Our final film before the panto takes over the theatre: The Divine Order - In 1970, a Swiss housewife organises the women of her town to petition for the right to vote, joining the Suffragettes' aim for equality. "There is something moving in the story of an inspirational wave of feminists threatening the status quo" (The […]
Film seven of the season: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - A mother challenges local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit. Won Oscars for Best Actress (Frances McDormand) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sam Rockwell).
Film eight of the season: Our Featured Classic The Firemen's Ball - A volunteer fire department throw a party for their former boss and invite the whole town, but nothing goes as planned. "The movie is just plain funny. And as a parable it is timeless" (Roger Ebert).
The ninth film of the season: In Between - Three Palestinian women living in an apartment in Tel Aviv fight a small-scale culture war trying to find a balance between traditional and modern culture. "Hamoud's debut feature is an unusually welcoming and engaging film" (New York Times).
The tenth film in our season: Menashe - Within Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish. "The most emotionally honest film you'll see this year" (Irish Times).
The eleventh film in the season: Frantz - A loose adaptation of the 1932 drama Broken Lullaby. Set in the aftermath of World War One, a bereft young German woman sees a mysterious French veteran laying flowers at the grave of her fiancé. "A beguiling interwar romance" (The Observer).
The twelfth film in the season: Western - German construction workers start work at a remote site in Bulgaria. The stage is set for a showdown when the men compete for recognition and favour from the local villagers. "A pointed, carefully paced dissection of the male ego" (Time Out).
The penultimate film of the season: Sweet Country - Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defence and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
The Society's AGM - open to any member - in which we discuss the year's films and matter arising that concern the Society. Plus, some thoughts about the future as we begin compiling our 51st Season
Our final film of the 2018-2019 Season: Isle Of Dogs - Set in Japan, a deeply political story following a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog. Voice cast includes Bill Murray. "Anderson's gorgeous stop-motion tale is a funny, touching, doggy delight" (The Guardian).