Take The Money And Run
“The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.” – IMDB USA, 1969, Woody Allen. Comedy/Crime, 1hr25 (A) Presented as the Amersham and Chesham Film Society
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Bad Timing
(Also known as A Sensual Obsession) “A psychiatrist, living in Vienna, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When she ends up in the hospital from an overdose, an inspector becomes set on discovering the demise of their affair.”...
The Marriage Of Maria Braun
(Original title: Die Ehe der Maria Braun) ‘Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to...
The Cameraman
“Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.” – IMDB USA, 1928, Edward Sedgwick & Buster Keaton. Comedy/Drama/Family, 1hr16 (U)...
Breaker Morant
(Original title: ‘Breaker’ Morant) “Three Australian lieutenants are court-martialled for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.” – IMDB Australia, 1980, Bruce Beresford. Drama/History/War, 1hr47 (A) Presented as the Amersham and...
The Cranes Are Flying
(Original title: Letyat Zhuravli) “Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of the river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.” – IMDB Soviet Union, 1957, Mikhail Kalatozov. Drama/Romance/War, 1hr35 (U)...
That Obscure Object Of Desire
(Original title: Cet Obscur Objet du Désir) “Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.” – IMDB France/Spain, 1977, Luis Buñuel. Comedy/Drama/Romance, 1hr43 (X) Presented as...
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
“An insane American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.” – IMDB UK/USA, 1964, Stanley Kubrick. Comedy/War, 1hr35 (A)...
Goin’ South
“Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff,...
Jour de Fête
“A village postman with no sense of humour delivers his mail via bicycle on the day the travelling fair comes to town. He is disrupted by a short film about US speed and efficiency and the playful teasing of the...
