The new Films in Peel season at the Centenary Centre continues this evening (Wednesday 10th February) with an unusual British film starring Michael Caine.

Set in 1980s seaside England, 'Is Anybody There?' (2008) tells the story of Edward, a young boy growing up in an old people's home run by his parents.  Preoccupied with death and the afterlife, Edward leads a solitary life, which is suddenly changed by the arrival of Clarence (Caine), a retired magician seeking to make peace with ghosts from his past.

A stellar cast includes David Morrissey, Anne-Marie Duff, Peter Vaughan, Leslie Phillips and Sylvia Syms, while Edward is played by Bill Milner, who excelled in 'Son of Rambow' and, more recently, as Ian Dury's son in the biopic 'Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll'.

This quiet gem of a film, and Caine's performance in particular, has been widely praised by critics, with Rolling Stone summing up, "blending humour and heartbreak in a performance that makes a small movie a richly satisfying one, Caine truly is magic."

Doors (and the Centre's Atholl Wine Bar) open at 7.15pm and the screening starts at 7.45pm.  Tickets are ?4 (concessions ?3) and available on the door or in advance from Thompson Travel (Port Erin), Celtic Gold (Peel), Peter Norris Music (Douglas), Mostly Manx (Douglas) or Shakti Man (Ramsey).

Films in Peel's 2010 eclectic programme cotinues on 24th February with The Red Balloon (1956) and Peter and the Wolf (2006), a classic double bill which will appeal to adults and children alike.

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