As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2016 we selected three films to reflect the themes of this year’s event: Pirates, Entrepreneurs and Visionaries.
All films were free to view and no booking was required.
Saturday 5 November (start time: 16:00): Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Starring the late, great Gene Wilder as Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, the visionary chocolate maker!
Starring the late, great Gene Wilder as Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, the visionary chocolate maker!
• Running time: 99 minutes
• Director: Mel Stuart
• Cast: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear
• Cert: U. Target audience – open to all; under 16s needed a parent/guardian present
• Director: Mel Stuart
• Cast: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear
• Cert: U. Target audience – open to all; under 16s needed a parent/guardian present
Wednesday 9 November (start time: 20:30): A Hijacking/Kapringen (2012; Danish, with subtitles)
This Danish thriller is about a ship hijacking by modern-day Somali pirates.
This Danish thriller is about a ship hijacking by modern-day Somali pirates.
• Running time: 99 minutes
• Director: Tobias Lindholm
• Cast: Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Dar Salim
• Cert: 15. Target audience – open to over 16s only, interested in serious films and foreign language films
Sunday 13 November (start time: 16:00): The Princess Bride (1987)
The final film in our series featured princesses, pirates, giants, revenge, bandits, true love and impossible feats of endurance and derring-do!
The final film in our series featured princesses, pirates, giants, revenge, bandits, true love and impossible feats of endurance and derring-do!
• Running time: 98 minutes
• Director: Rob Reiner
• Cast: Peter Falk, Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, André the Giant, Mandy Patinkin
• Cert: PG. Target audience – open to all; under 16s needed a parent/guardian present
• Director: Rob Reiner
• Cast: Peter Falk, Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, André the Giant, Mandy Patinkin
• Cert: PG. Target audience – open to all; under 16s needed a parent/guardian present