2022 Winter Half-Season - Progress Report
We are restricting numbers for the half-season beginning on January 9th 2022, for everyone's safety.
Membership is now CLOSED as of 1st Jan 2022, sorry but we are not adding anyone now for this half-season.
Although we can't add any more new members now, we greatly hope to be able to open our doors to all for the 2022-23 season beginning in September 2022, by all means join the waiting list for that using the form on the Membership page.
If you think this may affect you in some way we haven't thought of, please get in touch.
Membership is now CLOSED as of 1st Jan 2022, sorry but we are not adding anyone now for this half-season.
Although we can't add any more new members now, we greatly hope to be able to open our doors to all for the 2022-23 season beginning in September 2022, by all means join the waiting list for that using the form on the Membership page.
If you think this may affect you in some way we haven't thought of, please get in touch.
Our first session for nearly two years took place on Sunday January 9th, with 77 members present. Thank you all for following the Covid safety guidelines below. The new arrangements seem to have worked, so we shall continue in the same way on January 23rd. The film then will be
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
France, 2019, 122m, colr, 15, s/t, FFf
Director: Céline Sciamma
With Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel
THE STORY IS a very simple one. Marianne (Merlant) teaches painting to 18th-century students in Paris. When one of them asks about ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ the narrative retreats to an isolated residence in Brittany and her relationship with young Héloïse (Haenel). The greatness (and success) of the film devolves from its artistry – the cinematography (particularly of the seascapes) is exquisite and it is a film of impeccable mood, texture and sound. For sure, it has the beating heart that Ammonite lacks and the season’s highest rating beckons.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
France, 2019, 122m, colr, 15, s/t, FFf
Director: Céline Sciamma
With Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel
THE STORY IS a very simple one. Marianne (Merlant) teaches painting to 18th-century students in Paris. When one of them asks about ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ the narrative retreats to an isolated residence in Brittany and her relationship with young Héloïse (Haenel). The greatness (and success) of the film devolves from its artistry – the cinematography (particularly of the seascapes) is exquisite and it is a film of impeccable mood, texture and sound. For sure, it has the beating heart that Ammonite lacks and the season’s highest rating beckons.
Keeping everyone safe
Dear Film Society members
We do have to be careful as long as pandemic precautions continue, so there are the sort of changes which you will be expecting:
The Membership list:
If you kept a note of your membership number from previous correspondence or previous years, you can check whether you are a member - if so, you are in this list:
101, 103, 108, 109, 110, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 122, 124, 130, 131, 132, 133, 136, 137, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 157, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 180, 183, 184, 185, 189, 192, 196, 197, 201, 202, 208, 210, 215, 216, 218, 220, 223, 225, 227, 233, 234, 237, 238, 240, 247, 252, 258, 262, 270, 272, 273, 276, 285, 293, 295, 297, 301, 302, 305, 307, 311, 312, 314, 316, 317, 321, 322, 326, 328, 330, 331, 333, 335, 337, 339, 340, 349, 350, 351, 352, 354, 357, 358, 359, 363, 364, 365, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378
You can also check with your bank statement that you have successfully paid your £12/head.
We do have to be careful as long as pandemic precautions continue, so there are the sort of changes which you will be expecting:
- If you can, please do a lateral flow test for Covid before coming.
- Don’t come if you test positive, or if you have any of the well-known Covid symptoms, or are isolating for any reason.
- Because of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, you should consider whether you are in a sufficiently vulnerable group to risk exposure in an audience. We don’t know how many will come each time, but it could be over 100 people. If for some reason you aren’t fully vaccinated, you should probably stay away.
- Please wear a mask except when eating and drinking.
- No membership cards this year. We have a printed list of our paid-up members (see below), in alphabetical order of surname, which will be on the table as you come in. Please don’t queue inside the foyer, but come in in ones and twos, remind us of your name so we can tick the list, collect a reaction slip, and move on into the auditorium. We plan to route everyone around the outside of the seating area so you can queue for refreshments with good social distancing.
- No visitors.
- As far as possible please bring the right money for your refreshments – a few £1 and 50p coins is all you need.
- Spread out in the seating as much as you can.
- ENJOY THE FILM
- Afterwards please leave orderly, and go outside to chat to your friends!
- If you test positive shortly afterwards, please e-mail hq@tapestry.org.uk so we can notify the rest of the audience by means of a notice on this page.
The Membership list:
If you kept a note of your membership number from previous correspondence or previous years, you can check whether you are a member - if so, you are in this list:
101, 103, 108, 109, 110, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 122, 124, 130, 131, 132, 133, 136, 137, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 157, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 180, 183, 184, 185, 189, 192, 196, 197, 201, 202, 208, 210, 215, 216, 218, 220, 223, 225, 227, 233, 234, 237, 238, 240, 247, 252, 258, 262, 270, 272, 273, 276, 285, 293, 295, 297, 301, 302, 305, 307, 311, 312, 314, 316, 317, 321, 322, 326, 328, 330, 331, 333, 335, 337, 339, 340, 349, 350, 351, 352, 354, 357, 358, 359, 363, 364, 365, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378
You can also check with your bank statement that you have successfully paid your £12/head.