Calendar

Mar
19
Mon
Film night: ‘MIEKKAILIJA’ (THE FENCER), FINLAND
Mar 19 @ 7:45 pm
We serve light refreshments before the start of the film
(THE FENCER),   Klaus Härö, Estonia, 2015 (99 mins)
Estonia in the early 1950’s is a country under Soviet occupation where everyone fears the knock on the door. Endel Nelis has fled Lenningrad for a quiet life as a teacher in the backwater of the village of Haapsalu. However his decision to start a fencing club in the tiny school ruffles official feathers leading to detailed enquiries which expose his mysterious past.

Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films.

Apr
16
Mon
Film night: TOIVON TUOLLA PUOLEN (THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE)
Apr 16 @ 7:45 pm
We serve light refreshments before the start of the film
TOIVON TUOLLA PUOLEN (THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE).   Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, 2017 (100 mins)
In this deeply humane and quietly hilarious film a middle-aged Finnish travelling salesman sells up his business, escapes from his alcoholic wife, and, with a big win at a shady gambling den, buys a run-down restaurant. Here he employs Khalid (Sherwan Haji), a newly arrived Syrian stowaway, as a cleaner who is attempting to track down his missing sister. Despite his struggles to overcome the Finnish immigration red tape and the ongoing hostility from a local gang he maintains his optimism until fate intervenes.

Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films.

May
14
Mon
Film night: KONGENS NEI (THE KING’S CHOICE)
May 14 @ 7:45 pm
We serve light refreshments before the start of the film
KONGENS NEI (THE KING’S CHOICE),    Erik Poppe, Norway, 2016 (133 mins)
Set over the course of three days in 1940 after the Nazis invasion of Norway, King Haakon VII is faced with the impossible choice of meeting with the German envoys to negotiate surrender or to leave and resign his country to tears of brutal occupation.
Sep
24
Mon
Film Night: Kraftidioten (In Order of Disappearance) Norway
Sep 24 @ 7:45 pm

Please look at nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information

Oct
22
Mon
Film night: Sommarnattens Leende (Smiles of a Summer Night) Sweden
Oct 22 @ 7:45 pm

The centenary of Ingmar Bergman’s birth is celebrated with a glass of wine and usual refreshments.
Please look at nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information

Nov
26
Mon
Film Night: Idealisten (The Idealist) Denmark
Nov 26 @ 7:45 pm

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Dec
10
Mon
Film Club: Mielensäpahoittaja (The Grump) Finland
Dec 10 @ 7:45 pm

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Jan
28
Mon
Film night: ‘HAFID’ The Sea, Iceland
Jan 28 @ 7:45 pm

The Film Club is showing HAFID, The Sea, by Baltazar Kormakur, Iceland, 2002
Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
We serve light refreshments before the start of the films

Feb
18
Mon
Film night: ‘Under Sandet’, Land of Mine, Denmark
Feb 18 @ 7:45 pm

The Film Club is showing UNDER SANDET,(Land of Mine) Martin Zandvliet Denmark, 2015
Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices.
We serve light refreshments before the start of the films

Mar
18
Mon
Film night: ‘En Man Som Heter Ove’, A Man called Ove, Hannes Holm, Sweden
Mar 18 @ 7:45 pm

The Film Club is showing En Man Som Heter Ove, A Man Called Ove, by Hannes Holm Sweden, 2015
Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices.
We serve light refreshments before the start of the films

Apr
15
Mon
Film night: ‘Lapsia Ja Aikuisia’ -Producing Adults, Finland
Apr 15 @ 7:45 pm

The Film Club is showing ‘Lapsia Ja Aikuisia’ -Producing Adults, Finland, 2004
Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
We serve light refreshments before the start of the films

May
20
Mon
Film night: THELMA, Norway, 2017
May 20 @ 7:45 pm

The Film Club is showing ‘THELMA’, Norway, 2017
Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
We serve light refreshments before the start of the films

Sep
23
Mon
Film night: UTOYA 22. JULI (Utøya: July 22)
Sep 23 @ 7:45 pm

UTOYA 22. JULI (Utøya: July 22)
Erik Poppe, Norway, 2018 (93 mins)
Utøya 22. Juli is told from the perspective of one of the female teenagers trapped on the island. The film is based exclusively on the testimony of the survivors but the characters are fictitious. In July 2011, a teenage girl struggles to survive and to find her younger sister during the terrorist attack at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya.
Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
Light refreshments are served at 7:00pm, the proceeds go to LiNC charity.

Oct
21
Mon
Film night: GERTRUD Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark, 1964
Oct 21 @ 7:45 pm

GERTRUD
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark, 1964 (116 mins)
In the elegant world of artists and musicians in early 1900s Denmark, the once famous and sophisticated singer Gertrud (Nina Pens Rode) finally ends her marriage to her lawyer husband Gustav. Her new lover is a young composer Erland Jansson (Bendt Rothe). Despite all her efforts he is unable to give her his total love as demanded leaving Gertrud to seek a further escape but to where and with whom?

Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
Light refreshments are served at 7:00pm, the proceeds go to LiNC charity.

Nov
25
Mon
Film night: TORGET (THE SQUARE) Ruben Östlund, Sweden,
Nov 25 @ 7:45 pm

TORGET (THE SQUARE)
Ruben Östlund, Sweden, 2017 (151 mins)

Christian (Claes Bang) is a devoted father of two. He is the respected curator of a Swedish contemporary museum whose ethos is to support good causes. His next show is ‘The Square’, featuring an art installation reminding the viewers of their responsibilities to fellow human beings. However it is sometimes difficult to live up to your own ideals especially when real life takes over.
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark, 1964 (116 mins)
In the elegant world of artists and musicians in early 1900s Denmark, the once famous and sophisticated singer Gertrud (Nina Pens Rode) finally ends her marriage to her lawyer husband Gustav. Her new lover is a young composer Erland Jansson (Bendt Rothe). Despite all her efforts he is unable to give her his total love as demanded leaving Gertrud to seek a further escape but to where and with whom?

Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
Light refreshments are served at 7:00pm, the proceeds go to LiNC charity.

Dec
9
Mon
Film night: VALKOINEN PEURA (THE WHITE REINDEER) Erik Blomberg, Finland
Dec 9 @ 7:45 pm

VALKOINEN PEURA (THE WHITE REINDEER)
Erik Blomberg, Finland, 1952 (74 mins), B&W

Set in Finnish Lapland, Valkoinen Peura is based on pre-Christian Finnish mythology and Sami shamanism. The film centres on a young woman called Pirita who meets Aslak, a reindeer herder, and they soon marry. Aslak must spend time away for work, leaving his new bride lonely. In an effort to alleviate her loneliness and ignite marital passion, Pirita visits the local shaman, leading to tragic results.

Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
Light refreshments are served at 7:00pm, the proceeds go to LiNC charity.

Nov
15
Mon
Film night: Danish film
Nov 15 @ 7:45 pm

9. April —-9th of April

Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
Light refreshments are served at 7:00pm, the proceeds go to LiNC charity

Dec
6
Mon
Film night: Finnish film
Dec 6 @ 7:45 pm

Ilosia Aikoja, Mielensapah —– Happier Times, Grump
Please look at the film club’s website nordicfilmliverpool.co.uk for more information about the films and prices
Light refreshments are served at 7:00pm, the proceeds go to LiNC charity

Jan
24
Mon
Film night moved to 7 February
Jan 24 @ 1:07 pm – Feb 4 @ 2:07 pm
Film Night postponed until further notice due to illness
Jan 24 @ 1:09 pm – Feb 7 @ 2:09 pm

Date for showing this film will be announced later