Bristol Humanists' Film Club - Pleasantville

The next outing for our Bristol Humanists Film Club is the 1998 fantasy comedy drama, Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross.

The story focuses on twin siblings, David (Tobey Maguire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) who after breaking their television remote control, are given a new one by a mysterious repairman. This new, magical remote transports the twins into the world of Pleasantville, a black-and-white 1950s sitcom about the idyllic Parker family, where all the residents in the town exist in rigidly static lives of social conformity. Once there, the twins rebellious presence slowly begin to transform the repressive structure of Pleasantville's society, as they introduce a love of beauty, music, sex, art and literature to its residents, literally adding colour to the town and resulting in unforeseen and chaotic consequences. Pleasantville is a thought-provoking tale about human authenticity vs societal repression; how the personal is often entangled with the political; about the liberating effects of art, change and curiosity, and about how much more colourful our lives can be when we challenge the authoritarian dogmas that have us see the world in simple black-and-white.
For a taster you can see the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSDm62Hmbf4

Gary Ross also directed Seabiscuit, The Hunger Games and Ocean's 8.

What - film with a broadly humanist theme, followed by discussion in a local pub
Where - 20th Century Flicks, on Christmas Steps, which has 2 intimate cinemas for private screenings. We have booked the 18 seat Videodrome cinema. After the film we will go to the Christmas Steps pub to discuss what we have just seen.
Who - organised by BH member Alex, on behalf of Bristol Humanists
Cost - Bristol Humanists has booked the cinema. The cost will be £10 per person - you can pay in cash or by card at the venue on the night (not in advance). We need a minimum of 10 people for the event to run.
When - Tuesday 27th May at 6.50pm, with the film starting at 7pm. The film runs for 124 minutes

How to reserve your place
RSVP to this Meet Up event, but please only do so if you are definitely attending. If you have RSVP'd and are then unable to attend please change your RSVP to 'No' so that your space can be offered to someone else