Programme 2025-26
Looking forward to our 37th year of screening the best of world cinema here in Bradford on Avon.
The films are selected from top-scoring ‘member’s choices’, together with award winners from the international film festivals.
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Please note that we must follow UK film classification (BBFC) age restrictions. These are shown alongside each film.
Doors open to members at 7.15pm, members need to arrive by 7.30pm to guarantee a seat.
26/9/2025
A Complete Unknown
Dir.: James Mangold, 2024, 2hr 21min, 15, Biographical Drama.
New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history
From the director of Walk The Line and Ford v Ferrari
With Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook
This film will be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
10/10/2025
The Taste of Things
Dir: Tran Anh Hung, 2023, 2h 15min, 12A, French, s/t, Drama/Romance/History.
Cook Eugenie and her boss Dodin grow fond of one another over 20 years, and their romance gives rise to dishes that impress even the world's most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie's reluctance to commit, he begins to cook for her.
With Juliet Binoche, Benoit Maginel, Emmanuel Salinger
To be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
24/10/2025
Bird
Dir.: Andrea Arnold, 2024, 1hr 59, 15, Drama.
Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn't have much time to devote to them, so Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.
With Nykya Adams, Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski
To be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
07/11/25
All We Imagine As Light
Dir.: Payal Kapadia, 2024, 1hr 58, 15, Malayalam, Marathi & Hindi, s/t, Drama
The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated. Centring on two roommates who also work together in a city hospital--head nurse Prabha and recent hire Anu plus their coworker, cook Parvaty, Kapadia's film alights on moments of connection and heartache, hope and disappointment. Kapadia captures the bustle of the metropolis and the open-air tranquillity of a seaside village with equal radiance, articulated by her superb actresses and by the camera with a lyrical naturalism that occasionally drifts into dreamlike incandescence. A soulful study of the transformative power of friendship and sisterhood, in all its complexities and richness.
With Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and Chhaya Kadam
To be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
21/11/2025
Pain And Glory
Dir.: Pedro Almodovar, 2019, 1hr 53, 15, Spanish, s/t, Drama.
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
With Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandria, Leonardo Sbaraglia
To be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
12/12/2025
Thelma
Dir.: Josh Margolin, 2024, 12A, 1hr 38, Comedy Drama
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
With June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree
To be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
09/01/2026
A Real Pain
Dir.: Jessie Eisenberg, 2024, 1hr 30, 15, Comedy/Drama.
Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
With Keiran Culkin, Jessie Eisenberg, Olha Bosova
Please note: This film will be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
23/01/2026
The Penguin Lessons
Dir.: Peter Cattaneo, 2024, 1hr 50, 12A, Comedy/Drama.
Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students. However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.
With Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Bruno Blas
Please note: This film will be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
06/02/2026
I’m Still Here
Dir.: Walter Salles, 2024, 2hr 18, 15, Portuguese, s/t, Drama/Biography.
As Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, must reinvent herself and her family when authorities abduct her husband.
With Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello
Please note: This film will be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
27/01/2026
Hallow Road
Dir.: Babak Anvari & Walter Gillies, 2025, 1hr 20, 15, Mystery/Drama.
Two parents receive a distressing late-night call from their teenage daughter, who has just accidentally hit a pedestrian. They jump in their car, racing to get there before anyone else stumbles across the scene. As they head deeper into the night, disturbing revelations threaten to tear the family apart as they soon realize they might not be the only ones driving down Hallow Road.
With Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys, Megan McDonnell
Please note: This film will be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
13/03/2026
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Dir.: Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024, 1hr 47, 15, s/t, Farsi, Political Drama.
An investigating judge struggles with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran caused by the death of a young woman. When his gun goes missing, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing harsh measures that fray family ties.
With Soheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Setareh Maleki
Please note: This film will be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ
27/03/2026
Reality
Dir.: Tina Satter, 2023, 1hr 23, 12A, Mystery/Drama.
On a Saturday afternoon, in June 2017, Reality Winner, a 25-year-old in cut-off jeans, is confronted at her Georgia home by the FBI. A cryptic conversation begins and Reality's life quickly begins to unravel.
With Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, Marchánt Davis
Please note: This film will be shown at the Lecture Theatre, St. Laurence School, BA15 1DZ