| Status: | Active, full but can join waiting list |
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| When: | On Wednesdays 3:00 pm-5:00 pm (Second Wednesday of each month) |
| Venue: | Kings Court, Southwell |
Currently there are 2 spaces available
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The aims of the Film Appreciation Group are to watch mostly challenging, sometimes radical films, followed by the opportunity to discuss and analyse the film as an art form. We do occasionally see a mainstream popular film.
A series of questions are used to provide us with a loose framework to structure our discussion. This guide can be found in the Group Information section under the heading 'Questions'
At the end of each meeting the group selects a film for the following month from the programme at the Broadway Cinema in Nottingham. Individual group members make their own arrangements to watch the film, either on their own or with other group members.
Although this group is now full, there may be some vacancies in the 'Film Extra' group, please look at their web page to get up to date information through the link Film Extra - Southwell u3a.
Group Information
Please note the group meets at Kings Court Community Centre near the market place.
List of films reviewed from January 2025, with scores (0 - 5) awarded by members (averaged from members' scores, where opinion was divided, the range of scores is given)
| Month | Film | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | TV mini series David Copperfield | 4 |
| Feb 2025 | A Complete Unknown [Bob Dylan] Maria [Maria Callas] | 4 4 |
| Mar 2025 | I'm Still Here The Last Showgirl | 4.5 3 (only two reviews) |
| Apr 2025 | Black Bag | 3 (range 2.5 - 4.5) |
| May 2025 | Mr. Burton | 3.5 |
| Jun 2025 | The Marching Band The Salt Path | 3 3.5 |
| Jul 2025 | The Ballad of Wallis Island | 3.5 |
| Aug 2025 | Jane Austen Wracked my Life | 3.5 (Raised to 4) |
| Sept 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club The Materialists | 3.3 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Dead of Winter Downton Abbey | 2 2.5 |
| Nov 2025 | I Swear After the Hunt | 5 unanimous 2 or 4 Very Divided |
| Dec 2025 | No meeting | - |
| Jan 2026 | The Choral Our discussion to be followed by our annual seasonal fuddle | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Hamnet | 4 (With several 5's) |
| Feb 2026 | H is for Hawk | Well received, but no scores recorded |
| Mar 2026 | Wuthering Heights | 2.5 (a wide range) |
| Mar 2026 | The Testament of Ann Lee | 3.5 |
| Apr 2026 | Mother's Pride | 3 |
| May 2026 | The Stranger | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | The Christophers | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | A Private Life | 2.5 |
| Aug 2026 | The Invite | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | The Odyssey | 3.5 (range 2.5 - 4.5) |
| Sep 2026 | "& Sons" | To be reviewed |