Maldon Film Club's current season continued in March with the screening of the highly acclaimed Decision to Leave and Women Talking. 

The season continues in April with two films, the first of which will be shown on Wednesday, April 10.

First to be shown will be Cinema Paradiso, Maldon Film Club's "Classic" for 2023-24, followed two weeks later by the BAFTA award-winning After Love.

Maldon Film Club will also be holding their second social of the season on April 24, which will be followed by the 2024 AGM.

Maldon Film Club's current season continues until May 22, 2024 with all films being shown on Wednesdays. 

Details of the films to be screened in May, Official Competition and Living, will follow soon.

For further details and a membership form for the 2024-25 season please check out the Maldon Film Club website, visit the Maldon Visitor Information Centre (1100 – 1600 Tuesday to Saturday) or contact John Salisbury on 07905 971608.

Upcoming films:

Cinema Paradiso

A boy who grew up in a native Sicilian Village and who has become a famous director returns home after receiving news about the death of an old friend. Told in a flashback, Salvatore reminisces about his childhood and his relationship with Alfredo who was a projectionist at Cinema Paradiso. Under the fatherly influence of Alfredo, Salvatore fell in love with filmmaking, with the duo spending many hours discussing films and Alfredo painstakingly teaching Salvatore the skills that became a stepping stone for the young boy into the world of filmmaking. The film also explores a young boy's dream of leaving his little town to foray into the outside world.

After Love

Our second film for April, on Wednesday 24th, After Love, is set in the port town of Dover in the southeast of England, Mary Hussain, played by Joanna Scanlan, suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her husband. A day after the burial, she discovers that the man she thought she knew has a secret family just twenty-one miles across the English Channel in Calais.

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Words by John Salisbury