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Our Next Presentation: All We Imagine As Light (Thursday 12 February)

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Chelmsford Theatre Studio, Fairfield Road @ 8PM (Doors open 7:15)

Centering on two roommates who also work together in a city hospital–head nurse Prabha and recent hire Anu –plus their coworker, cook Parvaty, Kapadia’s film alights on moments of connection and heartache, hope and disappointment. Prabha, her husband from an arranged marriage living in faraway Germany, is courted by a doctor at her hospital; Anu carries on a romance with a Muslim man, which she must keep a secret from her strict Hindu family; Parvaty finds herself dealing with a sudden eviction from her apartment.
All We Imagine as Light is a soulful study of the transformative power of friendship and sisterhood, in all its complexities and richness.

Drama • India • Cert: 15 • Year: 2024
Languages: Malayalam/Hindi/Marathi/English/German • 118 mins

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As we have now reached half way through our season, the membership fee now drops to £37.50 for the remainder of the season.

Our previous presentation:

Audience reaction to “Evil Does Not Exist”

Audience reaction to “Evil Does Not Exist”

11 response slips were returned. The breakdown, and comments were: + 1 comment left without a score: Download the comments by clicking on the following link:Feedback PDF We are always interested to receive any additional comments people may have on … Continue reading →

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May we encourage you to complete the Response Slips following the showing of each film – feedback (both positive and negative) helps us to decide what types of films to show in future seasons. In addition, you can leave comments for any of the films we have shown via the Discussion page.

Audience reaction to “Evil Does Not Exist”

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11 response slips were returned. The breakdown, and comments were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 0 votes
  • ‘Very Good’: 3 votes
    • The failure of Business to understand the principles of rural life – not everything revolves around maximising profit.  Hana, as the face of innocence, was fascinating.  Not sure about the enigmatic ending, though.
    • Cinematically engaging & beautiful.  But ultimately a bleak message for life under modern capitalism.
    • Haunting.  I enjoyed it in a strange way.
  • ‘Good’: 4 votes
    • Enjoyed scenery.
    • Entrancing camerawork, very “slow burn”. Mystified by the film’s climax.
    • Very peculiar!  Will sit with me for a while.  Would watch it again!
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 3 votes
    • Slow – Did it go into Wicker Man territory at the end?
    • Very slow in places.  Instinct – Politics
    • Did not feel it quite worked. Very slow & not intriguing enough.  Well acted, but the contrast between ‘pure’ country & stupid townies too simplistic.
  • ‘Poor’: 0 votes

+ 1 comment left without a score:

  • I don’t know what happened.

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We are always interested to receive any additional comments people may have on this film and welcome all contributions to this forum. If you did not leave comments after the screening, but still wish to do so, you can leave them here.

Our Next Presentation: Evil Does Not Exist (Thursday 29 January)

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Chelmsford Theatre Studio, Fairfield Road @ 8PM (Doors open 7:15)

In the rural alpine hamlet of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo, Takumi and his daughter, Hana, lead a modest life gathering water, wood, and wild wasabi for a local restaurant. The townsfolk become aware of a talent agency’s plan to build an opulent glamping site nearby, offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to the snowy wilderness. However, it becomes clear that the project will have a devastating impact on the local community.
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow up to his Oscar-winning DRIVE MY CAR is a foreboding fable on humanity’s mysterious, mystical relationship with nature

Drama • Japan • Cert: 12A • Year: 2023
Language: Japanese • 106 mins

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Half-Season Memberships:

As we have now reached half way through our season, the membership fee now drops to £37.50 for the remainder of the season.

Our previous presentation:

Audience reaction to The Crime Is Mine

Audience reaction to The Crime Is Mine

17 response slips were returned. The breakdown, and comments were: Download the comments by clicking on the following link:Feedback PDF We are always interested to receive any additional comments people may have on this film and welcome all contributions to … Continue reading →

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May we encourage you to complete the Response Slips following the showing of each film – feedback (both positive and negative) helps us to decide what types of films to show in future seasons. In addition, you can leave comments for any of the films we have shown via the Discussion page.