12th september // tokyo story
TOKYO STORY (CERT. U)
JAPAN 1953 DIRECTED BY YASUJIRÔ OZU
BLACK AND WHITE 2h 17m
WITH: CHISŪ RYŪ, CHIEKO HIGASHIYAMA
Altrincham Little Theatre
12th September 2026 – 12th June 2027
Welcome to our 96th Season, presenting an eclectic mix of films both classic and new for your enjoyment. Our titles include award winners from around the world. We are delighted this season to show our full programme of films on the Big Screen at the wonderful Little Theatre.
Our aim is to share a special film experience with you. Film notes are available to members for each show, together with occasional introductions by guest speakers. We also like to emphasise the social side of the society for those who enjoy friendly discussions in the cosy Little Theatre bar. Members can also provide film feedback and vote for films for the next season.
We are keen to promote different film opportunities and social events whenever possible. More information about events will be provided to members during the season.
We are a not-for-profit organisation, run entirely by dedicated volunteers who have a wide variety of interests in film. We have the longest continuous history in the film society movement in the country so you are in reliable hands. We are also committed to the future and to giving you a very warm welcome and a different but special night out.
It’s easy to join us as a member or guest. We look forward to meeting you soon at our next show at the Little Theatre in Altrincham.
TOKYO STORY (CERT. U)
JAPAN 1953 DIRECTED BY YASUJIRÔ OZU
BLACK AND WHITE 2h 17m
WITH: CHISŪ RYŪ, CHIEKO HIGASHIYAMA
THE MAID (La nana) (CERT. 15)
CHILE-MEXICO 2009 DIRECTED BY SEBASTIÁN SILVA
COLOUR 1h 35m
WITH: CATALINA SAAVEDRA, CLAUDIA CELEDÓN, ALEJANDRO GOIC
THE WIND (CERT. PG)
USA 1927 DIRECTED BY VICTOR SJÖSTRÖM
BLACK AND WHITE SILENT 1h 35m
WITH: LILLIAN GISH, LARS HANSON, MONTAGU LOVE
MY FAVOURITE CAKE (CERT. 12)
IRAN-FRANCE-SWEDEN-GERMANY 2024 DIRECTED BY MARYAM
MOGHADDAM & BEHTASH SANAEEHA
COLOUR 1h 37m
WITH: LILI FARHADPOUR, ESMAEIL MEHRABI
HOLY COW (Vingt Dieux) (CERT. 15)
FRANCE 2024 DIRECTED BY LOUISE COURVOISIER
COLOUR 1h 32m
WITH: CLÉMENT FAVEAU, MAÏWERE BARTHELEMY, LUNA GARRET
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (CERT. PG)
HONG KONG-FRANCE 2000 DIRECTED BY WONG KAR-WAI
COLOUR 1h 38m
WITH: MAGGIE CHEUNG, TONY LEUNG CHIU-WAI
BEING THERE (CERT. 12)
USA 1979 DIRECTED BY HAL ASHBY
COLOUR 2h 10m
WITH: PETER SELLERS, SHIRLEY MACLAINE, MELVYN DOUGLAS
L’ECLISSE (THE ECLIPSE) (CERT. PG)
ITALY-FRANCE 1962 DIRECTED BY MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI
BLACK AND WHITE 2h 6m
WITH: ALAIN DELON, MONICA VITTI, FRANCISCO LABAL
BLACKMAIL (CERT. 12)
UK 1929 DIRECTED BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK
BLACK AND WHITE 1h 25m
WITH: ANNY ONDRA, JOHN LONGDEN, CYRIL RITCHARD, DONALD CALTHROP
EVERLASTING MOMENTS (CERT. 15)
SWEDEN-DENMARK-NORWAY-FINLAND-GERMANY 2008 DIRECTED BY
JAN TROELL
COLOUR 2h 11m
WITH: MARIA HEISKANEN, MIKAEL PERSBRANDT, JESPER CHRISTENSEN
We like to think that a visit to us is much more than a trip to a soul-less multiplex. We encourage our members and guests to enjoy the whole night out with a drink in the bar and maybe discuss the film or just meet their friends.
Manchester & Salford Film Society was established in 1930 and is the longest running film society in Britain, and a founder member of the British Federation of Film Societies (now Cinema For All). The society screens the best of contemporary world cinema and classic movies, on Saturday evenings throughout the year, at the Altrincham Little Theatre.
We have excellent facilities, now updated to 21C Digital Standard with a large projection screen. But the Film Society is more than somewhere to watch movies. It’s a friendly, welcoming club where members socialise and meet friends. All the films are chosen by our members.
As a not-for-profit organisation, the society is entirely run by a team of dedicated volunteers whose love for film is the life-blood of the society.
We distribute our programme leaflets through local libraries and other community venues. We have contact with staff and students from Salford and Manchester Metropolitan Universities, and have given talks at Manchester Histories, the u3a and the Working Class Movement Library (which also holds our accessible archive).
Manchester & Salford Film Society is very keen to support all aspects of equality and diversity.
In the Society’s earliest days it was thought that its purpose was “to cater for those who are dissatisfied with the average productions of the commercial cinema, with their shallowness and divorce from reality, and to offer in their stead films more closely in sympathy with the life and thought of this age.”
Some 94 years later, we hold to their words, showing thought-provoking cinema, seldom shown at the multiplex.
Click here for A Short History of the Society in 9 Objects.
Our annual membership fee covers entry to all 10 films shown during the season.
For more information about becoming a member, contact us by phone or email (details below). You can also join us on your first film visit by paying by cash / cheque or card at the box office at the Little Theatre in Altrincham, WA14 2ED
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
*Please note that all our shows start at 7:30pm.
For further details of other events at the Altrincham Little Theatre click here.
Doors for the Manchester and Salford Film Society events open 30 minutes before the screening.
The bar is open before and after the film.
PDFs of our brochure for the current season can be found here.