Film
Do come and join us - there are spaces available in this group.
Purpose
To enjoy seeing films in the company of others, in a local venue and at a reasonable charge. We are a very sociable group. Please do join us.
Format
Please bring your own refreshments for a break half way through the evening.
There is a charge quarterly for the hire of the hall.
When and Where
We meet at St. Anne's Hall in Wendover on the 4th Friday of every month at 7.30pm (except August and December)
PLEASE CHECK THE EVENTS PAGE FOR FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
Film to look forward to this year will be:
The Da Vinci Code Fisherman’s Friends Hotel due Lac The Great Gatsby
Made in Dagenham Amazing Grace Mamma Mia Gosford Park The Shipping News
Dates for your Diary | |
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Fri Apr 26th | NO FILM GROUP THIS MONTH |
Fri May 24th | The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey|Mulligan, Joel Edgerton • Spring 1922 in New York city, a decadent playground of shifting morals, glittering jazz, bootleg empires and skyrocketing stocks. • Would be writer Nick Carraway arrives from the Midwest to encounter Jay Gatsby a party loving millionaire. • Nick bears witness to a tragedy of impossible love and incorruptible dreams. |
Fri Jun 21st | Note this is the 3rd Friday Made in Dagenham starring Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Jaime Winstone • Set in the swinging sixties against a colourful backdrop of beehives and Biba dresses • the film follows the emotional journey of a group of friends from the factory floor to the House of Commons for the revolution of equal pay for women |
Fri Jul 19th | Note this is the 3rd Friday Amazing Grace starring Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Youssou N’Dour with Michael Gambon and Albert Finney • The true story of William Wilberforce, who tirelessly led the campaign to abolish slavery in Britain. • At a time when the slave trade was not only perceived as acceptable but as a necessity for the economy, Wilberforce and his fellow abolitionists dared to speak out against a massive injustice, fighting long and hard for the freedom of others. |
Fri Sep 27th | Mamma Mia starring Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep, and Julie Walters. • Set on a colourful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. • A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. • She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos. • In the meantime, Donna has invited her back-up singers. |
Fri Oct 25th | Gosford Park stars include Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas and Emily Watson • The story follows a party of wealthy Britons plus an American producer, and their servants, who gather for a shooting weekend at Gosford Park, an English country house. • A murder occurs after a dinner party, and the film goes on to present the subsequent investigation from the servants' and guests' perspectives. |
Fri Nov 22nd | The Shipping News starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett • An ordinary man journeys to Newfoundland in search of his roots and takes a routine job with the local newspaper, writing a column called ‘The Shipping News’. • It’s a fateful decision that thrusts him into the heart of a mystery shaped by a beautiful young widow, an unsolved murder and a family secret he never imagined. |