Reels Film Society in focus

Seventy-six members of Reels Film Society enjoyed their November movie night at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre in Mount Gambier and gave the movie Frantz, a drama, romance movie from France and Germany movie their highest star rating for the year. Reels is well on the road to recovery after enduring the years of COVID restrictions. A new committee is in place, membership is rebuilding and the 2023 programme of limited release and art house movies has been scheduled fornext year. Theatregoers at the last movie, after enjoying their complimentary drink from the society’s Charlie Miller bar, received a mini presentation of the coming attractions for 2023, a blend of genres and award winning international successes. Viewers will be in for a delightful sensory treat with the mouth watering historical comedy Delicious that will draw their successful 2022 season to a close on December 22. A sumptuous tale set against the back drop of pre revolutionary France, Delicious is a film about the opening of the first restaurant leading to a revolution in haute cuisine. Memberships are now available for 2023 with membership rates for full members, concession card holders and a three month ticket with fees ranging from $30 to $75. There is also a ‘come and try’ option and full details are available on the website http:// reelsatwehl-filmsociety.blogspot.com/

ENJOYING MOVIE NIGHT: 1. Cathy Hughes, Dale Price and Catherine Allen; 2. Lilija Quill, Mary Walsh & Denise Byrne 3. Robin & Caroline Weston; 4. Marie Valenzuela with
Bernie & Dick Passauer.