The Bungay Film Club
Foreign, Independent and Classic Films at the Fisher Theatre
Brilliant to see 67 of you last night for OF GODS AND MEN. Glad to hear afterwards how many of you enjoyed the film. Thank you very much for coming, and further thanks to those of you who spread the word about the screening beforehand.
Do hope that your enjoyment wasn’t marred by the delayed start and a few seating problems. The Fisher Theatre has generously allowed us to use their computerised ticketing system. Last night, which we hadn’t expected to be particularly busy, was our first run. You can now buy advance tickets for all of our shows from the Fisher Box Office or online. Essential for popular films such as THE ARTIST which should sell out, and really useful for those of you who’d like to reserve tickets or who have strong feelings about preferred seats. All tickets, whether bought on the door or in advance, will be for allocated seats. I know this caused a few hiccups last night. Thanks for being so patient and bearing with us during these teething problems. I am confident that the system will work better for us all in the long run. Please consider buying tickets in advance to save time queuing at future screenings, or turning up a little earlier to choose your seats. Apologies in advance if I bang on about this in emails. My aim is to avoid long queues and disappointing seats. Fingers crossed we’ll be able to start shows promptly at 7.30pm before too long.
Sadly, no more films until next month. On Monday 30 April, we’ll be showing THE SALT OF LIFE (12A) by the irresistible Gianni Di Gregorio. Those of you who saw this Italian director’s first film, MID-AUGUST LUNCH, at the film club a couple of years ago will be looking forward to a second helping. Our care-worn hero returns, played again by actor-writer-director Di Gregorio, for more understated Roman comedy. This time he has to contend not only with an irrepressible mother in her 90s, but also a wife, a daughter, a dog and a mid-life crisis. Please don’t wait for an American remake. It could never work. Usual BFC prices.

For more details see list of forthcoming films in following email, or visit www.bungayfilmclub.com.
The Fisher Theatre will be showing ORANGES AND SUNSHINE (15) on Monday 16 April at 7.30 pm. Emily Watson stars in a hard-hitting drama about the scandal of child deportation to Australia between the end of the second world war and the early 1970s. ‘Jim Loach’s debut feature is a powerful, deeply moving, understated account of a major social injustice that went unreported for many years and only last year received an official apology from the two governments involved, those of Great Britain and Australia,’ wrote Philip French in The Observer. ‘The story is seen almost entirely from the point of view of a Nottingham social worker, Margaret Humphreys (a luminous performance of undemonstrative decency from Emily Watson), who stumbled across the story of 130,000 working-class British children separated from their families and siblings and sent to Australia.’ UK 2011. 105 minutes.
Tickets £4.50 and £2.50. Sorry, no reductions for BFC members.
All tickets available from The Fisher Theatre Box Office and online at www.fishertheatre.org.

 

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