SHREWSBURY FILM SOCIETY

Season 12

Hit The Road

12 | Iran | 2021 | Persian, subtitled

Director: Panah Panahi
Date Shown: Friday 22 September 2023

A tender and quirky family drama that plays out on a mysterious road trip across the Iranian countryside. Some dramatic developments take the plot in unexpected directions.


I Never Cry

15 | Poland | 2020 | Polish, English, Romanian, subtitled

Director: Piotr Domalewski
Date Shown: Friday 6 October 2023

Seventeen-year old Ola travels from Poland to Ireland to reclaims her father's body following an industrial accident. The journey becomes an eye-opening trip of a lifetime.


Mandabi

PG | Senegal | 1968 | Wolof, French, subtitled

Director: Ousmane Sembene
Date Shown: Friday 20 October 2023

An unemployed man unexpectedly receives a large cheque from France. Instead of being the solution to all his worries, it becomes the cause of many new ones.


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Minari

12 | USA | 2021 | Korean, English

Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Date Shown: Friday 3 November 2023

A Korean-American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. Amidst the splendours of the Ozarks, they come to grips with the challenges of running a family farm.


Anaïs In Love

15 | France | 2021 | French, subtitled

Director: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Date Shown: Friday 17 November 2023

A sparkling and elegant romantic drama set in wonderful Paris and Brittany locations. Anaïs is looking for love and direction in her life, and finds herself captivated by very different partners.


All About My Mother

15 | Spain | 1999 | Spanish, Catalan, subtitled

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Date Shown: Friday 1 December 2023

Pedro Almodóvar’s melodrama tribute to motherhood in all its dimensions. A birthday treat turns to tragedy and kickstarts a complex story of family, friends, and many-layered relationships building to a dramatic climax.


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Singin’ In The Rain

U | USA | 1952 | English

Director: Stanley Donen
Date Shown: Friday 15 December 2023

Our Christmas film is this hugely entertaining and enjoyable classic musical. Filled with remarkable song and dance numbers, smart dialogue, and breathtaking routines, it really is the best of Hollywood entertainment!


Compartment No. 6

15 | Finland | 2022 | Russian, Finnish, English, subtitled

Director: Juho Kuosmanen
Date Shown: Friday 12 January 2024

A Finnish archaeology student travels to the Arctic Circle. En route by train, an offbeat, romantic story develops as she shares her carriage with a fellow passenger who is her complete opposite.


The Quiet Girl

12 | Ireland | 2022 | English, Irish Gaelic

Director: Colm Bairéad
Date Shown: Friday 26 January 2024

Cait, a neglected young girl, is sent to live with her countryside relations for the summer. As their affectionate home becomes an idyll for her, she starts to discover their secrets and learn the importance of family in rural Ireland.


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Bergman Island

15 | France/Sweden | 2022 | English, Swedish, French, subtitled

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Date Shown: Friday 9 February 2024

Two filmmakers visit the Swedish island of Fårö, long-time home of the fabled director Ingmar Bergman, seeking inspiration for their latest projects. As the summer passes, the lines between reality and fiction become blurred.


EO

15 | Poland | 2022 | Polish, Italian, French, Spanish, English, subtitled

Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Date Shown: Friday 23 February 2024

EO, a grey donkey, escapes from a circus and then treks across Poland and Italy. Meeting a wide range of characters, including a priest, a countess and a football team, he reveals society’s highs and lows.


Azor

12 | Argentina | 2021 | Spanish, French, subtitled

Director: Andreas Fontana
Date Shown: Friday 8 March 2024

In the alluring world of the ultra wealthy of 1980s Argentina, a private banker mysteriously disappears. Uncovering his trail reveals more than financial wrongdoing.


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People of the Mountains

15 | Hungary | 1942 | Hungarian, subtitled

Director: István Szõts
Date Shown: Friday 22 March 2024

Set in the beautiful woodlands of Transylvania, this moving story tells of the impact of industrialisation on family and community life. One of the greatest Hungarian films of all time!


Alcarras

15 | Spain | 2022 | Catalan, Spanish, English, subtitled

Director: Carla Simên, Sonia Castelo
Date Shown: Friday 5 April 2024

Winner of the “Best FIlm” award at the Berlin Film Festival, this is an impressive ensemble drama about change in the spectacular Spanish countryside, and its winners and losers.


Tori and Lokita

15 | Belgium | 2022 | French, Italian, subtitled

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Date Shown: Friday 19 April 2024

The Dardenne brothers (“Two Days, One Night”, “The Promise”) are back with another blistering slice of social realism set in their home town, this time focused on forced migration and the trade in illegal drugs.


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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

PG | Bhutan | 2019 | Dzongkha, English, subtitled

Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Date Shown: Friday 3 May 2024

Ugyen dreams of being a singer, but for now is a teacher assigned to a remote village school in Bhutan, developing an unusual musical approach to his lessons. An enjoyable finale to our season!


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