2009-10
Season Summary
According to the scores received on the feedback forms from our members, these are the most and least popular films of the season, scored out of a maximum 5 points. You can see how we calculate the score here. Click on a film to read the details, notes and responses for that film.
MOST POPULAR FILM
I've Loved You So Long
Film Score = 4.88
LEAST POPULAR FILM
Closely Observed Trains
Film Score = 3.87
Programme PDF File
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Programme PDFFilms this Season
This warm-hearted comedy was a well deserved Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film in 2002. It deal…
A fantasy movie that unfolds as a tale told to amuse a young child. The setting of a 1920’s Ca…
An intricate thriller by American crime writer Harlan Coben re-located to France. In this multi-laye…
A programme of shorts to be screened and discussed with their producers/directors - arranged by…
An unusual film, it is a re-working of a 1953 film ’Tokyo Story’ about marriage and fami…
This Palme D’Or winner is an authentic inner city school experience adapted from the story by …
A portrait of nomadic life in a Northwest part of Mongolia using an unobtrusive visual style that re…
Set in the summer of 1999, the film follows a NATO train crewed by US soldiers carrying ultra-import…
A film version of Isak Draxon’s short story about a female chef-de-cuisine in exile in Denmark…
This, our first documentary, is a record of the spectacular concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the…
Dominic Lees will introduce his film and, with the help of others associated with the production, wi…
A satisfyingly different film. Walker, a reclusive and disenchanted academic, returns to his New Yor…
A thought-provoking drama from the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The setting is the Israel-W…
A powerful drama based on Maurice Gees' novel of the same title. Disillusioned war photographer Paul…
A debut film from the Czech new wave in the 1960’s which won an Oscar for the Best Foreign Fil…
‘He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'. Yeah…
A strong, thoughtful start to our season with a powerful performance from Kristen Scott-Thomas as Ju…
What is F-Rated?
The F-Rating is applied to all films which are:
- Directed by women
- Written by women
- Has one or more significant women on screen
If it qualifies with one of the above it gets the Bronze rating.
If it qualifies with two of the above it gets the Silver rating.
If it qualifies with all three of the above it gets the Gold rating.