Film – Page 37 – Wimbledon Film Club

All of Us Strangers

A moving meditation on love, loneliness and the nature of family starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell & Claire Foy. Winner of 7 British Independent Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay.

Thelma

In her first starring role at the age of 94, June Squibb plays a doting grandmother who is scammed out of $10,000. With the police offering no help, she decides to track down the scammers and recover her money.

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

A drolly amusing Georgian comedy-drama that tackles the way life can take a sharp turn in middle-age. As the taciturn shopkeeper who rebels against her lot after a near-death experience, Eka Chavleishvili is both sympathetic and constantly surprising.

Orlando

Sally Potter’s 1992 film, already regarded as a classic of British cinema, stars Tilda Swinton in a clever, visually-arresting adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel. Restored in 4K and re-released in 2022 to mark its 30th anniversary.

Summer with Monika

A young couple flee Stockholm in a boat to spend an idyllic summer on an island. A key work by writer and director Ingmar Bergman, the film was initially notorious for a nude scene that helped establish Sweden’s reputation as sexually liberal.

If Only I Could Hibernate

A Mongolian-set drama about a teenager who must balance the demands of his dysfunctional family and the possibilities opened up by academic success.

Perfect Days

Hirayama, played by Koji Yakusho, a middle-aged toilet cleaner in Tokyo, enjoys a rich interior life through reading, photography and classic rock cassette tapes. Wim Wenders’ film artfully mixes the simple enjoyment of the world with the tribulations of human engagement.