Very moving, fantastic actors. Shows how complicated grief is.
I can’t recall a film ever using music better than this. Sensitive and accurate portrayal of male relationships. Lee’s response to grief and guilt very credible.
Extremely moving and powerful.
Powerful depiction of a broken soul – with just a glimmer of hope to sustain our souls
Remarkable film making.
Just didn’t get started for me.
I thought this film summed up the irony of life an death. I didn’t expect the comedy but it was well-observed. An excellent film; the 2¼ hours went by quickly and that says it all
Didn’t live up to my expectations – too long, slow, moody – loved the music
Excellent film that kept me gripped throughout. Funnier than I expected but very moving too. Well acted and directed and one of the best films of this season
Luke, an independent young man with Down’s syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.
Preceded by presentation of the work of photographer Richard Jones with his new project Energy & Notion. Coal mines to turbines: how energy shapes the Welsh landscape – in pictures.
Despite a very good performance by the leading actor, I feel this film was ‘worthy’ rather than anything else, and just seemed to run out of ideas
Strange casting with so many different accents and whilst I don’t wish to be spoon fed a plot there were just too many unanswered questions
One of those films im glad ive seen , but , at times questioned why I was here! Strangely enigmatic
Too many close up natural plant shots. Excellent acting. Brave theme. What was feral girl’s back story? Wish I was able to be here pm to discuss
Absolutely loved it . would have been one of my favourites of the season if not for the abrupt ending
More questions than answers
Charming characterisation and scenery/music – some relationships left unexplained and unexplored still at the end
A touching story well acted
Very moving film but the abrupt ending was a let down. It needed a longer running time
Absolutely brilliant
Very moving film. Poignant with me and my son. Couldn’t quite understand where the ‘wild’ girl fitted in and a strange ending. I did feel a bit angry that Luke ended up in a home as he was quite independent.
The producer has come back with some explanatory comments
Many thanks for the comments… I understand the overriding sense that the film doesn’t end satisfyingly. The questions around the girl are left purposefully unexplained beyond what Luke knows.
It was important that the audience know what Luke knows. He knows very little except that someone needs help.
It’s not a comment on anyone who asks to know more but it is designed to make an audience to discuss what she is and where she came from and perhaps have them explore the realisation that they are asking and wanting more justification to care for her (as a character) than Luke does as a simply another human being needing help.
That structural and formal experiment (for want of a better word) doesn’t of course negate any dissatisfaction felt. That dissatisfaction is the collateral damage you have to accept as an artist when you present something more challenging than the norm. And it is a totally valid criticism. We wrestled with that element of the film right up until the final sound mix.
Following two librarians whose mother, a famous author, apparently commits suicide, leaving them devastated. However the mother’s final words suggest that her biographer may have been responsible for her murder; the twins set off on a quest to avenge her death.
Screen-writer Fflur Dafydd will be introducing the film.
Mwynheuais i’n arbennig y sesiwn cwestiynau ac atebion ar ôl y ffilm. Diolch yn fawr i’r trefnwyr.
I especially enjoyed the question and answer session after the film. Many thanks to the organizers.
Stunning film. Thoroughly enjoyed
Great to see a welsh language film. Great story with a great plot. Good to nurture local talent. Very much enjoyed
I found the film very poetic, it was epic. Not even Dylan Thomas could have foreseen this. BEST WELSH FILM….. EVER!!!!!
Very hard to believe the tale. It was too long for a film
I found it confusing and I didn’t know what genre I was entering – crime fiction, comedy, horror. Generally I avoid ‘noire’ so I’m not familiar with it. I didn’t like all the turning about in the library. To me this lacked tension and didn’t lead anywhere. At the beginning I would have liked more dialogues. Overall I wanted more comedy or more logic or more tension or all of these
Gwych I weld ffilm yn gymraegless running about.
Gripping, intriguing, very atmospheric, good story line. Thought Dan’s character brought some humour to its ending and I thought were they twins or a figment of Ana’s imagination. Nan her alter ego. Good twist, really enjoyed
Very glad I came to see this film. I came with my librarian colleague
Really enjoyed the film. Will visit the library as I haven’t as yet. I love crime and I work in a library
A kaleidoscope of library tales – clever and quirky, very enjoyable
Questions uncensored not sure what of the story is true
I will visit the library. Having the author was excellent
Funny, enjoyed
Mwynhenais; ‘n arbennig y sesiwn cwestiynau ac atcbau ar Sl y ffilm dioch yn fawr I’r trefnwyr
Very gripping and the ambiguous ending left me deep in thought about all that had happened before. Excellent
So please Fflur could come. Great Q and A great film
Thought provoking with regard personal memory and loss
2016, USA | Hong Kong, 128 minutes, (12A)
Director – Damien Chazelle
A beguiling musical romance radiating charm. Set in contemporary Hollywood Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, two people thwarted in their ambition, fall in love. Success when it finally arrives comes at a personal cost.
