Touching story brought to film (From Bromsgrove Advertiser)

Touching story brought to film

9:52am Wednesday 1st July 2009

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A FILM starring Michael Caine which shows how the two worlds of anarchy and obsession can come together as one will be shown at the Artrix Theatre.

Set in 1980s seaside England, Edward is an unusual 10-year-old boy growing up in an old people’s home run by his parents.

While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat, and his father copes with the onset of mid-life crisis, Edward is busy tape-recording the elderly residents to try and discover what happens when they die. Increasingly obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife, Edward’s is a rather lonely existence until he meets Clarence, the latest recruit to the home, a retired magician with a liberating streak of anarchy.

Is There Anybody There? tells the surprising, touching story of this odd couple – a boy and an old man – facing life together, with Edward learning to live in the moment and Clarence coming to terms with the past.

The showings will take place on Tuesday, July 7 at 7.30pm and Friday, July 10 at 2.30pm. Prices range from £4 to £5.50 and are available by calling 577330.

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