Following our next film, Oscar-winning Poor Things in August, we embark on a short run of foreign language films. To be honest, there was such a dearth of top-quality English language films available to us, we had to widen the search overseas and hope you enjoy the three we have chosen for your autumn entertainment. All three are period dramas set in three different countries. We end the year with a guaranteed favourite, Wicked Little Letters, which we’re sure you will enjoy.
All films at the Rye Community Centre, Conduit Hill, £5 entrance. Licensed bar.
The film club is always a little short of assistance on film nights, so if you would like to volunteer to help (no experience necessary) or perhaps even to join the committee, please let us know.
Please note that our August film will be shown on the second Friday of the month instead of our usual first Friday slot.
Friday 9 August – POOR THINGS (2023 – 141 minutes) (cert. ‘R’)
This is the incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Also staring Mark Ruffalo, the film won 4 Oscars including ‘Best Actress in a Leading role’ for Stone, her second Academy Award. (7pm start, doors 6.30)
Friday 6 September – THE TASTE OF THINGS (2023 – 135 minutes)(cert. 12a)
Juliette Binoche stars in this period culinary romance. The film follows the relationship between Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s reluctance to commit to him, he decides to start cooking for her. (French language with English sub-titles) (7pm start, doors 6.30)
Friday 4 October – THE PROMISED LAND (2023 – 127 minutes) (cert. 15)
Poor soldier Ludvig Kahlen arrives in 1755 on the barren Jutland heath with a single goal: to follow the king’s call to cultivate the land and thereby achieve wealth and honour himself. But Kahlen quickly makes an enemy, the merciless landowner, Frederik De Schinkel, who as sole ruler of the area believes that the heath belongs to him and not the king. Despite the landowners attempts to drive him away, Kahlen perseveres against all the odds risking his life and livelihood. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, one of Denmark’s finest actors, it is a multi-award winning film. (Danish language with English sub-titles)(7pm start, doors 6.30)
Friday 1 November – THE PEASANTS (2023 – 114 minutes) (cert. 15)
This is a film with a difference having been filmed and then each scene carefully painted, producing 80,000 paintings! Based on a Nobel Prize-nominated story it follows the life of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village – a hotbed of gossip and on-going feuds, held together, rich and poor, by pride in their land, adherence to colourful traditions and deep-rooted patriarchy. When she finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the village’s richest farmer, his eldest son and other leading men of the community, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her. Starring Kamila Urzedowska, with Polish language and English sub-titles) (7pm start, doors 6.30)
Friday 6 December – WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (2023 – 100 minutes) (cert. 15)
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 Coleman, Jessie Buckley and Timothy Spall starring, you can be sure of a great evening with this popular comedy drama. (7pm start, doors 6.30)
DVDs – FOR SALE
We still have various classic films on DVDs available for sale at £4 each unless priced otherwise, first-come, first-served.ALBERT NOBBS (Glenn Close)
BROKER (South Korean film)
THE CARER (Brian Cox)
THE FATHER (Anthony Hopkins)
FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL (Jamie Bell)
THE IMPOSSIBLE (Pierce Brosnan)
THE IRON LADY (Meryl Streep)
JULIETA (Emma Suarez)
THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER (Felicity Jones)
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Anya Taylor-Joy)
LITTLE WHITE LIES (Marion Cotillard)
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP (Kate Beckinsale)
MAUDIE (Sally Hawkins)
THE MOUSEHOLE CAT (Animation)
THE ROAD DANCE (Hermione Corfield)
THE SHAPE OF WATER (Sally Hawkins)
SHERLOCK HOLMES (Robert Downey, Jr.)
SHERLOCK HOLMES:A GAME OF
SHADOWS (Robert Downey, Jr.)
SUMMERLAND (Gemma Arterton)
TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (Alicia Vikander)
THEIR FINEST HOUR (Gemma Arterton)
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY (Jim Broadbent)
WEST SIDE STORY (Natalie Wood/George Chakiris)
Image Credits: John Izod .