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2024 WISE CHOICES FILM CLUB 2025
Held in The Wheeler Room at St. Michael’s Church
SEPTEMBER TO APRIL, FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 2.00pm. – 4.00pm.
2024
Friday 6th September. SAVE OUR CINEMA Starring Samantha Morton. When a local cinema in Wales is threatened with demolition, the local community do everything in their power to keep it open. Running Time 1hr45mins
Friday 4th October. THE DUKE Set in 1961. Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren give a heartwarming performance, about the true story of the one and only theft from the National Gallery in London. The portrait of the ‘Duke of Wellington.’ Running Time 1hr 35mins
Friday 1st November. SORRY WE MISSED YOU A film from Ken Loach. A powerful exploration of the contemporary world of work. The challenges faced by one family trying to hold it all together. Running Time 1hr 37mins
Friday 6th December. A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION Stars Meryl Streep and Garrison Keller. Tells the story of a much loved US radio show, the last ever live recording of one of America’s broadcasting institutions. Running Time 1hr 41mins
2025
Friday 3rd January. THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH Starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. Overjoyed to learn that they have inherited a cinema, Matt and Jean Spenser (Travers & McKenna) are subsequently shattered to find it’s less of a grand picture house and more of a fleapit. Running Time 1hr 17mins
Friday 7th February. THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY This is the story of an unremarkable man, who sets off on a remarkable journey to visit his old friend Queenie who is dying. Running Time 1hr 43mins
Friday 7th March. ANOTHER ROUND Four weary high school teachers embark on a risky experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the work day. Subtitles. Running Time 1hr 52mins
Friday 4th April. THE MIRACLE CLUB Starring Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates. Winning a pilgrimage to Lourdes seems like an answer to all prayers. However deep wounds from the past are re-opened and bitter
truths exposed. Running Time 1hr 26mins