Harrogate Film Society
Having started in 1955, Harrogate Film Society is run by a group of film enthusiasts in an informal and welcoming atmosphere. Our core programme of 15 films starts in September each year running through to April. Our focus is on bringing you critically acclaimed and diverse films from all over the world. Entertaining, thoughtful, sometimes unusual and stimulating, many rarely screened in the UK.
Screening the films at the Odeon allows us to offer members and guests the full cinematic experience, including surround sound and comfortable seating (though it costs slightly more than cheaper venues as we hire the screens on a private hire basis and source the licenses and films ourselves).
As well as our core season, we put on themed events such as classic cinema, a music season, art films and ad hoc special events such as charity screenings.
Capacity for each film varies as we sometimes hire the smaller screens for our special events though our core season films are always shown in one of the larger screens.
Screenings
There is no Evil
23/09/2024 at 19:15
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There is no Evil (15) | Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof | 2020 | Iran/Germany | | IMDb 7.5 | 151 mins | Subtitles
In 2020, Rasoulof was sentenced to a year in prison for three of his movies. This anthology, with four dramas related to capital punishment, was one of them. The stories offer variations on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty that ask to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats. Not an easy watch but worth it.
Trivia
Winner of the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020. It's the 3rd Iranian film to win the top award at the Berlinale, after A Separation (2011) and Taxi (2015).
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 6.45pm and the film will start at the earlier time of 7.15pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/there-is-no-evil
Harrogate on Film
24/09/2024 at 14:00
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Harrogate on Film Matinee & Evening Show
The original screening of this in October 2022, was a sell-out and a highly commended event with fantastic feedback (all 5*/4*). We showed it again in 2023 and have decided to repeat it for the third and final time again in 2024.
So, if you missed it first time or second time around, or simply want to see it again, then book your tickets now.
Harrogate on Film is your opportunity to enjoy an amazing variety of archive footage – the people, places, major events, and everyday life in the historic town of Harrogate and neighbouring Knaresborough in the 20th century, specially curated and presented by the Yorkshire Film Archive.
Brought to you by the Harrogate Film Society and Harrogate Civic Society this community screening will open a window onto the film heritage of the town over the decades and even includes rare footage of the opening of the Odeon Cinema, our venue for the event.
Relive the excitement of the annual Great Yorkshire Show and Flower Shows, revel in the 1937 and 1953 Coronation celebrations and ride the British Railways in the 1960s.
Through a mix of amateur, professional, promotional and television collections, learn more about the film history of the area, including unseen cine club productions and news footage of the filming of Agatha Christie in the late 1970s.
The 90-minute programme will reflect Harrogate and Knaresborough as timeless tourist destinations; the draw of the Spa in its 1930s glory, the madness of the 1970s bed race, the bustling conference centre, and the chance to enjoy a cup of tea (or coffee) in floral surroundings.
Whether you are a lifelong local or a tourist in town, don’t miss this opportunity to be part of Harrogate on Film.
Join us for a matinee screening or an early evening event. Tickets will be available at a discount for under 25's, Harrogate Film Society, Harrogate Civic Society and Knaresborough Civic Society members and can be purchased through our website, together with full price guest tickets.
All ticket prices include refreshments at the interval. All seating is unreserved.
Please note this event is in Screen 5 at the Odeon in Harrogate which includes wheelchair access and 4 wheelchair spaces. Please email us at contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com (before you buy tickets) if you require a wheelchair space to ensure that this is reserved for you, or if you want to make a block booking and need spaces reserving for elderly or less mobile guests.
Please note that you can park for free in the Odeon Car Park after 6pm but you must display an orange parking voucher which you can obtain from staff inside the Odeon lobby! You will get charged a penalty parking notice if you do not as the car park is run by the council, not the Odeon.
Tickets
£12 with discounts for Harrogate Film Society members, Harrogate Civic Society members, Knaresborough Civic Society members, and under 25's.
Additional Info
The Blue Caftan
07/10/2024 at 19:30
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The Blue Caftan (12) | Dir. Maryam Touzani | 2022 | Morocco/France | IMDb 7.6 | 122 mins | Subtitles
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco's oldest medinas. To keep up with demanding customers, they hire a talented young man as an apprentice. Slowly Mina realises how much her husband is moved by his presence.
