Sun 11 Jan 2015: "Belle" - ChOC film of the Month
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Belle Cert 12A / 1hr 41mins.
A great film for the post-Christmas period!
Starring local actress, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, born in Oxford and raised in Witney where she attended the Henry Box School, also starring Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson. The film is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Captain.
Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the colour of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing.
Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.
Do come and see what a great talent Gugu has become!
Memorial Hall, Charlbury at 7.30pm
Doors & licensed bar from 6.45pm
Tickets:£5, U15s £3, on sale at the door.