Biggar Little Cinema

Nominated for Three Academy Awards

Our January film is Brooklyn (Cert 12A), a 2016 British-Irish-Canadian romantic drama directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on Colm Tóibín's best selling novel of the same name. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters.

Brooklyn is being shown in The Corn Exchange on Friday 27th January 2017 at 7.30pm and Saturday 28th January 2017 at 7.30pm.

Set in 1951 and 1952, the film tells the story of a young Irish woman's immigration to Brooklyn. Eilis Lacey is a young woman from Enniscorthy, a small town in southeast Ireland. Her older sister, Rose, has arranged for her to go to the United States to find a better future. Although part of the Irish community in New York, Eilis is still homesick. She meets Tony, from an Italian family, who is quickly interested in her and becomes her boyfriend. With these developments, Eilis begins to feel more comfortable in New York. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within them for her.

Brooklyn premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Please click on the poster on the right to read more about the film.

Admission is £6, with tickets available from Hamiltons Newsagents and at the door on the evening, subject to availabilty.

Biggar Little Cinema was founded in February 2011, and is run as a community cinema on a non-profit basis.

As a not-for-profit organisation, our aim is to disburse all the surplus from our screenings as charitable donations, to local organisations and Rotary projects. So far, with your help, we have raised over £18,000.

We also aim to provide the opportunity for members of an isolated rural community to enjoy good films without having to make a round trip of 60 miles or more to the commercial cinema.

Our films are shown in high-resolution digital quality, and projected using the latest digital equipment on to a full-size cinema screen. To match the exceptional quality of our picture, our sound is Dolby stereo using high definition loudspeakers. The Corn Exchange is well-known as an excellent venue, with very comfortable cinema-style seating and a cosy atmosphere. A full bar is available both before and after each screening, with a lounge area for relaxing and chatting with friends. All in all, Biggar Little Cinema offers a perfect location - and all proceeds go to support local organisations and Rotary projects.

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