican beauty who, while working in a coffee shop, seeks a rich husband to fulfil her American dream. The unlikely pair hook up and, despite their different backgrounds, find love in this enjoyably tough, almost noirish film.
Director: Robert Towne
Starring: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 2 Star)
13:00
The Loves of Carmen (Film)
Based on Bizet's opera, Rita Hayworth plays the wanton Carmen who enthrals Don Jose an honest upright soldier forced into the life of banditry rather than leave her, only for her to abandon him for matador Lucas.
Director: Charles Vidor
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory, Luther Adler, Arnold Moss
(1948, PG, 3 Star)
14:55
Gunfighters (Film)
George Waggner's tough western, based on a Zane Grey story, stars Randolph Scott as Brazos Kane, a gunslinger who renounces his violent ways and goes to work for land baron Banner, who has two daughters. One, the virtuous Jane, falls for Kane; the other, bad-girl Bess, falls for Bannon's hired gun Bard Mackey. As a vicious range war breaks out, Kane finds himself on one side facing Mackey on the other and must decide whether he'll break his vow never to pick up a gun again.
Director: George Waggner
Starring: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruce Cabot, Charley Grapewin, Steven Geray, Forrest Tucker
(1947, U, 3 Star)
16:40
Three Coins in The Fountain (Film)
Jean Negulesco, whose other films include Daddy Longlegs, Three Came Home and The Mudlark, directs this Oscar-winning romantic drama with a light touch, making the central location, Rome, as much a star as the three leads. Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters and Maggie McNamara are the three lovelies who throw their coins into the Trevi fountain, wishing for romance. Of course, they find it with three very different men, but not without misunderstandings and mishaps along the way.
Director: Jean Negulesco
Starring: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Maggie McNamara, Rossano Brazzi
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1954, U, 3 Star)
18:40
Elizabethtown (Film)
Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy stars Orlando Bloom as Drew Baylor, a shoe designer who has just cost his company $972 million and whose father has just died. On his way to the funeral, contemplating suicide, he meets perky flight attendant Claire Colburn whose good nature draws out his positive side, as do the good people of Elizabethtown, where his father's memory is revered. As the couple spend more time together, their on/off affair is crystalised when she sends him off on a journey of discovery, with maps, CDs and instructions that will help him find himself again. Edited for content.
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer
(Widescreen, 2005, 12, 2 Star)
21:00
Mean Girls (Film)
Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady Heron who, having been home-schooled by her parents, is new to high school and totally unversed on how to survive the jungle-like teen society. But, befriended by two other outsiders, goth Janis and gay Damian, she infiltrates queen bee Regina George's hive to bring about her downfall. Mark Waters' teen comedy is a cut above the rest, thanks to a smart screenplay from Saturday Night Live regular Tina Fey and outstanding performances not just from Lohan, but the whole cast.
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer
(Editor's Choice, Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 12, 3 Star)
22:50
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Film)
Anand Tucker's moving film, based on Blake Morrison's biography, stars Colin Firth as Blake. Visiting his dying father Arthur, he remembers both the good and bad times growing up in the shadow of a man who was both a loved country GP and a rakish fellow who embarrassed both his son and his wife Kim.
Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Elaine Cassidy
(Subtitles, 2007, 12, 3 Star)
00:35
Ask The Dust (Film)
Robert Towne, who wrote the script of Chinatown, wrote and directed this drama, once again set in '30s Los Angeles. Colin Farrell plays Arturo Bandini, an impoverished Italian-American writer seeking fame and fortune in the City of Angels but finding nothing but poverty. Salma Hayek plays Camilla, a fiery Mexican beauty who, while working in a coffee shop, seeks a rich husband to fulfil her American dream. The unlikely pair hook up and, despite their different backgrounds, find love in this enjoyably tough, almost noirish film.
Director: Robert Towne
Starring: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2006, 15, 2 Star)