Director – Nicholas Hytner – 2025 – UK – Cert. 12a – 113m ***** Against the backdrop of WW1 and a dwindling male population, the choral society of a small Yorkshire village attempts to mount a performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius – out in UK cinemas on Friday, November 7th The fictional town of Ramsden, […]
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- Post date November 7 2025
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