Afternoon Cinema: Empire Of Light
Tue, 04 Jul
|Bordon
Widespread unemployment and a rising wave of extremism plunged Margaret Thatcher’s Britain into recession. A depressed and struggling cinema manager, Hilary, sticks to her daily routine at The Empire, a dying, golden-era movie palace.


Time & Location
04 Jul 2023, 14:30 – 16:45
Bordon, Barbados House, Station Rd, Bordon GU35 0LR, UK
About the event
Set in Margate England, 1980.
Widespread unemployment and a rising wave of extremism plunged Margaret Thatcher’s Britain into recession. A depressed and struggling cinema manager, Hilary (Olivia Coleman), sticks…
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Suppose the celluloid-scented power of cinema can pave the way for meaningful human connection. Is there still hope for the once majestic movie theatre?