THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND @IFI - "Late Late" Breakfast - Friday Night Movie

Hi everyone,
It is always a bit strange to have a Friday Late-Late Meetup while we’re enjoying nice weather but… let's stay at the IFI for June - the big movie out this weekend has Danny Boyle himself appearing in person in the IFI at the Gala opening (sold out), but we’ll buck the trend by going to the “big-hearted” The Ballad of Wallis Island in Cinema 2 instead. We might pass Danny Boyle in the foyer.

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND - Friday 20 June 2025 @ 18:30 (100 mins) - Cinema 2
Seating is allocated. I’ve booked SEAT E-10 but sit where you wish.
I will post a Comment when I arrive at the Cinema c. 6pm for a quick chat before the movie.

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND - Official Trailer [HD] - Only in Theaters March 28
“Eccentric millionaire Charles (Tim Key) dreams of reuniting his favourite folk-rock duo, McGwyer and Mortimer, so he invites the estranged bandmates and former lovers, Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Nell Mortimer (Carey Mulligan), unbeknownst to each other, to perform a private concert at his home on the remote (and fictional) Wallis Island. Problems arise, needless to say... Deftly switching between humour and pathos, James Griffiths’s delightful romantic comedy, which calls to mind Ealing Studios and Bill Forsyth’s beloved Local Hero (1983), is a thoroughly disarming, big-hearted crowd-pleaser with personality to spare. The Ballad of Wallis Island might very well be the film we need right now.”

Dinner afterwards:
I’ll book a table for dinner at the IF Cafe Bar after the movie. If you wish to stay with the group after the movie for dinner, please post a Comment to be included in the numbers. Numbers are limited.

Dining: Note that they do not split bills there so it’s CASH ONLY again for this one, and there’s a 10% service charge on large table bookings.