Film Night Programme - Summer 2024
Pelham Hall is pleased to announce the Summer 2024 Film Night programme
Friday 17th May: ANATOMY OF A FALL [15] 150 mins – Drama/Thriller
When her husband Samuel is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed.
The trial soon becomes not just an investigation, but a gripping psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's complicated marriage.
Why see it? Nominated for five Oscars in 2024, winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
“A sparkling intellectual thriller that lingers for days” - The Telegraph (5 stars)
More information (including trailer) can be found here.
Friday 14th June: THE HOLDOVERS [15] 133 mins – Comedy/Drama
With no family and nowhere to go over the Christmas holidays in 1970, unpopular classics teacher Paul Hunham (Giamatti) is stuck at school to supervise Angus, a bright teenager whose bad behaviour always threatens to get him expelled.
Joining Paul and Angus is head cook Mary - an African American woman whose own son was recently lost in Vietnam. These three shipwrecked people form an unlikely Christmas family, sharing comic misadventures during two very snowy weeks in New England.
Why see it? Nominated for five Oscars in 2024, Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Mary) winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
“Paul Giamatti shines in Alexander Payne’s best film since Sideways and gives an awards-worthy performance as a teacher forced to look after pupils over the Christmas break in this terrific period piece” - The Telegraph (5 stars)
More information (including trailer) can be found here.
Friday 19th July: WICKED LITTLE LETTERS [15] 96 mins – Crime/Comedy
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a dark, absurd scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply-conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents start to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime.
The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town's women, led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan), begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss and Rose might not be the culprit after all.
Why see it? There’s nothing like two of the finest actresses of their generation waging war against each other.
“Olivia Colman hurling expletives is enough to sustain this witty true-life comedy” - The Independent (4 stars)
More information (including trailer) can be found here.
All films are shown upstairs in Pelham Hall (directions) in the bar area, normally on the second Friday in each month. Doors open at 7.15 pm and films start at 7.30 pm prompt. 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 for the longer films.