On our second film night on tour, this time at the Moneyreagh Community Centre, Castlereagh Arts presented the excellent Mrs Miniver, a 1942 drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the leading role. We were very pleased to have a full house again – more than 30 people showed up and filled the Community Centre! We are delighted with the success and the popularity of these film screenings, and we are sorry to announce that the next one in Cregagh Community Centre will be the last one…but you never know, there might be another Golden Oldies series coming up in the future…we’ll keep you posted!
The film was introduced by our film expert Michael Smythe, who gave our audience some interesting facts: Roosevelt ordered it rushed to the theatres for propaganda purposes; the film was named the top box office attraction of 1942 in Britain. Moreover, of the 592 film critics polled by American magazine Film Daily, 555 named it the Best Film of 1942!
The film was based on the fictional English housewife, created by Jan Struther in 1937 for a series of newspaper columns, Mrs Miniver. It won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Director.
The success of our Golden Oldies Movie Nights depends not only on the great films we offer on the big screen, but also on the lovely atmosphere of the community centres, which offer an intimate and friendly context where people can socialize and relax… The last film will be shown in Cregagh Community Centre; ‘Easter Parade’, an American musical starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, the perfect treat to get into the Easter celebrations mood! See you there on 19th April!
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