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About Us
Welcome to the Maidstone Film Society based at the Hazlitt Theatre in the heart of Maidstone town centre. Showing a diverse range of world cinema from classics of yesteryear to contemporary greats, a collection of twelve films run from September through to April with screenings on Monday evenings at 8pm.
The theatre has seating available for around 350 people. Parking is available under the nearby Fremlin Shopping Centre, with its entrance in Earl Street and a special fixed rate after 7pm.
To download a copy of this seasons brochure or membership application form right click one of the links below and depending on your browser select 'Save As..' or 'Download File'
> Membership application form 2022
Here is a link to society GDPR information
click here
The theatre has seating available for around 350 people. Parking is available under the nearby Fremlin Shopping Centre, with its entrance in Earl Street and a special fixed rate after 7pm.
To download a copy of this seasons brochure or membership application form right click one of the links below and depending on your browser select 'Save As..' or 'Download File'
> Membership application form 2022
Here is a link to society GDPR information
click here
News
Film details for 2022/23 season now updated below. Please note the list will be updated to include a film showing on 3rd April which is still to be decided.
For new membership application form please use the download link in the about us section.
Contact / Prices
Venue details
Contact the Film Society
Prices
Hazlitt Theatre
Earl Street
Maidstone ME14 1PL
t. 01622 753922
Earl Street
Maidstone ME14 1PL
t. 01622 753922
Contact the Film Society
General enquiries
e. info@maidstone-film-society.org.uk
Membership enquiries
e. membership@maidstone-film-society.org.uk
Film Suggestions
e. films@maidstone-film-society.org.uk
Membership Secretary - Francois Yves-Belver
t. 01622 746 078
e. info@maidstone-film-society.org.uk
Membership enquiries
e. membership@maidstone-film-society.org.uk
Film Suggestions
e. films@maidstone-film-society.org.uk
Membership Secretary - Francois Yves-Belver
t. 01622 746 078
Prices
Subscription rates for all 12 films
| Adult | - | £52 |
| Senior / Student / Unwaged | - | £48 |
2022 / 2023 Season
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The Duke
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12 Sep 2022 Roger Michell (The Buddha of Suburbia, Notting Hill etc.) in sadly, his final movie directs Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in a movie based on an intriguing true story: the 1961 theft from the National Gallery of a portrait of the Duke of Wellington. Michell keeps it fast paced, but with some crafty misdirection that adds an element of mystery. Neat but never formulaic, The Duke is a well-acted, involving movie Origin: UK Cert: 12A Running Time: 96 mins |
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Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas)
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19 Sep 2022 The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day. Pedro Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz reunite for their 8th film together, telling a story that’s both personal and political. It’s an intimate tale of two women and their intertwined lives but it’s also about Spain’s troubled history. Cruz is radiant and funny and Almodóvar weaves his tale with his customary elan. Origin: Spain Cert: 15 Running Time: 120 mins |
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After Love
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10 Oct 2022 In Dover, Mary Hussain finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers he has a secret across the Channel in Calais. English-Pakistani film-maker Aleem Khan’s debut draws a stunning performance from Joanna Scanlon, beautifully portraying a woman when her world comes crashing down, until finally a warm love emerges through it all. Origin: UK Cert: 12 Running Time: 89 mins |
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Riders of Justice
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31 Oct 2022 Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up. The ever reliable Mads Mikkelsen leads Anders Thomas Jensen’s darkly humorous revenge thriller with satisfying depth and just a dash of savoury quirk. Origin: Denmark Cert: 15 Running Time: 116 mins |
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Phantom of the Open
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9 Jan 2023 Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process. Mark Rylance and a strong supporting cast bring this charming amateur to life, very much in the manner of Calendar Girls or Eddie the Eagle, celebrating a great British eccentric.. Origin: UK Cert: 12 Running Time: 106 mins |
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Flee (Flugt)
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23 Jan 2023 A thrilling animated documentary made with a blend of animation and archive footage tells an immensely powerful tale of a gay, Afghan survivor. Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for over 20 years threatens to ruin the new life he has built. Don’t miss ! Origin: Denmark Cert: 15 Running Time: 83 mins |
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True Things
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6 Feb 2023 Set in Thanet, True things follows a young woman living on the fringes of society who becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life. Ruth Wilson is brilliantly vulnerable, as is Tom Burke, the object of her desire. This is British drama at its best. It is no twee romance, however, and can be bleak viewing at times, but essential viewing all the same. Brilliant from start to finish. Origin: UK Cert: 15 Running Time: 102 mins |
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Casablanca Beats
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13 Mar 2023 Anas, once himself a rapper, is now employed by a cultural centre in a working-class neighbourhood in Casablanca . Encouraged by their new teacher, the students seek to free themselves from the weight of their traditions. Nominated for a Palm D’Or at Cannes in 2021, it’s a variation on the ‘inspirational teacher’ theme, given a distinctive flavour by the unusual setting and background. Origin: Morocco Cert: 12 Running Time: 101 mins |
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Limbo
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20 Mar 2023 Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on Uist in the Outer Hebrides awaiting the fate of his asylum request along with a raft of others. Shot in an elegant deadpan style, British director Ben Sharrock gets you to invest hugely in the characters and care deeply about what happens to them in their weird state of ‘non-existence.’ Superlative film making from Sharrock. Origin: UK Cert: 12 Running Time: 104 mins |
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I’m Your Man
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17 Apr 2023 To obtain research funds for her studies, a scientist accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment: for three weeks, she is to live with a humanoid robot, created to make her happy. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) is great as the android, because she wanted someone ‘exotic but not too foreign’. Maria Schrader gives us a funny, poignant and thought-provoking film, a huge hit in Berlin. Origin: Germany Cert: 15 Running Time: 105 mins |
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Petit Maman
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8 May 2023 Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and surrounding woods. One day she meets a girl her same age building a treehouse. Céline Sciamma wrote and directs a charming story with fairytale elements described as ‘enchanting’ and ‘spellbinding’ that will stay in your memory long after you have left the cinema. Origin: France Cert: U Running Time: 72 mins |
