Brailes Picturehouse – Our Film In March – The Penguin Lessons

24 February, 2026

Brailes Picture House – Saturday 14th March (one week early)
Doors open 6.15pm for 7.45pm start
Saturday 14th March  –  The Penguin Lessons
The Penguin Lessons, a true story, of Tom Michell.   At the time he was in his roaring twenties, single, free spirited, and seeking adventure.  He had a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless summer holidays  How it unfolded, was an unexpected journey, never to be forgotten.   

What he didn’t need was a pet.  What he really didn’t need was a penguin  However, while on holiday in Uruguay, he spots a penguin struggling in a oil slick and knows how he can help.  The result? ..  the penguin refuses to leave his side, leaving Tom with no choice but to smuggle it across the border, through customs, and back to school.  He named him Juan Salvador.  Whether it’s as the ruby team’s mascot, the housekeeper’s confidant, the host at Tom’s parties, or the most flamboyant swimming coach in world history, quite simply Juan Salvador transforms the livesof all he meets – including Tom, who discovers a compadre like no other ….   

Cast
Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Micaele Breque, Bjorn Gustafsson,  Alfonsina Carrocio,  eo name afew

Future Dates and Titles
Saturday 18th April – The Ballard of Wallis Island

Other Titles
Butch Cassidy (Tribute Robert Redford)
The Choral

Best wishes 
Deirdre and Team

Brailes Picturehouse are on holiday for July and August back on 14th September with Boheman Rhapsody!

Our line up for September through to November – 

Saturday –  14th September Boheman Rhapsody

Saturday  – 19th October Mary, Queen of Scots

Saturday  – 16th November The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Possible future titles – Dumbo, The Aftermath, Wild Rose, Downton Abbey, Red Joan.

Brailes Picturehouse presents “Far from the Madding Crowd” 12A

far from

Saturday 19th September at Brailes Village Hall.  Doors open 7.15pm.  Film starts 7.45pm

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor

Refreshments available
Tickets available from Baldwins Newsagents or pay on the door. £3.50

Brailes Picture House presents “The Hundred Foot Journey”

The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred eatery.

Hundred foot

Saturday 21 February 2015 at Brailes Village Hall

Doors open 7.15pm Film starts 7.45pm.  Tickets on the door or from Baldwins Newsagents £3.50.   Refreshments available