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Cinematique of Wilmington is a series of classic, foreign and notable films sponsored by WHQR and Historic Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets to all screenings are available at the Thalian Hall Website or at the Thalian Hall Box office (Monday-Friday from 12-5pm and one hour before showtime). Admission is $9.63 ($7+ tax and $2.14 ticketing fee)Showtime for Cinematique Films is 7:00pm, plus 4pm matinees on Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted) at Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut Street. For more details about the series or individual features, call the Thalian Box Office at 910.632.2285 or click here.

Cinematique Presents: "Jimmy's Hall"

Monday-Wednesday, September 28-30, 7 pm

Wednesday, September 30, 4 pm

Thalian Hall Main Stage

In 1921 Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the brink of Civil War. As the hall grew in popularity its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close. After ten years of exile in America, Jimmy returns home to high levels of poverty and oppression. The activist in him reawakens and he looks to re-open the dance hall that led to his deportation. Benefiting from a talented cast and sensitive work from director Ken Loach, Jimmy’s Hall offers a period drama rich with relevant sociopolitical themes. (Rated PG-13, 1 hour 46 minutes)

"There's humanity here, on all sides, and gentle wisdom beneath the raging rhetoric."- Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

"A great cast along with Loach's trademark realism and capable storytelling deliver a tale of quiet power, with an ending that is sure to deliver a jolt of righteous outrage."- Bruce Demara, Toronto Star