Monday 27 September 7.30pm   The Spirit of the Beehive

Monday 25 October 7.30pm        35 Shots of Rum

Monday 29 November  7.30pm    The Band's Visit

NEW SEASON - ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP REDUCED TO £10.

ADMISSION PRICES UNCHANGED AT £2.50 FOR MEMBERS AND £5 GUESTS.

THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE (PG) Monday 27 September 2010 at 7.30 pm.

Director: Víctor Erice

 Starring: Ana Torrent and Fernando Fernán Gómez.

Spain 1973. 97 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.

1940, in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. A little village girl sees Boris Karloff in Frankenstein at a travelling cinema show. She becomes entranced and is convinced by her sister that the monster is still alive. When she leaves the village to look for him she befriends a fugitive soldier.

Close to magic. It is one of the most beautiful and arresting films ever made in Spain, or anywhere, in the past 25 years or so.

Derek Malcolm in The Guardian.

A work which memorably captures a child's perspective on the mysteries of everyday life.

Tom Dawson at bbc.co.uk

Ana Torrent is among the most appealing child performers in cinema history, and among the most believable. Tim Brayton in Antagony and Ecstasy

35 SHOTS OF RUM (12 A) Monday 25 October 2010 at 7.30 pm.

Director: Claire Denis. Starring: Alex Descas and Mati Diop.

France/Germany 2008. 102 minutes. In French and German with English subtitles.

Lionel and his daughter Josephine live together in a Paris suburb. He is a widower who has made sacrifices to look after his daughter. Now that she is growing up their relationship is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.

Director Claire Denis handles the ebb and flow of everyday human existence with such tenderness and truth that her film feels like a great warm hug.

Allan Hunter in The Daily Express.

Superbly played and realised, this stays with you.

David Parkinson in Empire Magazine.

THE BAND‘S VISIT (12 A) Monday 29 November 2010 at 7.30 pm.

Director: Eran Kolirin. Starring: Sasson Gabai, Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz.

Israel/France 2006. 87 minutes. In Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles.

Members of a small Egyptian police band arrive in Israel to perform at a cultural event. When there is no delegation to meet them, they lose their way and find themselves stranded overnight in a remote town without hotels. THE BAND'S VISIT is funny, lonely, inspiring, sad, and beautiful all at once and has won the hearts of audiences wherever it has played.

Delightful comedy with a subtle script and charming performances from its three leads.

Matthew Turner in ViewLondon.

What matters is the sense of exhilaration you take away with you.

Sandra Hall in The Sydney Morning Herald.

I cannot imagine anyone not enjoying it.

Derek Malcolm in This is London.

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 currently pay £10 for a year's membership and £2.50 for each film. Guests are very welcome and pay £5 for each film. Anyone joining during the year can pay a reduced membership fee, depending upon the number of screenings left. We currently have ten 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.

We are happy to make pre-paid bookings (cash or cheques made payable to "Bungay Film Club") for any of our screenings and will try to reserve the seats of your choice. For more information please contact one of the following a few days before a screening:

Sally Hirons   01986 894338  or 

Frances Swann   01986 896949

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 before any screening. Guests too are assured of a warm welcome.

Contact us at bungayfilmclub.hotmail.co.uk

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