Film, Art and History Matters

Bob Hoskins! Cathy Tyson! Michael Caine!
Never seen this before, long wanted to. Let's go!

This screening on Wednesday 16 July will be introduced by John Wischmeyer (City Lit). Part of the Noir International season.

"The brilliant breakthrough film by writer-director Neil Jordan journeys into the dark heart of the London underworld to weave a gripping, noir-infused love story. Bob Hoskins received a multitude of honors - including an Oscar nomination - for his touchingly vulnerable, not-so-tough-guy portrayal of George, recently released from prison and hired by a sinister mob boss (Michael Caine) to chauffeur call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson, in a celebrated performance) between high-paying clients. George’s fascination with the elegant, enigmatic Simone leads him on a dangerous quest through the city’s underbelly, where love is a weakness to be exploited and betrayed. Jordan’s colorful dialogue and eye for evocatively surreal details lend a dreamlike sheen to Mona Lisa, an unconventionally romantic tale of damaged people searching for tenderness in an unforgiving world."
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie

>>> Book your own ticket (plus £2 attendance fee):
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Please note that the £2 attendee fee enables me to run the group, it goes towards the annual meetup organiser's charge.

This will be shown in Screen 1 so let's meet in the downstairs bar, the Garden Bar, at one of the small round tables opposite the bar.

The screening starts at 6pm, trailers typically for 10 mins, the film itself no later than 6.10pm.

In this pre-censorship film, Norma Shearer dazzles as Jerry, a modern woman who shocks society by embracing independence after her husband’s infidelity. Defying double standards, Jerry explores love, heartbreak, and empowerment in this bold story of passion and revenge.
The film will be preceded by a short introduction, and followed by a raffle. Doors open at 18:30, for a 19:30 start so we can have a drink at the museum before the film - you can take your drink over to the seats.

Tickets from the Cinema Museum/Ticketlab (costs about £8.80, +£2):
http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/women-and-cocaine-presents-the-divorcee-1930/

"From the period of 1930 to 1934, before the introduction of censorship, women were depicted in roles with a frankness and sex-positivity that remains rare even today. These newly independent women pushed gender boundaries as they pursued their own economic freedom and excitement, defying the previous Victorian ideals of domesticity, sexual purity and religion. Hollywood soon caught on and began to represent these women on screen, and each month we celebrate a different woman from that era."

Please note that the £2 attendee fee enables me to run the group, it goes towards the annual meetup organiser's charge.

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