Programme 2024-25
Looking forward to our 35th year of screening the best of world cinema here in Bradford on Avon.
The films are selected from top-scoring ‘member’s choices’, together with award winners from the international film festivals.
13/12/2024
Thelma
Dir: Josh Margolin, 2024 1h 37m, 12A, Comedy/Action.
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin's own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business -- despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny might believe.
With June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg
‘exquisitely well-judged, offsetting deeply felt melancholy with wry humour’ - Times
10/1/2025
Wicked Little Letters
Dir: Thea Sharrock, 2023, 1h 40m, 15, Comedy/Crime/Drama
When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.
With Olivia Colman, Jessica Buckley, Timothy Spall, Anjana Vasan, Malachy Kirby
24/01/2025
The Taste of Things
Dir: Tran Anh Hung, 2023, 2h 15m, 12A, French, s/t, Drama/Romance/History.
Cook Eugenie and her boss Dodin grow fond of one another over 20 years, and their romance gives rise to dishes that impress even the world's most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie's reluctance to commit, he begins to cook for her.
With Juliet Binoche, Benoit Maginel, Emmanuel Salinger
07/02/2025
That They May Face The Rising Sun
Dir.: Pat Collins, 2023, 1hr 51, 15, Drama.
In the 1980’s Joe and Kate Ruttledge leave London to live and work in a small lakeside community in Ireland, near to where Joe grew up.
With Barry ward, Anna Bederke, Ruth McCabe
28/02/25
Joint Security Area
Dir.: Park Chan-wook, 2000, 1hr 50, 15, Korean, s/t, Drama/Mystery & Thriller/Action
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok (Lee Byung-hun) is the shooter, but lead investigator Maj. Sophie E. Jean (Lee Young-ae), a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides. Lee claims he fired in self-defense after getting wounded, while a North Korean survivor says it was a premeditated attack -- leaving Jean with her work cut out for her.
With Lee Yeong-ae, Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho
07/03/2025
TheWhale
Dir.: Darren Aronofsky, 2021, 1hr 57, 15, Drama.
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
With Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simkins
21/03/2025
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
Dir.: Pawo Choyning Dorji, 2019, 1hr 50, PG, Dzongkha, s/t, Drama/Romance/Comedy
A simple and warm tale that takes great pride in its native culture. The movie is set in a remote village called Lunana, which has no electricity or indoor plumbing. The movie has a captivating and hopeful story that explores the meaning of 'home' and 'exile'. A gentle feel-good movie set in the remarkable (and so culturally different) country of Bhutan.
With Sherab Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup, Kelden Lhamo Gurung
04/04/2025
Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret
Dir.: Kelly Fremon Craig, 2023, 1hr 46, PG, Comedy/Drama.
A timeless coming of age story which has transcended decades and spoken to all generations. For over fifty years, Judy Blume's classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life's biggest questions. In this big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia, who isn't happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.
Wth Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates
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Please note that we must follow UK film classification (BBFC) age restrictions. These are shown alongside each film.
Doors open to members at 7.15pm, members need to arrive by 7.30pm to guarantee a seat.
F-Rated
This indicates a film with a woman as Director or Scriptwriter - a Bath Film Festival initiative, now widely adopted. The ultimate motivation of the F-rating is to influence studios & producers to fund talented female film-makers & also to improve the huge gender pay differentials between actors.