Biggar Little Cinema

Our next film is Florence Foster Jenkins (Cert PG), a 2016 comedy-drama film starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant. The film is directed by Stephen Frears and written by Nicholas Martin.

Florence Foster Jenkins is being shown in The Corn Exchange on Friday 31st March 2017 at 7.30pm and Saturday 1st April 2017 at 7.30pm.

The film stars Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who became an opera singer known for her painful lack of singing skill. Hugh Grant co-stars as her husband, St. Clair Bayfield, and supporting cast members include Simon Helberg, Nina Arianda and Rebecca Ferguson.

In the 1940s, New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins dreams of becoming a great opera singer. Unfortunately, her ambition far exceeds her talent. The voice Florence hears in her head is beautiful, but to everyone else it is dreadful! Her husband goes to extreme lengths to make sure his wife never finds out how awful her voice truly is. When Florence announces her plans for a concert at Carnegie Hall, St. Clair soon realizes that he's facing his greatest challenge yet.

Filming began in May 2015, and the premiere was held in London on 12 April 2016. The film was released on 6th May 2016 in the United Kingdom, 13th July in France and 12th August in the United States.

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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