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Come and see some great films in a real cinema atmosphere. Why go out of town? Peak Film Society offers you: Temporary
membership for individual screenings: £4 (concessions £3) To join the Peak Film Society, contact Bestsellers Bookshop in the Market Arcade, telephone 01457 865236 or email peakfilmsociety@yahoo.co.uk. |
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September 8 7.30pm 
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The Queen UK 2006 103mins Certificate 12A Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen Director: Stephen Frears An intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction bewteen HM Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. |
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Sunday October 14 7.30pm
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Blood Diamond UK 2007 143mins Certificate 15 Starring: Leonardo di Caprio, Djimon Hounsou Director: Ed Zwick Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe and a Mende fisherman. Both men are African but their histories are as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. |
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November 3 7.30pm
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Volver Spain 2006 121mins Certificate 15 Starring: Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura Director: Pedro Almadovar Two sisters with troubled lives find that their dead mother returns to their home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve in her life. Cruz became the first Spanish actress ever to be nominated for best lead actress at the Oscars for her performance. |
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December 8 7.30pm
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The Devil Wears Prada USA 2006 109mins Certificate PG Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci Director: David Frankel Andrea, a naive young woman, comes to New York and scores a job as the assistant to one of the city's biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly. As she is whisked away to Paris with Miranda and faces all of the glamour that could be hers, she is forced to decide where she wants to be in her life. |
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2007 January 5 7.30pm
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The Prestige UK/USA 2006 130mins Certificate 12A Starring: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine Director: Christopher Nolan Rival magicians in turn-of-the-century London battle each other for trade secrets. The battle is so intense that it turns them into muderers. The title refers to the product of a successful trick. |
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February 2 7.30pm
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley UK 2006 127mins Certificate 15 Starring: Gillian Murphy, Patrick Delaney, Liam Cunningham Director: Ken Loach Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-British rebellion. |
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March 1 7.30pm
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Little Miss Sunshine USA 2006 101mins Certificate 15 Starring: Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin Director: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farls Olive has a dream: winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true but are so burdened with their own quirks and problems they can barely make it through a day without some disaster. Circumstances conspire to put the family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the contest in far off California. |
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April 5 7.30pm
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Das Leben Anderen (The Lives of Others) Germany 2006 137mins Certificate 15 Starring: Martina Gedek, Ulrick Mühe, Sebastien Koch Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Oscar-winning thriller set in East Berlin before the fall of the Berlin wall provides a snapshot of how the state kept control of its citizens. At its heart are a state-approved playwright, his actress wife and the Stasi officer sent to monitor them and the fateful influence they exert on each other. A moving and gripping drama. |
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May 3 7.30pm
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La Vie en Rose (La Môme) France/UK/Czech Republic 2007 140mins Certificate 12A Starring: Marion Cotillard, Gerard Depardieu Director: Oliver Dahan Tells the story of the troubled life of French songbird Edith Piaf. Raised in poverty, Edith's magical voice and her passionate romances and friendships with some of the greatest names of the period - Yves Montand, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Cerdan and others - made her a star all around the world. But in her audacious attempt to tame her tragic destiny the Little Sparrow (her nickname) flew so high she could not fail to burn her wings. |
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June 7 7.30pm
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Atonement UK/France 2007 130mins Certificate 15 Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn Director: Joe Wright Oscar-winning adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel by Christopher Hampton. Fledgling writer Briony Tallis (Saiorse Ronan), as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. |
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