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Programme:
Wonderful films - films you meant to see but missed and films
you didn't even know were out there.
Join now for our
2010/2011 season - at the hmvcurzon.
Guest speakers from actors to
critics and directors, pre-film themed food, drink and live music.
When you're a member you can help us choose the films we show.
Just go to:
- the
British Film Institute web site (here)
- the Filmbank web site (here)
- or the BFI 2007/8 DVD list (here)
Tell
us what you recommend from the listed films and why.
(The
films we show must be licensed appropriately, so if it’s not on the
list we can’t show it, sorry!)
Doors open at 8.00pm and films start at 8.30pm for screenings at the hmvcurzon.
Any enquiries, email us at 
The
Films:
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Senna (UK 2010) |
| 12 January 2012 |
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You don’t need to know or care about Formula 1 to be transfixed by this innovative documentary.
Adored by fans as 3 times F1 World Champion and by Brazilians for his philanthropy, Ayrton Senna’s life and untimely death unfolds in this pacey film. A British masterclass in documentary-making.
‘The immediacy of the approach is exhilarating and emotional.’ The Guardian. Sundance Audience Award.
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| Director: Asif Kapadia |
| Language: English / Portugese |
| Classification: 12A |
| Length: 106 mins |
| Subtitles: No |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Le Hérisson (France/Italy 2009) |
| 26 January 2012 |
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Brimming with ennui, Paloma aims to kill herself before her 12th birthday.
Will her observation of companionship between the caretaker, a woman with hidden depths, and a tenant encourage a different world view?
Faithful to Barbery’s book while exquisitely realising the story on screen – a rare feat. ‘Wonderful performances.’ New York Times.
7 major awards.
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| Director: Mona Achache |
| Language: French |
| Classification: 12A |
| Length: 100 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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XXY (Argentina 2007) |
| 09 February 2012 |
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Alex’s genotype is XXY and she faces the issue of choosing a sexual identity to meet society’s expectations.
Argentina, not famed for its lead on contemporary gender discourse, has delivered an honest, sensitive film on intersexuality.
It explores the right to be different, to find a sexual niche that fits. ‘Poignant human drama.’ robertebert.com
Oscar nomination and 20 major wins.
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| Director: Lucia Puenzo |
| Language: Spanish |
| Classification: 15 |
| Length: 91 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Las Acacias (Argentina 2011) |
| 23 February 2012 |
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A truck driver gives a lift to a young mother on the road to Buenos Aires.
Watch and wonder how such a simple story turns into compelling cinema in the hands of first-time director Giorgetti.
‘Deeply satisfying and indelible.’ The Lumiere Reader.
6 international awards including Camera D’Or at Cannes.
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| Director: Paulo Giorgetti |
| Language: Spanish |
| Classification: 12A |
| Length: 86 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Incendies (Canada 2010) |
| 08 March 2012 |
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International Women’s Day Film.
Twins travel to the Middle East to unravel their mother’s past and discover a story of sectarian conflict, enduring love and the strength of ‘the woman who sings’.
Critically acclaimed worldwide, a powerhouse of a film. ‘Astonishingly intense, impressive, poised.’ The Telegraph.
Oscar nomination and 24 wins.
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| Director: Denis Villeneuve |
| Language: French / Arabic / English |
| Classification: 15 |
| Length: 130 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Like Water For Chocolate (Mexico 1992) |
| 22 March 2012 |
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* A members choice film. *
Pedro and Tita love each other, but circumstances dictate that Tita’s elder sister marries him.
When the couple moves into the family home Tita’s cooking acquires magical qualities.
‘Funny, sumptuous, romantic.’ TheMovieReport.com Huge South American hit,
21 international awards.
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| Director: Alfonso Arau |
| Language: Spanish / English |
| Classification: 15 |
| Length: 105 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Fire In Babylon (UK 2010) |
| 05 April 2012 |
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There is phenomenal cricket on show, but much more than that.
A skilful documentary about how the West Indian champions became a magnificent symbol of success: a ‘yes, we can’ message to black communities in Britain and worldwide.
‘Gripping… beautiful… intimate… Fire In Babylon is the kind of film that makes you proud to be human.’ 4/5 stars. London Evening Standard.
BIFA Best Documentary nomination.
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| Director: Steven Riley |
| Language: English |
| Classification: 12A |
| Length: 87 mins |
| Subtitles: No |
| Colour: B&W |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Surviving Life (Czech Rep. 2010) |
| 19 April 2012 |
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A surreal genre-crossing film, a comedic Freudian-Jungian detective story of a man searching for the woman of his dreams.
Humour mixes with darker elements to lead to a moving, hugely satisfying revelation.
‘Merrily surreal, dramatically involving, painstakingly composed.’ 5 stars, Time Out.
1 win so far.
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| Director: Jan Svankmajer |
| Language: Czech |
| Classification: tbc |
| Length: 109 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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AGM (UK 2012) |
| 03 May 2012 |
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*** WFC AGM ***
Members, don’t miss your chance to give us feedback on how we’ve done, help us shape WFC for 2012/13 and suggest films too.
Followed by open invitation to members and guests to view some award-winning short films, win prizes and most of all meet others who love film.
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| Director: Johnjoe McFadden |
| Language: English |
| Classification: 16 |
| Length: 180 mins |
| Subtitles: No |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Coriolanus (UK 2011) |
| 17 May 2012 |
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This is Shakespeare’s tragedy concerning a very flawed battle hero, updated to a modern Balkan setting to powerful effect.
With tremendous performances and adapted text this is a treat for all, including any struggling English Lit. A level candidates!
‘Fiennes’ directorial debut is a triumph.’ 4 stars, The Guardian.
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| Director: Ralph Fiennes |
| Language: English |
| Classification: 15 |
| Length: 123 mins |
| Subtitles: No |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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Benda Bilili (DR Congo/France 2010) |
| 31 May 2012 |
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This moving music documentary records the meteoric rise of Staff Benda Bilili, a Kinshasa band of disabled street musicians.
We watch as the band develops musicianship and global recognition.
‘Wonderful, really, really, wonderful … uplifting.’ Mark Kermode, BBC Radio 5.
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| Director: Renaud Landu/Florent de la Tullaye |
| Language: Lingala / French |
| Classification: 15 |
| Length: 85 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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A Separation (Iran 2011) |
| 14 June 2012 |
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Part Iranian courtroom drama, part masterful dissection of personal conscience and the law, as a wife wants to leave the country and her husband wants to stay.
Superb performances. The first Iranian film to win Berlin’s Golden Bear.
‘A brilliant drama that deserves the widest possible audience.’ Independent.
21 awards so far.
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| Director: Asghar Farhadi |
| Language: Persian |
| Classification: PG |
| Length: 123 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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The Fall (USA/India 2006) |
| 28 June 2012 |
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* A members choice film. *
It’s 1922, Los Angeles and an injured stuntman tells a tale of 5 mythical heroes. Audacious film-making!
Roger Ebert sums it up: ‘Either you are drawn into the world of this movie or you are not. It is preposterous, of course, but I vote with Werner Herzog, who says if we do not find new images, we will perish.’
3 major wins.
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| Director: Tarsem Singh |
| Language: English / Romanian / Latin) |
| Classification: 15 |
| Length: 117 mins |
| Subtitles: Yes |
| Colour: Yes |
| Programme Notes: Click here |
| Weblink: Click here
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