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Long established in East Dulwich, a community run film society showing quality films at reasonable prices. |
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Autumn Season 2008 - Tuesdays from 4th November |
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Upstairs at the Magnolia (formerly Magdala), 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HA |
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New Venue. Limited to 50 seats only - come early to be sure of a seat! |
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Tuesday 4th November - Persepolis (12A) Moving, perceptive and extremely funny film based on Marjane’s comic-strip autobiography about growing up in Iran under the Shah and the ayatollahs. Spirited and funny, Persepolis deftly combines the personal and the political as the history of a feisty Iranian from childhood to adulthood takes place with a background that includes a revolution and a war. The basic style is simple, like an animated woodcut; it is highly effective and the black and white suits the country's latterday austerity. “A movie with an urgent new story to tell.” Guardian |
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Tuesday 11th November - Honeydripper (PG) John Sayles piles on loads of atmosphere in a very relaxed drama set in 1950 Alabama. Danny Glover is the owner of a bar featuring an elderly blues singer, rapidly being upstaged by a nearby juke joint. Deeply in debt, he plans a Saturday night show with new guitar sensation Guitar Sam. Honeydripper is a warm-hearted celebration of communal life, but it is far from being an exercise in nostalgia. It is in effect a story of continuity and social change, an allegory that combines realism and fantasy in showing the way rock 'n' roll emerged from jazz, gospel music and the blues. |
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Tuesday 18th November - The Orphanage (15) Haunting and heartbreaking, The Orphanage delivers a double whammy of chills both real and supernatural. Set in a crumbling children's home recently reopened by ex-resident Laura, this Spanish haunted house movie begins its assault after Laura's son Simón vanishes on a sunny afternoon. For the most part it's more suspense than horror, but it's full of a fetid atmosphere that seeps into the consciousness. “A truly unexpected, emotionally draining finale” BBCi |
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More films for Autumn 2008 - Caramel (25th November), The Darjeeling Limited (2nd Dec.) next page and details |
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Doors open 8pm, film 8.30pm. Tickets £4 / £3 (concessions with ID) |
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LICENSED BAR AND HOME-MADE CAKES |
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Compulsory membership £1 per year |
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Contact us by email or telephone 020 8299 1136 |
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