I am sure you will have been hoping by now to have received more news of the short programme of five films I wrote to you about a few weeks ago.  It has been an extremely challenging task for our Booking Secretary to secure the screening licences from the distributors and he is still working on it.  Incidentally, I learn that this is now a common problem with film clubs like ours throughout the country.  So I thought it would be encouraging for you to know where we are so far.

We will start the first screening on Monday 3 April with LIVING  (2022), directed by Oliver Hermanus and starringBill Nighy.  With a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro, via Kurosawa’s ‘Ikiru’ and Leo Tolstoy’s ‘The Death of Ivan Illych’, it is set in the London of 1953. Bill Nighy is Rodney Williams, a civil servant diagnosed with terminal cancer who, through a chance meeting with a woman in a cafe, finds hope and a new purpose to his life.

The film lasts for 102 minutes.

As in the past, the films will start at 8.00 pm and the Studio Theatre (aka ‘The Cramphorn’) will be open from 7.00 pm.

To remind you, the other four dates are Monday 17 April, Tuesday 25 April, Wednesday 3 May and Tuesday 9 May.  As soon as I have confirmation of the titles of the films, I will let you know.

Best wishes

Peter Bunyan
Chair – CFC

PS: As advised in our previous newsletter, we will be offering a 2023 membership of £22 for all five films. Membership for the curtailed 2019-20 Season will still be valid for all 5 films without additional charge (nnd don’t worry if you’ve lost/mislaid your membership card: as long as your name is on our Membership List you’ll be allowed in!), and Guests are still very welcome.