A tender film with beautiful performances- about love, in all its nuances. A tailor and his wife working in a Moroccan medina, struggling to keep up with demand, employ a young apprentice and their three lives become inextricably entwined. When illness challenges them, the characters must evolve and they do so with acceptance, grace and ultimately hope. A sensitive and powerful portrayal of the complexities of the human heart.
Official submission of Morocco for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 95th Academy Awards in 2023.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/the-blue-caftan
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism
09/10/2024 at 19:00
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Immerse yourself in the beauty of American Impressionism at Harrogate Odeon. Join us for an enchanting exhibition that will transport you to the artist's garden, where vibrant colours and delicate brushstrokes come to life. Experience a journey through the captivating world of American Impressionism and discover the essence of this artistic movement.
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism - October 9 2024 @ 7pm
Presented by Harrogate Film Society in partnership with the Friends of the Mercer Gallery.
From EXHIBITION ON SCREEN, the creators of Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, comes a film exploring how the relationship between art and gardening blossomed across the pond.
The Artist’s Garden tells the intertwining stories of American Impressionism and The Garden Movement which flourished between 1887–1920. Both movements responded to rapid social change brought about by America’s industrialisation. With increasing urbanisation prompting the emerging middle-class to seek refuge in the suburbs, they began to spend their free time and wealth cultivating impressive private gardens.
When French art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel brought a selection of impressionist paintings to New York in 1886, he changed the course of art in America entirely. Many American artists, inspired by what they saw, made the pilgrimage to study in Monet’s Giverny, and were keen to employ their experience to capture America’s own unique landscapes. In doing so, they captured a unique moment in America’s history - a snapshot of a nation transitioning from a land of agriculture to a land of industry.
Additional Info
Only 70 tickets available, including one wheelchair space. Please get in touch to reserve this (before you buy a ticket) by emailing Julia - contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com
• Tickets cost £12 . (Under 25's £6). Discounts available for HFS members and the Friends of the Mercer Gallery (FOM).
• Book online now to guarantee your place. A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
• Your ticket price includes a brief introduction from one of our Friends at the Mercer Gallery and a glass of wine or soft drink.
• Doors will open at 6.30pm and the film introduction will start at 7pm.
• Unreserved seating.
• Parking is free after 6pm if you display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/eos-the-artists-garden-american-impressionism
American Fiction
21/10/2024 at 19:30
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American Fiction (15) | Dir. Cord Jefferson | 2023 | USA | IMDb 7.5 | 117 mins
A novelist who is fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
An intelligent and very funny take on many topical sensitivities relating to race, class and cultural life. A frustrated black academic and highbrow novelist vents his frustration with the American literary world pandering to black stereotypes by writing a satirical work under a pseudonym. However, the joke soon begins to take on a life of its own. Jefferson’s directorial debut won numerous awards and received five Oscar nominations.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/american-fiction
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
25/10/2024 at 19:30
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ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS | 1979 | Dir. DA Pennebaker | PG | 90 mins
Your chance to be there for Bowie’s last-ever performance as Ziggy, at the Hammersmith Odeon, 3 July 1973, when he told his astonished audience, “…it’s the last show there will ever be!”
A great medley of 'Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud'/'All The Young Dudes'/'Oh! You Pretty Things', a Lou Reed cover, and a Rolling Stones cover are but some of the highlights.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/ziggy-stardust-and-the-spiders-from-mars-2
Additional Info
Local author and broadcaster, Derek Shelmerdine will introduce the film and put it into the context of its time.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3) and HFS members pay £5. Buy online or on the night from the HFS desk - contactless payments only. (A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.)
HFS is proud to be screening its Music Legends season in the newly refurbished function room at Bilton Club, Skipton Road (Not the ODEON this time).
A new large screen and a new state of the art sound system and projector have been installed.
Function room bar, opened before and after the film
Free parking
Wheelchair access
Option to join the club for an annual fee of £10, benefits include members reductions on all purchases. Ask for details at the bar.
