Bumper turnout for Louth Film Club's first screening of the year

The award-winning club was set up in 2005 to bring to Louth a selection of modern arthouse films from around the world, plus a range of classics, most of which have not been seen on the big screen for many years.

More than 100 film fans flocked to the Playhouse Cinema on Cannon Street for the screening of the 2024 French comedy drama, ‘The Marching Band’, making it one of the biggest turnouts in the club’s history.

Jubilant club chairman Paul Hill commented: “We were delighted that so many folk came to see this wonderful, feelgood French film.

“What’s more, the audience broke out into spontaneous applause at the end, which is an unusual occurrence.”

The film follows conductor Thibaut, who discovers he has leukaemia and needs a bone marrow donor.

Learning of his adoption, he finds an older brother who works in a factory. Their reunion leads to a musical journey as the town faces a factory closure.

Another French film, ‘Holy Cow, is the club’s second screening of the year at the Playhouse next Monday (January 26).

Directed by Louise Courvoisier, it is an endlessly engaging film that features Totone, an 18-year-old carefree farm-boy who has a life-change when he has to care for his young sister after the tragic death of their father.

The club’s programme for 2026 goes on to include 21 films from a wide range of countries, including India, Tunisia, Germany, Italy, Brazil, the USA and North Macedonia, as well as the UK – together with three ‘mystery slots’, allowing for late entries.

As in previous years, the club will also present a prize to the best short film produced by students at the University of Lincoln – and that winning film will be shown in July at a special screening for club members at the university.

Annual membership of Louth Film Club is £20 for new subscribers and £18 for existing ones who renew by Saturday, January 31.

Members of the public can attend screenings by paying the normal rates at the Playhouse Cinema.

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