Caldbeck Area Film Society

Keswick Film Club members are entitled to members' rates at Caldbeck Area Film Society screenings and vice versa.

Caldbeck's Friendly Friday Films 2024-25

We are pleased to announce that the new season of films starts in September!

The first film, American Fiction, will be on Friday September 20th starting at 7.30pm. This is a smart and witty film about what happens when writers take themselves too seriously. It was one of the most popular film at this year's Keswick Film Festival and was nominated for four Oscars - and won one for Best Screenplay.

We are also arranging one of our popular meals before the film on November 16th.

We have some more excellent films lined up, including Anatomy of a Fall, Perfect Day and Io Capitano, so keep an eye out for more details. Better still, let us have your email and you'll get our monthly mailing.

Contact Sally Vaux or Roger Gook for more details or to be added to the CAFS mailing list.

You can now also find Caldbeck Area Film Society on Facebook.

All films are at Caldbeck Village Hall with a 7.30pmpm start time.

Films are £6 on the door, card accepted.

Do come along with your families and friends.

We will be serving refreshments after the film, so do stop for a chat.

2024/25 Programme

  • AMERICAN FICTION : Friday 20th September 7.30pm
  • IO CAPITANO : Friday 18th October 7.30pm
  • THE BOY AND THE HERON : Friday 15th November 7.30pm, 6pm start for Dinner
  • LA CHIMERA : Friday 17th January 7.30pm
  • PERFECT DAYS : Friday 21st February 7.30pm
  • ANATOMY OF A FALL : Friday 21st March 7.30pm
  • DRIVING MUM : Friday 11th April 7.30pm

Show Previous Films

Friday 18th October : Io Capitano

In this acclaimed film which won top directing and acting prizes at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Garrone presents a "reverse shot" of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. The story is told through the mind's eye and experiences of two Senegalese teenagers living in Dakar who yearn for a brighter future in Europe.

Friday 15th November: The Boy and the Heron *Movie and Meal Night*

From Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away) comes a new critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. Here, he enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead.

Friday 17th January: La Chimera

Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave treasures and wonders, the Chimera means easy wealth and redemption from work. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost. To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth, seeking the door to the afterlife of which myths speak.

Friday 21st February: Perfect Days

Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. From the director of Paris, Texas, and Wings of Desire.

Friday 21st March: Anatomy of a Fall

Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel are living a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation but an unsettling journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship.

Friday 11th April: Driving Mum

When Jon's mother dies, the single most dominant person in his life passes away, his anchor is gone. Compelled to honour her last wish, he takes on a journey to bring the body across Iceland to her home village for the final rest. As they travel on, Jon's whole existence obtains a new meaning. This droll road movie uses the wild landscape to powerful effect, and features the best Icelandic canine acting since Godland.

Future Films

  • April 19th: Women Talking

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