Sunday 28th Sept - Broughton Village HallDoors open 7:30pm - main film 8:15pm
The season commences with a rush of joy and colour as we meet Poppy, an irrepressible primary school teacher who dances through life with a profound philosophy of happiness. Leigh's heroine, a role that won Hawkins the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival, has shades of Amelie and an echo of Pollyanna and wears a necklace that holds a piece of a rainbow. She likes to make people happy and dance the flamenco. As is to be expected from a Mike Leigh film, however, all is not sunshine and flowers and Poppy meets anger and misery in her bright little life, in the form of her bigoted, snappy driving instructor and also at school where she has to deal with bullying. At every turn she meets adversity with humour and love. A light and flowing musical score and great performances from the central characters make this improvisational comedy drama an absolute gem and delightfully uplifting to watch
For info of the film club email - Mark
See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045670/ for information on the film.
Click on August (top right) for a post with the full season's programme.
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