Eastbourne Film Society

Wednesday, 19th September 2012
		THE CONSPIRATOR (USA, 2011, “12A”) This overlooked film has a great cast and tells an historical tale unfamiliar to most of us and not irrelevant today: it concerns a mother (Robin Wright) whose son was involved in planning the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. “Solidly constructed and surprisingly engrossing” – Mark Kermode, The Observer. (Please email info@eastbournefilmsociety.co.uk for 2012 - 2013 application form)
Wednesday, 3rd October 2012
		FREE MEN (France, 2011, “tbc”) Paris, 1942: a little known but true story about the way in which the Paris Mosque aided Jews and members of the Resistance during the German occupation. Made by the writer/director of “Le Grand Voyage” which was shown by us to acclaim.
Wednesday, 17th October 2012
		TRISHNA (UK/India/Sweden, 2011. “15”) India today is the setting for this variation on Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” in which Michael Winterbottom gives Freida Pinto her finest role to date. “A triumph, with the final moments especially devastating” – Charlotte O’Sullivan, Evening Standard.
Wednesday, 7th November 2012
		WIN WIN (USA, 2011, “15”) That fine American actor Paul Giamatti stars in Tom McCarthy’s involving film which is part comedy and part moral drama. “A deft, warm, serious and often very funny film” – Philip French, The Observer.
Wednesday, 28th November 2012
		POETRY (Republic of Korea/France, 2010, “12A”) A grandmother played by the great Yoon Jung-Hee is the central figure in this drama which tells a gripping personal story while also touching on major issues about our attitudes to life and how we should live. “What a wonderful film.*****” - Sukhdev Sandhu, Daily Telegraph.