Wells Festival of Film
Welcome to our third annual Festival of Film. This year our theme is musical and as you can see from the films below, the weekend is going to be full of excitement and fun. We are pleased to be involved with The Bishops Palace again where we will be holding our third outdoor screening, this year it will be The Greatest Showman Sing-Along on Friday 27th April, where Wookey Hole Circus will be in attendance. We are also pleased to say we have now tied up with the amazing Cedars Hall, where on Sunday 29th April we will be showing West Side Story. With so much going on you will definitely find something for the whole family.
The times below are the start of the main film, adverts and trailers are shown before the times stated
![Messiah Encore [PG]](/images/films/i1/wfc1002784.jpg "Messiah Encore [PG]")
Messiah Encore [PG]
bloody images BBFCinsight
Feature Length 135 minutes
Tickets £10.00 each.
What better why to kick of the festival but with an Event Cinema from Bristol Old Vic.
Inspired by Handel’s profound religious masterpiece, this acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production provides a rare chance to experience a powerfully dramatic account of Messiah and to rediscover the intense spirituality of its many well-known arias and choruses.
![The Greatest Showman Sing-Along [PG]](/images/films/i1/wfc1002771.jpg "The Greatest Showman Sing-Along [PG]")
The Greatest Showman Sing-Along [PG]
brief mild threat, violence
Feature Length 104 minutes
Missed out on tickets for the outdoor event at the Bishop's Palace? We are pleased to bring you at The Film Centre the sing-along film of the year!
![Sherlock Gnomes Pre Release Screening [U]](/images/films/i1/wfc1002782.jpg "Sherlock Gnomes Pre Release Screening [U]")
Sherlock Gnomes Pre Release Screening [U]
very mild threat, violence, rude humour BBFCinsight
Feature Length 86 minutes
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
![There's No Business Like Show Business [U]](/images/films/i1/wfc1002772.jpg "There's No Business Like Show Business [U]")
There's No Business Like Show Business [U]
Feature Length 117 minutes
Tickets Adult £7.20, Child £6.20.
The title alone makes you want to start singing. Nominated for 3 Oscar in 1955.
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
![The Rocky Horror Picture Show [15]](/images/films/i1/wfc1002770.jpg "The Rocky Horror Picture Show [15]")
The Rocky Horror Picture Show [15]
Contains moderate sex and one use of strong language BBFCinsight
Feature Length 99 minutes
Tickets £7.20 each.
The Campest Cult Classic of all time had to be part of this festival! Starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Meatloaf and Richard O’Brien, it’s the most outrageous, riotous, kitsch, wonderful romp ever.
Dig in the back of your wardrobes as we are having a fancy dress competition before the film.
![Mary Poppins [U]](/images/films/i1/wfc1002773.jpg "Mary Poppins [U]")
Mary Poppins [U]
Contains no material likely to offend or harm BBFCinsight
Feature Length 133 minutes
Tickets Adult £7.20, Child £6.20.
Everyone's favourite family film back on the big screen. Ready to set the scene for 'Mary Popins Returns' being released December 2018.
A Supercalifragilistic Sunday afternoon treat.
![West Side Story (At Cedars Hall) [PG]](/images/films/i1/wfc1002774.jpg "West Side Story (At Cedars Hall) [PG]")
West Side Story (At Cedars Hall) [PG]
Contains mild violence and racist terms BBFCinsight
Feature Length 145 minutes
Tickets £10.00 each.
Showing at Cedars Hall, Wells, as the finale of the festival. It marks the centenary of one of America’s greatest musical geniuses Leonard Berstein.
Tickets are £10 each and include a Pre-screening talk: “Bernstein Remembered” with Edward Seckerson. The journalist and broadcaster talks with Bill Lloyd about his personal recollections of Bernstein the man and musician, and the huge impact West Side Story made on the development of American musical theatre.
