Exciting new partnership between Odeon cinema, Harrogate Film Society and Friends of Mercer Art Gallery
Harrogate Film Society is taking a lead in the growing trend for live screenings in cinemas of major cultural events and art exhibitions.
It’s becoming increasingly popular for museums and galleries to partner with cinema chains to broadcast exclusive, high-definition private views of blockbuster exhibitions to audiences worldwide.
Now Harrogate Film Society is launching its own Art Season with three films chosen in collaboration with the Friends of Mercer Art Gallery.
First established in 1955, approximately, Harrogate Film Society is renowned for championing world cinema, arthouse films and independent movie and still attracting a strong membership
Its current record membership of 250 is made even more remarkable by its progressive approach, intelligent programming and commitment to the highest standards.
The new Arts Season will be held at the Harrogate Odeon and will include:
Frida | 2024 | 12A | Dir. Carla Gutierrez | Spain | 87 mins
A raw and magical journey into the life of iconic artist, Frida Kahlo, told in her own words from diaries, letters, essays and interviews.
Vividly brought to life with lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork, this engaging documentary about the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is a beguiling and beautiful tribute to her spirit and originality.
Exhibition on screen: Caravaggio | 2025 | 12A | Dir. David Bickerstaff & Phil Grabsky | UK | 100 mins
Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time - Caravaggio.
Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious disappearance, this beautiful new film reveals Caravaggio as never before.
Inside the Uffizi | 2021 | Dir. Eike Schmidt | Italy | 97 mins
The film invites us to immerse ourselves into the works of Botticelli and Artemisia Gentileschi, and discovers the 17th century painting Fall of the Rebel Angels that confronts us with our contemporary vulnerability.
Wartime scenes and a Mafia bomb attack show the history of threats and the endless efforts to protect and maintain this unique collection