Film Night Programme - Spring 2024
Pelham Hall is pleased to announce the Spring 2024 Film Night programme
Friday 19th January: A HAUNTING IN VENICE [12A] 103 mins – Drama/Whodunnit
In post-World War II Venice, Hercule Poirot (Branagh), now retired and living in self-imposed exile, reluctantly attends a séance.
But when one of the guests is murdered, the former detective must put his little grey cells to work one more time to uncover the killer.
Why see it? For an enjoyable bit of hokum on a dark evening.
More information (including trailer) can be found here.
Friday 16th February: SCRAPPER [12A] 84 mins – Comedy/Drama
This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London following the death of her mother. She makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali (Alin Uzun) and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle.
Out of nowhere, her estranged father Jason (Harris Dickinson) arrives and forces her to confront reality. Uninterested in this sudden new parental figure, Georgie is stubbornly resistant to his efforts. And as they adjust to their new circumstances, Georgie and Jason find that they both still have a lot of growing up to do.
Why see it? It won a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
More information (including trailer) can be found here.
Friday 22nd March: THE GREAT ESCAPER [12A] 96 mins – Drama
In 2014, near-nonagenarian Bernie Jordan (Michael Caine) is sad to miss out on an official group outing to the D-Day anniversary in France. Encouraged by wife Rene (Glenda Jackson), he sneaks out from his care home and goes on one last big adventure to cross the Channel, while reminiscing about his wartime experiences.
Why see it? It was Glenda Jackson’s last film, and who doesn’t love Michael Caine?
More information (including trailer) can be found here.
Friday 19th April: ONE LIFE [12A] 110 mins – replacing the unavailable “Napoleon”
The true story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis.
Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion.
He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed?
Why see it? Anthony Hopkins stars as Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 Jewish children from the Nazis – alongside Helena Bonham Carter on mighty form.
91% Rotten Tomatoes scores for both Tomatometer and Audience ratings
More information (including trailer) can be found here.
All films are shown upstairs in Pelham Hall (directions) in the bar area on the second Friday in each month. Doors open at 7.15 pm and films start at 7.30 pm prompt (except for Napoleon. There is a £5 per head entry fee, payable on the door (cash or card). The bar will be open too and an interval is scheduled part-way through each film too.