Monday 31 October 7.30pm NOSFERATU Directed by F.W. Murnau, 1922. Starring Max Schreck, Greta Schröder and Ruth Landshoff. Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story ‘Dracula’ with Wendy Hiscocks on the piano. Monday 28 November 3.30pm KUROSAWA SEASON: THRONE OF BLOOD Directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1957. Starring Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki and Isuzu Yamada. A ruthlessly ambitious lord, egged on by his wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become Emperor. Monday 28 November 7pm KUROSAWA SEASON: SEVEN SAMURAI Directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1954. Starring Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura and Keiko Tsushima. A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. Tuesday 29 November 3.30pm KUROSAWA SEASON: YOJIMBO Directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1961. Starring Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno and Tatsuya Nakadai. A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. Tuesday 29 November 7pm KUROSAWA SEASON: IKIRU Directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1952. Starring Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko and Shin'ichi Himori. A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. Wednesday 30 November 3.30pm KUROSAWA SEASON: SANJURO Directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1962. Starring Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai and Keiju Kobayashi. A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent. Wednesday 30 November 7pm KUROSAWA SEASON: RED BEARD Directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1965. Starring Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama and Tsutomu Yamazaki. In 19th century Japan, a rough tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern. Thursday 15 December 4.30pm THE SMURFS Directed by Raja Gosnell, 2011. Starring Hank Azaria, Katy Perry and Jonathan Winters. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours. Wednesday 21 December 4.30pm MR POPPER’S PENGUINS Directed by Mark Waters, 2011. Starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino and Angela Lansbury. The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel. Wednesday 21 December 7pm CASINO ROYALE Directed by Martin Campbell, 2006. Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green and Judi Dench. In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorist organisations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro. The David Lean Cinema, Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG Box Office 020 8688 9291 www.davidleancinema.com AUTUMN / WINTER Newsletter