Doors open at 7pm and the film will start about 7.30pm, after a short introduction from Derek. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/ziggy-stardust-and-the-spiders-from-mars-2
Perfect Days
04/11/2024 at 19:30
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Perfect Days (PG) | Dir. Wim Wenders | 2023 | Japan | 124 mins | IMDb 7.9 | Subtitles
Perfect Days, suggested by a member, charmed our committee with its gentle, life affirming tale of a Japanese cleaner finding the perfect in the simple routine of every day. Legendary German director Wim Wenders’s quietly profound movie follows the life of a man satisfied with living in the now and watching Komorebi, the play of sunlight through the leaves. Oscar nominated.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/perfect-days
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger
06/11/2024 at 19:00
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Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.
Explore the unique creative process of the late 19th century’s favourite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age.
Presented by Harrogate Film Society in partnership with the Friends of the Mercer Gallery.
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN : John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger - November 6 2024 @ 7pm
John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.
Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio.
Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.
Additional Info
Only 70 tickets available, including one wheelchair space. Please get in touch to reserve this (before you buy a ticket) by emailing Julia - contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com
• Tickets cost £12 . (Under 25's £6). Discounts available for HFS members and the Friends of the Mercer Gallery (FOM).
• Book online now to guarantee your place. A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
• Your ticket price includes a brief introduction from one of our Friends at the Mercer Gallery and a glass of wine or soft drink.
• Doors will open at 6.30pm and the film introduction will start at 7pm.
• Unreserved seating.
• Parking is free after 6pm if you display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/eos-john-singer-sargent-fashion-swagger
Gagarine
18/11/2024 at 19:30
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Gagarine (PG) | Dirs. Fanny Liatard/Jeremy Trouilh | 2020 | France | IMDb 6.7 | 98 mins | Subtitles
This mesmerising debut feature takes on a magical quality as 16-year-old Youri defies both the authorities and gravity in a mission to save his home and the community he loves. Built in 1961, at the dawning of the space age, the Cité Gagarine housing estate on the outskirts of Paris is now in disrepair and threatened with demolition, but our young hero has different ideas!
Yuri fights to save his hometown – which he shares with his namesake, Yuri Gagarin – from demolition.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/gagarine
Northern Soul (2014)
29/11/2024 at 19:30
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NORTHERN SOUL | 2014 | Dir. Elaine Constantine | 15 | 102 mins
A British film telling the story of two young Lancashire teenagers, whose lives are changed forever by the discovery of African-American soul music and the dance culture that grew up around it in northern Britain.
The film divided opinion when it was released , but its amazing soundtrack, top-notch acting and the obsessive attendtion to detail in order to recreate the 1970's scene, make it a must-see for "soulies".
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/northern-soul
Additional Info
Local northern soul DJ Ian Smith will introduce the film and play a few soul classics afterwards.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/northern-soul
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3) and HFS members pay £5. Buy online or on the night from the HFS desk - contactless payments only. (A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.)
HFS is proud to be screening its Music Legends season in the newly refurbished function room at Bilton Club, Skipton Road (NOT the Odeon).
• A new large screen and a new state of the art sound system and projector have been installed.
• Function room bar, opened before and after the film
• Free parking
• Wheelchair access
• Option to join the club for an annual fee of £10, benefits include members reductions on all purchases. Ask for details at the bar.
Doors open at 7pm and the film will start about 7.30pm, after a short introduction from Derek. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Chinatown
02/12/2024 at 19:30
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Chinatown (15) | Dir. Roman Polanski | 1974 | USA | IMDb 8.1 | 130 mins
A modern film noir mainly set in a sun-drenched Los Angeles of the 1930s. We follow Jack Nicholson as a private detective piecing together the truth about a complex web of corruption and deceit involving Faye Dunaway. It's themes of power, greed, and moral ambiguity resonate today. The film's single Oscar was for its script but its brilliant performances, directing, design and cinematography mean it's an American classic.
Trivia
After several takes that never looked quite right, Faye Dunaway got annoyed and told Jack Nicholson to actually slap her. He did and felt very guilty for it, despite it being Dunaway's decision. The shot made it into the movie.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/chinatown
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: DAVID HOCKNEY
04/12/2024 at 19:00
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Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide.
Presented by Harrogate Film Society in partnership with the Friends of the Mercer Gallery.
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN : DAVID HOCKNEY
Now entering his 9th decade, Hockney shows absolutely no evidence of slowing down or losing his trademark boldness.
Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Director Phil Grabsky secured privileged access to craft this cinematic celebration of a 21st century master of creativity.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/eos-david-hockney
Additional Info
Only 70 tickets available, including one wheelchair space. Please get in touch to reserve this (before you buy a ticket) by emailing Julia - contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com
• Tickets cost £12 . (Under 25's £6). Discounts available for HFS members and the Friends of the Mercer Gallery (FOM).
• Book online now to guarantee your place. A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
• Your ticket price includes a brief introduction from one of our Friends at the Mercer Gallery and a glass of wine or soft drink.
• Doors will open at 6.30pm and the film introduction will start at 7pm.
• Unreserved seating.
• Parking is free after 6pm if you display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
16/12/2024 at 19:30
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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (PG) | Dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji | 2020 | Bhutan/China | IMDb 7.5 | 110 mins | Subtitles
A young teacher in modern Bhutan, Ugyen, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana, to complete his service. He finds himself exiled from his Westernized comforts after an arduous 8 day trek just to get there. There he finds no electricity, no textbooks, not even a blackboard. Though poor, the villagers extend a warm welcome to their new teacher, but he faces the daunting task of teaching the village children without any supplies. He wants to quit and go home, but he begins to learn of the hardship in the lives of the beautiful children he teaches, and begins to be transformed through the amazing spiritual strength of the villagers.
Lunana : A Yak in the Classroom was Bhutan’s first ever Oscar nominated film and focuses on a young trainee teacher, Ugyen, who aspires to move to Australia but ends up being posted to the remotest school in the world. So begins this charming, gentle culture-clash film which muses on happiness and community values.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 6.45pm because of our usual Christmas social and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/lunana-a-yak-in-the-classroom
Past Lives
06/01/2025 at 19:30
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Past Lives (12A) | Dir. Celine Song | 2023 | SOUTH KOREA/USA | IMDb 7.8 | 105 mins | Subtitles
Past Lives follows two childhood friends over the course of 24 years, sharing a common bond, but leading very different lives in different countries and cultures. Universal themes of time passing, and the role of destiny are explored in a delicate and sophisticated manner. This remarkable, poignant film début was nominated for an academy award for best picture.
Trivia
In an interview on June 2, 2023 on NPR with Ailsa Chang, Greta Lee indicated that she found it amusing that when she told her family and friends that she was taking this role, many of them were surprised and wondered if she could even speak Korean.
Despite his character's thick accent and broken English, Teo Yoo, who portrays Hae Sung, actually speaks very fluent English along with three other languages.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 6.45pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/past-lives
Plan 75
20/01/2025 at 19:30
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Plan 75 (15) | Dir. Chie Hayakawa | 2022 | JAPAN | IMDb 7.8 | 113 mins | Subtitles
Japan in the not-too-distant future where Euthanasia is legal and encouraged for a rapidly ageing population. This understated, thought-provoking drama follows the fortunes of 3 people, Michi an elderly Japanese resident, Maria a Filipino care worker and Himorou, a Plan 75 salesman. Set in a dystopian future, this debut film is grounded in the very possible here and now.
With a nod to the fabled Japanese practice of oyasute, which itself was rooted in Buddhist teachings, the film conjures a mythical modern Japan where an aging society has devised a plan to re-balance itself economically by informing its citizens older than seventy-five of the option of euthanasia. A 78-year-old woman faces the question of whether she should carry on or seemingly serve her society through self-sacrifice.
Trivia
Official submission of Japan for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 95th Academy Awards in 2023.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/plan-75
Fallen Leaves
03/02/2025 at 19:30
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Fallen Leaves (12A) | Dir. Aki Kaurismaki | 2023 | FINLAND | IMDb 7.3 | 81 mins | Subtitles
You will find yourself rooting for Ansa and Holappa, two lonely souls who must overcome a series of obstacles in their search for love and happiness. Set in modern-day Helsinki, HFS favourite, Aki Kaurismäki, has crafted a delightful film in his own inimitable style that charmed Cannes to win the 2023 Jury Prize. Love will find a way!
