June at Cromarty Cinema: style, secrets and strange new worlds
June brings another full and varied month to Cromarty Cinema, with glossy blockbusters, classic cinema, sharp international drama, surreal art, political thrillers and more than one journey into outer space.
For big-screen entertainment, we have The Devil Wears Prada 2, returning to the world of Runway magazine, Miranda Priestly and high-fashion power games. The Mandalorian & Grogu brings Star Wars back to the cinema screen, following Din Djarin and his small but formidable apprentice on a new adventure. For something louder, brighter and very much designed to be enjoyed with a crowd, K-Pop Demon Hunters Sing-Along gives you the chance to join in with the hit animated musical adventure.
There is some strong Scottish and coastal storytelling this month too. Glenrothan, Brian Cox’s directorial debut, stars Cox and Alan Cumming as estranged brothers brought back together in the Highlands, with whisky, family history and unfinished business. Rose of Nevada takes us to a different coastline altogether, an eerie time-slip drama about a fishing boat that returns to harbour thirty years after vanishing at sea.
Fans of international drama are in for a treat in June. Eagles of the Republic is a tense political thriller following an Egyptian film star drawn into the machinery of state propaganda. The Stranger sees François Ozon take on Albert Camus’s classic novel based in French Algeria. Romeria, from Carla Simón, is a tender drama about family secrets, identity and memory, while The Blue Trail blurs the line between sci-fi and roadtrip film in following an older woman who refuses to be quietly written off. Orphan, from Son of Saul director László Nemes, turns to post-war Hungary and the aftermath of the 1956 uprising, exploring the stories children inherit.
Family, identity and growing up also run through several of June’s films. My Mother’s Wedding, directed by Kristin Scott Thomas, brings together three sisters at their childhood home for their mother’s wedding. Fairyland is a moving coming-of-age story set in San Francisco’s queer cultural scene in the 1970s and 1980s, following a father and daughter relationship. Lesbian Space Princess takes a very different route into self-discovery, with a funny, colourful animated sci-fi quest about heartbreak, confidence and rescuing your ex-girlfriend from evil Maliens.
There are also some very special events and classics this month. Leonora in the Morning Light, followed by a live Q&A with the film’s directors Lena Vurma and Thor Klein , tells the story of surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, tracing a life shaped by art, trauma, exile and creative freedom. National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses brings Christopher Hampton’s deliciously manipulative tale of seduction and revenge to the screen, with Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner leading the cast. And for anyone who wants to revisit two of the greatest American films ever made, or discover them properly on the big screen, we are screening The Godfather and The Godfather Part 2.
It is a packed June programme, with something for blockbuster lovers, classic film fans, theatre enthusiast, families, sci-fi devotees and anyone looking for sharp, thoughtful cinema from around the world. Get your tickets at https://cromartycinema.com/films/, the human box office on Thursdays 12-2, or at the door.
See you at the pictures!
