What we’re about
This is a group of people who enjoy classic films and enjoy seeing them on the big screen. We will meet at a classic film screening in London and go out after the film for a drink or bite to eat and chat about the film or whatever else comes to mind. I look forward to meeting fellow old movie fanatics. Events may be held at various venues, though personally BFI Southbank, Cine Lumiere (Kensington) and the Cinema Museum (Kennington) are most convenient for me. Suggestions welcome! Events for the next month are generally put on the group's site in the middle of the preceding month.
Note: The next film screenings will be in September (2025). I cannot see much on at BFI Southbank or the Cinema Museum (at least not on days I can attend), so this month there will be a couple of screenings/events at Cine Lumiere.
Dave
P.S. Members who have been inactive for a 'long time' may be removed from the group. At the moment this is just if a profile has no photo AND they have never done any events AND not looked at this site for at least a year. Otherwise 'fine'. Only done to potentially save money on Meetup fees.
Upcoming events
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Brief Encounter + 80th Anniversary discussion
BFI Southbank, 0 Belvedere Road, London, GBA chance meeting between two married people sparks an impossible chemistry and tragic emotional entanglement, in a film that is rich in pathos and masterfully crafted.
Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic tragedy film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life. The film stars Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in lead roles, alongside Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg and Margaret Barton.
Brief Encounter tells the story of two married strangers living in pre-World War II England, whose chance meeting at a railway station leads to a brief yet intense emotional affair disrupting their otherwise conventional lives.
The film premiered in London on 13 November 1945, followed by its wide release on 25 November. It received widespread critical acclaim, with Johnson and Howard's performances earning high praise, and moderate commercial success at the box-office.
Brief Encounter received three nominations at the 19th Academy Awards for Best Director (Lean), Best Actress (Johnson) and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was one of eleven winners in the Grand Prix category at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, while Johnson won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress.
Many critics, historians, and scholars consider Brief Encounter as one of the greatest films of all time. In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked it the second-greatest British film of all time. In 2017, a Time Out poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers, and critics ranked it the 12th-best British film ever.
- Director
David Lean - With
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey - UK 1945. 87min
- Digital
- Certificate
PG
In partnership with the David Lean Foundation and Noël Coward Foundation.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=6301226B-B8BE-44C3-B099-EB841718AE79&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=5286279B-B110-4231-B5A7-4C4FF965A091 . Note: This film may sell out quite early.
David (07887 683171, though my attendance for this one is TBC - I will add a comment)
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