2016, UK, 94 minutes, (PG)
Director – Roger Mainwood
Raymond Briggs’ moving tale of his parents, from their courtship to their deaths. Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn voice Ernest and Ethel from their meeting in 1920 through 40 years of social and political upheaval and the birth of their son through to the 1970s when they died. A wonderfully evocative portrayal of past times.
Quiz on animated films after the film – all welcome
A new record, 97.53% for the first film of the season, ‘I, Daniel Blake‘
COMMENTS BELOW
Excellent social commentary – perhaps slightly one sided – not all job centre staff are hostile
Very well made. They could have gone over the top but this was just right and exactly as it is in real life as I have witnessed
Heart-breaking and extremely moving. Sadly very true
Brilliant – thought provoking
Should be compulsory viewing for everyone – especially MPs
Very down to earth, true to life which is a pity
Where is empathy in our society?
Excellent film having been affected by these issues ourselves
A moving expose of our so called caring society. We’re all in this together? I think not.
Hard hitting and absolutely real and true
Completely changed my views on the benefits system – harrowing film
This is not fiction – it UK now – our shame
Brilliant as only Ken Loach can do. So sad, such an indictment of Britain today
British film making at ist best an intelligent and deeply moving protralay of the realities of modern Britain beyond the bullshit of sound-bite politicians. Remarkable.
One less statistic for the government to worry about.
Awesome but a sad indictment of our society
Full frustration – I wonder how I would do in similar circumstance
Very moving. The single mum reminded me of me moving into a home with my child struggling. Really felt for the characters. Made the injustice of the benefits system really clear
It’s a heart-breaking yet heart-warming film, and it challenges ones assumptions about the state supporting attitude to its citizens
As powerful a film as you would expect from Ken Loach – just wish I could have understood all the dialogue – perhaps I should see the subtitled French version next!
Incredible – everyone should see it – distraught
Shows the lethal consequences of lack of respect
Dickens in modern dress – oh brave new world
Tragic
Too close to the truth – well acted
Personal truth heart-wrenching film – ken loach’s best film – truthful to the core – time for a revolution
I cant stop crying and I feel angry – I do not understand how the system works
Absolutely wonderful, powerful, profound, looking-glass into real life for many citizens of our society. Should be compulsory viewing for everyone
A moving and fiery rail against social injustice. Daniel Blake, a middle aged widower in the North East unable to work or get benefits after a heart attack befriends a struggling single mum who is reduced to using food banks to feed her family. Heart-breaking and passionate.
Preceded by short film from Shelter Cymru. Wine reception after the film for members
A new record, 97.53% for the first film of the season, ‘I, Daniel Blake':
COMMENTS BELOW:
Excellent social commentary – perhaps slightly one sided – not all job centre staff are hostile
Very well made. They could have gone over the top but this was just right and exactly as it is in real life as I have witnessed
Heart-breaking and extremely moving. Sadly very true
Brilliant – thought provoking
Should be compulsory viewing for everyone – especially MPs
Very down to earth, true to life which is a pity
Where is empathy in our society?
Excellent film having been affected by these issues ourselves
A moving expose of our so called caring society. We’re all in this together? I think not.
Hard hitting and absolutely real and true
Completely changed my views on the benefits system – harrowing film
This is not fiction – it UK now – our shame
Brilliant as only Ken Loach can do. So sad, such an indictment of Britain today
British film making at ist best an intelligent and deeply moving protralay of the realities of modern Britain beyond the bullshit of sound-bite politicians. Remarkable.
One less statistic for the government to worry about.
Awesome but a sad indictment of our society
Full frustration – I wonder how I would do in similar circumstance
Very moving. The single mum reminded me of me moving into a home with my child struggling. Really felt for the characters. Made the injustice of the benefits system really clear
It’s a heart-breaking yet heart-warming film, and it challenges ones assumptions about the state supporting attitude to its citizens
As powerful a film as you would expect from Ken Loach – just wish I could have understood all the dialogue – perhaps I should see the subtitled French version next!
Incredible – everyone should see it – distraught
Shows the lethal consequences of lack of respect
Dickens in modern dress – oh brave new world
Tragic
Too close to the truth – well acted
Personal truth heart-wrenching film – ken loach’s best film – truthful to the core – time for a revolution
I cant stop crying and I feel angry – I do not understand how the system works
Absolutely wonderful, powerful, profound, looking-glass into real life for many citizens of our society. Should be compulsory viewing for everyone
We enjoyed this film very much. Poignant, touching, funny and amusing.
A roller coaster of emotions – joys and griefs – poor Truman seemed almost incidental – the perfect, quiet companion animal
A very brave, sad film, guitar music was very emotive
Really emotional and very truthful about men (and women’s) relationships excellent film. One of the best this season
Heart-warming. Brilliant acting
I found the son’s choice to go to a concert with his girlfriend rather than spend time with his dying father rather unbelievable and the relationships were all rather shallow – in the circumstances I would expect more sincerity
Too emotional to comment
Moving and accurate picture of men’s relationships. Use of dog clever!
A gentle stroll through a man’s last days told with gentle aplomb and some touching moments
Well told well acted could have ben over sentimental but was moving
