From chick flicks to nature documentary, there's something to entertain everyone
August is a great month to be under 16 at Watermans. With school over and so many films to enjoy, you won’t want to sit at home watching day time telly.
They have a great selection, including the ultimate feel good movie Mamma Mia! Inspired by the storytelling magic of Abba’s songs, you’ll be singing and dancing all the way home.
One for the girls, from the director of Bend It Like Beckham Gurinder Chadha, Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging tells the story of Georgia’s aim of getting a sex-god for a boyfriend and throwing the greatest 15th birthday party, but will her embarrassing parents let her?
One for the guys, Man On Wire is an amazing documentary of French tightrope walker Phillippe Petit whose illegal high wire routines include New York’s World Trade Centres in 1974. ''Thrilling and profound, the movie reaches great heights.'' Time Out
Another great film from the director of March Of The Penguins, The Fox And The Child, which is part nature documentary and part fairytale, it tells the sweet story of a girl who befriends a fox and the magic that ensues. As much for adults as kids!
Read below for more information on the films.
Check website for film times www.watermans.org.uk or call the Box Office 020 8232 1010.
Perfect films for under 16’s:
Fri 1 – Thu 14th Aug
Mamma Mia! (12A)
2008/UK/120m/dir Phyllida Law
Meryl Strep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan
Film version of the smash-hit West End musical, which uses the music of Abba to help tell the story of how a young bride-to-be tries to track down her real father.
Fri 15 – Thu 21 Aug
Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging (12A)
2008/UK/100m/dir Gurinder Chadha
Georgia Groome, Kimberly Nixon, Aaron Johnson
A hilarious coming of age story from Gurinder Chadha who bought you ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and ‘Bride And Prejudice’. Based on the international best-selling book series by Louise Rennison, the film follows the eccentric and irresistible Geargia as she overcomes the trauma of being a teenager and struggling through life seeking out her desires of getting a gorgeous boyfriend and throwing the greatest 15th birthday party ever.
Fri 22 – Thu 28 Aug
Man On Wire (15)
2007/UK & US/90m/ dir James Marsh
This amazing documentary unearths the story of French tightrope walker Phillippe Petit who capped an illustrious career with illegal high-wire routines. He walked across New York’s World Trade Centres in 1974, Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral and Australia's Sydney Bridge. A must see.
From Fri 22 Aug
The Fox And The Child (U)
2008/Fr/92m/dir Luc Jacquet
Voices: Kate Winslet, Bertille Noel-Bruneau, Thomas Laliberte
From the team behind ‘March of the Penguins’, this is the story of how a ten year-old girl befriends a wild fox in the French mountainside. A mix of nature documentary and fairytale, the dramatic scenery envelops both the story and the characters.
Book tickets early to ensure your place and avoid disappointment!
Children under 16 go free when accompanied by a full-price paying adult. Adult tickets: £7.50/6.50. Limited to 20 free under 16s per screening.
July 30, 2008