7.30pm Tues 15 September 2009 IN BRUGES
(18) 2008 UK/USA 107 mins
Colin Farrell stars in this brilliant black comedy about two hitmen lying low in Bruges.
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7.30 pm Tuesday 6 October 2009 THE CLASS
(15) 2009 France 128mins Subtitled
This highly acclaimed, partially improvised film recreates life in a tough inner-city school with breathtaking authenticity.
7.30 pm Tuesday 3 November 2009 ISADORA
1968 UK 138 min
A moving biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, who had a child by Paris Singer, heir to the sewing machine magnate who owned Oldway Mansion in Paignton.
7.30 pm Tuesday 1 December 2009 THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
(U) 2004 Germany/Mongolia 87 mins Subtitled
Part drama, nature documentary, and ethnographic film, a magical tale about a nomadic Mongolian family who reunite a rejected baby camel with its mother.
7.30 pm Tuesday 5 January 2010 VOLVER
(15) 2006 Spain 121 mins Subtitled
Three generations of women survive easterly wind, fire, madness, superstition and even death. Penelope Cruz shines in what is, arguably, Pedro Almodóvar’s best film.
7.30 pm Tuesday 2 February 2010 SPECIAL SHORT FILMS SCREENING
Following the success of last year’s short films screening, Torbay Film Club is pleased to present another tempting showcase of some of the finest Westcountry film-making. Details of all the short films being shown will be available on www.torbayfilmclub.co.uk before the screening. For more information on how to submit a film, please click here.
7.30 pm Tuesday 2 March 2010 THE LEMON TREE
(PG) 2008 Israel/Germany/France 106 mins Subtitled
An understated and thought-provoking view of the Palestinian-Israeli troubles, told through the story of a Palestinian widow and her lemon grove.
7.30 pm Tuesday 13 April 2010 (second Tuesday of the month) THE PAINTED VEIL
(12) 2006 China USA 125 mins
Somerset Maugham’s classic 1920s tale of infidelity, revenge and redemption in the Orient, starring Edward Norton.
7.30 pm Tuesday 4 May 2010 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
(15) 2008 UK 120 mins
British director Danny Boyle’s gritty, yet ultimately upbeat, fairytale about the extremes of modern India. Winner of 8 Oscars. airytale about the extremes of modern India. Winner of 8 Oscars.