Winter Season 2023

28TH JANUARY - 8TH APRIL 2023

JOIN US THIS WINTER SEASON FOR A WONDERFUL VARIETY OF FILMS OLD AND NEW. ALL FILMS ARE DOORS OPEN AT 7PM FOR A 7.15PM START EXCEPT THE FILM FESTIVAL, TIMES STATED BELOW. TO BOOK PLEASE EMAIL boxoffice@southwoldcinema.co.uk. IF YOU ARE EXPECTING AN EMAIL RESPONSE FROM US, AND IT'S NOT IN YOUR INBOX, PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL/SPAM FOLDER AS OCCASIONALLY THEY GO STRAIGHT INTO THERE. THANK YOU

MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Saturday, 28 January, 2023

Excellent film based on the Paul Gallico novel. Lesley Manville as the widowed London cleaning lady who wins some money and buys a Dior gown in 1950s Paris. With Isabelle Huppert

Running Time:
115 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
PG

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THE GOOD LIAR

Friday, 3 February, 2023

Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen star in this story of a confidence trickster who targets a retired lady professor. With Jim Carter and Russell Tovey. Brilliantly acted story.

Running Time:
109 minutes
Year of Release:
2019
Rated:
15

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GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE

Saturday, 4 February, 2023

A retired teacher (Emma Thompson) is looking for adventure and er ... sex and hires what used to be called a "gigolo" (Daryl McCormack).

Running Time:
97 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
15

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M*A*S*H

Friday, 10 February, 2023

Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Robert Duvall and Sally Kellerman as "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan in a very funny comedy set in the unlikely location of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital of the US army during the Korean war.

Running Time:
116 minutes
Year of Release:
1970
Rated:
15

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WHISKY GALORE

Saturday, 11 February, 2023

The classic McKendrick version with Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, James Robertson Justice and Gordon Jackson in the story of an unexpected bounty of whisky shipwrecked on a Scottish island. Based on a true story. bw

Running Time:
82 minutes
Year of Release:
1949
Rated:
U

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TOP GUN MAVERICK

Friday, 17 February, 2023

Surprisingly brilliant film featuring Tom Cruise as a US navy aviator returning to duty after an absence of 30 years. With John Hamm.

Running Time:
96 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
PG

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EMILY

Saturday, 18 February, 2023

Imagined tale of Emily Bronte, written and directed by Frances O'Connor. With Emma Mackey and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Good looking and entertaining drama.

Running Time:
130 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
15

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THE LOST KING

Friday, 24 February, 2023

Stephen Frears directs this true story of the discovery of the remains of Richard III in a Leicester car park. Sally Hawkins as the amateur historian versus the experts.

Running Time:
108 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
12A

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RICHARD III

Saturday, 25 February, 2023

The excellent Shakespearean version with Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom and Ralph Richardson. Great music, drama and battles. "I'll have her, but not keep her long".

Running Time:
161 minutes
Year of Release:
1955
Rated:
U

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THE OUTFIT

Friday, 3 March, 2023

Mark Rylance and Zoey Deutch in excellent story of a traditional British tailor who sets up in Chicago and finds his clientele somewhat different to what he is used to.

Running Time:
105 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
15

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Saturday, 4 March, 2023

Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch , a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defending a man on a rape charge and his children against prejudice

Running Time:
129 minutes
Year of Release:
1962
Rated:
A

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KES

Friday, 10 March, 2023

David Bradley, Brian Glover and Colin Welland in Ken Loach's award-winning story or a boy who tames a wild kestrel.

Running Time:
111 minutes
Year of Release:
1969
Rated:
U

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WINGED MIGRATION

Saturday, 11 March, 2023

Stunning documentary about the migratory patterns of birds on seven continents.

Running Time:
98 minutes
Year of Release:
2001
Rated:
U

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JEFFREY BERNARD IS UNWELL

Friday, 17 March, 2023

Funny, anecdotal Keith Waterhouse play in which Peter O'Toole plays the real Soho character whose Spectator column often contained only the title sentence when he was being tired and emotional. Performance at the Old Vic.

Running Time:
90 minutes
Year of Release:
1999
Rated:
15

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LIVING

Saturday, 18 March, 2023

Bill Nighy in excellent form as a 1950s civil servant who, following some news, decides to live a little. Based on the original Kurosawa story.

Running Time:
102 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
12A

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GRAHAM GREENE FESTIVAL: OUR MAN IN HAVANA: 7.15PM

Friday, 24 March, 2023

Alec Guinness as the vacuum cleaner salesman in spy satire directed by Carol Reed. bw

Running Time:
103 minutes
Year of Release:
1953
Rated:
A

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GRAHAM GREENE FESTIVAL: ACROSS THE BRIDGE: 11AM

Saturday, 25 March, 2023

Drama with Rod Steiger escaping to Mexico.

Running Time:
103 minutes
Year of Release:
1957
Rated:
A

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GRAHAM GREENE FESTIVAL: MINISTRY OF FEAR: 1PM

Saturday, 25 March, 2023

Ray Milland in story of a deadly Nazi spy plot. bw

Running Time:
86 minutes
Year of Release:
1944
Rated:
PG

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GRAHAM GREENE FESTIVAL: BRIGHTON ROCK: 3PM

Saturday, 25 March, 2023

Richard Attenborough as a small time gangster. bw

Running Time:
92 minutes
Year of Release:
1947
Rated:
A

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GRAHAM GREENE FESTIVAL: THIS GUN FOR HIRE: 5PM

Saturday, 25 March, 2023

Veronica Lake with Alan Ladd as a hired killer. bw

Running Time:
82 minutes
Year of Release:
1942
Rated:
A

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GRAHAM GREENE FESTIVAL: THE THIRD MAN: 7.15PM

Saturday, 25 March, 2023

Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton in classic WW2 tale set in Vienna. bw

Running Time:
104 minutes
Year of Release:
1949
Rated:
U

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TRAPEZE

Saturday, 8 April, 2023

Easter Saturday:
Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida in the entertaining circus story featuring the attempt to achieve the elusive triple somersault.

Running Time:
105 minutes
Year of Release:
1956
Rated:
U

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2025 Season Dates

WINTER

1st February - 19th April

SPRING

3rd May - 28th June

SUMMER

TBC

AUTUMN

TBC

Seasons

The Society runs three ten week seasons a year, Autumn, Winter and Spring, with films on Friday and Saturday nights. Also a five week summer season showing films on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays. There is a break of about three weeks between seasons with entertaining tours of the building being organised during those periods. Occasionally we have a one day Film Festival, recent examples being “Ealing”, “Hitchcock”, and “Westfest”. In the summer we usually have a silent film accompanied by Tom Horton at the organ.

Ticket Prices

Stalls - Front Row = £6.00

Stalls - B-H = £7.00

Circle = £8.00

Royal Box = £15.00

Membership is required to book tickets.

Become a member

We run as a club, but there is no waiting list and anyone over 16 can join. Under 16s can attend as guests. The annual subscription is £10 but you can join for a season for £3.

Take the tour

Entertaining tours of the building are organised in our out of season periods . Click here to find out when the next one is.