October 14 2021 7:30 pm
2019 | Spain | 108m | Cert 15 | Drama
‘Pain And Glory’ charts the creative crisis of a film director who attempts to come to terms with his past while the present unravels around him. The film stars Antonio Banderas and features Penelope Cruz in a supporting role. A recent Guardian article rated it as Almodóvar’s top film.
a masterclass in seamless non-linear film-making
Anne Billson – Guardian
Sept 09 2021 7:30 pm2019 | France | 115m | Cert 15 | Comic Drama Disillusioned sexagenarian cartoonist Victor has lost his job and is on the outs with his wife Marianne when enterprising entrepreneur Antoine approaches him with an intriguing proposition “the chance to revisit the glory days of his youth, and his relationship, […]
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New Season Programme for 2021-22 We hope you have all been keeping fit and well and have been enjoying the delights of our summer weather. We are delighted to announce our new season of the best of world cinema. We would like to welcome all members – new and old – to the BFS bringing you […]
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July 8 2021 7:30 pm1975 | USSR | 106m | Cert U |Drama / Autobiography Mirror is the celebrated Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky’s most autobiographical work in which he reflects upon his own childhood and the destiny of the Russian people. The film’s many layers intertwine real life and family relationships. “…Transcendentally brilliant”Peter Bradshaw – The […]
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June 24 2021 7:30 pm 2018 | Cuba | 111m | Cert 15 |Drama / Biography The story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend in the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles. A dancer who did not want to dance “…a stunning embodiment […]
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