On the 19th to 21st July Raglan Movies at the Old School has 4 movies.
First up on Friday 19th at 7.15pm is an extra session of THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA. (The session of this on Sat 20th at 7.30pm is fully booked.) On the 20th at 5.00pm THE GREAT ESCAPER, is playing. On Sunday afternoon at 4.30pm WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is on screen. This is followed on Sunday evening by BORN AT HOME at 6.15pm.
Door sales from 30 mins before session times. You can reserve seats or buy tickets at http://raglanmovies.nz
July 20: THE GREAT ESCAPER
Inspired by a True Love Story. Bernard Jordan escapes from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
STUFF/ WAIKATO TIMES Graeme Tuckett 4/5 stars “The Great Escaper is a solid piece of work. Whenever the film leans into flag-waving or mawkishness, Parker and his team are quick to pull it back with a sharp cut, or one of Jackson’s withering asides.”
THE GREAT ESCAPER M 96 mins | UK, France | Language English
Saturday 20th July 5.00pm.
Ticket prices: $16 Adults, $14 Concession and $9 Children. RCAC Members $12.
Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart St, Raglan 3225.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
Licensed bar & homemade snacks on sale.
The great Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson star in this British feature inspired by the true story of Bernard Jordan who, in 2014, escaped from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
DIRECTED by Oliver Parker
CAST Michael Caine, John Standing, Glenda Jackson, Will Fletcher, Danielle Vitalis, Laura Marcus, Elliot Norman, Victor Oshin
THE GREAT ESCAPER M 96 mins 2023 UK, France | Language English
JULY 19, 20, Aug 3: THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA
The lives of two strangers are changed forever when they cross paths on the surfing adventure of a lifetime, discovering love, downshifting and four Chilean horses.
Winner Byron Bay International Film Festival: Best Documentary
Sydney Morning Herald 4/5 “He has to crack at some point, I thought, suspecting a meltdown or two might have landed on the cutting room floor. However, his resourcefulness and determination soon made my scepticism seem like a waste of time.”
THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA Exempt 90 mins | Australia | Language English, Latin American Spanish
Extra session – Friday 19th July 7.15pm, Next screenings (SOLD OUT 20th July 7.30pm) and 3rd August 7.30pm.
Ticket prices: $16 Adults, $14 Concession and $9 Children. RCAC Members $12.
Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart St, Raglan 3225.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
Licensed bar & homemade snacks on sale.
The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary – firstly a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth. We follow Matty Hannon on an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia.
But deep in the wilderness – alone with the wolves and the bears – Matty’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather Hillier who throws caution to the wind and sells her urban-farm to buy a bike of her own. Together riding south, the duo meet with Zapatista rebels, Amazonian shamans and Mapuche leaders whose salient words crack the adventurers’ cultural veneer.
The theme of deep ecology underpins the entire film, visually communicated through exquisite cinematography and emotional verité sequences. Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-than-human world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in Nature.
PRODUCERS: Matty Hannon,Tye Markey
DIRECTOR: Matty Hannon
WITH: Matty Hannon, Heather Hillier
THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA Exempt 90 mins | Australia | Language English, Latin American Spanish
JULY 21: WICKED LITTLE LETTERS
Be Careful What You Post
James Croot Stuff 4.5/5 “A sometimes manic mystery, a compelling character study and a crowd-pleasing courtroom drama all rolled into one, Little Letters is truly wicked fun.”
WICKED LITTLE LIES M 100 mins | UK, France | Language English
Sunday 21st July 4.30pm
Ticket prices: $16 Adults, $14 Concession and $9 Children. RCAC Members $12.
Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart St, Raglan 3225.
Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)
Door sales from 30 mins before session times.
Licensed bar & homemade snacks on sale.
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women – led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) – begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
PRODUCER: Graham Broadbent
DIRECTOR: Thea Sharrock
WITH: Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Eileen Atkins, Gemma Jones, Anjana Vasan, Jessie Buckley, Joanna Scanlan, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope
WICKED LITTLE LIES M 100 mins | UK, France | Language English
JULY 21: BORN AT HOME
DEMAND FILM screening. This film has reached its threshold and will go ahead. Sunday 21st July at 6.15pm.
Born At Home takes viewers on a journey to understand what it takes to have a positive and transformative birth experience.
Featuring insights from women’s personal birth stories, midwives, medical professionals and researchers, the film explores the importance of an undisturbed hormonal flow, the benefits of continuity of carer, why the birthing environment matters and ultimately how homebirth may just be the key to reclaiming this amazing rite of passage.
WRITER: AMANDA BANKS AND ELEANOR CURRIE
PRODUCER: AMANDA BANKS AND ELEANOR CURRIE
DIRECTOR: ELEANOR CURRIE AND AMANDA BANKS
BORN AT HOME 60 mins | NZ 2024