We are looking forward to meeting everyone again for our new season which is fast approaching. Membership applications have been filled very quickly once again and are now full. You can still come along to our film screenings as a non-member, £5 for each screening. Numbers of non-members allowed is on a first come, first… Continue reading A warm welcome back
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Riff-Raff
1 Dec 1999 Director: Ken Loach UK 1990 95 min This is a telling comedy about the scams, laughs and dangers of working on a London building site. A mixed bunch of Irishmen, West Indians and Scousers tear apart a closed down hospital ready for its conversion into apartments for the rich. Stevie, a Scottish… Continue reading Riff-Raff
Gadjo Dilo
Director: Tony Gatlif 17 Nov 1999 France 1998 100 min After his father’s death, Stéphane, a young Parisian man, sets off to Romania in search of Nora Luca, the singer his father had always listened to. He meets Izidor, a Roma (Tinker), who seems to understand him and is taken to Izidor’s village. Stéphane believes… Continue reading Gadjo Dilo
The Night Of The Hunter
3 Nov 1999 Director: Charles Laughton USA 1958 93 min The only film directed by Charles Laughton. This is a noir thriller full of suspense. This is the story of a boy and girl, good and evil and the struggle for souls of innocent children. When their father is sent to prison for stealing money,… Continue reading The Night Of The Hunter
La Reigne Margot (Queen Margaret)
20 Oct 1999 Director: Patrice Chéreau France, Germany, Italy 1994 162 min Marguerite is the proud and beautiful sister of the Catholic King of France. It is August 1572. The nation is being torn apart by religious hatred and Margot is forced to marry the Protestant Duke of Navarre in an effort to reconcile her… Continue reading La Reigne Margot (Queen Margaret)
Hilary And Jackie
6 Oct 1999 Director: Anand Tucker UK 1998 125 min This is a touching story of Jacqueline and Hilary du Pre, the gifted musical sisters who grew up in England in the 1950’s. Jackie, arguably the greatest prodigy of the 20th Century, dazzled audiences around the world with the unbridled passion and beauty of her… Continue reading Hilary And Jackie
Gods And Monsters
15 Mar 2000 Director: Bill Condon USA 1998 105 min The story of James Whale, the director of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, in the time period following the Korean War. Whale has long since retired from the glamour of Hollywood. A stroke triggers buried memories of his life in Dudley, his film career… Continue reading Gods And Monsters
Central Station
1 Mar 2000 Director: Walter Salles Brazil, France 1988 115 min This is the story of one boy’s search for his father and one woman’s search for a heart. Dora, a dour former school teacher, makes a living by writing letters for illiterate people passing through Rio de Janeiro’s main train station, Central do Brasil.… Continue reading Central Station
The Eel
16 Feb 2000 Director: Shohei Imamura Japan 1997 117 min Shohei Imamura’s first film after a seven year absence. The Eel won the Palm d’Or at Cannes in 1997. It is the story of Tokuro Yamashita who is paroled from prison after serving time for stabbing his unfaithful wife. He attempts to recover his life… Continue reading The Eel
Bandit Queen
2 Feb 2000 Director: Shekhar Kapur India, UK 1994 119min This is the story of Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi (“Goddess of Flowers”) who became a heroine in India (a modern day Robin Hood). Born amongst the untouchable class, she was sold into marriage at the age of 12 to a middle age man. Following abuse… Continue reading Bandit Queen