The Blake Theatre
Box office 01600 719401
Film Club
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Film club brings together the best of art house and world cinema along with favourites that you may have missed first time around. Enjoy 10 films for a one off payment of just £20 for the year by becoming member of film club. Alternatively join us for an individual film for £5 (£4).
Coco Before Chanel
Tuesday 2 February, 7.30pm
Dir: Anne Fontaine, French with subtitles,Cert:12, 2009, 105mins
Based on the true story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who began her life as headstrong orphan; through an extraordinary journey she became the legendary couturier who embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style. Starring Audrey Tatou.
(Tickets are also available from the box office on the night)
Sunshine Cleaning
Monday 22 March, 7.30pm
Dir: Christine Jeffs, Cert:15, 2009, 91 mins
From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine. Single-mum Rose is a plucky ex-cheerleader now cleaning houses and having an affair with her high-school sweetheart, Mac. When Mac, a police detective, suggests the lucrative job opportunities in crime-scene cleanup, Rose enlists her sister, Norah, to join her in the gory but ultimately fulfilling business enterprise.
(Tickets are also available from the box office on the night)
Broken Embraces
Tuesday 20 April, 7.30pm
Dir: Pedro Almodovar, Spanish with subtitles, Cert:15, 2009, 128 mins
Director Pedro Almodovar and his muse Penelope Cruz unite for a fourth time with this drama. He delves into noir style to tell a tale of a man with dual identities who tries to compartmentalize his life after he loses his love and his sight in a car crash.
(Tickets are also available from the box office on the night)
The White Ribbon
Tuesday 11 May, 7.30pm
Dir: Michael Haneke, German with subtitles, Cert: 15, 2009, 144 mins
Palme d'Or-winning film explores a community shaken by a series of
unexpected and cruel events. On the eve of World War I this is the
story of the
children and teenagers of a choir run by the village schoolteacher,
and their families. Strange accidents occur and gradually take on
the character
of a punishment ritual. Who is behind it all?
(Tickets are also available from the box office on the night)
An Education
Wednesday 30 June, 7.30pm
Dir: Lone Scherfig, Cert:12A, 2009, 99 mins
It's 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl Jenny is poised
on the brink of womanhood. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine,
Jenny can't wait for adult life to begin. Just as the family's long-held
dream of getting their brilliant daughter into Oxford seems within
reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life. Will urbane and
witty David
be the making of Jenny or her undoing? Sundance film festival winner.
(Tickets are also available from the box office on the night)