Cambridge Edition August 2023 - Newsletter

SCREEN TIME

A MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Trouble brews in Louis Garrel’s fourth directorial excursion. When Abel’s mum marries an ex-convict, he suspects all is not as it seems. This French drama is a deft cocktail of genres – one part heist thriller, two parts romantic comedy. Where to Watch: UK cinemas When: 25 August THE INNOCENT

Emma Corrin plays detective in this forward-thinking crime caper – where the tech-savvy sleuth makes use of their generational wisdom to outsmart a killer. Where to Watch: Disney+ When: 29 August

A spectacular season spotlights top female directors in the lead up to the opening of Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper Picturehouse Picks BLUE JEAN Cambridge-based filmmaker Georgia Oakley’s debut homes in on PE teacher Jean in 1988: the year Section 28 legislation is being debated. When Jean runs into a student at a gay bar, her job is on the line. 6 August AFTERSUN In this heart-meltingly tender, melancholy debut from Charlotte Wells, a woman reminisces on a holiday taken with her father, where his struggles with mental health bubble just beneath the surface. 13 August RYE LANE Perhaps creditable with rehabilitating the rom com, Raine Allen-Miller’s love letter to Peckham is a day in the life of two London teens. The film is peppered with celebrity cameos, including Colin Firth as a taco man. 20 August

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