Bedford Film Society

Bedford Film Society Established 1949 to showcase the best of modern world cinema for film lovers of Bedfordshire. Films shown every Tuesday, starting promptly at 7:30pm

We say Au Revoir to our season of films on a high note, with "The Crime is Mine" getting an average rating of 4 stars!Ra...
02/04/2026

We say Au Revoir to our season of films on a high note, with "The Crime is Mine" getting an average rating of 4 stars!

Ratings breakdown: Excellent:28%, Very good:45%, Good:28%, Average:0%, Poor:0%

We have a special drinks reception for our season finale, "The Crime is Mine (Mon Crime). Please arrive by 7pm to enjoy ...
29/03/2026

We have a special drinks reception for our season finale, "The Crime is Mine (Mon Crime). Please arrive by 7pm to enjoy some drinks and a chat with fellow film-lovers. The film will start at 7:30. £5 for non-members.

🎥 Synopsis
A glamorous, witty, and delightfully theatrical crime‑comedy set in 1935 Paris. When struggling actress **Madeleine Verdier** is accused of murdering a predatory theatre producer, she and her best friend—an equally penniless lawyer—turn the trial into a feminist media sensation. Acquitted on grounds of self‑defence, Madeleine becomes an overnight celebrity… until the truth threatens to catch up with her.

📌 **Key Details**
- **Director & Writer:** François Ozon
- **Based on:** *Mon crime* (1934 play) by Georges Berr & Louis Verneuil
- **Starring:** Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini, Dany Boon, André Dussollier
- **Language:** French (with English subtitles)
- **Runtime:** 102 minutes
- **Genre:** Crime‑comedy / screwball farce

# # 🏆 **Awards & Recognition**
- **2 major award nominations**
- **98% Tomatometer** on Rotten Tomatoes, praised for its charm, wit, and Isabelle Huppert’s scene‑stealing performance

Our penultimate film, Holy Cow, got some great reactions from the audience. Ratings breakdown:Excellent:17%, Very good:5...
26/03/2026

Our penultimate film, Holy Cow, got some great reactions from the audience.

Ratings breakdown:
Excellent:17%, Very good:53%, Good:25%, Average:4%, Poor:2%

Holy Cow is our penultimate screening of the season
24/03/2026

Holy Cow is our penultimate screening of the season

Siblings, sadness and snails. What did you make of this curious animation?Ratings breakdown: Excellent:32%, Very good:30...
21/03/2026

Siblings, sadness and snails. What did you make of this curious animation?

Ratings breakdown: Excellent:32%, Very good:30%, Good:24%, Average:8%, Poor:5%

The *MUST SEE* film of the season. Memoir of a Snail is a darkly funny, deeply tender Australian stop‑motion for adults....
16/03/2026

The *MUST SEE* film of the season. Memoir of a Snail is a darkly funny, deeply tender Australian stop‑motion for adults. A tragicomedy about loneliness, resilience, and the strange little things that keep us going. It’s one of the most acclaimed animated films of the year, winning the London Film Festival audience award and earning an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature

🐌 Story
Grace Pudel grows up in 1970s Melbourne with her twin brother Gilbert and their troubled father. Bullied for her cleft lip and obsessed with collecting snails, Grace’s life takes a sharp turn for the worse.
As she grows older, Grace clings fills her world with snail trinkets, hoarded objects, and small rituals that help her survive grief, isolation, and the ache of disconnection.
The film blends bleak humour with emotional honesty, creating a portrait of a woman who—like her beloved snails—keeps inching forward despite everything.

🎬 Key Details
- **Director & Writer:** Adam Elliot
- **Starring (voices):** Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit‑McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Jacki Weaver
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 95 minutes
- **Australian Release:** 17 October 2024
- **Budget:** $4.5 million
- **Box Office:** $7.6 million

🏆 Awards & Recognition
- **Oscar Nominee** – Best Animated Feature (97th Academy Awards)
- Widely praised for its stop‑motion craft, emotional depth, and Elliot’s signature tragicomic tone
- 19 wins and 73 nominations across international festivals

Not such a Good One after all? A very spread out rating from our audience for this film waht did you think?Rating breakd...
16/03/2026

Not such a Good One after all? A very spread out rating from our audience for this film waht did you think?

Rating breakdown: Excellent:2%, Very good:16%, Good:40%, Average:28%, Poor:14%

Good One (2024) is a quiet, piercing coming‑of‑age drama about a teenage girl navigating the emotional minefield between...
08/03/2026

Good One (2024) is a quiet, piercing coming‑of‑age drama about a teenage girl navigating the emotional minefield between her father and his oldest friend during a weekend backpacking trip. It’s one of the most acclaimed American indie films of the year, praised for its subtlety, naturalism, and remarkable lead performance. Non-members welcome, only £5 a ticket.

🎥 Story
Seventeen‑year‑old Sam joins her dad, Chris, and his recently divorced best friend, Matt, on a hiking trip in the Catskills. What begins as a simple weekend outdoors becomes a study in shifting power dynamics, unspoken tensions, and the emotional labour young women often shoulder.
Sam observes the men’s insecurities, jokes, and clashes while quietly managing her own inner world—her queerness, her desire for independence, and her discomfort with the roles she’s expected to play. The film unfolds with gentle realism, letting small moments accumulate into something deeply affecting.

📌 Key Details
Director & Writer: India Donaldson
Starring: Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy
Language: English
Runtime: 90 minutes
Premiere: Sundance Film Festival, 21 January 2024
US Release: 9 August 2024

🏆 Awards & Recognition
Named one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2024 by the National Board of Review
Widely acclaimed for its naturalistic performances and direction
Multiple festival nominations and wins across the indie circuit

Radical joins Conclave for our most popular films this season with an average rating of 4.5! Will any of our remaining f...
08/03/2026

Radical joins Conclave for our most popular films this season with an average rating of 4.5! Will any of our remaining films be able to top it?!
Ratings breakdown:
Excellent:61%, Very good:27%, Good:11%, Average:0%, Poor:0%

Radical (2023) is an uplifting Mexican drama about a teacher who transforms a failing classroom through curiosity, creat...
01/03/2026

Radical (2023) is an uplifting Mexican drama about a teacher who transforms a failing classroom through curiosity, creativity, and radical hope. It’s based on a true story and has become one of Mexico’s most celebrated recent films.

📌 Key Details
- **Director & Writer:** Christopher Zalla
- **Based on:** *A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses* by Joshua Davis
- **Starring:** Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Haddad, Jennifer Trejo, Mia Fernanda Solís
- **Language:** Spanish
- **Runtime:** 126 minutes

🏆 Awards & Recognition
Radical has earned **18 wins and 23 nominations**, including:
- **Sundance Festival Favorite Award** (2023)
- **Golden Biznaga – Best Iberoamerican Film**, Málaga Film Festival (2024)
- **Imagen Awards**: Best Actor (Eugenio Derbez) and multiple acting nominations (2024)

Here are the ratings for our last screening, "The Teacher’s Lounge". Were you in the audience? What did you think?Rating...
01/03/2026

Here are the ratings for our last screening, "The Teacher’s Lounge". Were you in the audience? What did you think?

Ratings breakdown: Excellent:21%, Very good:45%, Good:29%, Average:5%, Poor:0%

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