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Audience Feedback for A Bunch of Amateurs

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There were 9 reaction slips returned following the screening of this film.  The responses were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 5 votes
    • Perhaps Netflix will make them an offer they can’t refuse
    • Heartwarming & full of character
    • One of the best pieces of entertainment ever; Full of Superheroes; Oklahoma will never be the same again
    • Spot on. Rich and classic piece of british life, cinema, heritage & good will.
  • ‘Very Good’: 4 votes
    • Took a while to get into it but really came to relate to the characters.  The poignancy of their daily lives (caring for ailing/disabled relatives and the mobility issues of Colin around his garden and the clubhouse) versus the absurdity of the films they were making was well balanced.
    • Adorable, if a bit close to the bone!
    • Touching, poignant and very funny – pure delight!
    • Amusing, poignant – a film we would not ever see elsewhere.
  • ‘Good’: 0 votes
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 0 votes
  • ‘Poor’: 0 votes

We are always interested to receive any additional comments people may have on this film and welcome all contributions to this forum.

If you did not leave comments after the screening, but still wish to do so, you can leave them in the “Leave a Reply” box.

A Bunch of Amateurs (Monday 17th April)

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Our Next Presentation: A Bunch of Amateurs

Chelmsford Theatre Studio – Monday 17th April @ 8PM (Doors open 7:00)

Bradford Movie Makers is one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the world. Once a thriving community, these days the membership is dwindling and the group struggles to keep the wolf from the door. An enthralling story and full of moving characters.

2023 Season

We will be showing 5 films between 3rd April and 9th May. Details of the films can be found on the 2023 Programme page

For members of the incompleted 2019-20 season, your membership is still valid (and 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!) New membership for the 2023 season (5 films) is available for £22 – please see our membership secretary, Malcolm, at the door. As always, guests are welcome, tickets will be £7.50

CFC on Twitter and Facebook

Unfortunately, we appear to have lost our Twitter account (having not posted anything since the last COVID-19 update in August 2020). Our facebok page (https://www.facebook.com/ChelmsfordFilmC), thankfully, is still active. To receive regular, automatic notification of our films, please follow us there.

Newsletter 29 March 2023

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A SHORT SEASON OF FIVE FILMS

Monday, 3rd April: Living – Dir: Oliver Hermanus, 2022, 102 mins, UK

Set in the London of 1953, Bill Nighy is Rodney Williams, a civil servant diagnosed with terminal cancer. A chance meeting with a woman in a cafe gives him renewed hope and purpose.

Monday, 17th April: A Bunch Of Amateurs – Dir: Kim Hopkins, 2022, 95 mins, UK

Bradford Movie Makers is one of the oldest amateur filmmaking clubs in the world. Once a thriving community, these days the membership is dwindling and the group struggles to keep the wolf from the door. An enthralling story and full of moving characters.

Tuesday, 25th April: Parallel Mothers – Dir: Pedro Almodóvar, 2021, 123 mins, Spain

Penelope Cruz, again, in Almodóvar’s latest movie. Two women meet in a maternity ward as they give birth under difficult circumstances. Their personal, tragic histories are eventually mirrored in that of Spain itself during the Civil War.

Wednesday, 3rd May: Corsage – Dir: Marie Kreutzer, 2022, 112 mins, Austria/France/Germany/Luxembourg

In this historical drama, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who is estranged from her philandering husband, begins to act oddly as she approaches her 40th birthday. Renowned for her beauty, her obsessive behaviour takes its toll.

With Vicky Krieps, the actor seen in Phantom Thread

Tuesday, 9th May: Saint Omer – Dir: Alice Diop, 2022, 122 mins, France

Laurence Coly, a Senegalese woman, is on trial in St. Omer for causing the death of her 15-month-old child by leaving her on a beach to be swept away by the tide. Roma, a budding novelist, is interested in the case, for personal reasons, and travels from Paris to observe the trial.

Films are screened at the Chelmsford Civic Studio (‘Cramphorn Theatre’) and start at 8.00 pm. Doors open at 7.00 pm. Current members of CFC are admitted free, guests may be signed in for £7.50. New members may join and see all five films for £22.