The Last Station (PG) - premiere
THU - WED 3.30pm
FRI, SAT, SUN 5.30pm

A Single Man (M)
THU - WED 11am, 2pm

Every Jack has a Jill (M)
THU - WED 12.30pm

Home By Christmas (PG)
THU - WED 12.30pm

Boy (M)
THU - WED 11am, 2pm, 4pm
FRI, SAT, SUN 5.30pm

A period romance set during the last year of the life and turbulent marriage of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy
(Christopher Plummer) and his wife the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren).

After almost fifty years of marriage, Sofya – Tolstoy's devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary – suddenly finds her
world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the novelist has renounced his noble title, his property
and even his family in favour of poverty, vegetarianism and celibacy. Together they had had thirteen children. Sofya then
discovers that Tolstoy's trusted disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti) – whom she despises – may have convinced her husband
to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his own family. Consumed by
righteous outrage, Sofya fights fiercely for what she believes is rightfully hers.

Into this minefield wanders Tolstoy's worshipful new assistant, the gullible Valentin (James McAvoy), who quickly becomes a
pawn – first of the scheming Chertkov and then of the wounded, vengeful Sofya. Complicating Valentin's life is the
overwhelming passion he feels for the beautiful, spirited Marsha (Kerry Condon), a free thinking adherent of Tolstoy's new
religion whose unconventional attitudes about sex and love both compel and confuse him. Infatuated with Tolstoy's notions
of ideal love, but mystified by the Tolstoys' rich and turbulent marriage, Valentin is ill equipped to deal with the complications
of love.

Starring  Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy, Helen Mirren, Paul Giamatti, Anne-Marie Duff, Kerry Condon, Patrick Kennedy
Directed by  Michael Hoffman ('A Midsummer Night's Dream')
Written by  Michael Hoffman (based on the novel by Jay Parini)

True Story, Drama, Adaptation | 1hr 52mins | Origin: Germany, Russia, UK

This is the feature film debut from fashion designer Tom Ford (the man responsible for the overhaul of the Gucci label in the
late '90s/early '00s and for setting up his own fashion house called, naturally, Tom Ford). The film, based on the Christopher
Isherwood novel of the same name, charts a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth) a gay British college professor
living in L.A. in the '60s. His long-term partner has just died, and George is carefully planning his suicide.

Starring  Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jon Kortajarena
Directed by   Tom Ford (feature debut)
Written by  Tom Ford, David Scearce (based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood)
Festivals & Awards  BAFTA winner for Best Actor (Colin Firth), 2010.

Drama | 1hr 39mins | Rated (M) | Contains Adult Themes | Origin: USA

French romantic comedy about 26-year-old Chloé (Mélanie Laurent) who lives alone in Paris between a nosy neighbour, a
petty-minded colleague and the preachy employee of a DVD rental store. It is a life that doesn't meet her expectations.
30-year-old Jack (Justin Bartha), an American who's been dumped by his girlfriend, wins a trip to Paris. By happy
coincidence, Chloé gets her hands on Jack's suitcase, the one his father left him and to which he is deeply attached. Chloé
falls in love with the suitcase's contents. Chloé loves Jack, even though she's never seen him, even though she knows
nothing about him. She convinces herself that he's the man of her dreams, that they're made for each other, and she does
everything she can to find him.

Starring  Mélanie Laurent, Justin Bartha, Valérie Benguigui, Billy Boyd, Maurice Bénichou
Directed by  Jennifer Devoldère (feature debut)
Written by  Jennifer Devoldère

Romantic Comedy | 1hr 20mins | Rated (M) | contains sex scenes and offensive language | Origin: Canada, France |
Language: French with English subtitles

A film memoir based on NZ filmmaker Gaylene Preston's ( Bread & Roses , War Stories ) interviews with her father about his
World War II experiences. Ed Preston (old Ed is played by Tony Barry, young Ed is played by Martin Henderson) is on his way
home from rugby practice in 1940, when he signs up for the New Zealand Army to fight in World War II. His new wife, Tui, is
pregnant and distraught, but he tells her not to worry, he'll be home by Christmas. And so he is – four years later – after
escaping from a prison camp in Italy. But while Ed is away, Tui has fallen in love with another man.

Starring  Tony Barry, Martin Henderson, Chelsie Preston-Crayford
Directed by  Gaylene Preston ('Bread & Roses', 'War Stories')
Written by  Gaylene Preston
Cinematographer  Alun Bollinger

True Story, Romance, Drama | 1hr 30mins | Origin: New Zealand