Description
84 Charing Cross Road (PG)
Director: David Hugh Jones
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench
Drama | UK | 1987
1 hr 40 mins
“This wonderful little gem is something of a critic-proof cult item in my house. My wife and I love it despite its flaws. Anthony Hopkins stars as a British bookshop owner who strikes up a decades-long friendship with an American woman (Anne Bancroft) who at first writes to order books from him but continues to write to tell him about her life and to catch up on his. It’s a sheer joy to watch these actors, hear them reading the letters and listening to them talk passionately about books.”
Geoffrey M Anderson “Combustible Celluloid”
This film is screened in tribute to its cinematographer Brian West who enjoyed his retirement in Swanage after a career dating back to 1944 working on hundreds of films including The Third Man, The Dam Busters and the original Star Wars.
Saturday 21 Oct. 7.30 pm
The Mowlem Theatre BH19 1DD
£9.50: £6.50 (students and under 25s)
This screening is supported by:
