SHREWSBURY FILM SOCIETY

Shrewsbury Film - Extras

"Roll on Wednesday for the next offering from my favourite place to be"
Maggie Mitchell

Within our first 12 months, it became increasingly clear that there was a demand for more than a main season. We listened and put on a couple of mini seasons, which proved there was an appetite for more.

Thanks to a cash injection from Film Hub North West Central, we were able to put on more films than ever before and to take more risks.

Today, we are supported by the Film Hub Midlands. Through funds from the National Lottery, Film Hub Midlands supports people to watch, show and make films in the Midlands.

We call these our Extras and include all our mini-seasons, films for festivals as well as one-off films. Sometimes, these films are loosely chosen around a theme, sometimes they are just chosen for being good, or meriting an outing on the big screen.

These films are not part of our main season membership.

Midweek 2023 to 2024

A selection from the 100 greatest films of all time.

Come to ten evenings of great films selected from the 2022 release of the world's most influential poll of film critics: Sight and Sound decennial poll of the greatest 100 films of all time.

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All films are shown at the Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury SY1 1TE. Tickets are £6 on the door.
Films start at 8pm with the bar open from 7:30pm.
Sunday films start at 5pm, with the bar open from 4.30pm.

Dine-out After a Matinee

After a matinee, we will often endeavour to discuss the movie that we have just seen over food at a local resturant. Please email us for further details.

 
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Wednesday 10 December 2025

Brief Encounter

A | UK | 1945 | English | 86 mins

Director: David Lean
This poignant British romantic drama explores the emotional turmoil of forbidden love. It follows Laura Jesson, a respectable housewife, who meets Dr. Alec Harvey by chance at a railway station. Their weekly meetings blossom into a deep, yet restrained romance, shadowed by guilt and societal expectations. A classic film that delicately captures the ache of missed opportunities and the quiet heartbreak of choosing duty over desire.
amusing and unendurably heartbreaking all at once - The Guardian
courageous, sincere, and incredibly romantic - RogerEbert.com
Wednesday 14 January 2026

Far From Heaven

12A | USA | 2002 | English | 107 mins

Director: Todd Haynes
Directed by Todd Haynes, this is a richly stylized homage to 1950s melodramas, particularly the films of Douglas Sirk. Set in suburban Connecticut, it follows Cathy Whitaker, a seemingly perfect housewife whose life unravels when she faces a marital crisis. As Cathy seeks solace in a friendship with Raymond, her Black gardener, she faces the harsh judgement of a society unwilling to accept their relationship. The film explores themes of race, sexuality, and repression with visual elegance and emotional precision, offering a modern lens on mid-century American ideals.
Wednesday 28 January 2026

Julieta

15 | Spain | 2016 | Spanish | 99 mins

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
For the third and final film in our melodrama mini season, we have chosen the master of the genre, Pedro Almodóvar who directs this hauntingly intimate Spanish exploration into grief, guilt, and estrangement through the lens of a mother-daughter relationship. Based on three short stories by Alice Munro, the film follows Julieta, a woman who abruptly cancels plans to move abroad after a chance encounter reveals the whereabouts of her long-lost daughter, Antía. As Julieta retreats into her past, she writes a letter chronicling the emotional events that led to their separation, including the death of Antía’s father and the silence that followed. With Almodóvar’s signature visual elegance and emotional depth, Julieta is a meditation on memory and the pain of absence.
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