Cinema Lafrowda is looking forward to its annual February Film Festival, now in its third year! We will be showing the usual mix of films from arthouse to off beat, comedy to curious, and off course our very popular childrens’ matinee. This year with our Olympic theme of “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, we will be getting you into training early with a smattering of films with a sporty twist, the usual large screen, licensed bar, and themed(ish) drinks and snacks making our Saturday film nights an ideal way to banish those February blues. All films are free, but donations are of course, most welcome.
So get yourselves braced and ready to get down to the St Just WI hall for great films and more cakes than are good for you!

4th Feb, 7.15pm – When We Were Kings (1996) – cert PG
Academy Award-winning documentary, about the famous “Rumble in
the Jungle” Muhammad Ali / George Foreman fight in Zaire in 1974,
with everyone from Norman Mailer to James Brown along
for the ride. A milestone in boxing and black history

11th Feb, 7.15pm -Breaking Away (1979)– cert 12
Another Academy Award winner, set in a 1970s Indiana
college town. This charming film centers on the aspirations
of four local boys, and in particular the obsession of one of
them with the Italian cycling team. A touching and funny
coming-of-age story, Breaking Away is a delightful treat!

18th Feb, 7.15pm – Run Lola Run (1998 Ger subtitles) – cert 15
With 20 minutes to gather 100,000 DM or confront the wrath
of his gang boss, desperate, Manni phones his girlfriend, Lola…
This film’s energy riffs on an engaging love story and really
human performances, while offering a series of what-ifs and
a blood stirring soundtrack. Not only does Lola run, she takes
this hyperkinetic pop culture firecracker of a film with her.

25th Feb 2.45pm – National Velvet (1944)– cert U
Winsome, horsey family fun. This is a charmer for boys
and girls of all ages, with a captivating performance
from the young Liz Taylor as Velvet. MATINEE.

25th Feb 7.15pm – Senna (2010)– cert 12A

The story of racing driver Ayrton Senna – charming, talented,
mouthy and dead at 34 after a crash at the San Marino
Grand prix in May 1994. This moving and often funny film
brims with energy and passion. Asif Kapadia’s film is so
skilfully put together that its portrayal of a complex,
charismatic figure will grip even those with no particular interest in the sport

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