This Summer at Chester Picturehouse join us for a specially curated selection of films set against the backdrop of summertime, spanning 50 years of cinema.
Member tickets for each film must be bought in person, either in advance or on the night, for £5.00 on the production of your 2024/25 Chester Film Society membership card (either digital or printed).
Thursday 5th June
Picnic at Hanging Rock (4K Restoration) (1975, Director: Peter Weir)
1hr 55m (Australia) Cert: 12A
On Valentine’s Day 1900, students from Appleyard College, a girls’ private school in Victoria, Australia, embark on a field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, several of the girls wander off. It’s not until the end of the day that the group realise that some of their party have mysteriously disappeared. More on IMDB
Thursday 3th July
Body Heat (1981, Director: Lawrence Kasdan)
Shyster lawyer Ned Racine (William Hurt) begins a passionate affair with Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner), wife of a wealthy Florida businessman (Richard Crenna). With the help of one of his criminal clients, bomb maker Teddy Lewis (Mickey Rourke), Ned hatches a scheme to kill Matty’s husband so that they can run away together with his money. But complications build upon double-crosses, launching the hapless lawyer into a situation far more treacherous than he imagined. More on IMDB
Thursday 7th August
Summer 1993 (2017, Director: Carla Simón)
After her mother’s death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle’s family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new life. More on IMDB
Thursday 4th September
Summerland (2020, Director: Jessica Swale)
An Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship. More on IMDB