Summary of films for 2010-2011

The community cinema in Broughton starts its new season next month. 2009 was a great year for British Films and three of the best will be screened, starting with The Education on 9^th October. BAFTA winning Carrey Mulligan gives an astounding performance in this funny and poignant coming-of-age drama. It’s reminiscent of the great kitchen sink dramas of the 1960’s and rated by many critics as one of the best films of the year. Other British films being shown are Bright Star and The Ghost Writer. Bright Star is a drama based on the romance between John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Considered by many to be Jane Campion’s best film yet, it has a heartfelt quality that irresistible draws in the viewer. Roman Polanski creates a slow-burning and elegant political adventure in The Ghost Writer. Scottish actor Ewan McGregor stars as the Prime Minister’s biographer in this exciting thriller which manages to combine the elegance of Hitchcock with the cynicism of Polanski.

Blending comedy and magical realism is Tricks (Sztuczki), an engaging and warm-hearted film from Poland that follows the efforts of six-year-old Stefen to re-unite his family. Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo di Ferragosto), is an Italian film about a cash-strapped middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing and demanding elderly mother. It is a wonderfully patient and delicately observed film that is a warm and witty homage to older people. It's an unusual movie that triggers sales of cordon bleu recipe books and Le Creuset cookware but the latest Meryl Streep film, Julie & Julia, is having just that effect. Based on the bestselling memoir of a woman in a dead-end job who comes up with a deranged personal assignment: to cook all 524 recipes in legendary American Chef and writer Julia Child's classic book in the space of one year, Julie and Julia is a celebration of how to live life to the full by the joy of food and cooking.

Membership is just £18 (£30 for a couple) for all six film, plus shorts and including a glass. Guests, who can pay on the door, are always welcome. Join at any show or for further information call Joe (01899 830551) or Mark (01721 720910) .

Programme for 2010-2011

Oct. 9th (Saturday) An Education (2009, Lone Sherfig)
Nov. 7th (Sunday) Sztuczki (Tricks) (2007, Andrzej Jakimowski)
Dec. 5th (Sunday) Bright Star (2008, Jane Campion)

Dec. 30th at Skirling - The Odd Couple (1968, Gene Saks) *

Jan. 29th (Saturday) Julie and Julia (2009, Nora Ephron)
Feb. 26th (Saturday) The Ghost Writer (2010, Roman Polanski)
Mar. 26t (Saturday) Pranzo di ferragosto (Mid-August lunch) (2008, Gianni Di Gregorio)

Broughton Village Hall
Doors open at 7:30pm, shorts at about 8pm, main film at 8:15pm

* Christmas special, club fund raiser - admission charge for members and guests.