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Message from Oswestry Film Society
Poignant big-screen drama | | | In our town park, the statue of Wilfred Owen, the young Oswestry WW1 soldier/anti-war poet, is a constant reminder of the futility of war - a topic still so relevant in the world today a century on from his death. Oswestry is currently staging the Wilfred Owen Festival to commemorate its famous son, and as part of that the Oswestry Film Society is proud to be screening this Wednesday night JOURNEY'S END.
Set in a dugout on the Western Front in April 1918, it is the emotionally-charged story of a group of British officers, led by a mentally-disintegrating young captain, as – with a massive German attack imminent - they await their fate. This powerful, passionate and superbly acted film highlights the futility and slaughter of the First World War, and should not to be missed on the big screen.
Before the showing, there'll be a short talk abut Owen himself with the man behind the Wilfred Owen Festival - Chris Woods.
(Tickets via the Oswestry Film Society website - or click the button below) | | Coming up - and film news - Wed Mar 19 - JOURNEY'S END (12A)
- Wed Mar 26 - AGENT OF HAPPINESS
- Both screenings of CONCLAVE (Apr 2 & 7) have sold out.
- There's a revised date for the Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (15) - it's Wed May 7, and tickets are now on sale.
- Info and ticket details on ALL our films are available on the Oswestry Film Society website, or via the click-button below.
All films are shown at Oswestry's very welcoming Hermon Chapel Arts Centre, which is fully accessible and has a licensed cafe-bar. | | | |
