SUMMER SEASON 2024

27TH JULY - 31ST AUGUST 2024

JOIN US THIS SUMMER FOR A GREAT SELECTION OF FILMS, OLD AND NEW. WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. TO BOOK PLEASE EMAIL: boxoffice@southwoldcinema.co.uk BOOKINGS WILL BE DEALT WITH IN THE ORDER WE RECEIVE THEM ON MONDAY 15TH JULY.

MAESTRO

Saturday, 27 July, 2024

SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT BLACK TIE (OPTIONAL) RECEPTION WITH BUBBLES AND NIBBLES AT 7PM. Primarily a life member event but extra tickets may be available at £15. Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in the story of composer Leonard Bernstein told via his relationship with Felicia Montealegre Cohn.

Running Time:
129 minutes
Year of Release:
2023
Rated:
15

Season Complete

THE JUNGLE BOOK

Tuesday, 30 July, 2024

The first of our family films, the great animation of the Rudyard Kipling tale with all the memorable songs. "Bear Necessities" for instance.

Running Time:
78 minutes
Year of Release:
1967
Rated:
U

Season Complete

THE BOOKSHOP

Thursday, 1 August, 2024

Based on Penelope Fitzgerald's story of a bookshop - originally in the Crooked House in Southwold High Street, and describing a variety of locals she encounters. With Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy.

Running Time:
113 minutes
Year of Release:
2017
Rated:
PG

Season Complete

GREASE SINGALONG

Friday, 2 August, 2024

Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta and Stockard Channing in the 1950s high school musical with a number of great songs. Sing along and dress up if you like.

Running Time:
110 minutes
Year of Release:
1978
Rated:
PG

Season Complete

NAPOLEON

Saturday, 3 August, 2024

The new Ridley Scott version with Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby and Rupert Everett. The French emperor's rise as seen through the prism of his relationship to Josephine.

Running Time:
158 minutes
Year of Release:
2023
Rated:
15

Season Complete

FIVE CHILDREN AND IT

Tuesday, 6 August, 2024

Entertaining family film of the E Nesbit story with Tara Fitzgerald, Kenneth Branagh and Eddie Izzard. Five children find a sand fairy on the beach.

Running Time:
89 minutes
Year of Release:
2004
Rated:
U

Season Complete, Date has passed

NIGEL'S FILM NIGHT

Thursday, 8 August, 2024

A programme of local films made by our much-missed projectionist and local film-maker Nigel Hemming. Including "Southwold from the Air" "Southwold Swans" and "Southwold Railway' etc.

Running Time:
90 minutes
Year of Release:
2024
Rated:
U

Season Complete

SWIMMING WITH MEN

Friday, 9 August, 2024

Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves and Jim Carter in mid life crisis story of a men's synchronised swimming group who compete in the World Championship.

Running Time:
96 minutes
Year of Release:
2018
Rated:
12A

Season Complete

BACK TO BLACK - THE AMY WINEHOUSE STORY

Saturday, 10 August, 2024

A celebration of the life and music of the much loved and troubled Amy Winehouse. With Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville.

Running Time:
122 minutes
Year of Release:
2024
Rated:
15

Season Complete

THE ARCHITECTURE FOR PLEASURE WALK

Monday, 12 August, 2024

John Bennett's one hour walk around the town in support of the Film Society. Meet at the Town Pump at 6pm. £10

Running Time:
60 minutes
Year of Release:
2024
Rated:
U

Season Complete

POLLYANNA

Tuesday, 13 August, 2024

Hayley Mills as the incurable optimist, a little girl who cheers up an embittered town. With Jane Wyman and Karl Malden.

Running Time:
134 minutes
Year of Release:
1960
Rated:
U

Season Complete

GREY MATTER

Thursday, 15 August, 2024

Appealingly filmed in Southwold and at the Electric Picture Palace, a film based on true events when a teenage girl's grandmother is diagnosed with Alzheimers and the girl becomes her carer. With Stephanie Beacham and Eloise Smyth.

