Set during the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia, Tangerines is a 2013 Estonian-Georgian film written, produced, and directed by Zaza Urushadze. Set in a rural village in a Russian-backed separatist region in the newly independent Georgia, Ivo and his friend Margus are the only two, of their once large community, who have not fled the war, […]
Rona, fresh out of rehab, returns to the Orkney Islands; a place both wild and beautiful right off the Scottish coast. After more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona – now 30 – attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. […]
A 2022 South Korean neo-noir romantic mystery film directed, co-written and produced by Park Chan-wook, the film follows a married detective played by Park Hae-il (Memories of Murder), whose investigation of a man’s death leads him to the man’s widow, Chinese immigrant Song Seo-rae (Tang Wei (Long Day’s Journey Into Night)). Hae-jun’s investigation of Seo-rae […]
Starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and Michael Hordern as Marley's ghost. Although there are innumerable adaptations of Dicken's classic, Scrooge is recognised as the most faithful. Scrooge isn't just a Christmas classic, it's also a genuine classic of British cinema.
We are thrilled to invite you to the inaugural Chippenham Film Festival, a ground-breaking event that promises to be a new cultural cornerstone in our vibrant community. Join us as we celebrate the art of cinema with a dynamic line-up of films and special events. Secure your seat by purchasing a festival pass or individual […]
On Body and Soul is a 2017 Hungarian film written and directed by Ildiko Enyedi. The story revolves around Endre, the chief finance officer at a slaughterhouse and Maria, the newly appointed meat quality inspector, who discover they can communicate with each other through their dreams, leading to an unlikely romance. The film won the […]
Following their parents divorce, three sisters live in the house of their grandparents in Kamakura. One day, they receive news of the death of their father, whom they have not seen in fifteen years. At the funeral, they meet their fourteen year old half-sister, who is living with her stepmother and stepbrother. After observing the […]
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner, and based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, in 1959. Stand By Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell (in his film debut), as […]
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished, he recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family. Starring Aleksei Serebryakov (MacMafia), Elena Lyadova, and Vladimir Vdovichenkov, the film was selected […]
On 2 September 1942, Eric Ravilious joined the crew of a military plane that was embarking on a search party for a missing aircraft off the coast of Iceland. Four days after that plane also failed to return, the RAF declared the crew lost in action. Eric Ravilious is as compelling and enigmatic as his […]
Ex Machina is a 2014 science fiction psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Garland in his directorial debut, starring Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter, The Revenant), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Testament of Youth), and Oscar Isaac (Drive, Dune, Inside Llewyn Davis), it follows a programmer who is invited by his CEO to administer the […]
Mustang is a 2015 Turkish-language film co-written and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s in her feature debut. Set at an unspecified time in the 2010s in a remote Turkish village, Mustang depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and the challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society. The event that […]
