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THE BLOCK CINEMA
“Cinema is universal, beyond flags and borders and passports.”
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
THE BLOCK CINEMA is an independent cinema in South Manchester, offering you a wide range of accessible and affordable films. The cinema is led by volunteers who all share a passion for cinema. All are welcome.
Just so you know, we have moved to the new media centre at WYTHENSHAWE FORUM! For details on how to get there, please visit our ‘FACILITIES AND GETTING HERE’ page.
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🎬 Perfect Days (2023) PG
📍 The Block Cinema, Creative Space, Forum Library (Wythenshawe)
Thursday 16 July
Doors: 6:30pm | Film: 7:00pm
Director: Wim Wenders Runtime: 2h 5m
Genre: Drama / Meditative Cinema / International
Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho) lives a quiet, ordered life as a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Each day follows a familiar rhythm, finding beauty in music, books, photography, and the simple routines that many people overlook.
As unexpected encounters gradually reveal fragments of his past, Hirayama’s calm existence takes on a deeper emotional resonance, inviting us to reflect on memory, contentment, and what it means to live well.
Directed by Wim Wenders, Perfect Days is a beautifully observed and deeply humane film that celebrates the quiet dignity of everyday life. Kōji Yakusho won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his remarkable performance.
Gentle, life-affirming, and quietly profound, Perfect Days is a film that lingers in the mind long after it ends.
🎟️ Tickets: £5
Refreshments available to purchase.
🎬 The Prestige (2006) 12A
📍 The Block at Broomwood (Timperley)
Wednesday 29 July
Doors: 6:30pm | Film: 7:00pm
Director: Christopher Nolan Runtime: 2h 10m
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Drama
In Victorian London, rival magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) become locked in an increasingly dangerous battle of obsession, each determined to discover the other’s greatest secret.
As rivalry turns into vengeance, lives are destroyed, loyalties are tested, and the line between illusion and reality begins to disappear.
Directed by Christopher Nolan and featuring outstanding performances from Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine (Cutter), Scarlett Johansson (Olivia Wenscombe), and David Bowie (Nikola Tesla), The Prestige is one of Nolan’s most intricate and rewarding films.
Stylish, intelligent, and full of astonishing twists, this is a mystery that invites you to watch it again the moment it ends.
🎟️ Tickets: £4
Refreshments available to purchase.
OUR SCREENINGS
Films begin at 7:00 pm, with doors opening at 6:30 pm unless otherwise stated. All screenings take place at Creative Space unless specified otherwise (for example, at Timperley).
JULY SCREENINGS
The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) U
Thursday 2 July
Director: William Dieterle Runtime: 1h 47m
Genre: Fantasy / Americana / Moral Fable
The Straight Story (1999) U
Wednesday 8 July The Block at Broomwood (Timperley)
Director: David Lynch Runtime: 1h 52m
Genre: Drama / Road Movie
Perfect Days (2023) PG
Thursday 16 July
Director: Wim Wenders Runtime: 2h 5m
Genre: Drama / Meditative Cinema / International
The Prestige (2006) 12A
Wednesday 29 July The Block at Broomwood (Timperley)
Director: Christopher Nolan Runtime: 2h 10m
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Dram