Running Time:
93 minutes
Year of Release:
2023
Rated:
12A

Season Complete

DEATH AT A FUNERAL

Friday, 16 August, 2024

Matthew Macfadyen, Ewan Bremner, Kris Marshall, Keeley Hawes, Daisy Donovan, Peter Dinklage, Jane Asher, Peter Egan. A funeral at a country house does not go exactly to plan. Very funny black comedy - the funniest film we have shown here.

Running Time:
90 minutes
Year of Release:
2007
Rated:
15

Season Complete

POOR THINGS

Saturday, 17 August, 2024

Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and William Dafoe in Jorgos Lanthimos'strange and fantastical story. Note the classification - 18

Running Time:
141 minutes
Year of Release:
2023
Rated:
18

Season Complete

DANNY - THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD

Tuesday, 20 August, 2024

Roald Dahl story with Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Ronald Pickup and Cyril Cusack in which the idyllic life of a widower and his son is threatened by a property developer.

Running Time:
U minutes
Year of Release:
1989
Rated:
99

Season Complete

THE BRIDGE

Thursday, 22 August, 2024

A Walberswick story featuring the Impressionist painter Philip Wilson Steer and based on the novel by Maggie Hemingway. Evocative fin de siecle love story.

Running Time:
102 minutes
Year of Release:
1992
Rated:
12

Season Complete

WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY

Friday, 23 August, 2024

Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Ben Miller, Celia Imrie and Billy Connollyin a very entertaining family story of a birthday party in Scotland.

Running Time:
95 minutes
Year of Release:
2014
Rated:
12A

Season Complete

THE TASTE OF THINGS

Saturday, 24 August, 2024

A French Victorian setting for a superb hymn to the culinary arts via the story of Eugenie, a cook (Juliette Binoche) and Dodin, a gourmet chef. French with subtitles.

Running Time:
135 minutes
Year of Release:
2023
Rated:
12A

Season Complete

GREYFRIARS BOBBY - THE TRUE STORY OF A DOG

Tuesday, 27 August, 2024

Donald Crisp, Andrew Cruickshank in the story of a terrier and his enduring friendship with Old Jock, a shepherd.

Running Time:
91 minutes
Year of Release:
1961
Rated:
U

Season Complete

THE DIG

Thursday, 29 August, 2024

Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Carey Mulligan in a great film based on the John Preston book about the Anglo-Saxon ship and treasure at Sutton Hoo.

Running Time:
112 minutes
Year of Release:
2021
Rated:
12A

Season Complete

JEAN DE FLORETTE

Friday, 30 August, 2024

Excellent Marcel Pagnol story directed by Claude Berri, featuring Gerard Depardieu as a struggling Provencal farmer. With Yves Montand and Daniel Auteuil.

Running Time:
120 minutes
Year of Release:
1986
Rated:
PG

Season Complete

MANON DES SOURCES

Saturday, 31 August, 2024

Great sequel (but stand alone film), with Emmanuelle Beart as Manon, the farmer's daughter, plus Yves Montand and Daniel Auteuil. Claude Berri directs.

Running Time:
113 minutes
Year of Release:
1986
Rated:
PG

Season Complete

2024 Season Dates

WINTER

3rd February - 16th March

SPRING

13th April - 15th June

SUMMER

27th July - 31st August

AUTUMN

4th October - 7th December

Seasons

The Society runs three ten week seasons a year, Autumn, Winter and Spring, with films on Friday and Saturday nights. Also a five week summer season showing films on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays. There is a break of about three weeks between seasons with entertaining tours of the building being organised during those periods. Occasionally we have a one day Film Festival, recent examples being “Ealing”, “Hitchcock”, and “Westfest”. In the summer we usually have a silent film accompanied by Tom Horton at the organ.

Ticket Prices

Stalls - Front Row = £6.00

Stalls - B-H = £7.00

Circle = £8.00

Royal Box = £15.00

Membership is required to book tickets.

Become a member

We run as a club, but there is no waiting list and anyone over 16 can join. Under 16s can attend as guests. The annual subscription is £10 but you can join for a season for £3.

Take the tour

Entertaining tours of the building are organised in our out of season periods . Click here to find out when the next one is.