Film Group

“One Life”

A brand new feature film starring Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter. 

The extraordinary true story of Nicholas Winton, the “British Schindler”, who helped save hundreds of children from the Nazis on the eve of World War Two. 

He’d realised that it was a race against time to rescue as many children as possible before the borders closed but for decades afterwards he always blamed himself for not doing more. 

It’s not until a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life!’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had been carrying.

“The Great Escaper”

With Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson

In 2014, near-nonagenarian Bernie Jordan (Michael Caine) is sad to miss out on an official group outing to the D-Day anniversary in France. Encouraged by wife Rene (Glenda Jackson), he sneaks out from his care home and goes on one last big adventure to cross the Channel, while reminiscing about his wartime experiences. 

Reviews have explained: “There’s a real emotional heft to the storytelling and Caine, at 90, is a knockout.” 

Films in Buriton are back …

… but more support is needed

Friday nights haven’t been the same without these convivial gatherings in the village hall – with some of the latest and classic films.

Forthcoming films for the autumn season are as follows:

  • Friday 13 October: The Un-likely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
  • Friday 8 December: What’s Love Got to Do With It ?

Tickets £5 on the door – having the exact money is very helpful.

Doors open at 7pm and films start at 7.30pm.

Refreshments as usual before the film starts.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Starring Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton 

When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. 

Learning that his old friend and colleague Queenie has terminal cancer, Harold (Jim Broadbent) sets out to post her a letter of condolence, but impulsively decides to visit her in person instead, walking from his home in Devon to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

What’s Love Got to Do With It ?

How do you find lasting love in today’s world? 

For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, to the dismay of her eccentric mother Cath (Emma Thompson). 

For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbour Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. 

The Lost King - Film Night in Buriton Village Hall

In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a carpark in Leicester.

The search had been orchestrated by an amateur historian, Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins), whose unrelenting research had been met with incomprehension by her friends and family and with scepticism by experts and academics.

This is the life-affirming story of the woman who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial Kings in England’s history. It’s a fascinating story starring one of our great actresses.

Fisherman’s Friends: One and All - Film Night in Buriton Village Hall

After achieving major-label success, shanty-singing group Fisherman’s Friends should be riding high. BUT ...

After achieving major-label success, shanty-singing group Fisherman’s Friends should be riding high. But leader Jim (James Purefoy) is sinking into drink and depression after the death of his father, the label is unconvinced by their second album, and new arrival in town Aubrey (Imelda May) is a sign of changing times.

Can the band clean up and make it to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury?

A feel-good story, beautiful scenery and great singing.

Films are shown in Buriton Village Hall near Petersfield.

Doors open at 7pm and films start at 7.30pm.

The Railway Children Return - Film Night in Buriton Village Hall

Family classic sequel

It’s 1944 and World War 2 is raging. Bobbie (Jenny Agutter), one of the original Railway Children but by now a grandmother, welcomes a group of evacuees from Salford to her home in Yorkshire. One day they encounter a young African American GI (Kenneth Aikens) who, like them, is far away from home, and who is hiding from the authorities.

Crammed with adventure, engaging, entertaining and with a great deal of heart.

Films are shown in Buriton Village Hall near Petersfield.

Doors open at 7pm and films start at 7.30pm.

Operation Mincemeat - Film Night in Buriton Village Hall

An extraordinary and true story …

The remarkable story of the elaborate plot that hoped to alter the course of the war.

In 1943 British intelligence experts made plans to fool Nazi Germany into thinking the allies aimed to invade Greece and Sardinia, rather than their actual target, Sicily. The corpse of a tramp was given a fake identity and then dropped off the coast of Spain carrying the plans for the supposed invasion.

Starring Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen as Montagu and Cholmondeley, the architects of the plot. With Penelope Wilton and Kelly Macdonald, and Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming.

The Duke - Film Night in Buriton Village Hall

Jim Broadbent excels in true tale of ​art-stealing pensioner

In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly.

What happened next became the stuff of legend.

An uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage.

It’s a delightful, gentle British comedy, and it stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. What more could you ask for?

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