Tideswell Cinema is launching the new season with one of their popular Double Bills, with a Meal, on Saturday 3rd September. Jean de Florette and its sequel Manon des Sources are described as a searingly powerful story of greed and its effects.
Set in a rural village in Provence in the 80s, this is an epic tale of one family’s struggle against nature and the treachery of man, as their neighbour tries to force them out by blocking their only source of water.
Jean de Florette was voted Best Film by BAFTA in 1987, and was hugely successful when first released. Yves Montand and Gerard Depardieu star, and the film is described as “visually resplendant and magnificently acted”, “a beautiful film in every way” (Rotten Tomatoes). Manon des Sources moves on ten years, in which Jean’s daughter, a beautiful and shy shepherdess, seeks revenge after all the heartbreak the family has experienced. The films are in French with subtitles.
The event will be at The George, from 3.45 till 9pm, with a pre-booked meal between the two showings. Places are limited, so if you are interested please email tideswellcinema@gmail.com or contact Margaret Filer on 01298 871681 for booking details. There are still a few places available if you would like to be a member of Tideswell Cinema, for which you have the opportunity to see nineteen films, and a week’s priority booking for Live Screenings from the National Theatre, Royal Opera House and Royal Shakespeare Company, for an annual subscription of £25. Please contact tideswellcinema@gmail.com.
Full details of our programme can be viewed on line at tideswellcinema.com