SUPAKINO presents “The Parental Home”: a double bill of BABUL (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967). Both films will be introduced by Ranjit S. Ruprai and include post-screening discussions with film critic Phuong Le.

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OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) Dir. Jack Clayton

“If we tell, we go to hell.”

Jack Clayton’s strange, gothic film takes place in a shadowy, old house in south London. A home in which secrets have to be kept by 7 children about their dead mother as they try to continue their lives whilst avoiding the orphanage. What happens to a parental home when it suddenly becomes parentless? The children, including a pre-Oliver! Mark Lester, form a mother cult with a sacred shrine and disturbing seances. Into this bizarre situation returns the absent father, played by Dirk Bogarde, a charming and devious character. This rarely-screened British film is a marvellous curio.

BOMBAY MIX: Indian cinema meets the rest of the world in a mix of movies that share themes, stories and genres. Part of an on-going programme of double bills that invite audiences to explore cinema and make new connections.

Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/filmhub