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Welcome to the Ipswich Film Theatre web-site. We are a community-based two screen cinema situated in the Corn Exchange in King Street, Ipswich.
IFT specialises in independent and world cinema. It presents films for people who are looking for something different from the mainstream Hollywood/multiplex experience.
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Screen Two: Midnight In Paris (12A) from Feb 24
Screen Two: Midnight In Paris (12A) Screening on Friday & Saturday February 24-25 at 7.30pm. Saturday at 3pm. Then Thursday March 1 at 3pm and 7.30pm. Dir: Woody Allen; USA; 2011; 1hr 34m Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Carla Bruni, Tom Hiddleston, Kathy Bates, Corey Stoll, Alison [...] -
Screen One: Carnage (15) from Feb 24
Screen One: Carnage (15) Friday & Saturday February 24-25 at 7.30pm. Saturday at 3pm. Then Tuesday-Wednesday February 28-29 at 7.30pm. Thursday March 1 at 3pm only. Dir: Roman Polanski; USA; 2011; 1hr 20m Stars: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C Reilly Based on Reza’s play God of Carnage, this claustrophobic film features only [...] -
Screen Two: The Help (12A) from Feb 21
Screen Two: The Help (12A) Screening on Tuesday – Thursday February 21-23 at 7.30pm. Thursday at 3pm. Dir: Tate Taylor; USA; 2011; 2hrs 26m Stars: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Aunjanue Ellis, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Ahna O’Reilly, Anna Camp, Cicely Tyson, Mary Steenburgen *Pre-booking is advised for this [...] -
Screen One: The Artist (PG) from Feb 21
Screen One: The Artist (PG) Screening on Tuesday – Thursday February 21-23 at 7.30pm. Thursday at 3pm. Dir: Michel Hazanavicius; France; 2011; 1hr 40m Stars: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, Malcolm McDowell, Bitsie Tulloch, Beth Grant, Ed Lauter, Stuart Pankin, Ken Davitian *Pre-booking is advised for this [...] -
Screen Two: Surviving Life (15)
Screen Two: Surviving Life (15) Screening on Tuesday-Thursday February 14-16 at 7.30pm. Thurs Feb 16 at 3pm. Dir: Jan Svankmajer; Czech Republic; 2011; 1hr 49m Stars: Klara Issova, Vaclav Helsus, Zuzana Kronerova Jan Svankmajer’s animated comic fantasy is a film that might remind you of the Woody Allen joke about sex. Is it dirty? Only [...] -
Screen One: The Well-Digger’s Daughter (PG)
Screen One: The Well-Diggers Daughter (PG) Screening on Tuesday-Thursday February 14-16 at 7.30pm. Thurs Feb 16 at 3pm. Dir: Daniel Auteuil; France; 2011; 1hr 47m Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Kad Merad, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Emilie Cazenave, Marie-Anne Chazel, Coline Bosso, Chloe Malarde, Brune Coustellier, Ilona Porte For his directing debut, [...] -
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Carnage (15) Screening from Friday February 24 Dir: Roman Polanski, US, 2011, 80 mins Stars: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, Roman Polanski’s latest was a huge hit at the Venice Film Festival. The story of two couples who meet to discuss a fight between their sons, what begins as a civilised attempt to resolve [...] -
Screen Two: Las Acasias (12A)
Screen Two: Las Acasias (12A) Screening on Tuesday to Thursday February 7-9 at 7.30pm and Thursday at 3pm. Dir: Pablo Giorgelli; Argentina; 2011; 1hr 26m Stars: German de Silva, Hebe Duarte, Nayra Calle Mamani A genre-straddling gem from south America which leaves you breathless despite being almost wordless. A relationship movie, a road movie, a silent [...] -
Screen One: Coriolanus (15)
Screen One: Coriolanus (15) Screening on Tuesday to Wednesday February 7-8 at 7.30pm and Thursday Feb 9 at 3pm. Dir: Ralph Fiennes; UK; 2011; 2hrs 03m Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain, James Nesbitt, Paul Jesson, John Kani, Lubna Azabal, Ashraf Barhom, Harry Fenn, Jon Snow In his directorial debut [...] -
Screen Two: Margin Call (15)
Screen Two: Margin Call (15) Screening: Tuesday to Thursday January 31, February 1-2 at 7.30pm and Thursday at 3pm Dir: JC Chandor; USA; 2011; 1hr 47m Stars: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Simon Baker, Aasif Mandvi, Mary McDonnell, Ashley Williams, Grace Gummer This lucid drama about [...]