Event Type Film Society
October
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Jeffery Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from ‘Black’ entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. Monk uses a pen name to
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Jeffery Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from ‘Black’ entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes.
Monk uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
Director: Cord Jefferson | USA | 2023 | 117 min
Featuring: Jeffery Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
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Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1180016
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A chilling portrayal of the everyday life of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Hoss, his wife and their five children. Their house is right next to the camp, whose horrors are
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A chilling portrayal of the everyday life of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Hoss, his wife and their five children.
Their house is right next to the camp, whose horrors are hidden behind a high wall, but whose sounds can’t be blocked out. Oscar for Best International Feature Film and Grand Prix winner at Cannes.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | UK/USA/Poland | subtitles | 2024 | 105 min
Featuring: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
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Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1180017
fri25oct8:00 pmfri10:15 pmChinatown (15)25 Oct8:00 pm - 10:15 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Film Society
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An Oscar-winning film classic starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Set in 1974 Los Angeles, a private investigator is hired to expose an adulterer, but finds himself caught up in a
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An Oscar-winning film classic starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
Set in 1974 Los Angeles, a private investigator is hired to expose an adulterer, but finds himself caught up in a shadowy corrupt world of manipulation.
Director: Roman Polanski | USA | 1974 | 130 min
Featuring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hudson
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
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Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1180018
November
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A dark and funny exploration of the growing friendship between an artist and her psychiatric nurse as they go on a road trip in an electric car, looking for reconciliation. Inspired
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A dark and funny exploration of the growing friendship between an artist and her psychiatric nurse as they go on a road trip in an electric car, looking for reconciliation.
Inspired by the extensive archive of diaries, letters and art of Audrey Amiss, the film weaves real events into an imagined journey.
Director: Carol Morley | UK | 2022 | 108 min
Featuring: Monica Dolan, Kelly Macdonald, Gina McKee
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
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Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1180019
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In contemporary Helsinki, two lonely working-class middle-aged souls meet by chance in a karaoke bar. Will they surmount the obstacles and accidents that beset them and their stray dog in their
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In contemporary Helsinki, two lonely working-class middle-aged souls meet by chance in a karaoke bar.
Will they surmount the obstacles and accidents that beset them and their stray dog in their quest for happiness and love?
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Finland/Germany | subtitles | 2024 | 81 mins
Featuring: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
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Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1180020
December
fri06dec8:00 pmfri9:25 pmScrapper (12)06 Dec8:00 pm - 9:25 pm(GMT+00:00) Event Type Film Society
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An imaginative 12-year-old, who ingeniously manages to hoodwink social services, lives alone following the death of her mother. She then faces the unexpected reappearance of her estranged father. This British comedy
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An imaginative 12-year-old, who ingeniously manages to hoodwink social services, lives alone following the death of her mother. She then faces the unexpected reappearance of her estranged father.
This British comedy drama deals with bereavement using warm offbeat humour and features remarkable performances from the leads.
Director: Charlotte Regan | UK | 2023 | 84 mins
Featuring: Lola Campbell, Alin Uzun, Cary Crankson
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
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Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1180021
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This foodie romance is set almost entirely in the country chateau of Dodin, a famed gourmet in 1880s France. The tender and enduring love between Eugénie the chef and Dodin is
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This foodie romance is set almost entirely in the country chateau of Dodin, a famed gourmet in 1880s France.
The tender and enduring love between Eugénie the chef and Dodin is expressed through the meticulous preparation and presentation of food. A feast for the eyes and the taste buds!
Director: Anh Hung Tran | France/Belgium | subtitles | 2024 | 135 min
Featuring: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel
Tickets: £7.50. Members & Friends £6.50. U18s £5.50. Film Society members free.
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Location
Theatre
13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AR
ProgrammeID
1180023