Films normally start at 7.30pm in The Guildhall of St George, King Street.   Members and their guests can sign in from approx 7pm.

 

Forthcoming Film Dates for your Diary

 

 

Thursday 25^th April 7.30pm
LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM

Drama Romance (2019) — 110 mins — Cert PG

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Cast includes – Sherab DorjiUgyen, Norbu LhendupKelden, Lhamo Gurung

In this enchanting Oscar-nominated drama, a daydreaming but discontented young teacher is posted to Lunana, a remote village high in the Himalayan mountains. There, he is disheartened to find a simple yak herding community lacking basic amenities such as electricity or even a blackboard in its school classroom. But the enthusiasm of his young students and the unassuming warmth of the village folk buoy his spirits and he must decide whether to return to the city before the gruelling winter sets in or remain in this strange and captivating land. Beautifully photographed in extraordinary Bhutanese mountain locations, Pawo Choyning Dorji’s acclaimed debut feature gives a fascinating insight into a region rarely seen on screen.

 

 

 

Thursday 9^th May 7.30pm
ANATOMY OF A FALL

strong language, bloody images (2023) — 150 mins — Cert 15

Director: Justine Triet
Cast includes – Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner

For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.