Movie Nights
Our Movie Nights are always very popular, running every 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Doors open at 7.00pm, as does the bar with the film commencing at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £5.00 on the door
Our next presentations are:
BACK TO BLACK
Tuesday 13th August
A celebration of the most iconic - and much missed - homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, the film honours Amy's artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons.
See the trailer here: Back to Black preview
ONE LIFE
Tuesday 10th September
ONE LIFE tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton (Johnny Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders.
Fifty years later, Nicky (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn't able to bring to safety in England. It's not until the BBC show "That's Life!" re-introduces him to some of those he helped rescue that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he carried -- all the while skyrocketing from anonymity to a national hero.
But the film has perhaps even greater poignancy for us here in Purbeck because of the deeds of Trevor Chadwick. Trevor moved to Swanage in 1928 when his father set up Forres School in Northbrook Road, now Purbeck View school. He worked there as a Latin teacher and was also a volunteer member of the Swanage Lifeboat crew.
In early 1939, Trevor Chadwick became one of a handful of mainly British volunteers who rescued children in Prague most threatened by an impending German occupation. The majority were Jewish but others were the sons or daughters of Czech and Slovak anti-Nazis.
He originally went to Prague to bring back two refugee boys to the school. In the event, he also took another child, who became the poet Gerda Mayer. Trevor delivered the three children, then returned to Prague to work for the rescue of further refugees.
During his lifetime, Nicholas Winton readily acknowledged Trevor Chadwick’s bravery.
“My associate Trevor Chadwick was in a much trickier situation. He did the more difficult and dangerous work after the Nazis invaded… he deserves all praise. He managed things at the Prague end, organising the children and the trains, and dealing with the SS and Gestapo.”
The astonishing contribution of Trevor Chadwick has been recognised here in Swanage with the unveiling in August 2022 of a bronze statue, created by local sculptor Moira Purver and positioned next to the children’s playpark, now called the Chadwick Playground, on the Recreation Ground near the seafront.
See the trailer here: One Life trailer
WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
Tuesday 8th October
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy.
Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy.
Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).
When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues.
However, as the town's women led by Police Officer Gladys Moss begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
See the trailer here: Wicked Little Letters trailer