Welcome to Valley Film Society

Based in East Garston, Berkshire, in the Lambourn valley, we offer films across a wide range of genres, including foreign subtitled, black & white classics as well as British Independents. After five successful years, we are about to start Season Six.

Films are shown on the first Tuesday of the month, October to July, in East Garston Village Hall at 7.30pm. Doors open 7pm.

Social club bar is open from 7pm. Orders taken at the door up to 7.20pm for food to be delivered during the interval.

Wide screen, 5.1 surround sound, raised seating and convivial atmosphere. Disabled access.

Membership for Season Seven (2011/12), consisting of at least 9 films, costs £27 (£20 unwaged). You can join at any film showing.

Guests £5 per film. Call a member of the committee to come as a guest by ringing 01488 72305/648534/648663.

Season Seven Films (2011/12) Download Season Seven Programme

For details of all season seven films, click here. Most of our screenings use a standard DVD and the classifications shown here are for that medium. Where a DVD ("Video") certification is not available, the film's original theatrical rating is used. Click the IMDb and BBFC logos for more information about each film. The BBFC links are for the original theatrical releases because these usually have more detailed information about content. Timings are for the DVD versions, which for technical reasons are always slightly shorter than the theatrical versions.

Next Screening

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6 March 2012
The End of the Affair
UK/USA (1999) 97 mins; Dir: Neil Jordan; Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea
Moving adaptation of Graham Greene's love triangle classic set in London in the 1940s.
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3 April 2012
A Separation (Jodái-e Náder az Simin)
Iran (2011) 120 mins; Dir: Asghar Farhadi; Stars: Stars: Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat
Elegant and suspenseful Iranian drama that focuses on the life of a fractured family in a turbulent society. Won Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress at 2011 Berlin Film Festival.
Please note that this is a change to the advertised programme.
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8 May 2012
Benda Bilili!
D.R. Congo/France (2010) 83 mins; Dir: Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye
Documentary about the group Staff Benda Bilili (Look Beyond Appearances) who are five homeless paraplegics and a young able-bodied teenager from Kinshasa, Congo - and how their dream of musical success finally became reality.
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12 June 2012
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
UK/France/USA (2001) 123 mins; Dir: John Madden; Stars: Nicholas Cage, Penelope Cruz, John Hurt
On the Greek island of Kefalonia, Dr Iannis and his daughter Pelagia find themselves playing unwilling hosts in 1904 to Captain Antonio Corelli from the Italian army.