The June edition of our monthly Lexi Seniors' Film Club presented alongside Laurence's Larder is Mike Leigh's HIGH HOPES plus his short film A RUNNING JUMP.
There will be a Q&A (work permitting) following the film with more details TBC.
Screenings will feature free tea and biscuits, an introduction and a post-film discussion where we'll discuss this film and choose July's title.
We strongly recommend booking tickets in advance.
Email johnathan.kirk@thelexicinema.co.uk if you'd like to enquire about a group booking.
Email josh@laurenceslarder.org.uk if you'd like some information on potential transport options to get you to and from the cinema.
Email info@thelexicinema.co.uk if you require a wheelchair access seat in the front two rows.
High Hopes (1988)
True to its title, this slice-of-life satire is one of director Mike Leigh’s warmest and most optimistic films—though it’s still laced with more than a touch of bittersweet melancholy. Focusing on counterculture couple Cyril (Phil Davis) and Shirley (Ruth Sheen)—a pair of generous, pot-smoking Marxists wrestling with the decision of whether or not to have a baby—and their materialistic, middle-class extended family, HIGH HOPES offers an at once affectionate and slyly critical portrait of generational, social, and class divides within Thatcher-era Britain.
A Running Jump (short film) (2012)
Desperate wheeler-dealer Perry is always on the go, as are most of his family, and not having possession of the car he is supposed to be selling will not stop him. Comedy from director Mike Leigh, commissioned by BBC Films and Film 4 to mark the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
For 2026, we present our year-long season 'Spotlight' celebrating four international female filmmakers through four dedicated programmes, each featuring three films.
We opened the season with the acclaimed Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir, following the incredible success of her recent feature Palestine 36.
Our next season, running from April to June, will be on the Italian visionary director Lina Wertmüller, who was the first female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for her film Seven Beauties (1975).
Details of the remaining filmmakers will be announced throughout the year.
All Sunday screenings will include an introduction, with tickets priced at £10.
We're launching a new strand here at the Lexi called LEXI SELECTS!
Our programming team bring you a curated weekly release that didn't get the attention it deserved here. Some may be films we missed from earlier this year, some may be from a few years ago, but they're all exceptional films which we think our audience will adore.
