THE HOLDOVERS (CERT. 15)
USA 2023 DIRECTED BY ALEXANDER PAYNE
COLOUR 133 MINS
WITH: PAUL GIAMATTI, DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH, DOMINIC SESSA
Over Christmas 1970, a sour and bitter master at a boarding school is left to
supervise students with no families to return to, and eventually finds it to be a
redemptive experience.
Film starts at 7.30pm
Academy Award (Oscar) – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
(Randolph)
1 BAFTA – Best Supporting Actress (Randolph)
‘Consistently hilarious, undercut with melancholy and flecked with profundity’ – Empire
‘The format may be unsurprising but there is nothing unsurprising about just how good and
enjoyable this is.’ – Mark Kermode
‘A warm and melancholic 70s-set comedy-drama, led by a trio of note-perfect performers’ –
The Guardian
‘A grown-up drama for intelligent audiences, inviting a nuanced exploration of the
complexities of human relationships.’ – Linda Marric
‘This unexpected Christmas gem plays a tiny bit like a 1970s-set version of A Christmas
Carol, with a redemption-arc that gives the film a genuine glow’ – Time Out
‘A small-scale gem that, by utilising a 1970s setting, manages to recall the intimate cinema
of that period.’ – Matt Brunson
