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Audience reaction to “Driving Mum”

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20 people responded. The breakdown and comments were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 4 votes
    • How many shades of grey in Iceland? So few words, so many images – total cinema. A journey through existence, veering between the profound and the mundane.
    • Superb – real Film Club film – without the dog though…? Still great!!
  • ‘Very Good’: 13 votes
    • For a long time, I wasn’t sure where the film was heading (except, ultimately, Eyrarbakki), but the dénouement was worth the wait. Excellent soundtrack.
    • Brilliant score. I also loved the juxtaposition of the white Ford Cortina. Good laugh.
    • I loved the attention to detail. A great sense of period. Lots of references to “Blow Up” – a
      sort of antithesis. You always hurt the one you love.
    • I went from not really enjoying it to loving it from about 30% of the way through. Bonkers,
      lovely & with a dog & great story!
    • Thoughtful & wry film – will stick with me.
    • A very different road movie! Very Icelandic. Great dog.
    • Dog should’ve got an Oscar.
    • Deliciously quirky and quietly affecting. Very much a film club film!
    • Very original with some memorable scenes & quite moving.
    • The power of knitting
    • [Very good] – not sure why!
  • ‘Good’: 3 votes
    • Living in that bleak landscape would make anyone a bit crazy. Enjoyed the film as it was so different. Very interesting
    • Easy Rider it aint – but a road movie!

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Audience reaction to “Anatomy Of A Fall”

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16 people responded. The breakdown and comments are listed below.

  • ‘Excellent’: 11 votes
    • Absorbing story. Interesting to see how other judicial systems work – not sure about the Judge allowing everyone to shout over each other.
    • Wonderful film. The 4th time I’ve seen it and it’s better each time!
    • Fantastic cast, fantastic acting, fantastic dog! Just glad I’m not going to be tried in France, though.
    • Superb acting – especially the dog! Brilliant film.
    • A superb film underpinned by superb performances. Fantastic start to the new season.
    • Striking how different are English & French trial processes.
    • A gripping narrative – not just about who did or didn’t do it…
    • Phenomenal acting & brilliant camera work. Wouldn’t want to go on trial in France!
  • ‘Very Good’: 3 votes
    • We saw this in the cinema – well worth a second sitting. Hold the attention for most of the 2 1/2 hours. Good Performances all round.
  • ‘Good’: 1 vote
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 0 votes
  • ‘Poor’: 0 votes

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  • ‘A Fall’ or ‘The Fall’? Superb film which reminds us that cinema, first and foremost, is about acting. Clever plot, perfect pacing, excellent cinematography.

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Audience reaction to “Return To Seoul”

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17 people responded. The breakdown and comments are listed below.

  • ‘Excellent’: 3 votes
    • I’ve never seen a film with so many heart-wrenching feelings. Her face! I couldn’t stop staring at her all the way through. It was especially emotional for me, having been an unmarried mother 1966 – I kept her though.
    • An excellent film. Very powerful. The main actor’s way of showing emotion with small movements of her face was amazing.
    • Raw. Real. Phenomenal actress. Great soundtrack.
  • ‘Very Good’: 7 votes
    • Hardly a likable character, but I have some sympathy toward her, given her disappointment at the rejection by her mother and her alcoholic father almost stalking her.
    • First half was v. good and the second half disjointed but still v.v. intriguing. Well-acted in an unhinged way!
    • Original, always interesting & always anxious. A very fine central performance.
    • Moving
    • Visually absorbing – a very ‘slow burn’ but a poignant ending!
    • All emotions beautifully portrayed.
    • A Korean Almodovar [it’s actually a French film]. Fascinating exploration of identity with a main character who refuses to be what others want her to be – she dances to her own tune. Sadly she finds others do too!
  • ‘Good’: 4 votes
    • A strange mixed up leading lady whose behaviour left me puzzled. Interesting film.
    • Slow at times with periods of frenzy. What a mixed-up girl!
    • Interesting concept, but I did not warm to the main character.
    • Found Freddie hard to understand and sympathise with. Not sure what was driving her & why she was so difficult so often!
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 2 votes
    • Very good reunion scene between mother and child. Otherwise, a disappointment, given the high quality of the previous three films I have seen this year.
    • Every time I thought I had a handle on it, it changed.
  • ‘Poor’: 1 vote
    • Rather tedious & did not hold my attention.

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We hope you all have a good summer and look forward to meeting up again when our next season (of 10 films) begins on 17 October. Details of the films to be shown will be updated on our website as they are finalised on the 2024/25 Season page.