SESSION: Saturday 12th November at 7:30pm

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the British Film Festival presented by Palace Cinemas. For full festival program see here. All films open to patrons 18 years and over unless otherwise noted. SPECIAL EVENT: Sip on a Pimm’s Cup Cocktail, sparkling wine or mocktail plus popcorn courtesy of Cunard prior to the premiere screening of Sam Mendes’ love letter to cinema Empire of Light.



Empire of Light – 35mm Presentation

(2022, dir. Sam Mendes, w/ Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Toby Jones)

Empire of Light – 35mm Presentation will finish at approximately 9:37pm.

A love letter to cinema, set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema from Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes. Set in and around a beautiful old picture palace on the south coast of England, the love story between Hilary (Colman) and Stephen (Michael Ward) offers an impassioned ode to the people who come together under the glow of cinema, and to the life affirming tales they share. (IMDB)

FILM INFO Not reviewed.