LIVING (12A)
The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ
Cinema
UNTIL Friday 9th December
1953. A London shattered by WWII is still recovering. Williams (Bill Nighy), a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild. Buried under paperwork at the office, and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a shattering medical diagnosis forces him to take stock – and to try and grasp fulfilment before it goes beyond reach. At a seaside resort, chaperoned by a local decadent (Tom Burke), he flirts with hedonism before rejecting it as his solution. Back in London, he finds himself drawn to the natural vitality of Margaret (Aimee Lou Wood), a young woman who once worked under his supervision and is now determined to spread her wings. Then one evening, he is struck by a revelation – one as simple as it is profound – and with a new energy and the help of Peter (Alex Sharp), an idealistic new recruit to his department, he sets about creating a legacy for the next generation.
"Nighy gives one of the finest (not to say subtlest) performances of his career to date" - Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph
Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm
The 2pm performance will be subtitled.
Tickets: Adults £7.50, U16 £6.50
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