Programme 2023-24
Looking forward to our 34th 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.
Please note that there is one change to the programme after Christmas. On 9th February we are pleased to be able to show ‘AFTERSUN’, by BAFTA award winning director Charlotte Wells.
12/11/2024
The Banshees of Inisherin
Dir.: Martin McDonagh, 2022, 1h 49, 15
On a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, lifelong friends Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Padraic, aided by his sister Siobhan (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan), endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Padraic's repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend's resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.
26/01/2024
Hit the Road
Dir: Panah Panachi, 2021, 1hr 33, 12A. Persian, s/t.
Driving across wide landscapes, a family navigates a road trip full of conflicting emotions. Dad has a broken leg and a mood to match while Mum fusses over her two children and the dog. As the destination draws closer, the claustrophobia in the car grows alongside the love they have for each other.
09/02/2024
Aftersun
Dir: Charlotte Wells, 2022, 1hr 42, 12A
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't...
23/02/2024
Decision To Leave
Dir: Park Chan-Wook, 2022, 2hr, 15. Korean, s/t.
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
08/03/2024
Lawrence, After Arabia
Dir: Mark J. T. Griffin, 2021, 2hr 1, 12A.
Retiring to his cottage in Dorset Lawrence hopes to forget his past fighting in Arabia but soon he is drawn into political intrigue and his many enemies begin to plot against him. Was a motorcycle crash an accident or attempt at assassination by the British Secret Service?
22/03/2024
Summer 1993
Dir: Carla Simon, 2017, 97min, 12A. Spanish, s/t.
After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new life. If there are undeniably good times at her new "home", there is also the unexpressed pain which makes her both feel sad and behave badly. Will Frida overcome her troubles ? Only the end of Summer will tell.
12/04/2024
The Man In The Hat
Dirs: John-Paul Davidson, Steven Warbeck, 2020, 1hr 35, 12A.
The Man in the Hat journeys through France in a Fiat 500 accompanied by a framed photograph of an unknown woman. He is pursued by five angry men in a Citroën Dyane. Why are they chasing him? And how can he shake them off?
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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.