Friday Film Club

Films are shown Friday Afternoon at 1 PM in our upstairs theater for adults 18 & up.
Hot Tea & Popcorn served and discussion after all movies.

MARCH 2024 FRIDAY FILMS

March is Women’s History Month and we start with two new movies inspired by two very strong women, Golda Meir and Empress Elizabeth of Austria. Then we travel to rural Ireland for The Quiet Girl, winner of the 2023 Irish Film Awards. We end March with two movies that asks: What is a Woman? by showing POOR THINGS and A FANTASTIC WOMAN.

MARCH 1 @ 1 PM: GOLDA

Golda is a ticking-clock thriller set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Helen Mirren), faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction, must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet, and a complex relationship with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Liev Schreiber), with millions of lives in the balance. Her tough leadership and compassion would ultimately decide the fate of her nation and leave her with a controversial legacy around the world.

MARCH 8 @ 1 PM: CORSAGE

Empress Elizabeth of Austria is idolized for her beauty and renowned for inspiring fashion trends. But in 1877, ‘Sissi’ celebrates her 40th birthday and must fight to maintain her public image by lacing her corset tighter and tighter. With a future of strictly ceremonial duties laid out in front of her, Elizabeth rebels against the hyperbolized image of herself and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.

MARCH 15 @ 1 PM: THE QUIET GIRL

Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

MARCH 22 @ 1 PM: POOR THINGS

The incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Oscar nominated Emma Stone), about a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

MARCH 29 @ 1 PM: A FANTASTIC WOMAN

Marina, a transgender waitress and nightclub singer, is shocked by the death of her older boyfriend. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.

After a Spring Break, and the Book Sale (April 13-15), the Friday Film Club will resume on April 19, 2024.