Twickenham Cinema Club Presents: Blithe Spirit Details: Blithe Spirit (1945) Wednesday 5th February 2020 Doors open 6:45pm | Film starts 7:30pm Running time 94 mins As Noel Coward’s play hits the London stage again in 2020, this ‘glorious Technicolor’ version, directed by David Lean, features Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford and Constance Cummings. A novelist invites friends to dinner and dabbles with the services of a medium and clairvoyant (Rutherford) who summons up his late first wife, Elvira, with chaotic results.…

One Cut Of The Dead (Japan, 2017) Details 18 Feb @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). RFS members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ A minor movie, latched on to at the Udine Far East Film Festival, went on to become an international hit and one of the biggest grossing Japanese films of recent years, A multi- film film and the funniest zombie movie you will ever see! – Rating: 15 – Directed by Shin'ichirô Ueda – Written by Shin'ichirô Ueda, Ryoichi Wada – Runtime: 96 minutes…

‘3 Faces’ (Iran, 2018) Details 3 March @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). RFS members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ A fascinating road-trip from Iranian auteur, Jafar Panahi, depicting rural life in the remote Turkish-Azeri-speaking part of Iran.  An actress receives an upsetting phone video in which a provincial girl pleads for help but is it genuine ? She hitches a ride with Panahi to get to the bottom of the matter…En route, they have a number of amusing encounters but find…

Twickenham Cinema Club Presents: I, Tonya Details: I, Tonya (2017) Wednesday 4th March 2020 Rated 15 Doors open 6:45pm | Film starts 7:30pm Gritty, based-on-real-life events story of Tonya Harding’s journey from ‘red neck’ America to the Olympic ice rink, with superb performances by Margot Robbie and Allison Janney. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2iy5y0YjGM Tickets: £5 – Early Bird – via online booking £5 – Richmond Card Holders – online booking or at box office (on production of a relevant card) £6*- Standard…

Woman At War (Iceland, 2018) - Details 17 March @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). RFS members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ An environmental activist wages her own private war against an industrial threat to Iceland’s remote parts. The heroine’s single-minded and bold crusade is, however, given an unexpected jolt and she is faced with a hard choice. A political and eco-action thriller with comedic and surreal overtones. Rating: 12A Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson Written by Benedikt Erlingsson, Ólafur Egill Egilsson Runtime:…

Rafiki (Kenya, 2018) Details 31 March @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). RFS members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ A tender love story between two young women in Nairobi and the pressures they face from their families and society at large. Initially banned by the country’s film classification board (homosexuality is illegal in Kenya), the film became a cinematic cause célèbre in Kenya and internationally and went on to win multiple awards. Rating: 12A Directed by Wanuri Kahiu Written by Wanuri Kahiu,…

The Breadwinner (Ireland,2017) Details 14 April @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). RFS members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ Parvana is an 11-year-old girl living in Kabul under the Taliban. When her father is unjustly arrested, she decides to take drastic measures in order to support the family. Oscar- nominated for Best Animated film. Rating: 12A Directed by Nora Twomey Written by Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis, Runtime: 94 minutes Tickets Adults: £5 Full time students: £3 Free to RFS members. Non-Member Tickets…