Beautiful Thing: 30th Anniversary - 35mm + Introduction

Name: Beautiful Thing: 30th Anniversary - 35mm + Introduction
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2026-09-02
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Cast: Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry

<div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Reclaim the Frame presents this 35mm screening of <i>Beautiful Thing </i>introduced by Eilidh Akilade from <i>Reclaim the Frame. </i></b></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A tender story of first love, belonging and growing up,<i> Beautiful Thing</i> follows neighbours Jamie and Ste as their friendship deepens into romance over the course of one long, hot summer. Alongside them are Jamie’s mum Sandra and friend Leah, two women with humour, struggles and stories of their own.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Directed by <b>Hettie Macdonald</b> and adapted for the screen by <b>Jonathan Harvey</b> from his <span style="font-size: 12pt;">acclaimed play, <i>Beautiful Thing</i> transforms the familiar landscape of a council housing </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">estate into a world alive with warmth, wit and bold primary colours, casting everyday life in a new light.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thirty years on, it’s a joy to discover, or rediscover, this much-loved but underseen film, with the music of<b> Mama Cass</b> beating at its heart.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This anniversary celebration of <i>Beautiful Thing</i> forms part of the Film Audience Network’s Rip it Up season, with support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, and. from Film4. </div>ComedyPT1H32M152026-09-02GBen

Glen Berry

Scott Neal

Linda Henry

Hettie Macdonald

Jonathan Harvey

Tony Garnett

Bill Shapter

Beautiful Thing: 30th Anniversary - 35mm + Introduction"Beautiful Thing: 30th Anniversary - 35mm + Introduction"

Showtimes

September 2, 8:10 pm