A unique chance to see a film about canal boats while sitting on board one! Barge Fiodra is a micro-cinema of 20 seats touring the waterways. Fiodra's skipper will introduce the film, sharing some fascinating background on its actors, crew and the insight it gives into canals during war time. Join us for a beer and some gourmet popcorn in our cosy Cinema Saloon.
Painted Boats (Ealing Studios - 1945)
Directed by Charles Crichton this fictionalised documentary, provides a rare extensive filmic depiction of a long-gone way of life on England's working canal system in the 1940s. “Part documentary, part light romance, part propaganda. It is also quite possibly the most beautiful depiction of English canals on film you will ever see.” (Amazon review)
