Our next screening is Synedoche, New York, a film which has had a mixed reception, confused and pretentious for some critics and a masterpiece for others. Come along on Sunday and make up your own mind...
Last weekend the turnout for Home was 138 and the scores were: 1 - 0; 2 - 5; 3 - 26; 4 - 37; 5 - 18; (86 votes) giving an overall rating of 69.8%, you can read John's review here.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Monday, September 07, 2009
Autumn Opening
Soon, the moment you've all been waiting for! Yes, it's Sunday afternoon: wine/juice/entertainment at 4.15 and the film at 5. We hope you've all had an enjoyable summer - well, June, at least - and that you're fit and rarin' to go on the film front.
Our opening film is Home, as you doubtless know by now, and here's the beginning of Edinburgh Filmhouse's description: 'Described by director Ursula Meier as "a road movie in reverse", Home is an assured and unsettling drama in the Michael Haneke mould. Marthe (Isabelle Huppert) and Michel (Olivier Gourmet) lead a happily isolated life with their kids on the edge of an abandoned motorway. Relishing their distance from the rest of society, the clan stage makeshift hockey matches, sunbathe in deckchairs near the road, and hold picnics in their extended backyard. However, when the motorway is reopened, it's only a matter of time before their secluded idyll is disrupted...' The film has won awards on the cinematography and acting fronts (almost inevitable, with Agnès Godard and Isabelle Huppert involved) and there are some nice tributes to first-time director Ursula Meier. The Daily Telegraph critic said: 'Sometimes eerie, at other times playful and witty, it explores themes of modernity and primitivism without ever being heavy-handed. And as a portrait of a family under siege, it's as unsettling as it is sensual.'
Don't forget you can renew your membership during the week at the Alhambra or the Necessary Angel and if you can do so, it would be greatly appreciated and help keep things moving smoothly on Sunday.
Our opening film is Home, as you doubtless know by now, and here's the beginning of Edinburgh Filmhouse's description: 'Described by director Ursula Meier as "a road movie in reverse", Home is an assured and unsettling drama in the Michael Haneke mould. Marthe (Isabelle Huppert) and Michel (Olivier Gourmet) lead a happily isolated life with their kids on the edge of an abandoned motorway. Relishing their distance from the rest of society, the clan stage makeshift hockey matches, sunbathe in deckchairs near the road, and hold picnics in their extended backyard. However, when the motorway is reopened, it's only a matter of time before their secluded idyll is disrupted...' The film has won awards on the cinematography and acting fronts (almost inevitable, with Agnès Godard and Isabelle Huppert involved) and there are some nice tributes to first-time director Ursula Meier. The Daily Telegraph critic said: 'Sometimes eerie, at other times playful and witty, it explores themes of modernity and primitivism without ever being heavy-handed. And as a portrait of a family under siege, it's as unsettling as it is sensual.'
Don't forget you can renew your membership during the week at the Alhambra or the Necessary Angel and if you can do so, it would be greatly appreciated and help keep things moving smoothly on Sunday.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Autumn Programme
The nights are drawing in which means that it must be nearly time to start the Autumn Programme of films. Starting again on Sunday 13th September with Home, there are many more great films to see before Christmas, including Everlasting Moments, Katyn, 35 Shots Of Rum,
Broken Embraces and a special weekend celebrating the work of Ken Russell.
You can see all of the Autumn films and download the brochure on the Autumn 2009 Programme page.
Broken Embraces and a special weekend celebrating the work of Ken Russell.
You can see all of the Autumn films and download the brochure on the Autumn 2009 Programme page.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
BFFS Featured Exhibitor
As part of the preparations for this year’s Film Society of the Year Awards, the
British Federation of Film Societies are taking a look at some past winners. This month they talk to David Miller about Keswick Film Club and discuss what makes our programme award winning.
You can read the article on the new BFFS website.
British Federation of Film Societies are taking a look at some past winners. This month they talk to David Miller about Keswick Film Club and discuss what makes our programme award winning.
You can read the article on the new BFFS website.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Caldbeck Area Film Society
Our friends at CAFS have announced their next programme of films and you can find all the details on our new CAFS page. Included in the line up are I've Loved You So Long (which was our highest scoring film last season), Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader, Goodbye Lenin, Casablanca, The Age Of Stupid and The Damned United.
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