Next screening - Monday 30 January - Potiche
Coming soon - future screenings
Monday 30 January 7.30pm Potiche
Monday 27 February 7.30pm The Skin I live in
Monday 12 March 7.30pm Of Gods and Men
Monday 30 April 7.30pm The Salt of Life
Films for May, June, July, August - details later.
There are more details below about these films. Also, please visit http://www.waveneyvalleyblog.com/ for further information about these and other events in our area.
Details of future screenings
Monday 30 January 2012 at 7.30 pm POTICHE (15)
France 2010. 103 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
Director: Francois Ozon. Starring: Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu.
A warm-hearted story of a woman's rise in a man's world. A housebound trophy wife or potiche steps in to manage the factory run by her husband after the workers take him hostage. Catherine Deneuve and a fabulous supporting cast bring sparkle to this adaptation of a 70s farce. Great fun.
A blend of boulevard farce, 1970s sex comedy and political satire.
Deneuve responds to the challenge magnificently and with a glint of mischief.
Jason Solomons in The Observer.
Monday 27 February 2012 at 7.30 pm THE SKIN I LIVE IN (15)
Spain 1999. 100 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Director: Pedro Almodovar. Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes.
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. Haunted by past tragedies, he uses a mysterious woman as his guinea pig. Stylish updating of the Frankenstein story by Spain’s most celebrated filmmaker.
Deliciously dark, superbly written thriller-slash-twisted love story that explores some fascinating ideas about obsession and revenge, and features a terrific performance from Antonio Banderas.
Matthew Turner in ViewLondon.
Monday 12 March 2012 at 7.30 pm OF GODS AND MEN (15)
France 2010. 122 mins. In French with English subtitles.
Director: Xavier Beauvois. Cast: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin.
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, the monks have to decide whether to leave or stay.
Beautifully acted by its ensemble cast, Of Gods and Men immerses us in its subjects' rituals, everyday tasks and spiritual dilemmas.
Tom Dawson in Total Film.
Monday 30 April 2012 at 7.30 pm THE SALT OF LIFE (12A)
Italy 2011. 90 mins. In Italian with English subtitles.
Director: Gianni Di Gregorio. Cast: Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis.
Endearing comic tale about a man past his prime who longs for romance. Mid-August Lunch writer/director Gianni Di Gregorio returns with a second helping just as good as the first. Once again he plays a dutiful son with a mother in her 90s, but this time he has a wife and daughter as well.
Lustrous, effortless, entrancing, it infects your mood as happily as a hazy Roman afternoon.
Nigel Andrews in The Financial Times.
The Fisher Theatre, Bungay
About Bungay Film Club
Bungay Film Club is run by a small group of film enthusiasts. We show foreign, independent or classic films once a month at the Fisher Theatre in Bungay, Suffolk. The archive below shows our recent screenings.
Our screening date is usually (but not always) the last Monday of each month. Screenings begin at 7.30pm. Members pay £10 for a year's membership and £2.50 for each film. Guests are very welcome and pay £5 for each film. We currently have eleven screenings each year. Please note that we function independently of the Fisher Theatre and are unable to use their credit card payment facility. We can not therefore accept payment by credit card.
The licensed bar is open for half an hour before each screening and for an indefinite time afterwards, providing a welcome opportunity for members and guests to discuss the evening’s film or simply enjoy a drink together. Drinks may also be taken into the auditorium during a screening.
We would very much like to expand our membership. New members will be made very welcome and can join at the Box Office. Guests too are assured of a warm welcome.
Contact us at bungayfilmclub@hotmail.co.uk
Film Archive
April 2009 I've loved you so long
May 2009 Bicycle Thieves
June 2009 Man on Wire
September 2009 Lemon Tree
October 2009 Barry Lyndon
November 2009 Babette's Feast
January 2010 Coco before Chanel
February 2010 African Queen
March 2010 Mid-August Lunch
April 2010 The White Ribbon
May 2010 Moon
June 2010 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
July 2010 Fish Tank
September 2010 Spirit of the Beehive
October 2010 35 Shots of Rum
November 2010 The Band's Visit
January 2011 I am love
February 2011 The first day of the rest of your life
April 2011 The Secret in their Eyes
May 2011 L'Illusionniste
May 2011 Loose Cannons
July 2011 Heartbreaker
July 2011 Winter's Bone
September 2011 My Afternoons with Margueritte
October 2011 Another Year
November 2011 Benda Bilili!
