Richmond Film Society Presents ‘A Ghost Story’ (USA) A man experiences a life changing event but refuses to move on and seems trapped in space and time. A haunting, brooding film, it is a meditation on love, grief, memory and spiritual connection. – Directed by David Lowery – Rating: 12A – Written By: David Lowery – Runtime: 92 minutes Tickets: Adults: £5 Full time students: £3 Free to RFS members. About Richmond Film Society Richmond Film Society was formed in 1963 and has since screened…

THE THIRD MAN (1949) Director: Carol Reed Cinematography:  Robert Krasker Story by: Graham Greene, Alexander Korda Screenplay: Orson Welles, Carol Reed, Graham Greene Stars: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard Twickenham Cinema Club's members recently voted for this screening of Carol Reed's 1949 noir classic, recently remastered, described by film critic Philip French as a 'near perfect work'. The story of an evil, charismatic anti-hero who fakes his own death and moves to post-war Vienna is filled…

Richmond Film Society Presents ‘The Fencer’ (Finland) Details 13 November 2018 @ 8:30pm (the screening will be preceded by the RFS AGM at 8:00pm) £5 (£3 full-time students). Members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ Finland (2015) A film based on the life of champion Estonian fencer, Endel Nelis. A young fencer, hunted by the KGB, returns to his homeland as a sports coach in a remote village school but finds there is no place to hide. A 2016 Golden Globe Nominee for…

Richmond Film Society Presents ‘In Between’ (Israel) Details 27 November 2018 @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). Members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ Israel (2016) Three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv seek to shape their own lives and destinies away from the immediate strictures of their families and communities, although the pressures of a traditional, intolerant and patriarchal society are never far away. – Directed by Maysaloun Hamoud – Rating: 15 – Written by Maysaloun Hamoud – Runtime: 103 minutes Tickets: Adults: £5 Full time students: £3 Free…

Richmond Film Society Presents ‘The Party’ (UK) Details 11 December 2018 @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). Members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ UK (2017) Richmond Film Society's first half of the season concludes with Sally Potter's ensemble comedy. Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) is hosting an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension. Once the guests arrive, it is clear that not everything is going to end smoothly. – Directed by Sally Potter – Rating: 15 – Written by…

Be our guest at singalong Beauty and the Beast this Christmas  The Mayor of Richmond upon Thames would like to invite families to Be Our Guest at a Sing-a-Long Beauty and The Beast screening this Christmas! Join him at The Exchange on Saturday 15th December for a screening of Disney’s brand-new adaptation of the iconic fairy tale, with on-screen lyrics so everyone can join in! This family Christmas special is a chance for everyone to sing their heart out to classic Disney…

Richmond Film Society Presents ‘Happy End’ (France) Details 9 January 2019 @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). Members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ France (2017) The second half of Richmond Film Society’s 2018/19 Season commences with Michael Haneke’s stark satire on bourgeois Europeans, set against a backcloth of the refugee crisis. The patriarch of the affluent Laurent family shares his Calais manor house with his daughter and son. When his son’s teenage daughter, Ève, comes to stay, the fates of the dysfunctional…