Swindon Film Society’s October offerings are looking as diverse, global and interesting as ever.
Wajib
Showing 2nd October at Swindon Arts Centre, 7.45pm
94 mins, Cert. 15, Palestine, Drama
Nazareth, the present.
Shadi has returned home from Italy for the wedding of his sister Amal, and is now accompanying his father Abu, as they drive around town in Abu’s battered old Volvo, hand-delivering the wedding invitations, as is required by custom. Between visits to relatives and old family friends, they bicker and reminisce, manipulate and needle each other, gradually revealing the many layers of their relationship, and the complexities of their lives
Summer 1993
Showing 23rd October at Swindon Arts Centre, 7.45pm
101 mins, Cert. 12, Spain, Drama/Family
In this Carla Simón’s touching autobiographical film, six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother’s apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Although her aunt, uncle, and younger cousin Anna welcome her with open arms, it’s only very slowly that Frida begins to get used to her new home in the countryside. Punctuated by moments of youthful exuberance and mature ruminations, this coming of age drama, set amongst summery hues, is an extraordinarily moving snapshot of being a child in an adult world, anchored by flawless performances by its two young stars.
