WINTER SEASON 2025

1ST FEBRUARY - 19TH APRIL 2025

JOIN US THIS WINTER SEASON FOR A WONDERFUL VARIETY OF FILMS OLD AND NEW. BOOKINGS ARE DEALT WITH IN THE ORDER WE RECEIVE THEM ON MONDAY 27TH JANUARY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK TICKETS PLEASE EMAIL US AT boxoffice@southwoldcinema.co.uk

GLADIATOR II

Saturday, 1 February, 2025

Ridley Scott sequel to the original which screened, unbelievably, in the year 2000. Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen star in a worthy continuation of the Roman saga. Excellent visuals and action.

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

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CARRINGTON

Friday, 7 February, 2025

"They lived in squares and loved in triangles". True story of the relaionship between the artist Dora Carrington and Lytton Strachey of the Bloomsbury set. Excellent cinematography and performances from Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce.

Running Time:
121 minutes
Year of Release:
1995
Rated:
15

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THE CRITIC

Saturday, 8 February, 2025

In the 1930s, a powerful London theatre critic becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder. With Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Lesley Manville, Romola Garai

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

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UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME

Friday, 14 February, 2025

The classic and excellent Claude Lelouch love story with Anouk Aimee and Jean-Louis Trintignant. A man and a woman meet at their children's school. French with subtitles.

Running Time:
102 minutes
Year of Release:
1966
Rated:
PG

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WICKED

Saturday, 15 February, 2025

Highly regarded Oz related backstory with Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Running Time:
160 minutes
Year of Release:
2024
Rated:
PG

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THE WILD ROBOT

Friday, 21 February, 2025

After a shipwreck an intelligent robot is stranded on a desert island. Entertaining animation movie based on the beloved and bestselling book by Peter Brown.

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

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PADDINGTON IN PERU

Saturday, 22 February, 2025

The bear goes to Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy. With Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw.

Running Time:
106 minutes
Year of Release:
2024
Rated:
PG

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PERFECT DAYS

Friday, 28 February, 2025

Charming Wim Wenders film featuring Hirayama, a Japanese cleaner leading a life of simplicity and tranquility. Eye-opening. Great performance by Koji Yakusho.

Running Time:
124 minutes
Year of Release:
2023
Rated:
PG

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CONCLAVE

Saturday, 1 March, 2025

Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci in a conspiracy thriller based on the Robert Harris book. A pope dies and Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with overseeing the new pope election.

Running Time:
120 minutes
Year of Release:
2024
Rated:
12A

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AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE

Friday, 7 March, 2025

Black comedy based on the Beryl Bainbridge novel featuring a post WW2 Liverpool theatre and a production of Peter Pan. With Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Georgina Cates, Prunella Scales, Alun Armstrong and a great cast.

Running Time:
117 minutes
Year of Release:
1995
Rated:
15

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HERE

Saturday, 8 March, 2025

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Paul Bettany in a Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) film about the special place they inhabit. A story of love, loss, laughter and life.

Running Time:
194 minutes
Year of Release:
2024
Rated:
12A

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MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

Friday, 14 March, 2025

One of the best Woody Allen films featuring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Tom Hiddleston as F.Scott Fitzgerald. A nostalgic screenwriter finds himself transported to the 1920s. Very enjoyable film - great jazz music too.

Running Time:
94 minutes
Year of Release:
2011
Rated:
12A

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CHAPLIN

Saturday, 15 March, 2025

Robert Downey Jr is brilliant as the great man in this Richard Attenborough biopic also featuring Geraldine Chapman, John Thaw, Dan Ackroyd and Kevin Kline as a brilliant Douglas Fairbanks Jr in this excellent film.

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

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WAITING FOR GUFFMAN

Friday, 21 March, 2025

A small town in Missouri plans a show to mark a special anniversary. Excitement mounts when it is learned that a Broadway director is planning to come and see it. From director Christopher Guest (This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show). Very funny.

Running Time:
84 minutes
Year of Release:
1996
Rated:
15

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MICHELANGELO - INFINITO

Saturday, 22 March, 2025

Fascinating Italian documentary about the greatest artist and using the words of Giorgio Vasari (Lives of the Artists) to provide the narrative. Beautifully filmed. Italian with English voiceover.

Running Time:
97 minutes
Year of Release:
2017
Rated:
U

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VERY ANNIE MARY

Friday, 28 March, 2025

With Joanna Page (Stacey), Jonathan Pryce and Rachel Griffiths, a hilarious Welsh story with some good opera thrown in. Kenneth Griffith as the minister is memorable in what was his last performance "We have got the scratch 'n' sniff Bibles!"

Running Time:
104 minutes
Year of Release:
2001
Rated:
15

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MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Saturday, 29 March, 2025

An enjoyable documentary about the films and techniques of the great director, apparently narrated but he great man himself. With clips from all the great films and featuring such stars as Julie Andrews, Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.

Running Time:
120 minutes
Year of Release:
2022
Rated:
15

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SWING TIME

Saturday, 19 April, 2025

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the great RKO musical with unsurpassed song and dance sequences including "A Fine Romance" and "The Way you Look Tonight".

Running Time:
103 minutes
Year of Release:
1936
Rated:
U

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2025 Season Dates

WINTER

1st February - 19th April

SPRING

3rd May - 28th June

SUMMER

TBC

AUTUMN

TBC

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.