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Wed 10 Aug 18:30 Dinner from 18:30 / Film from 20:30 Also screening Fri 12 Aug 15:30 – Auditorium Thu 11 Aug 19:30 – Leconfield Hall, Petworth (Film Only – Normal Price)
We are pleased to open the 30th anniversary of our Festival with this epic French period drama. The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly, everything changes when Eiffel crosses paths with a mysterious woman from the past. It is September 1886 and the Washington Monument, inaugurated the year before, has set a new benchmark of 169 metres in height in the tiny world of creators of large, international monuments. In the context of the World Fair, which is due to unfold in Paris 1889, the French government are looking for something spectacular and full of panache, and engineer Gustave Eiffel (Romain Duris) takes up the challenge. He does it partly out of love for Adrienne (Emma Mackey). The film looks back on the fight fought by “a man with an idea which was bigger than him”, offering up plenty of details, pace and credibility. This is a Parisian odyssey which is lent even greater energy by Romain Duris an excellent lead actor allowing him to play the protagonist for the full 29-year duration of the story. It is a gamble which has paid off for this popular film which does not hide its objectives, and ultimately keeps its promises. With Pierre Deladonchamps, Alexandre Steiger, Armande Boulanger and Bruno Raffaelli. (Subtitles) FRANCE/ BELGIUM/ GERMANY 2021 MARTIN BOURBOULON 108M Our thanks to Altitude for this screening. We welcome film critic Derek Malcolm to officially open the Festival before the Opening Gala screening.
OPENING & CLOSING GALA FOOD Hosted by BRASSERIE BLANC – Wed 10 Aug 18:30 & Sun 28 Aug 18:30 The cinema has forged an excellent relationship with Brasserie Blanc over the last eleven years and continues the tradition of holding both Gala Dinners at the restaurant, continuing this year for our 30th anniversary. The chefs offer two special set meals for each Gala dinner with a glass of wine included in the price, the menu highlighting chef owner Raymond Blanc’s classic dishes with strong French regional influences of his youth. We are grateful for the generous support of Brasserie Blanc and its manager Dave Gillard and staff, who look forward to sharing the evenings with you. Dinner will be from 18:30, followed by the film at 20:30. Book your place early to avoid disappointment. Tickets £39.
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