Trivia
The film Ansa and Holappa see in the cinema is The Dead Don't Die (2019), which was directed by Jim Jarmusch. Jarmusch has said he has been influenced by Kaurismäki, appearing in Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) and set part of his own film Night on Earth (1991) in Finland, where he used several of Kaurismäki's regular actors.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/fallen-leaves
The Zone of Interest
17/02/2025 at 19:30
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The Zone of Interest (12A) | Dir. Jonathan Glazer | 2023 | UK/POLAND | IMDb 7.4 | 105 mins | Subtitles
German-occupied Poland, summer of 1943. More than anything, Hedwig, an indefatigable mother of five, wants to keep her well-organised life as is. After all, she has worked her fingers to the bone to create a fragrant slice of paradise to raise her children, and nothing will change that. If only her husband, the distinguished SS officer and Auschwitz commander Rudolf Hoess, weren't always burdened by his duties. But perfection is a fleeting illusion. As the oblivious life of the commandant's wife unravels in cloudless bliss, Rudolf finds himself swamped with work, saddled with testing a new ventilation design and overseeing the installation of a highly effective Topf and Sons multi-muffle, non-stop incineration oven system. Indeed, it's hard to imagine that just a hair's breadth away from the peaceful and idyllic Höss household, the unimaginable horrors of the Final Solution were unfolding in full swing. And as noisome fumes and muffled, blood-curdling noises blemish Hedwig's fragrant utopia, a question emerges. When evil becomes banal and apathy requires no effort, what separates man from beast? Uncomfortable but essential viewing.
Trivia
Mrs. Höss describes to her friends getting a coat from "Canada" while mocking another woman who thought she meant the sovereign country; Kanada was in fact the name given in Auschwitz to the vast storehouse of goods confiscated from the prisoners.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/the-zone-of-interest
Copa 71
03/03/2025 at 19:30
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Copa 71 (PG) | Dirs. James Erskine/Rachel Ramsey | Documentary | 2023 | UK | IMDb 7.5 | 90 mins | Some subtitles
The greatest story never told! Erased from history by FIFA for over 50 years, now you can see the incredible story of the first Women’s Football World Cup in all its glory on the big screen! The players recount their experiences alongside amazing highlights from the matches. Their legacy is the current success and upward trajectory of the Women’s game. You won’t forget the story of the Women of ’71! Ninety minutes of pure drama!
Trivia
Carol Wilson, who played was the England captain in the tournament, was only 19 years old at the time. Three of her teammates, Leah Caleb (age 13), Gill Sayell (14) and Chris Lockwood (15) were still schoolgirls when they played in the tournament.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/copa-71
Anatomy of a Fall
17/03/2025 at 19:15
Certificate:
Synopsis
Anatomy of a Fall (15) | Dir. Justine Triet | 2023 | FRANCE | IMDb 7.7 | 151 mins | Subtitles
When her husband Samuel is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed. The trial soon becomes a psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s complicated marriage. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2023.
Trivia
For his role as Snoop, border collie Messi was awarded the Palm Dog at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/anatomy-of-a-fall
Wild Men
31/03/2025 at 19:30
Certificate:
Synopsis
Wild Men (15) | Dir. Thomas Daneskov | 2021 | DENMARK | IMDb 6.5 | 104 mins | Subtitles
A mid-life crisis can manifest itself in many ways. Martin, a Danish office worker, feels the urge to escape his home and family and live as a hunter gatherer in the Norwegian mountains. There, he meets a petty criminal and is pursued by his wife and children, their rabbit, a world-weary detective, and drug smugglers. By turns funny, heartwarming, and occasionally violent, the film takes its characters and their emotions seriously, supported by a wonderful cast and set in gorgeous scenery.
Trivia
The Danish release was delayed after the incident in Norway on 13 October 2021 in which a Danish national shot and killed several people with arrows after an altercation in a grocery store. The film is about a Danish man in Norway, and the poster showed him standing in a grocery store with a bow and arrows on his back.
Additional Info
Entry is free for HFS members.
Tickets for non-members cost £6 each (Under 25's £3). These can be purchased online or will be available on the night from the HFS desk in the Odeon lobby (contactless payments only please, we are not taking cash this season). A small processing fee will be applied to all tickets.
Please note that doors open at 7pm and the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like.
Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinemagoers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.
https://www.harrogatefilmsociety.org/event-details/wild-men