Classic Cinema Club: January and February
Some classics, forgotten gems and a special local Ealing Club screening
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FRESH STARTS
Friday 12th January
Casablanca 1942
102 minutes certificate U in English
In Morocco during WW2, Vichy and Nazi forces circle political resisters and refugees. A woman from Rick’s past enters his bar – will there be romance? Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in this most renowned of films.
Friday 19th January
A Foreign Affair 1948
116 minutes certificate U in English
Jean Arthur stars as a US politician touring Berlin to investigate the American army’s decorum and the possible Nazi past of a sexy nightclub singer, played with aplomb by Marlene Dietrich in Billy Wilder’s satirical comedy.
Friday 26th January
An American in Paris 1951
114 minutes certificate U in English
A US expat hopes to eke out a living as a painter in France, as imagined by Hollywood in Technicolor. This hit MGM musical boasts a Gershwin score, Gene Kelly’s dazzling dancing and the triumphant, spectacular ballet sequence.
Friday 2nd February
Lift to the Scaffold 1958
91 minutes certificate PG in French with English subtitles
A couple’s carefully calculated crime doesn’t go to plan in this cool thriller, revered for Jeanne Moreau’s performance, stunning views of Paris by night, a sensuous Miles Davis score, and heightened style and atmosphere.
Friday 9th February
Suburban Steps to Rockland: The Story of The Ealing Club 2017
89 minutes cert to be determined
in English
This is the story of the birthplace of British rock, which in the 1960's hosted and nurtured the soon-to-be biggest bands in the world, including The Rolling Stones, The Who, Manfred Mann and many others. A documentary about an exciting era in music history – that happened in our borough! With interviews from Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker (Cream), John Mayall (John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers), Paul Jones (Manfred Mann), Eric Burdon (The Animals), Dick Taylor (The Pretty Things), Jeremy Spencer (Fleetwood Mac), Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy), Nick Simper (Deep Purple),
Part of the Ealing Music and Film Festival, with thanks to The Ealing Club. Screening at University of West London at 7.30pm Tickets are £12/£10 conc and are available here.
more here from 62 Films
Friday 16th February
‘I Know Where I’m Going!’ 1945
87 minutes certificate U in English
Wendy Hiller plays the determined woman travelling to the Scottish Hebrides to marry a rich man, but will the rough weather and tough journey ever let her get there? This is a perfect romantic comedy from Powell and Pressburger.
Friday 23rd February
Local Hero 1983
106 minutes certificate PG in English
An American oil executive makes a business trip to buy land from a tiny village community, who are keen to profit. With a wealth of oddballs and eccentric characters, this wonderful, warm comedy is “a love poem to Scotland.”
Ealing Town Hall
Fridays 7:30pm
Tickets £7/£6 concessions
Special Event Tickets £12/£10 concessions
11th January 2018
