Merry Christmas From Keswick Film Club

Our 'on again, off again' season had now come to an end. There turned out to be a better selection of movies than we expected, despite Covid; we weren't forced to resort to reruns or old classics.  We hope you have enjoyed the films we did find if you have been coming. We will be back on 10 January with some of the films we had to cancel in November plus more as we find them. Watch this space for news of a potential Festival too! 

Meantime we hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year whether you are with your family or not; 2021 really has to be better..!

Patrick - Sunday 20th December 5pm

As soon as Mark Kermode stated that Patrick was "a Belgian nudist tragi-comedy", our ears pricked up; when the first clip had the man saying "Sometimes, to get what you want, you have to... not want what you want" we were hooked. We just had to find out why Patrick was so bothered about losing his hammer when all around him were... well… naked people.

Mark Kermode goes on to say, in the Guardian, "Anyone wanting a raunchy comedy with titillating displays of flesh definitely won’t get it… The fact that such sub-Shakespearean intrigue plays out in the nude is, remarkably, the least remarkable thing about this deadpan delight".

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The Lady in the Portrait - Sunday 13th December 5:00 PM

This one is for lovers of beauty, China and history; did I mention the beauty?

"In the court of Qianlong Emperor, the women serve as either wives or concubines while the men are mostly eunuchs or soldiers. There are, however, a few foreigners permitted to roam the palace grounds, including a couple of Jesuit priests whose religious practices are tolerated and whose artistic abilities are admired by Qianlong. One of them, the talented draftsman Attiret, is asked - or rather, commanded - by the emperor to paint the portrait of the latter's young bride Ulanara, who is still trying to find her place next to a powerful husband waging war throughout China...But the painting sessions prove difficult for both of them...Is he falling in love with her, tempted by such proximity to the female flesh? And is she unable to cope with the fact her husband is surrounded by subservient women, some of whom could be more attractive and worthy of the crown?" - Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter.

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