Season 23: 2022 - 2023
Sunday 18th September 2022: Wild MenComedy thriller. In a desperate attempt to cure his midlife crisis, Martin has fled his family to live high up in the Norwegian mountains., hunting and gathering like his ancestors did thousands of years ago.
2022 | Denmark | 104 min | Cert 15 Director: Thomas Daneskov Bean number: 16 Bean score: 2.88 |
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Sunday 16th October 2022: DeliciousComedy drama. France just before the 1789 revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his noble master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first ever restaurant.
2021 | France | 112 min | Cert 13 Director: Eric Besnard Bean number: 43 Bean score: 3.72 |
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Sunday 19th November 2022: The Gravedigger's WifeGuled and Nasra are a loving couple living on the outskirts of Djibouti with their teenage son Mahad. However, they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive operation to treat chronic kidney disease.
Bean number: 34 Bean score: 3.18 |
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Sunday 18th December 2022: Taiwan Short FilmsA selection of short films from the Taiwanese Short Film Festival: the human condition, black humour.
Bean number: 23 Bean score: 3.57 |
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Sunday 15th January 2023: Everything Everywhere All At OnceA Chinese immigrant finds herself unwillingly embroiled in a fight to save the multiverse. Slick, fast and relentless. Beneath the mayhem lies a family story. Comedy Drama
US 2022 Cert 15. Directors: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert No beans |
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Sunday 12th February 2023: Hit the RoadThis tense but funny film follows a chaotic, tender family on a road trip across a rugged landscape, fussing over the sick dog and getting on each other's nerves. Only the mysterious older brother is quiet. Directed by Panah Panahi, the son of jailed Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi, the film is suffused with subtle but urgent political meaning. Drama.
Iran 2021 Cert 12A. Director: Panah Panahi Bean number: 26 Bean score: 2.88 |
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Sunday 19th February 2023 (AGM): C'mon C'mon
A delicate and deeply moving story shot in black and white about the connections between adults and children, as Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix), an emotionally awkward journalist, and his young nephew forge a transformational relationship while on a US cross country trip together. Drama.
US 2021 Cert 15. Director: Mike Mills Bean number: 18 Bean score: 2.28 |
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Sunday 12th March 2023: Inside Llewyn DavisIn 1960s New York, folk singer Llewyn Davis struggles to make his name in the music world. Guitar in hand and relying on the kindness of both friends and strangers, he embarks on an odyssey that takes him from New York to Chicago, where awaits a music mogul who could give him the big break that he desperately seeks. Comedy drama.
US 2014 Cert 15. Directors: Coen Brothers Bean number: 21 Bean score: |
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Sunday 16th April 2023: LambIn rural Iceland, a childless couple discover a strange, unnatural newborn in their sheep barn. They decide to raise her as their own - but sinister forces are at play. Drama, thriller, folk horror.
Iceland 2022 Cert 15. Director: Valdimar Johannsson Bean number: 22 Bean score: |
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Sunday 14th May 2023: AlcarrasThe life of a family of Catalonian peach farmers changes dramatically when the owner of their large estate dies and his heir decides to sell the land, threatening their livelihood. Comedy drama.
Catalan Spain 2022 Cert 15. Director: Carla Simon Bean number: 25 Bean score: |
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Sunday 11th June 2023: Queen of GlorySarah, the brilliant child of Ghanaian immigrants, quits her Ivy League college to return to the Bronx and arrange a traditional funeral for her mother. Her absent father flies in from Accra, but is a hindrance rather than a help, and her plans to close the family bookshop begin to waver as she realises its importance to the neighbourhood. Indie comedy.
US 2022 Cert 15. Written, directed and starring Nana Mensah Bean number: 33 Bean score: |
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