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November                                                   2021

The days are getting shorter and darker but there are always the Film Society nights to look forward to!

Our next screening will be on 20th November 2021. That is a week earlier than our usual meetings because the venue is not available on the last Saturday of the month in November.

We will be showing two films both with a theme of duty to our country.
The doors will open at 5:15 pm.

As you will have noticed, we have had some issues following the amalgamation of St Martin's and Solihull School. As you will have noticed, we have had some issues following the amalgamation of St Martin's and Solihull School. We are now dealing with Solihull School direct. They introduced some changes that we were not made aware of in advance and we can only apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused to our members. 
Regrettably, despite our best efforts we no longer have access to the lower car park via Park Road. Therefore members have to use the upper car park that is accessed via Brueton Avenue, Solihull, B91 3EN -  if you are unsure about the location please visit our website for a map on our website. There are a limited number of parking spaces nearer the venue for members that have mobility problems.

The first Film is A Royal Night Out starting at 5:30 pm:
  On VE Day in 1945 Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed to join the celebrations, against the Queen's wishes. Each girl, incognito, is chaperoned by an army officer but as they realise the Queen's planned itinerary does not fulfill their expectations of fun, Margaret is the first to slip away from her escort, followed by Elizabeth. Their adventures take them far beyond the 1 a.m. deadline to be back at Buckingham Palace and into the early hours of the following morning. A fun, fast and free-flowingly light-hearted film.
The Second Film is The Courier at 7:30 pm:
 
THE COURIER is a true-life spy thriller, about an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) a middle-class British businessman whose frequent travel to Eastern Europe attracted recruitment by MI-6 to serve as a liaison to high-ranking Soviet official Penkovsky in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis. Never formally acknowledged by the British government, Wynne wrote about his experiences in two books, "The Man From Moscow" (1967) and "The Man From Odessa" (1981). 

There will be a coffee/tea break between the films - please feel free to bring your own mug.

Our next screening will be on 18th December 2021.

For any queries please reply to this email or call Lila on 0121 458 5735 / 07477 582997
 
We hope to see you there!