Moviola - the South and West's Rural Multiplex - is a partnership of some 90 local halls and a central management team which brings quality cinema to all parts of Dorset and Hampshire, and over the border to East Devon, South Somerset and South Wiltshire.
Moviola began in Kilmington in March 2005 with the film “Vanity Fair”. It was started by John Brennan who got the idea from a storyline in “The Archers”! Since it started in March 2005, Moviola have now shown 38 films selling 3,062 tickets and raising £6,095 for the village hall fund, this means an average audience of 81 and raising £161 per show.
As well as these shows Moviola have had two "specials" the first, "An Inconvenient Truth" had an attendance of 76 and raised £253 for Rotary charities, the second, "The Nativity Story" was shown in St Giles church to an audience of 77 and raised £172 for church funds. Including the specials Moviola have therefore sold a total of 3,215 tickets and raised £6,520 for charity.
Films are shown every month except for June, July and August.
The films are chosen by a small committee and are shown in the Kilmington Village Hall.
Tickets currently cost £4.50 and can be obtained from Hurfords Stores before the night and at the door if the film has not sold out.
All future films will be advertised on the Kilmington Village Web Site.
Moviola in Kilmington
Our first film of the new year is on January 27 and is Creation, the extraordinary
story of Charles Darwin and how his master-work On The Origin of Species came to
light.
A world-renowned scientist, and a dedicated family man struggling to accept his daughter's
death, Charles Darwin (Paul Bettany) is torn between his love for his deeply religious
wife Emma (Bettany's real-life wife Jennifer Connelly) and his own growing belief
in a world where God has no place. He finds himself caught in a battle between faith
and reason, love and truth. The film tells of a global revolution played out in the
confines of a small English village; a passionate marriage torn apart by the most
provocative idea in history – evolution – and a theory saved from extinction by the
logic of a child.
There will be no Moviola in February, but our film on March 31 will be Bright Star
(PG), directed by Jane Campion (The Piano).
Beginning in London 1818, it charts the secret love affair between 23-year-old poet,
John Keats (Ben Whishaw, Brideshead Revisited), and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne
(Abbie Cornish, A Good Year, Elizabeth: the Golden Age), an outspoken student of
fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds but the illness of Keats's younger brother
drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny's efforts to help and agreed to teach
her poetry. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, together they rode a
wave of romantic obsession that deepened as their troubles mounted. Only Keats's
illness proved insurmountable.
As usual, tickets will be available, a month in advance, from David and May in Hurfords
Stores and, if not sold out, at the door on film night. To avoid disappointment,
please purchase your tickets well in advance. Remember, tickets bought ahead of the
performance are still £4.50; those bought on the night are £5.00.
We are also still on the look out for some more volunteers to set out and put away
chairs and organise the village hall on film night. Please talk to John Brennan if
you are able to spare some time to help with this.
