Reminiscence Screenings August – October at Hackney Picturehouse

Join us for NIGHTS OF CABIRIA, THE STEPFORD WIVES and CARMEN JONES! Celebrate the golden days of cinema at a Reminiscence screening near you!Reminiscence screenings are regular movie showings for anyone who enjoys a bit of cinematic nostalgia – film lovers young and old are treated to a slice of film history and a complimentary cup of tea or coffee.Classic film screenings take place once a month with an informal introduction and discussion afterwards with a film expert, at a reduced ticket price for the over 60s. AUGUST – NIGHTS OF CABIRIADir. Federico Fellini | Italy 1957 | 110 min | Cert PGCabiria is a scrappy and tough-talking streetwalker whose seemingly tough exterior hides her emotional insecurity. Her source of pride is the one-room house (similar to a cement shack) that she owns amidst an industrial wasteland on the outskirts of Rome. After being robbed by her latest beau she manages to pick herself up with the firm belief that there is someone somewhere with whom she will fall in love and live happily ever after.Screenings will be introduced by resident film expert Graham Rinaldi who will also host an informal discussion afterwards.  Hackney PicturehouseThursday 8 August 1.00 £2.50 for Silver Screen Members* Book Online or call 0871 902 5734 Tickets are also available on the door SEPTEMBER – THE STEPFORD WIVESDir. Bryan Forbes | USA 1975 | 111 min | Cert 15Levin’s savagely satiric sci-fi novel The Stepford Wives provided fodder for one of the biggest moneymaking and gently unnerving films of the 1970s.Joanna (Katharine Ross) moves with husband Walter (Peter Masterson) and their children to the ‘ideal’ suburban community of Stepford Connecticut. Slowly Joanna deduces that something is amiss; most of the other housewives are vapid creatures who speak in trivialities and live only to please their husbands.Together with new friend Bobby (Paula Prentiss) she investigates this curious status quo.Screenings will be introduced by resident film expert Graham Rinaldi who will also host an informal discussion afterwards.  Hackney PicturehouseThursday 12 September 1.00£2.50 for Silver Screen Members* Book Online or call 0871 902 5734Tickets are also available on the door OCTOBER – CARMEN JONESDir. Otto Preminger | USA 1954 | 105 min | Cert UOtto Preminger’s wartime retelling of Bizet’s opera Carmen features an all-black cast led by Dorothy Dandridge who was the first black actress nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the title role.Rarely seen in the UK this musical adapted from Hammerstein’s immensely successful Broadway show tells the tale of the eponymous Carmen Jones parachute maker and femme fatale admired by all in the army camp where she is based. When she uses her considerable charms to tempt a GI away from his fiancée the repercussions are fateful.Screenings will be introduced by resident film expert Graham Rinaldi who will also host an informal discussion afterwards.  Hackney PicturehouseThursday 10 October 1.00£2.50 for Silver Screen Members* Book Online or call 0871 902 5734Tickets are also available on the door Please Note: Wheelchair users MUST book in advance for all screenings*Silver Screen is now a Members’ Club. Our Silver Screen shows offer a reduced ticket price to those over 60. Annual membership is free and you will need to be a member to benefit from the discounted ticket price and free tea filter coffee and biscuits at Silver Screen shows.  Find out more here.For enquiries about the Reminiscence programme and requests for films to be included please contact Elinor Walpole:t: 07967 047 401e:  elinor.w@picturehouses.co.ukTwitter: @PHEducation www.picturehouses.co.uk/reminiscence Hackney Picturehouse270 Mare Street E8 1HEBox Office and Information line 0871 902 5734 Silver Screen* Tuesdays and Thursdays before 5pm Reminiscence every second Thursday of the month at 1pm”