Bridport Arts Centre

Harvey

• 1950
• US
• 1h 44min
• U

• Directed by: Henry Koster
• Written by: Mary Chase, Oscar Brodney, Myles Connolly (Uncredited)
• Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake

Elwood P Dowd (Stewart) is a nice, pleasant man who just happens to have an invisible friend resembling a six foot rabbit. Classic adaptation of Mary Chase's brilliant play, this features one of Stewart's most memorable roles. The film is in fact a metaphor for the post war bewilderment that GIs faced on returning home.

Missing Link

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• 2019
• US
• 1h 35min
• PG

• Directed by: Chris Butler
• Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson
• UK release: 5 April 2019

Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Jackman) travels to the Pacific Northwest to find the sasquatch, and finds Mr Link (Galifianakis), who wants to travel to the Himalayas to meet his yeti relatives. It looks beautiful, the action sequences are impressive and the story and voice acting are fun. A charming family adventure.

The Monster and Mary Shelley

An atmospheric, darkly comic exploration of fear. Music hall, melodrama, horror and teenage rebellion combined with a contemporary cinematic score in the story of Mary Shelley.

Tolkien

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• 2019
• US
• 1h 52min
• 12A

• Directed by: Dome Karukoski
• Cast: Lily Collins, Nicholas Hoult, Genevieve O'Reilly

Young J.R.R. Tolkien (Gilby, then Hoult) romances Edith Bratt (Keene, then Collins), forms friendships and then fights in the trenches of WWI. Hoult is charismatic as the lead and Collins is charming as Edith, and it’s a convincing enough portrait, but it’s a bit too cosy and traditional, especially the family-friendly…