Exploring the world with film
Welcome to Clarendon Park Cinema a community run film night showing films in Clarendon Park, Leicester. Most of our films are currently being shown at The Friends Meeting House on Queens road and we have plans to show them in other locations around Clarendon Park.
Films in each season are generally shown on the last Wednesday of the month.
We will be running special events which will take place on other dates and times.
Next Film
Exploring the world with film
Welcome to Clarendon Park Cinema. We are a community group who love film and want to share our passion with the people of Clarendon Park, Leicester.
We show films on the last Wednesday of the month at the Friends Meeting House on Queens Road, Clarendon Park Leicester and we will also be holding special events at other locations around Clarendon Park.
If you would like to get involved with the running of Clarendon Park Cinema please get in touch here.
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Loving Season
Set against the backdrop of the 1950s Cold War in Poland, two people of differing backgrounds and temperaments begin an almost impossible romance.
Cold War
Wednesday 26th February 2020 - 7.30pm
Realising that they share common foes in Margaret Thatcher, the police and the conservative press, London-based gay and lesbian activists lend their support to striking miners in 1984 Wales.
Pride
Wednesday 25th March 2020 - 7.30pm
In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, are arrested and thrown out of their home state of Virginia. Determined to go back to their roots, they approach the Supreme Court.
Loving
Wednesday 29th April 2020 - 7.30pm
Screening and Special Appearance
Wed 5th February
7th Generation
45 min
7th Generation’ deals with the suffering and regeneration of the Oglala tribe (Sioux) First Nation in the U.S.A. This highly acclaimed documentary shows the rebirth of a people from genocide and is a testament to the human spirit.
Screening and personal appearance by Jim E. Warne, internationally renowned speaker and historian.
Christmas Special Film
'The People's Choice' Season 2019
Shoplifters
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Wednesday 27th November 2019 - 7.30pm
First Man
Neil Armstrong joins the space program, spending years in training and risking his life during test flights. On July 16, 1969, the nation and world watch in wonder as Armstrong and fellow astronauts embark on the historic Apollo 11 spaceflight.
Wednesday 30th October 2019 - 7.30pm
The Red Turtle
Through the story of a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds, The Red Turtle recounts the milestones in the life of a human being.
Wednesday 25th September 2019 - 7.30pm
'Artists' Season 2019
Loving Vincent
In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating the artist's final days.
Wednesday 24th & 25th April 2019 - 7.30pm
Visages Villages
Director Agnès Varda and photographer and muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
Wednesday 29th May 2019 - 7.30pm
Frida
Biopic of the bold and controversial life of artist Frida Kahlo. Set in Mexico City, this film traces her lifelong, tempestuous relationship with her mentor, along with her illicit affairs with Trotsky and various women.
Wednesday 27th June 2019 - 7.30pm
'Dogs' Season 2019
Bombon El Perro
In Patagonia, a mechanic who dreams of a different life starts to think big after his adopted pup wins first prize at a local dog show.
Wednesday 27th March 2019 - 7.30pm
Dog Day Afternoon
When inexperienced criminal Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) leads a bank robbery in Brooklyn, things quickly go wrong, and a hostage situation develops.
Wednesday 27th February 2019 - 7.30pm
Isle of Dogs
When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, 12-year-old Atari sets off alone in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots.
Wednesday 30th January 2019 - 7.30pm
Opening Season 2018
Uncle Boonmee
Surrounded by his loved ones, Uncle Boonmee reflects on memories of his past lives, and he decides he must visit a special place before he goes.
Wednesday 28th Nov 2018 - 7.30pm
Alone in Berlin
During WWII, a German couple disillusioned with the Nazi regime, begin a campaign of civil disobedience and write messages on postcards urging fellow Germans to resist.
Wednesday 31st October 2018 - 7.30pm
The Florida Project
Set on a stretch of highway just outside of Disney World, The Florida Project follows six-year-old Moonee and her rebellious mother Halley over the course of a single summer.
Wednesday 26th Sept 2018 - 7.30pm